Paige Bueckers is finally a master.
After making every last four of her famous careers, but never reached the mountain top, her last game ended on Uconn with a national title.
Huskies won their 12th title on Sunday with an 82-59 win over the reigning champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Connecticut Huskie’s main coach Geno Auriemma hugs the guard Paige Bueckers during the second half against South Carolina Gamecocks in the national championship of the women’s 2025 NCAA tournament in Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Preferred Pictures)
It’s Uconn’s first title since 2015, ending their longest drought since they won their first title in 1995.
BUeckers were taken out of the game by 1:32 to go in the game and she couldn’t hold her feelings as she shared a long hug with head coach Geno Auriemma.
Auriemma was asked by ESPN after the game what he said to his star player, and he held it simple while holding back tears.
“I love you,” he said. “That’s all you can say.”
Connecticut Huskies -vagt Paige Bueckers responds during the first half against South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship in the women’s 2025 NCAA tournament in the Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Preferred Pictures)
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Bueckers were later asked what she said back to her coach.
“I told him I hate him,” she joked.
It has been a roller coaster for BUECKERS, whose career 19.9 points per Fight is mostly in the Uconn story that has elite alumens. But she tore her ACL in 2022 and forced her to miss the whole season.
Bueckers were part of the only team in the Uconn story that lost a national title game before she suffered from the injury and they did not get out of the last four last year.
But on Sunday, she fell 17 points on the way to finally win it all.
Connecticut Huskies -vagt Paige Bueckers seems to be shooting the ball against South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half of the national championship in the women’s 2025 NCAA tournament in Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Preferred Pictures)
Bueckers also have the UCONN record for most points scored in March Madness throughout a career, a brand that ranks third all the time.
