MINNEAPOLIS -- With 11 seconds left and UConn clinging to a two-point lead, senior guard Christyn Williams stepped up to the free throw line. The ref tossed the ball to Williams, and the lefty took her customary dribble, bent her knees and floated the ball toward the bucket. It dropped through the net. Same with the second one.
The foul shots gave UConn a four-point lead and all but sealed the Huskies' 63-58 victory, sending them to the national championship game for the first time since 2016. For four consecutive NCAA tournaments, UConn had lost in the Final Four.