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UConn-South Carolina showdown is upon us

Since Selection Monday, the eyes of most women's basketball fans have been drawn like magnets to the final of the Albany Region. The prospect of an Elite Eight matchup between UConn and South Carolina was too tantalizing to ignore. Never mind that there were three rounds of obstacles and no guarantees.

That game is now reality. Neither team was particularly steady or aesthetically pleasing on Saturday at the Times Union Center, but first South Carolina and then UConn advanced to set up a Monday showdown (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET) for a second time this year, this time with a trip to the Final Four at stake.