TAMPA, Fla. -- It had been a nine-year wait for UConn to get its 12th national championship. But after the No. 2 seed Huskies finished their run through three No. 1 seeds -- USC, UCLA and 82-59 vs. South Carolina in the NCAA final Sunday -- they won a title that means a little more because of the journey that came before it.
After winning four championships in a row from 2013 to 2016 behind superstar Breanna Stewart, the Huskies hit a series of roadblocks with tough losses and injury heartbreaks.
But on Sunday, the Huskies moved to the top of the women's basketball world again, sending senior guard Paige Bueckers -- who is expected to be the WNBA's No.