The women’s Final Four is on repeat. No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport’s final weekend in consecutive seasons.

Women's March Madness picks, predictions, odds for South Carolina Gamecocks vs UConn Huskies NCAA Tournament Final Four game on Friday, April 3, 2026.

FORT WORTH, Texas — All-America forward Sarah Strong scored 21 points, Blanca Quiñonez added 20 and defending national champion UConn beat Notre Dame 70-52 on Sunday in the Fort Worth Regional 1 final, sending coach Geno Auriemma and the Huskies to their 25th Final Four in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Five-Star Plus+ power forward Olivia Vukosa has been named the Gatorade Girls’ High School Basketball Player of the Year, the awards announced on Thursday afternoon. The 6-foot-5 power forward is the No.

Incoming UConn women's basketball freshman Olivia Vukosa was selected as the 2025-26 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Coventry sophomore center Hailey Mayo (second from left) talks with former UConn player Kara Wolters (second from right) after a CIAC Division III semifinal game against Suffield

UConn commitments earning national honors before they ever get to college is nothing new, and their next big star added a chapter to that legacy on Thursday. Christ the King (Middle Village, NY) five-star center Olivia Vukosa has been named the 2025-26 Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day is celebrated annually on the first Wednesday in February, honoring the achievements and highlighting the empowerment of all women and girls involved in sports. The University of Connecticuts womens basketball team ...

Christ the King center Olivia Vukosa was named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season on Thursday.