Paige Bueckers Gets a Perfect Ending at UConn
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On the last day of her college basketball career, Paige Bueckers became a national champion.
From CBS Sports
It is a championship of destiny and God’s perfect plan, Bueckers said.
From Yahoo! Sports
Paige Bueckers insists she’s not concerned about her legacy.
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After lost seasons, torn ligaments and tough love from Geno Auriemma, Bueckers cemented her era in Storrs by ending the Huskies’ nine-year title drought.
Bueckers ends her incredible college career with her first national championship, an emotional end to a winding journey.
Paige Bueckers is ending her college career on top.
She checked out with 1:39 to play, the victory long since sealed, and Paige Bueckers appeared to fight back tears as she threw her arms around coach Geno Auriemma. For five years, we’ve seen the smirks,
UConn was up big late against the Gamecocks, allowing head coach Geno Auriemma to give a curtain call to his stars. He subbed out Bueckers for one final time with the game well in hand so she could receive a much-deserved ovation.
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