The UCLA Bruins could not make it to the finish line as they fell to the UConn Huskies in its first ever Final Four appearance. Despite coming up short, this team put together one of the best seasons in program history.

UCLA struggled to contain UConn center Sarah Strong and fell behind early in an 85-51 loss in the Final Four of the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

After a season-ending loss to UConn, Lauren Betts made it clear that UCLA’s Final Four run was just the beginning and the Bruins plan to come back stronger.

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn’t even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

The UCLA Bruins face off with the UConn Huskies in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday, April 4.

South Carolina takes on Texas, and UConn faces UCLA for a trip to the women's NCAA national championship game on Sunday.

Nothing goes right for the top-seeded Bruins in falling, 85-51, to perennial powerhouse UConn in the most one-sided NCAA Tournament women’s semifinal.

Lauren Betts scores 26 points to lead the top-seeded Bruins, who trail by 22 at halftime in an 85-51 thrashing by the second-seeded Huskies, who will face South Carolina for the title.

UConn has advanced to the national championship game for the first time since 2022 and the 13th time overall after dominating No. 1 overall seed UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four. The Huskies will face defending national champion South Carolina in the final on Sunday.