Two teams have already clinched their spot in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four. South Carolina and UCLA will be heading to Tampa Bay, hoping to claim a national championship. A couple more spots will be earned on Monday night to wrap up Elite Eight action, with Texas facing TCU and USC battling UConn.

Just before those two games got underway, ESPN decided to give us a sneak peek at what is to come from its Final Four production. Tip times and television information have been released by the World Wide Leader.

Final Four matchups
1. Texas / 2. TCU vs. 1. South Carolina

April 4, 7 p.m. ET – ESPN

1. UCLA / 2. UConn vs. 1. USC

April 4, 9:30 p.m. ET – ESPN

Similar to the men’s side, there is a chance all four one-seeds will be at the Final Four. South Carolina and USC took down Duke and LSU, respectively, to book their tickets. Texas and UCLA still have one more hurdle to overcome before it becomes a reality. Meanwhile, TCU and UCONN will be looking to break the trend.

Friday’s Final Four action will be followed by the national championship game two days later. South Carolina is looking for their second in three years. Texas and USC have cut down the nets before but are looking to break lengthy droughts. Every other team remaining in the field would be a first-time champion.

UCLA makes NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four for first time in program history
The UCLA women’s basketball team made history Sunday afternoon to reach the Final Four for the first time in program history. The Bruins defeated LSU by a score of 72-65 in an Elite Eight matchup to secure their spot in Tampa.

UCLA was in control for much of the game but Kim Mulkey and the Tigers would not go out quietly. Although UCLA led by as many 14 points in the second half, LSU battled back to make it a one-possession game after Flau’jae Johnson hit a layup to make it 56-53 with just over three minutes remaining.

That would be as close as it would get, however, as the Bruins hit some free throws on the next two possessions. Gabriela Jaquez then delivered a dagger 3-pointer to put them up 62-53 with 1:30 remaining. That deficit proved to big to overcome as UCLA hung on for the win Jaquez finished with 16 points and eight rebounds while Lauren Betts led the team with 17 points and six blocks. Timea Gardiner chipped in 15 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range.

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