Geno Auriemma shares what he told Paige Bueckers in emotional embrace
Paige Bueckers is Finally a champion.
After making every last four of his illustrious career but he never reached the mountain, she Final game in Uconn It ended with a national title.
The Huskies gained their twelfth title on Sunday with a 82-59 victory over the sample champion of the South Gamecocks Carolina.
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The head of the coach of the Connecticut Huskies Geno Auriemma embraces the guard Paige Bueckers during the second half against the Gamecocks of the South Carolina in the National Championship of the Female NCAA 2025 tournament in Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seeback-Imagn Imagn)
It has been the first title of Uconn since 2015, ending their longest drought since she won their first title in 1995.
Bueckers was brought out of the game with 1:32 to go to the game and could not keep his emotions while sharing a long hug with his head coach Geno Auriemma.
Auriemma was asked by Espn after the game what he said to his player star, and he kept him simple as he drew tears.
“I love you,” he said. “That’s all you can say.”
The guard of the Connecticut Huskies Paige Bueckers reacts during the first half against the Gamecocks of the South Carolina in the national championship of the female NCAA 2025 tournament at the Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seeback-Imagn Imagn)
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Following Buackers was asked what his coach said.
“I told him I hate him,” he joked.
It was a Russian mountain for Bueckers, whose career 19.9 points per game is most of the history of Uconn, who has former elite students. But he torn his ACL in 2022, forcing her to lose the entire season.
Bueckers was part of the only team in the history of Uconn to lose a game of the national title before suffering the injury and did not leave the last four last year.
But on Sunday he dropped 17 points along the way to win everything.
The guard of the Connecticut Huskies Paige Bueckers tries to shoot the ball against the Gamecocks of the South Carolina during the first half of the NCAA national 2025 tournament championship at the Amalie Arena. (Nathan Ray Seeback-Imagn Imagn)
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Bueckers also holds the Uconn record for the largest number of points marked in March Madness during a career, a brand that is in third place of all time.
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