Women's NCAA Tournament Elite Eight recap

The Final Four teams are set in the Women's NCAA Tournament. Here are recaps from Monday's action.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives against LSU guard Hailey Van Lith (11) during the first quarter of an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024.

Mary Altaffer

(1) Iowa 94, (3) LSU 87

Caitlin Clark made nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points and 12 assists in a sensational performance as Iowa knocked defending national champion LSU out of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 94-87 victory, advancing the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four.

Monday’s highly anticipated matchup was a rematch of last year’s national championship game won by LSU, which drew a record 9.9 million viewers.

With the game tied at 45 after an entertaining first half, Clark took over in the third quarter. She hit four 3-pointers in the period.

Southern California guard JuJu Watkins (12) drives to the basket past UConn guard Paige Bueckers (5) during the first half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Steve Dykes

(3) UConn 80, (1) USC 73

After being a spectator a year ago, Paige Bueckers is headed back to the Final Four after scoring 28 points and lifting UConn to a 80-73 win over Southern California in the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Bueckers outdueled fabulous USC freshman All-American JuJu Watkins, sparking a decisive run over the final five minutes that sent third-seeded UConn to its 23rd Final Four, the most of any school.

Leading 65-64, the Huskies scored 11 straight points, including seven from Bueckers and a three-point play from Aaliyah Edwards to finally put away the top-seeded Trojans. Edwards finished with 24 points. Watkins scored 29 points for USC.

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