BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When UConn’s Dorka Juhasz went down midway through the second quarter of the Bridgeport Regional championship game against North Carolina State, crumpled against the basket standard and crying, the energy left the building and the UConn crowd was silent.
The injury clearly shook up the Huskies, but they were able to hang on against a tough, experienced North Carolina State team that refused to go away and forced two overtimes.
Led by Paige Bueckers’ 27 points and 21 from Christyn Williams, UConn advanced to its 14th straight Final Four with a 91-87 double overtime victory over top-seeded NC State Monday night at Total Mortgage Arena.
