Following the UConn ladies’s basketball workforce’s Nationwide Championship win, former President Barack Obama weighed in on the Huskies’ twelfth March Insanity championship win.
He took to X, previously Twitter, to share his nicely needs with the workforce. Obama congratulated coach Geno Auriemma and star gamers, together with Paige Beuckers.
“Congratulations to Coach Auriemma, Paige Bueckers, Sarah Robust, Azzi Fudd and all of the Huskies for profitable the NCAA Championship!” his submit learn.
Congratulations to Coach Auriemma, Paige Bueckers, Sarah Robust, Azzi Fudd and all of the Huskies for profitable the NCAA Championship! https://t.co/cqA01CfM6g
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 7, 2025
Now, the previous president can look ahead to the boys’s Nationwide Championship sport. Florida and Houston — two first seeds — will face within the finals of the boys’s bracket.
The UConn Huskies ended their nine-year Nationwide Championship drought with the ladies’s basketball workforce’s March Insanity win. They defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks by a rating of 82-59.
Sarah Robust led the best way for the Huskies with 24 factors. She shot 66% from the sphere, making 10 of 15 pictures, together with two three-pointers. Robust additionally added 15 rebounds (14 defensive, one offensive). Azzi Fudd additionally scored 24 factors.
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Fellow star Paige Bueckers contributed 17 factors, making 5-14 pictures. Bueckers additionally had six rebounds and three assists all through the sport.
The Nationwide Championship win paid off one other stellar season from the Huskies. UConn completed the season with a 37-3 file, together with an undefeated 18-0 file inside their convention.
To advance to the Nationwide Championship, they needed to face the likes of Oklahoma, USC, and UCLA on their solution to the ultimate sport. They principally dominated the competitors, outscoring their opponents 521-324 all through the event.
Former President Barack Obama is a giant sports activities fan. He just lately congratulated the Philadelphia Eagles after their dominant Tremendous Bowl 59 victory over the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
“Second time’s the attraction,” Obama wrote in his submit. “Congrats to the [Eagles], Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Nick Sirianni, and an impressive protection for profitable one for Philly. You earned it!”