If Paige Bueckers is feeling the emotions of senior day, she doesn't show it. The UConn guard walks onto the court at Gampel Pavilion, flanked by her siblings, holding their hands. Her sister sobs, and many of her teammates are already teary-eyed,

Geno Auriemma's squad last won the NCAA Tournament back in the 2015-16 season in what was the program's fourth-straight title at the time. Since then, they have made the title game just once, and many are holding it over the head of superstar Paige Bueckers as she has done everything in Storrs except lead the team to the pinnacle of the sport.

Paige Bueckers carried UConn to its record 24th Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament, scoring 31 points Monday night in a 78-64 victory over Southern California, which couldn’t overcome the loss of injured star JuJu Watkins.