Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Breanna Stewart supported Paige Bueckers after UConn's historic loss in the 2022 national championship. Bueckers faced numerous challenges during her college career, including injuries and the pandemic. After three Final Four appearances and a painful championship defeat, she finally secured a national title in her last game as a Husky, contributing significantly to an 82-59 victory over South Carolina, thus ending UConn's nine-year championship drought.
"The titles never come without some really trying times," Bird recalls telling Bueckers and teammate Azzi Fudd. Even if you go 39-0 in a season, it still wasn't perfect.
Bueckers' tenure in Storrs has been far from perfect. Her freshman year was held in a bubble amid the COVID-19 pandemic."
In her final game as a Husky, Bueckers earned a national title, scoring 17 points and grabbing six rebounds in an 82-59 victory over defending champion South Carolina.
The last five years for Bueckers and UConn have been defined by their shared pursuit of that coveted championship, getting knocked down and needing to find their way back up.
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