The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is heading to the NCAA’s Final Four Friday after beating the University of Southern California 80-73.
Point-guard Paige Bueckers put a spotlight on Jesus after Monday night’s win.
“I’m a living testimony. I give all glory to God. He sent me trials and tribulations, but it was to build my character. I kept on believing. I did all I could so God could do all I can’t,” she told ESPN.
“I’m a living testimony. I give all glory to God.”@UConnWBB’s @paigebueckers1 giving thanks Monday night after clinching another trip to the Final Four.
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In 2020, Bueckers ended her senior year at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, as one of the most touted recruits in the nation, USA Today reports.
And her first two years at UConn did not disappoint.
During her freshman year, the Associated Press named her a first-team All-American, and she won AP Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, and the Wooden Award as the nation’s best player.
However, ankle injuries and a torn ACL left her on the bench during her junior year.
“I’m still learning
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