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NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2016: UConn, Oregon St, Washington, Syrcause Are Final Four

Following the four Elite 8 round match ups (two on Sunday and two on Monday), the Final Four bracket has been set.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 2016

Following their 86-65 victory over the Bridgeport Region No. 2-seeded Texas Longhorns Monday, the Bridgeport No. 1-seeded UConn Women Huskies advanced to their ninth straight Final Four appearance and 14th in the last 16 years.

UConn forward and three-time All-American Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the win. The Huskies shot 56.4 percent from the field and improved to 36-0 this year. UConn has not lost a game since No.v 17, 2014, with none of their 73 straight wins decided by single digits.

The Dallas Region No. 2-seeded Oregon State Beavers also topped the Dallas No.1-seeded Baylor Bears 60-57 on Monday, and will next face UConn in the first Final Four matchup on Sunday, April 3 at 6 pm ET.

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After defeating the Lexington No. 4 Stanford Cardinal and the Sioux Falls No. 7 Tennessee Lady Volunteers respectively on Sunday, the Lexington No. 7 Washington Huskies and the Sioux Falls No. 4 Syracuse Orange will face off in the second Final Four matchup on Sunday, April 3 at 8:30 pm ET.

Both games will air on ESPN, and the championship game will take place two days later on Monday, April 5.

Caption: SYRACUSE, NY – FEBRUARY 19: Elashier Hall #2 of the Syracuse Orange drives to the basket against Syessence Davis #15 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the game at the Carrier Dome on February 19, 2013 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Nate Shron/Getty Images)

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