UConn’s record streak of reaching 14 straight Final Fours ended when third-seeded Ohio State beat the No. 2 seed Huskies, 73-61, on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament in Seattle. © Steph Chambers Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon(left) and Taylor Thierry (right) swarm UConn’s Caroline Ducharme (center) during the second quarter of the Buckeyes’ 73-61 victory over the second-seeded Huskies in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament in Seattle. Cotie McMahon scored 23 points and the Buckeyes (28-7) forced UConn (31-6) into 25 turnovers, ending the Huskies’ season before the national semifinals for the first time since 2008. UConn hadn’t been eliminated this early since 2006. The Buckeyes stopped their own Elite Eight drought. Ohio State hadn’t made a regional final since 1993. The Buckeyes went on to lose in the title game that year. They’ll play the winner of top seed Virginia Tech…
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