Ohio State’s Rikki Harris (1) and UConn’s Dorka Juh sz (14) try to get the rebound during the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA on Saturday, March 25, 2023 / Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK SEATTLE (AP) — 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. 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…
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