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Fans Gather for Send-Off as UConn Women Head to Sweet Sixteen

NBC Connecticut

The UConn women’s basketball team is heading to a 29th straight Sweet Sixteen and fans have gathered at the campus in Storrs to cheer the team on and show their support.

With fans shouting "UConn, Huskies" and a band playing the team started to board the bus for the journey.

UConn defeated Baylor to advance to the Sweet Sixteen and now heads to Seattle to take on Ohio State on Saturday.

The Huskies have won a record 11 national championships.

The UConn men are also playing in the Sweet Sixteen. The team will take on Arkansas in Las Vegas at 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

NBC Connecticut and Associated Press
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