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Early predictions for the 2021 women's NCAA championship game: Stanford, Arizona to meet in all-Pac-12 final

Two No. 1 seeds fell Friday night in the 2021 women's Final Four. Now two Pac-12 teams are headed to Sunday's national championship game.

Behind a smothering defense and 26 points from senior point guard Aari McDonald, third-seeded Arizona upset No. 1 seed UConn 69-59 as the Huskies lost in the national semifinals for the fourth consecutive NCAA tournament. Paige Bueckers had 18 points and wrapped up her freshman season with 108 points in the NCAA tournament.

Stanford, the overall No. 1 seed, awaits after beating No.