UConn star sparks disbelief as GPA emerges before March Madness Final Four

UConn’s key role player Kayleigh Heckel has been named the 2026 NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award winner — and fans were left stunned by her GPA.

In the women’s Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, all four No. 1 seeds — UConn, South Carolina, Texas, and UCLA – are set to battle it out. It’s the exact same group that made it to the last four a year ago, and 12 months later, the quartet of programs remains the cream of the crop in women’s college basketball.

Ahead of this year’s edition, the question is whether or not any team can test the top-seeded Huskies, who enter their Final Four matchup against Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks with a perfect 38-0 record. Geno Auriemma’s team is two wins away from clinching back-to-back national titles. Meanwhile, Auriemma’s net worth has emerged with a bonus on the cards for their March Madness run…

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