The 2024–25 women’s college basketball season comes to a close today as the UConn Huskies face off against the South Carolina Gamecocks for a place in the history books. South Carolina is aiming for back-to-back titles, while UConn is looking to add to its already staggering total of 11 national championships.
UConn advanced with a dominant 85–51 win over UCLA, while South Carolina handled Texas 74–57 in the Final Four. Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley is pursuing her fourth national title and has kept her team focused with a clear message: “One more.”
The stakes are high, and this is one of the most anticipated title games in recent memory.
Who Will Announce the National Championship Game?
It will be a star-studded crew in Tampa.
Holly Rowe will report from the sideline, while Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo will be on the call for play-by-play and color commentary. The trio covered the Final Four and are expected to handle the championship broadcast as well.
Lobo is no stranger to the championship stage—she led UConn to a perfect 35–0 season and a national title in 1995. Ruocco is a veteran play-by-play announcer with experience across the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and the NBA.
Rowe, this year’s lead sideline reporter for the women’s tournament, is a longtime presence in both college and professional sports coverage.
Who Are the Officials for the National Championship Game?
The official crew for the title game has not yet been announced, but 11 referees were selected for Final Four duties. It’s expected that the three-person officiating team for the championship game will be chosen from that group, with two additional officials on standby.
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The pool includes Kyle Bacon, Gina Cross, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Tiffany Bird-Nelson, Maj Forsberg, Brian Hall, Felicia Grinter, William Smith, Joe Vaszily, Brenda Pantoja, and In’Fini Robinson.
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