UConn books trip to 30th straight Sweet 16 by beating Syracuse

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Pagie Bueckers scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Ashlynn Shade shot 5-of-9 from 3-point range en route to 19 points and No. 3 seed Connecticut clinched its 30th consecutive Sweet 16 with a 72-64 home defeat of No. 6 seed Syracuse in the Women's NCAA Tournament Portland 3 region on Monday in Storrs, Conn.

UConn (31-5) led by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarte