2016_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_championship_game
2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game
Basketball game
The 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game was the final game of the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, played to determine the national champion for the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.[1] The Connecticut Huskies (UConn) defeated the Syracuse Orange to win their fourth consecutive championship. Breanna Stewart was voted Most Outstanding Player for the fourth straight time.[2] Head coach Geno Auriemma surpassed John Wooden's record winning 11 NCAA national championships.[1]
This was the first Division I women's championship game to be played in quarters instead of halves, following an NCAA rule change for women's basketball only that took effect in the 2015–16 season.