South Carolina women's basketball

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South Carolina Gets Back in Championship Game With a Win Over ... (The New York Times)

Throughout the course of the N.C.A.A. women's basketball tournament, Dawn Staley, South Carolina's storied coach, has preached a message of consistency and ...

Louisville tried and tried again to threaten South Carolina, using its speed and wealth of varied talent to leave the Gamecocks frazzled at times. The Gamecocks lost to Stanford by 1 point in the Final Four in 2021 and have been hungry for redemption and a second national title since 2017. South Carolina, the top-ranked women’s basketball team in the country, will get another shot at a championship title after defeating fellow No. 1-seed Louisville, 72-59, at the Target Arena in Minneapolis on Friday night.

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Final Four live updates: Louisville basketball falls to South Carolina ... (Courier Journal)

The Cardinals are two wins away from the program's first national title. First up is the Gamecocks on Friday night. Follow along here for updates!

The Cardinals (28-4, 16-2 ACC) clinched the trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a 62-50 win over No. 3-seed Michigan on Monday. Hours after sending Louisville to its fourth Final Four in his 15 years in charge, the winningest coach in program history was unloading his own luggage. He’s the same person who still cuts his own grass and does most of the maintenance on his house. Everybody talks about her 20 points per game, but the thing I told her was, ‘Your leadership is what I think is most outstanding.’” Louisville has improved its field goal percentage to 44% after a difficult start. He was smiling from ear to ear despite how early it was and not sleeping at all that night. One quarter has been completed in this Final Four matchup. Aliyah Boston is leading South Carolina with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Kianna Smith has contributed 8 points. The Cardinals beat Michigan 62-50 on Monday for their first Final Four trip since 2018. Both Olivia Cochran and Kianna Smith had 14 points each. With three quarters done, Louisville trails by 9 points.

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Aliyah Boston leads No. 1 South Carolina into women's final after ... (ESPN)

South Carolina beat Louisville 72-59 to reach just the second NCAA final in program history.

And for the most part, that set the tone for the rest of the game. In her final college game -- she has declared for the upcoming WNBA draft -- she had 18 points and nine rebounds. Engstler picked up her fourth foul with 4.2 seconds left in the third quarter, after which the Gamecocks led 57-48. "They did a really good job of making it hard for me to even get the ball," Van Lith said. You're going to have to pass the tests or you're going to have to retake them. The bad news is that Van Lith's night didn't get much better in the second half. After last year's 66-65 national semifinal loss to Stanford in which she missed what would have been a game-winning putback just before the buzzer, Boston was left in tears. Wake Forest that the Cardinals had trailed after the opening quarter. It was in the back of my mind. She also had four assists and looked every bit like someone who has won every national player of the year award thus far. South Carolina lost in the SEC final last month on a late 3-pointer by Kentucky, but now will compete for the title that means the most. South Carolina (34-2) will be in the NCAA final for the second time in program history.

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South Carolina women's basketball vs. Louisville in Final Four video ... (Greenville News)

Check out the top plays from South Carolina women's basketball vs. Louisville in the Final Four on Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Louisville cut South Carolina's lead to 15-8 in the first quarter when Hailey Van Lith found Olivia Cochran open for layup. South Carolina took a 7-0 lead over Louisville in the first quarter when Brea Beal blocked a shot from Hailey Van Lith and scored a fast-break layup at the other end of the court. Louisville took a 20-19 lead over South Carolina in the second quarter when Emily Engstler stole a Gamecocks pass and finished the play at the other end of the court with a fast-break layup.

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Updates from Minneapolis: South Carolina leads Louisville late in ... (The State)

What's the score right now in the 2022 NCAA tournament women's basketball game between the SC Gamecocks and Louisville Cardinals at Target Center in ...

The No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball team faces fellow 1-seed Louisville at 7 p.m. Friday in the Final Four round of the 2022 NCAA tournament. Everything Dawn Staley said after South Carolina’s Final Four win South Carolina’s Final Four win, by the numbers

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Women's Final Four 2022 live: UConn and Stanford face off; South ... (CBSSports.com)

The matchup was a true clash of giants, as both teams came into the contest having won all but one of their tournament games by double-digits. The Gamecocks ...

UConn's Paige Bueckers scored 14 points in the game to help top the Cardinal 63-58. UConn will now be searching for its first national title since 2016 against overall No. 1 seed South Carolina. The Gamecocks came out on top, 72-59, to reach their second national championship in the last five years.

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Here are 11 things to know about South Carolina basketball head ... (Charlotte Observer)

South Carolina women's basketball head coach Dawn Staley contract, salary, age, birthday, Olympics, number of championships, Twitter, podcast info.

Staley played in the WNBA from 1999-2006. Oofos is a brand of recovery shoes that also sells sandals, clogs, slippers and boots. Staley launched her podcast “NETLIFE” with Just Women’s Sports in January 2022. Staley signed a new contract with South Carolina in October 2021. She also led USC to four NCAA regional championships, in 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022, six SEC tournament championships (2015-2018, 2020, 2021) and six SEC regular-season championships (2014-2017, 2020, 2022). It averages over $3 million annually through the 2027-28 season.

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UConn to play South Carolina in NCAA women's basketball ... (CNN)

UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women's basketball championship game after defeating the defending national champion Stanford on Friday night in ...

"When you're playing for a national championship, it is the team that can get to their habits quickly and stay there," Staley said Friday. "So whoever it is, you've got to go through a quality team to win a national championship." South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has led the team to three NCAA Final Fours in the last six tournaments before Friday -- and a national championship in 2017. Before Friday night, the team had allowed just 41.2 points per game in this NCAA tournament, according to Gamecocksonline.com. Junior forward Aliyah Boston -- the national player of the year who has been the Gamecocks' top scorer and rebounder this season, averaging a double-double -- finished Friday's game with 23 points and 18 rebounds.The Gamecocks, who beat both Stanford and UConn this season, won the national title in 2017. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and Louisville's Olivia Cochran go after a loose ball during the first half of their game Friday night.In the first semifinal game Friday at the Target Center in Minneapolis, No. 1 overall seed South Carolina defeated Louisville, also a No. 1 seed, 72-59.South Carolina made its fourth Final Four appearance in the last seven NCAA tournaments. Stanford's Lacie Hull and UConn's Aaliyah Edwards go after a loose ball during the second half of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament semifinal Friday in Minneapolis. UConn will play South Carolina in the NCAA women's basketball championship game after defeating the defending national champion Stanford on Friday night in the Final Four. The 63-58 victory gives Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma a shot at his 12th title." His last was in 2016.UConn came into the night fresh off its thrilling 91-87 victory over No. 1 seed North Carolina State in double overtime in the Elite Eight. It was the first time in women's NCAA tournament history a game in the Elite Eight or beyond needed double overtime.The Huskies made their 14th consecutive Final Four appearance Friday night -- a contest featuring two of the most successful NCAA college basketball coaches.

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