The Gamecocks ride into Dallas looking for their second-straight NCAA national title and third overall. The Hawkeyes are searching for their first-ever national ...
20 ranked South Carolina bested No. South Carolina met No. Ultimately, South Carolina pulled away in the second half to beat Maryland by double-digits. 2 Maryland handed South Carolina its toughest battle of the tournament. The Hawkeyes got a scare in the second round versus No. 1 South Carolina and No. Brea Beal, Kamilla Cardaso and Bree Hall led South Carolina with 11 points each. The top-seeded Gamecocks took on No. 8 South Florida. That sums up the Final Four matchup between No. No. In less than nine hours the Final Four nightcap will tip off between No.
SportsLine's Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai revealed their picks for Iowa Hawkeyes vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in the Final Four of the 2023 Women's ...
Iowa in the Women's Final Four? The Gamecocks are 11-point favorites in the latest South Carolina vs. I women's basketball player to have more than 900 points (984) and 300 assists (311) in a single season. South Carolina has been dominant the entire season. Now, Wetzel and Barzilai have set their sights on South Carolina vs. During the NCAA Tournament, they have been even better, averaging 88.2 points per game. In addition, the Gamecocks have an explosive guard in Zia Cooke. [You can head to SportsLine now see the picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-womens-ncaa-tournament-odds-lines-south-carolina-vs-iowa-picks-for-fridays-final-four-game-from-proven-experts/#ttag=03302023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_ncaa_CalvinWetzelAaronBarzilai_SouthCarolinaIowaWomensFinalFour). The Gamecocks' average margin of victory this season is 29.5 points per game, which leads the country. Barzilai and Wetzel went 590-430 overall (+127.40 units) during the 2021-22 women's college basketball campaign and posted a 406-255-5 record (+768.81 units) this past season. The South Carolina Gamecocks can move one step closer to making history when they square off against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2023 Women's Final Four on Friday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Wetzel, the site's lead betting writer, incorporates his mathematical background and strong knowledge of women's hoops to turn the site's prediction model into picks.
Women's March Madness continues with Iowa vs. South Carolina in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Follow along for the latest updates.
This marks only the second trip to the Final Four in program history for the Iowa women's basketball team. Here are 15 stats that put her dominance in perspective.](https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2023/03/24/how-good-is-iowa-womens-basketball-player-caitlin-clark-15-stats-to-know-hawkeyes-ncaa/70041142007/) The two play very different spots on the floor, with Clark dominating from the perimeter while Boston is a menace in the paint. The Hawkeyes boast Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark while South Carolina has last year's POY in Aliyah Boston. Iowa isn't particularly used to coming into a game playing the underdog role this season. Still, the Gamecocks are a different sort of beast and ar a double-digit favorite tonight. Going out there and knowing we have literally nothing to lose, (South Carolina) should be winning this game. That's when the real fun begins in this live blog. If the Hawkeyes are able to pull off the shocking upset over South Carolina tonight, they'll take on LSU and three-time national title-winning coach Kim Mulkey for a national championship Sunday afternoon. The Hawkeyes come in as an 11.5-point underdog, Maybe slightly more noise for the Hawkeyes, but fans of both teams made their way to the Lone Star State. The Gamecocks have a winning streak of 42 games, dating back to last year's NCAA Tournament, and they're looking to extend it tonight.
Friday's NCAA women's basketball Final Four nightcap features the No. 2-seed Iowa Hawkeyes (30-6) taking on the No. 1 overall seed, defending champion South ...
[John Steppe](https://www.thegazette.com/john-steppe/) [Iowa Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/) Mar. Pilcher](https://www.thegazette.com/k-j-pilcher/) [Iowa Hawkeyes](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawkeyes/) Mar. 31, 2023 2:22 pm6h ago [John Steppe](https://www.thegazette.com/john-steppe/) [Iowa Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/) Mar. 30, 2023 6:25 pm1d ago [Iowa Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/) Mar. 31, 2023 4:27 pm4h ago [Iowa Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/) Mar. 6-seed Colorado](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/iowa-moves-on-to-elite-eight-with-big-second-half-against-colorado/). Vivian Stringer led the Hawkeyes to their [only other Final Four appearance in 1993](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/a-look-back-at-iowas-1993-final-four-team/). 31, 2023 3:06 pm5h ago [Iowa Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/) Mar. 15-seed Southeastern Louisiana 95-43](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/its-a-rout-in-round-1-iowa-whips-southeastern-louisiana-95-43/) and [No. Purdue in 1999 was the last team to win a national title as a member of the Big Ten. 10-seed Georgia 74-66](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawkeyes/iowa-advances-to-the-sweet-16-74-66-over-georgia/) in the first two rounds at home. 5-seed Louisville](https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketball/final-four-hawkeyes-whip-louisville-97-83-next-stop-dallas/) in Sunday’s Elite Eight in Seattle, two days after an [87-77 win over No.
The Iowa Hawkeyes will try to earn a trip to their first national championship game by knocking off the defending national champions.
[Freshman Hannah Stuelke](https://www.kcrg.com/2023/03/31/hannah-stuelke-set-play-important-role-hawks-against-south-carolina/) will also play an important role as she is expected to guard one of the country’s best players. She won the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year [Aliyah Boston](https://www.kcrg.com/2023/03/30/how-hawkeyes-plan-slow-down-aliyah-boston-undefeated-gamecocks/), the 2022 Naismith and AP National Player of the Year. [Naismith ](https://www.kcrg.com/2023/03/30/clark-credits-team-after-receiving-naismith-player-year-award/)and AP National Player of the Year. It can be watched on ESPN. central time on Friday.
The Sporting News is tracking live updates from Friday's Women's Final Four clash between 2-seed Iowa and 1-seed South Carolina.
- [(2) Iowa vs. ET at American Airlines Center in Dallas but likely will start later due to the LSU-Virginia Tech semifinal being played before this game. South Carolina is scheduled to tip off at 9 p.m. Cord-cutters can find the game on ESPN+ and South Carolina's Final Four clash will air on ESPN. 9:45 p.m.: No surprises in the Hawkeyes' starting five. [recorded a historic 41-point triple-double](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-triple-double-women-ncaa-tournament-iowa/uyotnvi4ncuybosrnvj5p6rh) to push Iowa to the brink of a national title. The Gamecocks have the pedigree; they're sporting a spotless 36-0 record and they won the national title last year. It hasn't faced a player of this caliber in some time, if ever. In Dawn Staley, they have one of the game's greatest tacticians.
The top-seeded South Carolina squad will take on Naismith Player of the Year winner Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The semifinals and national championship games all take place in Dallas at the American Airlines Arena. The championship game is Sunday, April 2 at 3:30 p.m. The winner of this matchup will face the winner of LSU vs. The Gamecocks should have their hands full when they face the Naismith Player of the Year Caitlin Clark, who leads her Iowa team in average points, rebounds and assists per game. Boston will try to lead South Carolina to a second-straight national title. South Carolina enters Friday’s semifinal undefeated at 36-0 for the season.