South Carolina tops UConn for women’s title The Gamecocks capped a wire-to-wire run as the No. 1 team in the country. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 4, 2022
Staley leads South Carolina over UConn for second NCAA title Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies’ undefeated streak in title games The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022
UConn alums Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird summed up first half against South Carolina perfectly Taurasi and Bird couldn't help but wear their hearts on their sleeves. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 4, 2022
Dream teams: Final Four finishing with ‘best rivalry in women’s college basketball’ Maybe, somewhere in the back of their minds, their semifinal game having been won, there was hope in the South Carolina locker room for a rematch. You know, getting a shot at Stanford, the team that knocked it from the Final Four last year. Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022
UConn or South Carolina? Expert Predictions for the Women’s National Title Game Making Our PicksMINNEAPOLIS — Two of the most prolific programs in women’s college basketball will meet Sunday night for the national championship as the NCAA tournament’s No. 1 overall seed South Carolina takes on Bridgeport Region champion UConn. The Gamecocks are making their fourth Final Four ... Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2022
Is UConn vs. South Carolina ‘the best rivalry in women’s college basketball?’ MINNEAPOLIS — Maybe, somewhere in the back of their minds, their semifinal game having been won, there was hope in the South Carolina locker room for a rematch. You know, getting a shot at Stanford, the team that knocked it from the Final Four last year. Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022
South Carolina, UConn to Meet in Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship UConn will be seeking their 12th national championship and first since 2016 as they’ll face off against South Carolina on Sunday. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022
Aliyah Boston’s Dazzling Night Lifts South Carolina Into National Title Game The Gamecocks avenged last year’s Final Four defeat behind their junior star’s effort against Louisville. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022
Darius Rucker Teases Free Concert If South Carolina Women Win National Title The Hootie and the Blowfish singer and South Carolina grad has an idea for how to celebrate a potential women's national championship. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2, 2022
South Carolina strides into national title game after topping Louisville, 72-59 MINNEAPOLIS — After spending the entire season atop the national polls, South Carolina had gotten used to playing as a favorite every night. Friday, when the Gamecocks faced fourth-ranked Louisville in the NCAA semifinals, things were no different. Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022
South Carolina tops Louisville 72-59, advances to title game Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2022
Signature Handshakes and Tough Defense: LeLe Grissett’s Leadership Fuels South Carolina’s Final Four Run Fifth-year guard LeLe Grissett’s signature handshakes and scrappy play have fueled the Gamecocks’ Final Four run. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022
Aliyah Boston’s Dominance at South Carolina | SI Weekly Podcast The junior forward seeks to lead the Gamecocks to a national title game appearance on Friday. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022
Gamecocks’ Aliyah Boston named Naismith National Player of the Year MINNEAPOLIS — After a season-long campaign, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston won the 2022 Naismith Trophy for women’s National Player of the Year. Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022 Aliyah Boston, Kim Mulkey Win Associated Press Women's Player, Coach of the Year The Gamecocks forward and the Tigers coach are adding more hardware to their collections.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2022 Power Ranking the Teams in the Women’s Final Four Power ranking the women’s final four teamsThe start of the women’s Final Four is less than 48 hours away. Three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed have made it to Minneapolis, as some of the sport’s preeminent powers will now face off for a national championship. How do…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 30, 2022 Dawn Staley, Aliyah Boston take home Coach of the Year and Player of the Year ahead of Friday’s Final Four Dawn Staley and Aliyah Boston are big winners on Wednsday!
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 30, 2022 Dawn Staley wins two big Coach of the Year awards for South Carolina’s dominant season MINNEAPOLIS — Days after her South Carolina Gamecocks swept to a fourth Final Four, North Philadelphia’s Dawn Staley swept a pair of major coaching honors: the Naismith and U.S. Basketball Writers’ women’s Coach of the Year awards.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 30, 2022 Dawn Staley Named Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year for Second Time She has led South Carolina to four Final Fours in the last seven years.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 29, 2022 The Key Factor for Each Team in the Women’s Final Four First Thoughts on the Final FourStanford coach Tara VanDerveer has instructed junior guard Haley Jones a lot over the her first three seasons with the Cardinal. So it was only fitting that over the weekend, Jones elected to return the favor. Playing the role of Dance Teacher Jones, the Pac-12…
Sports Illustrated · Mar 28, 2022 South Carolina’s Offense Quiets Critics, Dismantles Creighton to Return to Final Four Aliyah Boston was just one piece of the Gamecocks’ roster that was firing on all cylinders Sunday to make back-to-back Final Four appearances.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 26, 2022 Aliyah Boston Helps South Carolina Overcome Offensive Struggles to Reach Elite Eight The Gamecocks star put up 28 points and 22 rebounds as South Carolina rebounded from a second-round slog to cruise into the Elite Eight.
Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2022 South Carolina takes down UNC to advance to Elite Eight GREENSBORO, N.C. — Top-seeded South Carolina survived another close fourth quarter to advance to the Elite Eight.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2022 Is There Any Chance South Carolina Doesn’t Reach The Women’s Final Four? Yes, South Carolina is the favorite in the women’s tourney, and should be. But this year’s edition has shown us there are no guarantees, even for a squad this good.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 23, 2022 Report: UMass Targeting Frank Martin as Program‘s Next Coach UMass reportedly met with the former South Carolina coach Tuesday.