USC to Host Celebration For Gamecock Women’s Basketball National Championship

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The celebration continues for Gamecock nation.

On Monday the University of South Carolina is hosting a celebration to honor Coach Dawn Staley’s NCAA National Championship team.

The celebration kicks off at 4pm in the Colonial Life Arena. If you plan on going you might want to get there early, doors open at 3pm/.

Coach Staley and members from the national championship Gamecocks as well as USC President Harris Pastides and Athletics Director Ray Tanner will take part in the ceremonies.

The Gamecock women’s basketball team captured its first national championship and the seventh in school history Sunday night, with a 67-55 win over Mississippi State in Dallas, Texas.

South Carolina reached the Final Four in both men’s and women’s basketball, marking just the 13th time in NCAA history and the third time in SEC record books that a program has accomplished that feat.

Additional celebrations will take place at a date to be determined.