Countdown to the Final Four: ABC Columbia Sports in Phoenix with the Gamecocks
Head Coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks have clinched their 6th straight final four appearance as they prepare to battle u-conn in Phoenix Friday.
Head Coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks have clinched their 6th straight final four appearance as they prepare to battle u-conn in Phoenix Friday.
AP Photo Courtesy: Sarah Nevis BY: DOUG FEINBERG Updated 7:43 PM EDT, March 28, 2026 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Even after another dominant offensive effort, the South Carolina players feel that their best is yet to come. Ta’Niya Latson scored 28 points and Raven Johnson added 18 to help the top-seeded Gamecocks beat No. 4 seed Oklahoma 94-68 on Saturday…
South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Alicia Tournebize (pronounced al-EE-see-uh TOR-nah-beez) (Charmeil, France / Lycee Alain Fournier) has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks.
UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd’s 24 points.
Dawn Staley and South Carolina are one win away from joining an elite group of programs in women’s basketball history with a third national championship in four seasons.
The journey has been more challenging than usual, but Dawn Staley and defending national champion South Carolina are still getting the job done.
Coach Dawn Staley’s top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night.
Ugly victories are quite common in the NCAA Tournament. Duke coach Kara Lawson and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley know that well.
Bree Hall had 11 points and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 points in the second half as top seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana 64-53 on Sunday in the women’s NCAA Tournament and reach the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight time.
Coach Dawn Staley knows her team won’t make that mistake again on Sunday when it faces Indiana for the second straight year in the women’s NCAA Tournament, this time with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.