First, kudos to the South Carolina Gamecocks for another remarkable season.
Entering Sunday’s national championship game, which was their third title game in the last five years, head coach Dawn Staley had led her team to an impressive 35-3 record, which included a share of the SEC regular-season championship and the SEC Tournament championship. South Carolina was red hot throughout this entire season, notching a season-high 17-game winning streak before going another 12-game winning streak that ultimately ended in the championship game.
South Carolina’s championship stunner
For many, South Carolina were the favorites of many to win it all, but so was UConn, leading to the classic “when an unstoppable object meets an immovable force” situation between the two squads led by Staley and Geno Auriemma.
The anticipation for the matchup was high because it featured what most fans and analysts considered the top two squads. Despite UConn blowing South Carolina out earlier this season, nobody expected them to do it again—especially on the biggest of all stages. Yet, that’s what happened,…
