It was perfection topped with sweet revenge for the South Carolina Gamecocks, who capped a perfect season Sunday by beating Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, 87-75. Iowa raced out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter, but a deep and relentless South Carolina fought back. It used its depth to outscore the Iowa […]
The victorious South Carolina women’s basketball team returned home to celebrate with fans after defeating Iowa 87-75 to win a third national championship. The Gamecocks received a raucous ovation at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday after completing a perfect 38-0 season. South Carolina is led by head coach Dawn Staley, who has been in the position since 2008 and helped turn the side into a college basketball powerhouse – all three of the Gamecocks’ national titles...
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By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in its 42-year history, more people watched the women’s NCAA basketball final than the men’s. The total number of viewers for Sunday’s women’s national championship game between South Carolina and Iowa was 18.9 million, peaking at 24.1 million in the game’s final 15
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CLEVELAND — Lisa Bluder and her staff had to “work hard” to get Caitlin Clark to Iowa. She was the No. 4 recruit in the country and had an opportunity to take her talents to big-name programs like Notre Dame, Louisville, and Texas. But Clark didn’t take the easy route, the one where she would
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Lawmakers took to social media to commemorate South Carolina’s victory over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball championship game on Sunday. The South Carolina Gamecocks sealed their undefeated season with an 87-75 win over Iowa and basketball sensation Caitlin Clark on Sunday. The women’s championship game had garnered national attention due to South Carolina’s undefeated season and the rise
The undefeated Gamecocks won their third NCAA title, and stole Iowa star Caitlin Clark's last chance at the ring. Even with the league's top player, Iowa was no match for South Carolina's teamwork.
April 7 (UPI) — Physical defense and overwhelming rebounding effort carried South Carolina past Iowa, capping off an undefeated season with a victory in the 2024 Division I NCAA women’s basketball tournament finale Sunday in Cleveland. The Gamecocks (38-0) outrebounded the Hawkeyes 51-29 and totaled 30 second-chance points in the 87-75 victory at Rocket Mortgage […] The post Undefeated South Carolina beats Iowa for women’s basketball title first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Caitlin Clark cooled off Sunday after a record-setting start in her final NCAA game.