2024 NCAA Women's Final Four: South Carolina Heads To The Championship!
On Friday, Cleveland, Ohio, hosted the 2024 NCAA Women's Final Four, where South Carolina dominated their opponent and will head to the championship game on Sunday afternoon.
The Gamecocks beat NC State 78-59. South Carolina, undefeated, is the first team to enter the women's title game with no losses since UConn in 2016, ESPN reports.
Kamilla Cardoso led the pack with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
They will go on to face the winner of the UConn versus Iowa game.
Staley was also named the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year, making it her fourth season she has earned the title. She becomes the first men's or women's coach to win the award in three consecutive seasons.
"Being named Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year is always an honor and always the work of every coach, every person on our staff. When we first brought this team together last summer, I don't think any of our staff would have predicted the position this particular group of young women have put us in this week," she said. "But, we all stuck with it; we adapted to what our players were capable of at each step in their development."
She continued: "And the result has been one of the most fun seasons I've had in my coaching career, and I credit our players for that, for showing us that there's more than one path toward a goal."
