It was the second national championship matchup between the two programs. It was a chance for Dawn Staley and her team to repeat and regain their title. In fact, that would have been the third title in the last four years. But all the dreams were crushed thanks to the domination of the UConn Huskies 82-59 win. It seemed that the Gamecocks had no answer for the trio superstar of Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd, and Sarah Storm.
Even though South Carolina had no answer on the hardwood, the coach wants the team to find some answers of their own. “I hope they are crying,” said Dawn Staley in the post-game conference. “I hope they are boohoing because from crying and emotion of losing it makes you work hard in the off season and analyze the difference between their program and our program.” Yes, the coach did not hesitate and mentioned the players to introspect the blowout loss.
UConn also forced 11 turnovers and was able to score 14 points off of them. Plus, the Huskies held South Carolina to 31.4% shooting from the field and just 25% from deep.
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