South Carolina holds off Iowa, caps perfect season with NCAA women's basketball title

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll to cap extraordinary season

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina, Iowa and UConn have finished atop the final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll of the season. The Gamecocks won their second national championship in three years with an 87-75 victory over Iowa. They received all 35 first-place votes. It is the first time in the 47-year history of the women’s Top 25 that the AP has released its final poll after the tournament.

South Carolina, Iowa, UConn top final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll to cap extraordinary season

South Carolina, Iowa and UConn have finished atop the final AP Top 25 women's basketball poll of the season. The Gamecocks won their second national championship in three years with

Minnesota native Tessa Johnson leads bench effort in NCAA title win

She's not a starter, but University of South Carolina coach Dawn Staley says Twin Cities native Tessa Johnson and the rest of the bench is her secret weapon.

Where to get South Carolina Gamecocks gear online: 2024 NCAA Champions t-shirts, hats, more

The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks are the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champions after beating the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 for the National Championship on Sunday. Fans can celebrate the win with a brand new drop of Gamecocks gear on Fanatics.

South Carolina’s three titles in seven years speak volumes of Dawn Staley’s remarkable tenure as coach

(CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s last dance in the NCAA dominated conversation ahead of Sunday’s women’s national championship game. Could the Iowa star cap off her historic time in college basketball with the final and so-far elusive accolade: a national title? But standing in the way of the unstoppable force that is Clark was the immovable object in the form of the South Carolina Gamecocks. Unbeaten throughout the season and obliterating all that came …

Tessa Time: South Carolina freshman guard sparks team in national championship win

“I don’t think we win without her contributions today,” coach Dawn Staley said of Johnson, who exploded for a career-high 19 points off the bench vs. the Hawkeyes.