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<ul><li>Oregon State 58-70 South Carolina</li><li>Gamecocks aim for first undefeated season since 2016</li></ul>Tessa Johnson scored 15 points, Kamilla Cardoso added 12 and undefeated South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 70-58 win over Oregon State on Sunday. South Carolina made it to the national semifinals unbeaten for the second straight season. The Gamecocks lost to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Final Four last year. This time, with an entirely new starting lineup, coach Dawn Staley has her group on the verge of the school’s third national championship. The Gamecocks, who have made the Final Four in four straight years, will play either Texas or NC State on Friday night in Cleveland. Two more wins by South Carolina would make the Gamecocks the 10th school to finish a season undefeated and the first since UConn did so in 2016. Top-seeded South Carolina (36-0) led by four at the half and built a 14-point lead before No 3 seed Oregon State (27-8) closed the score to 62-58 with 3:55 left in the game. But the Beavers missed their final seven shots. Johnson answered after a timeout with a three-point play, scoring on a drive to restore a seven-point cushion. No one scored until Johnson made two free throws with 44.5 seconds left. Raegan Beers scored 16 points to lead the Beavers. This was the second straight game in the Albany 1 Region where South Carolina let a double-digit second-half lead slip away. Just as they did against Indiana in the regional semifinal, the young Gamecocks made the necessary plays down the stretch. South Carolina led 43-41 before scoring 12 straight points in the third quarter. Raven Johnson, who hit the big 3-pointer to beat Indiana in the Sweet 16, connected on a corner 3 to start the game-changing spurt. Tessa Johnson followed with five straight points, and Sania Feagin capped the burst with the four points that made it 55-41 with 1:36 left in the third quarter. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/31/south-carolina-move-to-36-0-to-make-ncaa-tournament-final-four">Continue reading...</a>

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published: 2024-03-31 19:40:14.000000000 Z
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 guid: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/31/south-carolina-move-to-36-0-to-make-ncaa-tournament-final-four
title: South Carolina move to 36-0 to make NCAA Tournament Final Four
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- NCAA tournament
- College basketball
- College sports
- US sports
- Sport
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 newspaper: US general21
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summary: <ul><li>Oregon State 58-70 South Carolina</li><li>Gamecocks aim for first
 undefeated season since 2016</li></ul>Tessa Johnson scored 15 points, Kamilla
 Cardoso added 12 and undefeated South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the
 women’s NCAA Tournament with a 70-58 win over Oregon State on Sunday. South
 Carolina made it to the national semifinals unbeaten for the second straight season.
 The Gamecocks lost to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Final Four last year. This time,
 with an entirely new starting lineup, coach Dawn Staley has her group on the verge
 of the school’s third national championship. The Gamecocks, who have made
 the Final Four in four straight years, will play either Texas or NC State on Friday
 night in Cleveland. Two more wins by South Carolina would make the Gamecocks the
 10th school to finish a season undefeated and the first since UConn did so in 2016. Top-seeded
 South Carolina (36-0) led by four at the half and built a 14-point lead before No
 3 seed Oregon State (27-8) closed the score to 62-58 with 3:55 left in the game.
 But the Beavers missed their final seven shots. Johnson answered after a
 timeout with a three-point play, scoring on a drive to restore a seven-point cushion.
 No one scored until Johnson made two free throws with 44.5 seconds left. Raegan
 Beers scored 16 points to lead the Beavers. This was the second straight
 game in the Albany 1 Region where South Carolina let a double-digit second-half
 lead slip away. Just as they did against Indiana in the regional semifinal, the
 young Gamecocks made the necessary plays down the stretch. South Carolina
 led 43-41 before scoring 12 straight points in the third quarter. Raven Johnson,
 who hit the big 3-pointer to beat Indiana in the Sweet 16, connected on a corner
 3 to start the game-changing spurt. Tessa Johnson followed with five straight points,
 and Sania Feagin capped the burst with the four points that made it 55-41 with 1:36
 left in the third quarter. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/31/south-carolina-move-to-36-0-to-make-ncaa-tournament-final-four">Continue
 reading...</a>
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url: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/31/south-carolina-move-to-36-0-to-make-ncaa-tournament-final-four
author: Associated Press

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