HOUSTON  —  The No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (36-0) are Vegas’ favorite to win the women’s college basketball national championship. However, before their head coach, Dawn Staley can lift the title trophy, she must prepare her team to face a dangerous and formidable opponent – the No. 3 North Carolina State Wolfpack (31-6).

The two squads will tangle during semifinal action at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for a 7:00 PM ET tip-off on Friday, Apr. 5. The winner will clash with the UConn-Iowa semifinal victor.  

SOUTH CAROLINA’S TREMENDOUS RUN

South Carolina has made four consecutive trips to the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Incredibly, Staley has guided the Gamecocks to twelve straight NCAA tournaments and won two national championships in 2017 and 2022.  

Coach Staley has registered a tremendous 438-106 (80.6%) winning record during her tenure at South Carolina. Her teams have lost just eight games in the last four seasons and could eventually win the national title, going undefeated.