When you go to a sporting event, you tend to see people in team gear. You’ll see fans decked out – from painted faces to customized shoes – rooting on their teams and players. Occasionally, you might see the casual fan wearing their everyday street clothes, but for the most part, it’s all about the …
Read MoreBy Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – “Anytime your season ends in a loss, it should light a fire,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said after her team’s 82-59 loss to UConn in the national title game. This was the third time in four years that the Gamecocks have been in …
Read MoreBy Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – For the first time since 2016, the UConn Huskies are national champions, beating South Carolina 82-59. UConn dominated the entire NCAA tournament this year, winning on average by 32 points, including 23 in the championship game. This is also the first time in NCAA …
Read MoreBy Jeffery Green | @Jeffery_Agreen Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – “I saw [Sarah Strong] do things that I hadn’t seen any kid [in high school] do in a long, long, long time,” UConn Coach Geno Auriemma said about true freshman Sarah Strong. No one for the Huskies is surprised at what Strong has been …
Read MoreBy Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – For the third time in four years, South Carolina is heading to the NCAA Championship game. The defending national champion is looking to repeat after last year’s title victory over Iowa. This time around the team will face off against the Huskies of UConn. …
Read MoreBy Marlee Ressa | @marleeressa Sports Capital Journalism Program TAMPA – South Carolina continued its dominance over Texas, defeating the Longhorns 74-57 in a semifinal of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament and earning the chance to play for a second title in as many seasons and a third in four years. When the Gamecocks (35-3) …
Read MoreBy Hanna Barton | @Hannabarton00 Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — Before facing Iowa in Sunday’s NCAA tournament title game, the South Carolina Gamecocks had won 37 games this season. They had lost zero. In their victory over Iowa in today’s national championship, their bench put up 37 points. Iowa’s bench put up zero. “Dawn …
Read MoreBy Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — Few dry eyes could be found among the young girls navigating the concourse of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Hawkeye black and gold following South Carolina’s 87-75 victory over Iowa in the NCAA tournament title game. The emotion on the concourse echoed the bittersweet note …
Read MoreBy Hanna Barton | @Hannabarton00 Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND – Energetic. Loose. Silly. All have been used to describe this year’s South Carolina team. But the title no other team in the country can claim right now? Undefeated. “As much as you bring up like an undefeated season, it doesn’t feel like it because, …
Read MoreBy Hanna Barton | @hannabarton00 Sports Capital Journalism Program CLEVELAND — The season of perfection continues for South Carolina (37-0) as it punched its ticket to a third national championship game and became the first team since the 2016 UConn Huskies to enter the title game with an undefeated record. The Gamecocks topped the NC …
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