The South Carolina Woman Gamecocks want only one extra win to have an ideal season, and it’ll come within the nationwide championship recreation.
No. 1 South Carolina kicked off the ladies’s basketball Remaining 4 with one more dominant victory on the hardwood, this time over No. 3 NC State, 78-59, on Friday night time in Cleveland.
And naturally, it was middle Kamilla Cardoso main the best way for the Gamecocks, as she had a team-high 22 factors with 11 rebounds for the double-double. She missed simply two pictures, going 10-of-12 from the sector.
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Kamilla Cardoso of the South Carolina Gamecocks works towards River Baldwin of the NC State Wolfpack in the course of the NCAA Ladies’s Basketball Event Remaining 4 semifinal recreation at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on April 5, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Photos)
Whereas the rating signifies South Carolina coasted to victory, it wasn’t the case after the primary quarter ended at 16 apiece, and the halftime buzzer sounded with the Gamecocks solely holding a one-point lead, 32-31.
However Daybreak Staley’s group was relentless within the third quarter on each ends of the ground, main the Wolfpack’s hopes of ending the undefeated season down the drain.
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South Carolina outscored NC State, 29-6, permitting them to easily hold tempo within the fourth quarter to make sure their spot within the nationwide championship recreation.
Te-Hina Paopao, left, and MiLaysia Fulwiley of the South Carolina Gamecocks react in the course of the NCAA Ladies’s Basketball Event Remaining 4 recreation towards the NC State Wolfpack on April 5, 2024, in Cleveland. (Jason Miller/Getty Photos)
The Gamecocks have been on this place two years in the past, after they finally defeated UConn, 64-49, to safe the nationwide title. It was the second in class historical past. The primary got here in 2017 in a victory over Mississippi State.
They’ll await the winners of UConn and Iowa to see who their championship opponents shall be.
Trying extra into the field rating, Raven Johnson added 13 factors, two rebounds and 5 assists for the Gamecocks, whereas additionally contributing three steals on the defensive aspect of the ball. Te-Hina Paopao had 10 factors and 6 assists.
Kamilla Cardoso of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts within the Remaining 4 semifinal recreation towards the NC State Wolfpack on April 5, 2024, in Cleveland. (Steph Chambers/Getty Photos)
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For NC State, Aziaha James led the workforce with 20 factors on 6-of-17 from the sector. She struggled from past the arc, flattening simply three of her 10 three-point makes an attempt. River Baldwin additionally contributed 12 factors and 9 rebounds for the Wolfpack, whereas Zoe Brooks had 12 factors and 5 rebounds off the bench.
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