The Gamecocks crushed Connecticut, 64-49, in the national championship game.
MINNEAPOLIS — From the first week of this season until the last, there was never a doubt that South Carolina was the best team in the country.Led by star forward Aliyah Boston and an electric performance from guard Destanni Henderson, the Gamecocks crushed Connecticut, 64-49, in the national championship game before a deafening sellout crowd of 18,304 at the Target Center.
“The 11 times that we won, I would say -- maybe all 11 but at least 10, we had the better team,” Auriemma said. “I told Dawn after the game, they were the best team in the country all year. They were No. 1 in the country in November when we saw them down in the Bahamas [a 73-57 South Carolina win], and they’re the best team in the country today.”
The Gamecocks roared to an 11-2 lead in the first 3 ½ minutes while holding the Huskies to just one made field goal in four attempts. South Carolina took 11 field goals in that span, pulling down five offensive rebounds — three by Boston.It was 22-8 at the end of the first quarter. And if that wasn’t bad enough for UConn, key forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa was on the bench with two fouls.
But the Gamecocks kept pounding, finishing the first half with 20 points in the paint and 16 offensive rebounds — more than UConn’s 13 total boards. And Henderson had a heat check, hitting all three of her three-point attempts.
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