South Carolina routs TCU to reach sixth straight Final Four
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Key Points:
- South Carolina women's basketball team advanced to the Final Four for the sixth consecutive year, becoming only the second team in NCAA history to achieve this feat.
- The No. 1-seeded Gamecocks defeated No. 3 seed TCU 78-52, marking their fourth straight game winning by at least 25 points and maintaining a 135-point differential over opponents heading into the Elite Eight.
- Despite an early 6-0 deficit, South Carolina dominated the game with significant runs in the first and second quarters and a decisive 14-0 run in the fourth quarter, holding TCU scoreless for the first four minutes of the period.
- Key players included Joyce Edwards with 24 points and 12 rebounds, Raven Johnson with 10 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, and Agot Makeer with 18 points; TCU's Olivia Miles scored 18 points with six assists.
- South Carolina will face UConn in the Elite Eight, a rematch of last year's national championship game, with the Final Four featuring the same four teams—South Carolina, Texas, UCLA, and UConn—for the second consecutive season.
