Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Charlottesville wasn't home, and it wasn't Philadelphia. When the 5-foot-6 point guard arrived on campus to play college basketball in 1988,

Chavez, who had narrowed her options down to South Carolina, Texas Tech, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma and UCLA, ultimately decided not to join forces with the reigning champions. Instead, she shared why she chose Oklahoma: "They have great coaches-a great playing style-they match how I want to play,

The Highlighters got to travel to the Elite Eight game thanks to an NIL deal with OOFOS, arranged by Dawn Staley herself.

Three of the four No. 1 seeds made it to the final weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with UCLA, South Carolina and Texas still dancing. The odd one out is No. 2 seed UConn, a team that should by no means be considered an underdog.

One of the pieces not showing the trophy was of a 3-year-old South Carolina fan whose hair had been braided with beads that spelled out players’ names. Another puzzle piece was blank. On the right side of the page were a few sentences hand-written in gold Sharpie to Hall.

The defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks face the Texas Longhorns in the Final Four of the 2025 Women’s NCAA Division I tournament on Friday, April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Though Dawn Staley is in her seventh Final Four game on Friday, she isn't at the top for overall appearances compared to other coaches.

Texas Longhorns (35-3, 18-2 SEC) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (34-3, 18-1 SEC) Tampa, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT. BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gamecocks -4.5; over/under is 124.5. BOT

South Carolina has accomplished just about everything in coach Dawn Staley’s 17 seasons at South Carolina. The Gamecocks went to their first Final Four in 2015. They won their first national championship in 2017.