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Washington Post
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Top-seeded South Carolina women knock off Duke, enter fifth-straight Final Four
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday. The top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night.
Boston Globe
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Champion South Carolina reaches fifth straight women's Final Four after battling through Duke's defense
'It is not going to look pretty. It's not. There's stretches in each game that does not look pretty,' Staley said. 'Some of it's not going to look as smoothly as us coaches and players envision. How we practice. But you certainly have to get down and play the kind of game that's presented in front of you. We'll do that. If we're not scoring a lot of points, we'll up our defense.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up South Carolina did just that, and Staley's top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night. Advertisement The Final Four is Friday night in Tampa, Fla. Related : Second-seeded Duke was looking to get to its first national semifinals since 2006. That team lost in overtime to Maryland in the title game at TD Garden. The Blue Devils women were also looking to join the men's program in the Final Four. South Carolina (34-3) was stymied for most of the game by Duke's stingy defense. The Gamecocks came in averaging 80.5 points, but points were difficult to come by Sunday. 'I thought they forced us into taking some bad shots that almost ended our season, really, especially in the first half,' Staley said. COUNT IT 😤😤 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) The game was tied at 46 when Sania Feagin, who finished with 12 points, hit a jumper to put the Gamecocks ahead with 4:21 left. Kitts, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the region, added two free throws 42 seconds later to make it 50-46. Toby Fournier, who led Duke with 18 points, scored with 3:21 left to get the Blue Devils (29-8) back within two. Advertisement The Blue Devils trailed, 52-50, with 29.8 seconds left when South Carolina's Bree Hall was called for an offensive foul on an inbound play, giving Duke a chance to tie or take the lead. Duke worked the clocked down before Ashlon Jackson airballed a 3-pointer from the wing with 7 seconds left. Hall got the rebound and South Carolina called timeout. 'Went with the ball in Ashlon's hands as she had been making plays for us in the fourth quarter out of the ball screen,' Duke coach Kara Lawson said. 'She tried to make a play and just missed it.' Related : Kitts was fouled with 5.7 seconds left and calmly sank both free throws to seal the win, much to the delight of a majority of the 11,252 fans in attendance who traveled to Alabama. Duke turned over the ball on the ensuing inbound play and the Gamecocks ran out the clock. 'A lot of things we asked our players to do and they delivered in a big way,' Lawson said. 'It wasn't enough. Hold your head high, you competed. They competed as hard as you could. As a coach that's all you can ask.'
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Top-seeded South Carolina women knock off Duke, enter fifth-straight Final Four
South Carolina forward Chloe Kitts (21) and Duke guard Oluchi Okananwa chase a ball out of bounds during the first half in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2025. in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday. The top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night. Advertisement The Final Four is in Tampa, Florida, on Friday night. Second-seeded Duke was looking to get to its first national semifinals since 2006. That team lost in overtime to Maryland in the title game. The Blue Devils women were also looking to join the men's program in the Final Four. SPOKANE REGIONAL 4 UCLA 72, LSU 65 SPOKANE, WASH. (AP) — Lauren Betts had 17 points and seven rebounds despite spending the entire second quarter on the bench, and top overall seed UCLA reached its first Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament with a win over LSU. The 6-foot-7 Betts added six blocks for the Bruins (34-2), who will face the winner of Monday's game between Southern California and UConn. The Final Four is Friday night in Tampa, Florida. Gabriela Jaquez scored 18 points for the Bruins and Timea Gardiner finished with 15, helping to pick up the slack went Betts went to the bench after committing two first-quarter fouls.
CBC
30-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Fournier's game-high 18 points not enough as Duke falls to South Carolina in women's March Madness Elite Eight
Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday. Coach Dawn Staley's top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night. The Final Four is Friday night in Tampa, Florida. Second-seeded Duke was looking to get to its first national semifinals since 2006. That team lost in overtime to Maryland in the title game. The Blue Devils women were also looking to join the men's program in the Final Four. South Carolina (34-3) was stymied for most of the game by Duke's stingy defence. The Gamecocks came in averaging 80.5 points, but points were difficult to come by Sunday. The game was tied at 46-all when Sania Feagin, who finished with 12 points, hit a jumper to put the Gamecocks ahead with 4:21 left. Kitts added two free throws 42 seconds later to make it 50-46. Fournier buoys Blue Devils Toronto native Toby Fournier, who led Duke with 18 points, scored with 3:21 left to get the Blue Devils (29-8) back within two. The Blue Devils trailed 52-50 with 29.8 seconds left when South Carolina's Bree Hall was called for an offensive foul on an inbound play, giving Duke a chance to tie the game. Duke worked the clocked down before Ashlon Jackson airballed a 3-pointer from the wing with 7 seconds left. Hall got the rebound and South Carolina called timeout. Kitts was fouled with 5.7 seconds left and calmly sank both free throws to seal the win much to the delight of a majority of the 11,252 fans in attendance who made the trek to Alabama. Duke turned over the ball on the ensuing inbound play and the Gamecocks ran out the clock. The Blue Devils trailed 26-22 at the half before starting the third quarter with a 16-6 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes. Fournier's layup with 2:27 left made it 38-32. The Gamecocks trailed 42-38 heading into the fourth. This was the first time the teams had met in the postseason. 'I got a huge reaction from dunking': Canadian women's basketball player Toby Fournier 2 years ago Duration 1:00 Toby Fournier is a 17-year-old basketball player on the Canadian women's basketball team. She spoke to CBC Sports about showcasing her dunking abilities and representing Canada on the world stage.
Chicago Tribune
30-03-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Defending champion South Carolina returns to Final Four, beating Duke 54-50 in NCAA Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50 on Sunday. Coach Dawn Staley's top-seeded Gamecocks are two wins away from becoming the first team to repeat as champions since UConn won four straight from 2013-16. South Carolina will play the winner of the Texas-TCU game that takes place Monday night. The Final Four is Friday night in Tampa, Florida. Second-seeded Duke was looking to get to its first national semifinals since 2006. That team lost in overtime to Maryland in the title game. The Blue Devils women were also looking to join the men's program in the Final Four. South Carolina (34-3) was stymied for most of the game by Duke's stingy defense. The Gamecocks came in averaging 80.5 points, but points were difficult to come by Sunday. The game was tied at 46-all when Sania Feagin, who finished with 12 points, hit a jumper to put the Gamecocks ahead with 4:21 left. Kitts added two free throws 42 seconds later to make it 50-46. Toby Fournier, who led Duke with 18 points, scored with 3:21 left to get the Blue Devils (29-8) back within two. The Blue Devils trailed 52-50 with 29.8 seconds left when South Carolina's Bree Hall was called for an offensive foul on an inbound play, giving Duke a chance to tie the game. Duke worked the clock down before Ashlon Jackson airballed a 3-pointer from the wing with 7 seconds left. Hall got the rebound and South Carolina called timeout. Kitts was fouled with 5.7 seconds left and calmly sank both free throws to seal the win, much to the delight of a majority of the 11,252 fans in attendance who made the trek to Alabama. Duke turned over the ball on the ensuing inbound play and the Gamecocks ran out the clock. The Blue Devils trailed 26-22 at the half before starting the third quarter with a 16-6 run to take their first lead since the opening minutes. Fournier's layup with 2:27 left made it 38-32. The Gamecocks trailed 42-38 heading into the fourth. This was the first time the teams had met in the postseason. Takeaways Duke: With a young core of sophomores, the Blue Devils will look to build on this Elite Eight run. South Carolina: The Gamecocks are now two wins away from cementing their place in women's college basketball history. Key moment South Carolina trailed 42-38 heading into the fourth quarter before scoring the first eight points of the period. The Gamecocks never trailed after that. Key stat South Carolina has relied heavily on its bench all season, but Duke's reserves outscored the Gamecocks' subs 24-9. Originally Published: March 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM CDT
