Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks are champions of women’s college basketball for a second time after a dominating run in the NCAA Tournament that ended with a 64-49 win over UConn in the championship game at Target Center in Minneapolis.
CONGRATS ARE IN ORDER! @GamecockWBB Wins their second National Title with a convincing 64-49 victory over @UConnWBB – Our Ryan Radtke, @debbieantonelli & @kristablunk with the final call! #NationalChampionship #WFinalFour #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/8kGs9K4Ycq
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Destanni Henderson led the Gamecocks with a game high 26 points including three 3-pt makes.
Destanni Henderson's early triple puts @GamecockWBB up 25-8 and they would never look back en route to a convincing 64-49 win over @UconnWBB to earn the Gamecocks a National Title! Ryan Radtke, @debbieantonelli & @kristablunk on the call! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/qPCTyXC9jz
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UConn battled back several times to cut the deficit to single digits, but each time Henderson had the answer for South Carolina.
Destanni Henderson restores a double-digit lead for @GamecockWBB over @UconnWBB in the second half. Henderson's game high 26 points fueled the Gamecocks National Title Game Victory! Ryan Radtke, @debbieantonelli & @kristablunk on the call! #MarchMadness#WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/u3PM3r3bu0
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