Kentucky Women’s Basketball took down a juggernaut on Sunday afternoon. Full stop. South Carolina has been the most dominant program in the entire country over the last five seasons. Yes, even more dominant than UConn and legendary head coach Geno Auriemma. The Gamecocks had won six of the previous seven SEC Championships and the national title in 2017. That’s where the context of this column begins.
At one point in the third quarter of UK’s 64-62 upset win over South Carolina, the ‘Cats trailed by 15 points. Entering the fourth quarter, the deficit was at 12.