GREENVILLE, S.C. — Aliyah Boston carefully cut off a piece of the net on Monday night after South Carolina had beaten Maryland to advance to the women’s Final Four. As she made the snip, she asked a South Carolina staffer if she was doing it correctly this time.
After three Southeastern Conference tournament championships, three Final Fours and a national title, Boston, South Carolina’s star forward, is a regular when it comes to cutting down nets. Still, she has always wanted a piece that she could wear like a bracelet. Somehow, she had never gotten the cut she desired, until Monday night.