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Dawn Staley and rest of USC athletics are going all out to sell out NCAA tournament | The State

Look out. Dawn Staley is channeling her frustration with South Carolina women's basketball's regional placement in the NCAA tournament into ticket selling.

Her campaign to fill up Colonial Life Arena for the Big Dance's first two rounds started just moments after she learned the Gamecocks' seed and region this past Monday.

Speaking from the stage at Williams-Brice Stadium, Staley urged fans to buy tickets despite higher prices from the NCAA.

"Go out and get your tickets, because we got another competition. Did y'all know about the other competition?" she asked. "Mississippi State has sold over 10,000 tickets.