ALBANY, N.Y. -- Crystal Dangerfield hit her fourth 3-pointer of the first half against South Carolina in Monday's regional final, then looked at the UConn bench with a broad smile and a look of "isn't this great?"
The sophomore point guard was. And UConn was, especially for those first 20 minutes. With Dangerfield leading the way, the Huskies shot 68 percent from the field and hit nine 3-pointers in the first half to carry UConn past defending NCAA champion South Carolina 94-65 and into the Final Four for a record 11th straight year.
"It may have looked like shock, but I was just excited," Dangerfield said.