The top team in women’s college basketball will play for the national title.
No. 1 overall seed South Carolina beat Louisville, 72-59, to advance to the national title game for the first time since the Gamecocks won the national title in 2017.
Louisville cut South Carolina’s lead to six with just under 30 seconds remaining in the third quarter but a crucial late play essentially ended the Cardinals’ chances of a comeback. Star South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston grabbed an offensive rebound with eight seconds left and scored as she was fouled by All-ACC forward Emily Engstler.