South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley really wants to have a rivalry with UConn. To her credit, she’s willing to put the Huskies on their schedule every season and play them wherever. When the two teams do meet, Staley does her best to stoke the flames.
This past March before the two teams faced in the Elite Eight, Staley made this cryptic prediction:
“On Monday, you’re going to believe there’s a God.”
UConn beat South Carolina by 29 points on their way to the Final Four, crushing the Gamecocks’ hopes for a championship repeat as well as ending A’ja Wilson’s collegiate career.