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Former East Clarendon star Talaysia Cooper and the undefeated South Carolina women's basketball team will face Iowa in the Final Four on Friday.

Up next for unbeaten South Carolina is Clark and Iowa

DALLAS - In one of the most talked about and highly anticipated matchups in women's Final Four history, Dawn Staley's undefeated South Carolina team will face Iowa and dynamic guard Caitlin Clark. Staley and the Gamecocks are looking to become …

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley looks up to the scoreboard during the Gamecocks' win over Maryland Monday.

LSU's Mulkey senses reunion in trip to Texas for Final Four

DALLAS - Kim Mulkey is returning to Texas for another Final Four, keenly aware that her LSU Tigers will play a short road trip from the school she made synonymous with women's basketball. Mulkey is the third coach to take multiple schools to the …

Former East Clarendon star Talaysia Cooper holds a piece of the net after she and the South Carolina women's basketball team advanced to the Final Four with a win over Maryland on Monday.

South Carolina outlasts Maryland to punch ticket back to Final Four

The ability to counter after getting stunned is a trait every great champion possesses. Top-seeded South Carolina once again displayed that trait on Monday to beat No. 2 seed Maryland 86-75 to …

South Carolina's head coach Dawn Staley, far left, celebrates with her players, including former East Clarendon star Talaysia Cooper (11) after they defeated UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in Greenville on Saturday.

Stonewall defense fuels South Carolina's 59-43 win over UCLA

Neither team had the greatest of offensive nights in the Greenville Region’s Sweet 16 matchup between top-seed South Carolina and No. 4-seeded UCLA. The Gamecocks found a way to dominate the …

South Carolina guard Zia Cooke (1) follows through on a 3-point basket against South Florida guard Aerial Wilson (22) during the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Columbia.

Cooper plays again as South Carolina tops South Florida

COLUMBIA — Aliyah Boston showed once more she's far from a one-dimensional superstar. While South Carolina All-American collected her 81st career double double with 11 points and 11 …

Former East Clarendon star and South Carolina guard Talaysia Cooper played four minutes in the Gamecocks' rout of Norfolk State on Friday.

East Clarendon's Cooper gets time as South Carolina routs Norfolk State

COLUMBIA — Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk …

Former East Clarendon star Talaysia Cooper has scored 69 points across 190 minutes of action during her freshman season at South Carolina.

Former East Clarendon star Cooper prepares for 1st NCAA Tournament with South Carolina

Today marks a monumental first for former East Clarendon star Talaysia Cooper. The superstar guard already had a Lady Wolverine career full of incredible firsts. She scored more than 3,000 varsity points, leaving EC as the school's top scorer. …

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston was named an Associated Press All-American for the third time on Wednesday.

South Carolina's Boston named 3-time All-American

Aliyah Boston is now a member of the elite three-timers club. The South Carolina star was honored for the third straight year as an All-American by The Associated Press on Wednesday. She's just the 10th player to earn that honor three …

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, center, and the Gamecocks have been the No. 1 team in the Association Press polls all season.

South Carolina women cap wire-to-wire No. 1 run in AP Top 25

South Carolina joined an exclusive group Monday, going wire-to-wire as No. 1 in consecutive years in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll. The defending national champion Gamecocks (32-0) became the third school to be the top team …

South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston (4) shoots against Georgia forward Malury Bates (22) on Sunday in Columbia.

Boston, No. 1 Gamecocks take SEC title, top Georgia 73-63

COLUMBIA - "The Freshies" have had a winning impact on South Carolina, one coach Dawn Staley believes will last long after they leave campus. "We've had leaders leave a legacy of leadership," Staley said Sunday after her top-ranked team's 73-63 …

From left, South Carolina assistant coach assistant coachs Fred Chmiel, Jolette Law, head coach Dawn Staley and associate head coach Lisa Boyer pose with the SEC regular season trophy after defeating Georgia on Sunday in Columbia.

No. 1 South Carolina women run AP Top 25 streak to 36 weeks

After a week of upsets that saw 15 ranked teams lose, South Carolina remained the lone unbeaten school. The Gamecocks ran their streak to 36 consecutive weeks atop The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll to match Louisiana Tech for …

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley's Gamecocks are expected to be the top overall seed in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Gamecocks still favorites for women's tournament

Utah would join South Carolina, Indiana and Stanford as No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now. The NCAA women's basketball selection committee did its second and final reveal Thursday of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds before …

South Carolina guard Zia Cooke (1) shoots past Tennessee forward Rickea Jackson (2) on Thursday in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Zia Cooke, unbeaten No. 1 South Carolina women top Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Zia Cooke scored 19 points and Kierra Fletcher had 15 as No. 1 South Carolina spoiled Tennessee's pack-the-paint strategy in a 73-60 victory Thursday night. The Gamecocks (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) clinched at least a …

Former East Clarendon star and current South Carolina guard Talaysia Cooper, left, defends Florida guard KK Deans on Thursday in Columbia.

Cooke scores 22, No. 1 South Carolina women beat Florida

COLUMBIA (AP) — Top-ranked South Carolina is at the point where it’s sometimes difficult to find things to criticize. Coach Dawn Staley still was able to nitpick her team after its …