South Carolina caps undefeated season with NCAA national championship win over Iowa

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The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks are women’s basketball national champions once again, completing an incredible undefeated season with an 87-75 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. 

The Gamecocks were beaten by Iowa in the Final Four last year, but they got their revenge this time, overcoming an early deficit to end any debate about which team was the best in the country this season. 

This is the third women’s basketball national championship for the Gamecocks, all under head coach Dawn Staley. The first came in 2017 over Mississippi State, while the latest was two seasons ago in a win over UConn. 

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Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks reacts in the second half during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 07, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.  (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Hannah Stuelke #45 of the Iowa Hawkeyes eyes a loose ball as Chloe Kitts #21 and Kamilla Cardoso #10 of the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first half during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on April 07, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

For Iowa, it’s the second year in a row they had the chance to capture the school’s first women’s basketball national championship. But, despite Caitlin Clark’s 30 points, they fell short again. 

It felt different this time around, though, after Iowa got off to a red-hot start with a 10-0 run to open the game before South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso knocked down her first shot to get the Gamecocks on the