The road to the NCAA women's title game as told by social media - ESPN

After a long month of March, the stage is set for the women's NCAA basketball championship in Cleveland.

In the semifinals, the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the No. 3 seed NC State Wolfpack in double-digit fashion, while Caitlin Clark and the No. 1 seed Iowa Hawkeyes beat the No. 3 seed UConn Huskies after a controversial foul against Aaliyah Edwards to return to the national championship for a second consecutive season. The Hawkeyes will now have a shot at redemption after losing last season's title game to the LSU Tigers.

South Carolina became the 11th team in women's NCAA tournament history to reach the championship without losing a single game, and Clark inked her name in the history books as the first Division I leading scorer to play in the national championship, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Here are some of the women's NCAA tournament highlights that led to the title game, as told by social media.

Clark is one of the best shooters ever to pick up a basketball. Her father, Brent, has kept her locked in as her coach since birth. In Iowa's first-round matchup against No. 16 Holy Cross, Clark had a few words for officials after not getting a foul call. However, her father did some coaching from the stands that instantly went viral on social media.

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Brent returned for the Final Four with a pocket full of snacks that would keep him — and social media — entertained.

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After the Huskies defeated the No. 16 seed Jackson State Lady Tigers in the first round, the additional motivation behind their win was very evident. Their first-round matchup took place on coach Geno Auriemma's 70th birthday.

After the win, the team greeted Auriemma in the