South Carolina contained Iowa star Caitlin Clark to become the 10th women's basketball team to complete an unbeaten season by winning the national championship.
The South Carolina women's basketball team completed an unbeaten season on Sunday by defeating Caitlin Clark and Iowa 87-75 in the national championship game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland.
This time, with five new starters, South Carolina played spoiler, denying Clark a national championship in what was the final game of her historic collegiate career.
The Gamecocks' lead grew to 11 points after a 6-0 run to open the third. Clark's layup capped a 9-2 Iowa run to pull the Hawkeyes within two at 57-55. South Carolina answered with an 8-0 run that was capped on a three by Bree Hall for a 65-55 lead. The Gamecocks took an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter.
Cardoso finished with 15 points and 17 rebounds. Tessa Johnson led South Carolina with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting off the bench.
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