The No. 10 Bluejays are out of the NCAA Women’s Tournament after an incredible Cinderella run.
Creighton mustered just nine points in the second quarter to South Carolina’s 23, and the deficit just kept increasing in the second half.
The Bluejays only got outscored 18-15 in the third quarter, but they needed way more on the offensive side to make a fourth-quarter comeback.Aliyah Boston led the Gamecocks with 19 points on 7-for-9 shooting, which the Bluejays didn’t have an answer for. Boston beat double-teams and got whatever she wanted against Creighton’s defense to lead all scorers.
Lauren Jensen led the Bluejays with 12 points on 5-for-15 shooting, but the free throw disparity is what impaired Creighton’s chances. The Gamecocks went 21-for-27 from the charity stripe while the Bluejays cobbled a 1-for-5 mark. in the women’s tournament to ever reach the Elite Eight, but it’ll be South Carolina advancing to the Final Four.
The Gamecocks will next play the winner of No. 1 Louisville and No. 3 Michigan in the national semifinal on Friday, April 1. South Carolina last season lost in the Final Four to Stanford, which is still alive as the No. 1 seed in the Spokane Region.
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