Staley Leads South Carolina Over UConn for Second NCAA Title

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston holds the trophy after a college basketball game in the final round of the Women’s Final Four NCAA tournament against UConn in Minneapolis on April 3, 2022. Eric Gay/AP Photo

MINNEAPOLIS—Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court, and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina’s student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment.

The Gamecocks hit all the right notes this season, and they finished with a masterpiece.