The South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team secured a nail-biting 71-67 victory over the No. 5-seeded Maryland Terrapins in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen round on March 28.
While that final score conveys the game was close, the reality was even more stressful for South Carolina, as they were even down at points in the fourth quarter and seemed like they were on the verge of succumbing to a massive upset. However, led by the fantastic play of MiLaysia Fulwiley and Chloe Kitts, Dawn Staley’s squad prevailed and ultimately earned a trip to the Elite Eight.
After the game, Maryland head coach Brenda Freese turned a lot of heads with a comment she made. “I think we gave a pretty good blueprint for beating South Carolina for other teams going forward,” she said, per an X post from @GoGamecocks…