In the midst of South Carolina’s dominant 83-65 victory over UConn women’s basketball team in February 2024, the sellout crowd inside the Gamecocks’ Colonial Life Arena started chanting, ‘We want Sarah! We want Sarah!’
The fans were trying to influence the No. 1 recruit in the country, Sarah Strong, to sign a national letter of intent with their team. There were countless reasons to believe that Strong would choose South Carolina over UConn, her other finalist in the recruiting process.
While she was there on her recruiting trip, the Gamecocks played exceptionally well and proved they were the better team at that moment. South Carolina went on to finish undefeated and win their second national championship in three years…