COLUMBIA, S.C. — They once stayed up late in their dorm room, talking about hoisting an NCAA women’s basketball national championship trophy. Now, only one will get to chase it.
South Carolina ’s Te-Hina Paopao and Indiana ’s Sydney Parrish were more than teammates at Oregon — they were roommates, confidantes, pieces of a dream that never quite fit. Three years and two transfers later, they meet as opponents Sunday for the second straight year in the NCAA Tournament, with No. 1 South Carolina and No. 9 Indiana fighting to keep their seasons — and their stories — alive.
The reunion will be brief, but meaningful…