The South Carolina Gamecocks (35-0) completed an undefeated season on Sunday afternoon with an 8775 win over Iowa in the national championship game. With their third title in school history, the Gamecocks became the first team to have completed a perfect season since UConn in 2016.
This was the Gamecocks fourth consecutive Final Four appearance, their second title in the last three years and their third title in school history.
Dawn Staley, who has won the Naismith Coach of the Year award three years in a row, is now one of five coaches with at least three national championships, joining Geno Auriemma (11), Pat Summit (eight), Kim Mulkey (four) and Tara VanDerveer (three). Furthermore, South Carolina is now one of five schools with at least three titles, joining UConn (11), Tennessee (eight), Baylor (three) and Stanford (three).
Caitlin Clark finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Over her four years at Iowa, she finished with 3,951 points and became the all-time leading scorer in Division I history for men or women.
