After getting smacked again in title game, South Carolinas Staley plots programs next moves
PHOENIX (AP) — South Carolina's quest to win a fourth national title ended in ugly fashion for a second straight season when the Gamecocks lost to UCLA 79-51 in the NCAA women's basketball title game on Sunday. Even so, the monster program that Dawn Staley has built over the past 15 years doesn't look like it's going anywhere. “Obviously, we got smacked today,” Staley said. “We got to figure out how we smack back and put ourselves in the position where we’re hoisting the trophy at of...
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- After getting smacked again in title game, South Carolinas Staley plots programs next moves
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