The South Carolina women’s basketball team has history on its side as it prepares to defend its title.
The top-ranked team’s 86-75 victory over No. 2 Maryland on Monday will set it up for a marquee matchup with No. 2 Iowa in the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament’s Final Four.
At 36-0, South Carolina has proven to be unstoppable this season. Perfection can work in your favor in the women’s NCAA tournament, as nine of the previous 13 teams to go undefeated and reach the Final Four have won the entire bracket, per ESPN.
You never know what happens in the tournament’s last weekend, but South Carolina has all the momentum it needs to win another championship.
South Carolina becomes the 14th team to ever reach the Final Four undefeated after beating Maryland tonight, moving to 36-0 on this season.
9 of the previous 13 went on to win the title. pic.twitter.com/AqQCGUOM6N
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 28, 2023
South Carolina hasn’t lost a game since March 6, 2022, to Kentucky in the SEC Championship. Since then, the team won the 2022 women’s NCAA tournament and hasn’t looked back.
This is the team’s third-straight Final Four appearance since 2021, and head coach Dawn Staley is poised to lead her team to another national title. At least that’s what history is telling us.