GREENVILLE, S.C. — Let’s get this out of the way. Dawn Staley, pride of North Philly, is a fairly transcendent figure right now, beyond her own sport, maybe beyond sports entirely.
Staley is not merely chasing a second straight NCAA title with her top-ranked, now 35-0 South Carolina Gamecocks. There is higher ground at stake here.
Saturday afternoon inside Bon Secours Wellness Center, UCLA caused all sorts of defensive disruption in the NCAA Sweet 16. The result? South Carolina 59, UCLA 43.
