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UConn vs. Stanford showcases two iconic programs in the history of the sport, while South Carolina vs. Louisville features two of the most compelling for the future.

MINNEAPOLIS — After a season-long campaign, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston won the 2022 Naismith Trophy for women’s National Player of the Year.

She has led South Carolina to four Final Fours in the last seven years.

Aliyah Boston was just one piece of the Gamecocks’ roster that was firing on all cylinders Sunday to make back-to-back Final Four appearances.

The Gamecocks star put up 28 points and 22 rebounds as South Carolina rebounded from a second-round slog to cruise into the Elite Eight.

Yes, South Carolina is the favorite in the women’s tourney, and should be. But this year’s edition has shown us there are no guarantees, even for a squad this good.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The No. 1 overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament looked every bit of the part Friday, as top-ranked South Carolina routed the 16th-seeded Howard Bison, 79-21, in its first March Madness game at Colonial Life Arena.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As Dawn Staley stood on the court in front of her bench, nobody inside Memorial Coliseum seemed to care that this woman had coached a United States Olympic team to glory, had herself once carried the American flag into the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympics. They…

Aliyah Boston is a double-double machine, TikTok queen and the biggest reason South Carolina has been No. 1 all season.