Undefeated South Carolina, seeking redemption after last season's Final Four loss, routed NC State 78-59 on Friday night to advance to the national title game.
Kamilla Cardoso cooks the Wolfpack for 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Gamecocks to the women's championship game.
It was clear nothing would deny the Gamecocks this time around, not even an injury scare to Cardoso. After Cardoso scored 12 of the team's 14 points in the second quarter, she appeared to twist an ankle and land on a knee when she got tangled withCardoso went to the locker room immediately, and South Carolina took a 32-31 lead into the break. But once the second half began, there was Cardoso leading the way and helping to facilitate the offense.
Meanwhile, the six points NC State scored were tied for the second-fewest in any quarter in a women's Final Four game since quarters were introduced rather than halves in 2016., who transferred to NC State from South Carolina, could never get going for the Wolfpack, struggling all night with her shot and finishing 2-of-11 for five points.
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