South Carolina won this game with defense, and one unstoppable scorer. South Carolina beat Connecticut 64-49 to win the 2022 women’s national championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Connecticut scored 70 or more points in 24 of their 35 games. Only 4 times, did they score under 60. The suffocating South Carolina defense held the Huskies to under 50 points!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, there was Destanni Henderson who scored 26 points to lead South Carolina. They jumped out to an early 22-8 first quarter lead, watched as Connecticut fought back to as many as 6 points late in the 3rd quarter. Then, Henderson would score 7 of the next 9 points in the game to extend the lead back to 11. Any time that UConn would try to make a run, Henderson would have the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But while Henderson was dominating on the offensive side of the court, the real story is on the defensive side. Connecticut could not get going from outside, only hitting 4-16 from three-point range. The Huskies shot 48.9% on the season from the field – but tonight, they could only make 40.7% against the Gamecocks. Add into it that South Carolina forced 15 turnovers, and it led to the Huskies only scoring 49 points when they normally average 74.8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congratulations to the South Carolina women’s basketball team – they have been a dominating force all season, and their defense has now led them to a national championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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