Perspective: Mighty South Carolina built a new capital of women’s basketball
“To our wonderful, to our loud fans. This is what an arena is supposed to sound like,” Staley said Monday night, playing to the heavy Gamecocks crowd inside the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. “I hope we can host this every year.”She meant that as more than a suggestion. But as the architect of the latest dynasty in women’s hoops, now making its third consecutive Final Four trip, Staley may just make the game bend to her wishes.
On Monday night, it wasn’t as though her Gamecocks played as sharp as Staley dresses. Early on, they did not perform up to the expectations of a top-seeded, undefeated team. They left way too many layups on the floor and not in the rim, and this casual offense showed in the box score: only 33.3 percent shooting through the first quarter. So, no. They were not clean. The problem for Maryland, however, was that Gamecocks were relentless.They came at Maryland like boulders cascading down a hill.
Meyers, sitting next to her teammate during the postgame news conference, caught on to Miller’s vibe and added her own touch of sarcasm: “So we were the more physical team, apparently.”“Yeah,” Miller said, taking back over. “So we were really physical because apparently they were getting all the foul calls. That just shows we have heart, we have grit, and just because they’re taller doesn’t mean we can’t bang. If y’all didn’t see that we were banging today, I don’t know what could show you that.
“I thought the game was lost in the second quarter,” Frese said. “The foul trouble, the amount of times throughout the game that they were in the bonus really impacted our play. But you can see their size, their length, their depth wears you out as the game continues on.”Frese spent the final seconds of the defeat subbing out her seniors and pulling them close for one last hug. She hugged Miller, who left the court sobbing. She then gathered Meyers into her arms.
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