The women's NCAA Tournament is going to be absolutely epic, and the hype has already started.
On Saturday evening, No. 1 South Carolina stayed undefeated and knocked off No. 5 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament on an extraordinarily unlikely 3-pointer as time expired.
KAMILLA. FREAKING. CARDOSO[ pic.twitter.com/KxV40Osnhe
— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 9, 2024
What made that buzzer beater so unlikely, you might ask? Well, South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso had never made a 3-pointer in her entire four-year college career. Not one. In fact, before Saturday night, Cardoso had only ever ATTEMPTED a single 3, which came during her freshman year with Syracuse.
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All it took, apparently, was a little bit of encouragement from South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, who said after the game that she had a simple message for Cardoso: "Kamilla, shoot that 'blankety blank.'"
Not that Saley could blame Tennessee for how they played off of Cardoso:
For those wondering about the Vols guarding Kamilla, here's the longer clip from Dawn Staley – "I saw how far they were playing off of her. I would have played off of her as well" pic.twitter.com/sY2uYuIWsN
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 10, 2024
South Carolina was a 16.5-point favorite against Tennessee, as Staley's squad rolls into the SEC final.
That might seem like a massive point spread for a semifinal conference tournament game, but keep in mind that South Carolina is a -125 odds-on favorite to win the women's national title at FanDuel Sportsbook.
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