Amna Subhan | NCAA.com | April 1, 2022

March Madness: South Carolina defeats Louisville to advance to title game

South Carolina vs. Louisville - Women’s NCAA tournament Final Four highlights

After falling just short in last year’s Final Four, No. 1 South Carolina took care of business against No. 1 Louisville, 72-59, to advance to the title game.

Double-doubles are typical for Gamecocks star Aliyah Boston, but the Naismith Player of the Year took it to the next level by scoring 23 points, 18 rebounds and four assists — and even hit a 3-pointer to match Louisville's output from the entire team.

Not only did @aa_boston lock in her 29th double-double of the season, she also owns a new single-season rebounding record!

51-38, Gamecocks, 4:34 to go in the third. pic.twitter.com/i2eYkgzJrm
— South Carolina Women's Basketball (@GamecockWBB) April 2, 2022

South Carolina’s defense stifled Louisville offensively. The Gamecocks limited leading scorer Hailey Van Lith, keeping her to only 4 for 10 shooting. She had only 9 points after reaching 20+ in the four previous NCAA tournament games.

Senior forward Emily Engstler stepped up, scoring 18 points while pulling down nine boards, but fouled out with less than 5 minutes in the fourth.

Engstler retreated to the bench in tears feeling the national championship hopes slip away, something South Carolina knew well just a year ago.

South Carolina will next play for the program's second national title.

Click here to read the quarterly updates from South Carolina's Final Four victory.

"We're not going home... We've got ONE MORE GAME!"
- @aa_boston #WFinalFour x @GamecockWBB pic.twitter.com/H29dTiLgia
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) April 2, 2022

GAMES	TIME (ET)	TV	CITY
National Championship — Sunday, April 3
No. 1 South Carolina 64, No. 2 UConn 49	8 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota
RESULTS	TIME	NETWORK	LOCATION
First Four — Wednesday, March 16
No. 16 Howard 55, No. 16 Incarnate Word 53	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 11 Dayton 88, No. 11 DePaul 57	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Ames, Iowa
First Four — Thursday, March 17
No. 16 Longwood 74, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 70	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 11 Missouri State 61, No. 11 Florida State 50	9 p.m.	ESPN2	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
First Round — Friday, March 18
No. 8 Miami (FL) 78, No. 9 South Florida 66	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 10 South Dakota 75, No. 7 Ole Miss 61	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 10 Creighton 84, No. 7 Colorado 74	1:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 16 Howard 21	2 p.m.	ESPN	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 84, No. 5 Virginia Tech 81	2:30 p.m.	ESPNU	College Park, Maryland
No. 9 Gonzaga 68, No. 8 Nebraska 55	3:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 2 Baylor 89, No. 15 Hawai'i 49	4 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 2 Iowa 98, No. 15 Illinois State 58	4 p.m.	ESPN	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 4 Maryland 102, No. 13 Delaware 71	5 p.m.	ESPNU	College Park, Maryland
No. 7 Utah 92, No. 10 Arkansas 69	5:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Austin, Texas
No. 1 Louisville 83, No. 16 Albany 51	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 8 Kansas 77, No. 9 Georgia Tech 58	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Stanford, California
No. 6 Georgia 70, No. 11 Dayton 54	7:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Ames, Iowa
No. 2 Texas 70, No. 15 Fairfield 52	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Austin, Texas
No. 1 Stanford 78, No. 16 Montana State 37	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Stanford, California
No. 3 Iowa State 78, No. 14 UT Arlington 71	10 p.m.	ESPNU	Ames, Iowa
First Round — Saturday, March 19
No. 9 Kansas State 50, No. 8 Washington State 40	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 2 UConn 83, No. 15 Mercer 38	1 p.m.	ABC	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 11 Villanova 61, No. 6 BYU 57	1 p.m.	ESPNN	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 3 Indiana 85, No. 14 Charlotte 51	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 1 NC State 96, No. 16 Longwood 68	2 p.m.	ESPN	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 6 Ohio State 63, No. 11 Missouri State 56	2:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 4 Tennessee 80, No. 13 Buffalo 67	3 p.m.	ABC	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 3 Michigan 74, No. 14 American 39	3:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 7 UCF 69, No. 10 Florida 52	3:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 11 Princeton 69, No. 6 Kentucky 62	4 p.m.	ESPN	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 3 LSU 83, No. 14 Jackson State 77	5 p.m.	ESPNU	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 12 Belmont 73, No. 5 Oregon 70 (2OT)	5:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 5 North Carolina 79, No. 12 Stephen F. Austin 66	7:30 p.m.	ESPNN	Tucson, Arizona
No. 5 Notre Dame 89, No. 12 UMass 78	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Norman, Oklahoma
No. 4 Arizona 72, No. 13 UNLV 67	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Tucson, Arizona
No. 4 Oklahoma 78, No. 13 IUPUI 72	10 p.m.	ESPNU	Norman, Oklahoma
Second Round — Sunday, March 20
No. 10 Creighton 64, No. 2 Iowa 62	1 p.m.	ABC	Iowa City, Iowa
No. 4 Maryland 89, No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 65	3 p.m.	ESPN	College Park, Maryland
No. 1 South Carolina 49, No. 8 Miami (Fla.) 33	3 p.m.	ABC	Columbia, South Carolina
No. 2 Texas 78, No. 7 Utah 56	5 p.m.	ESPN	Austin, Texas
No. 10 South Dakota 61, No. 2 Baylor 47	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Waco, Texas
No. 1 Louisville 68, No. 9 Gonzaga 59	7 p.m.	ESPN	Louisville, Kentucky
No. 3 Iowa State 67, No. 6 Georgia 44	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Ames, Iowa
No. 1 Stanford 91, No. 8 Kansas 65	9 p.m.	ESPN	Stanford, California
Second Round — Monday, March 21
No. 1 NC State 89, No. 9 Kansas State 57	4 p.m.	ESPN	Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 3 Michigan 64, No. 11 Villanova 49	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Ann Arbor, Michigan
No. 5 Notre Dame 108, No. 4 Oklahoma 64	6 p.m.	ESPN2	Norman, Oklahoma
No. 4 Tennessee 70, No. 12 Belmont 67	7 p.m.	ESPN	Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 3 Indiana 56, No. 11 Princeton 55	8 p.m.	ESPNU	Bloomington, Indiana
No. 6 Ohio State 79, No. 3 LSU 64	8 p.m.	ESPN2	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 2 UConn 52, No. 7 UCF 47	9 p.m.	ESPN	Storrs, Connecticut
No. 5 North Carolina 63, No. 4 Arizona 45	10 p.m.	ESPN2	Tucson, Arizona
Sweet 16 — Friday, March 25
No. 1 South Carolina 69, No. 5 North Carolina 61	7 p.m.	ESPN	Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 2 Texas 66, No. 6 Ohio State 63	7 p.m.	ESPN2	Spokane, Washington
No. 1 Stanford 72, No. 4 Maryland 66	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Spokane, Washington
No. 10 Creighton 76, No. 3 Iowa State 68	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Greensboro, North Carolina
Sweet 16 — Saturday, March 26
No. 1 NC State 66, No. 5 Notre Dame 63	11:30 a.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 2 UConn 75, No. 3 Indiana 58	2 p.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 1 Louisville 76, No. 4 Tennessee 64	4 p.m.	ESPN2	Wichita, Kansas
No. 3 Michigan 52, No. 10 South Dakota 49	6:30 p.m.	ESPN2	Wichita, Kansas
Elite Eight — Sunday, March 27
No. 1 South Carolina 80, No. 10 Creighton 50	7 p.m.	ESPN	Greensboro, North Carolina
No. 1 Stanford 59, No. 2 Texas 50	9 p.m.	ESPN	Spokane, Wash.
Elite Eight — Monday, March 28
No. 2 UConn 91, No. 1 NC State 87 (2OT)	7 p.m.	ESPN	Bridgeport, Connecticut
No. 1 Louisville 62, No. 3 Michigan 50	9 p.m.	ESPN	Ames, Iowa
Final Four — Friday, April 1
No. 1 South Carolina 72, No. 1 Louisville 59	7 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota
No. 2 UConn 63, No. 1 Stanford 58	9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Minneapolis, Minnesota

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