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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Tessa Johnson scored 15 points, Kamilla Cardoso added 12 and undefeated South Carolina advanced to the Final Four of the women s NCAA Tournament with a 70-58 win over Oregon State. South Carolina made it to the national semifinals unbeaten for the second straight season. The Gamecocks lost to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the Final Four last year. This time, with an entirely new starting lineup, coach Dawn Staley has her group on the verge of the school s third national championship. The Gamecocks are 36-0 and will play either Texas or N.C. State on Friday night in Cleveland. Raegan Beers scored 16 points to lead the Beavers. ....
GREENVILLE — Kamilla Cardoso banked in her first-ever 3-pointer at the buzzer and rescued No. 1 South Carolina s perfect season with a 74-73 victory over Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday. The Gamecocks (31-0) had blown a 23-point lead and trailed the Lady Vols (19-12) 73-71 with 1.1 seconds left. But Raven Johnson s pass found an open Cardoso at the top of the key and the team s leading scorer and rebounder calmly shot it off glass and in. Cardoso was mobbed by her joyous teammates as the large South Carolina crowd — the campus is only about a 100-mile drive from the Greenville arena — cheered in celebration. ....
Jordan Wright finished with 14 points including two free throws with five seconds left as LSU erased a 16-point second half deficit to beat No. 11 South Carolina 64-63 on ....
COLUMBIA — Collin Murray-Boyles scored a career-high 31 points and No. 15 South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 75-60 for its 21st victory of the season a year after losing 21 games. The Gamecocks took control in the second half with a 24-10 run that included 12 points and a monster block from Murray-Boyles, the 6-foot-7 freshman who has helped the team to a seven-game winning streak. Murray-Boyles chased down Vanderbilt guard Ezra Manjon, who looked like he had an open lane to the basket. But Murray-Boyles pinned the ball against the backboard as the crowd went wild. ....
COLUMBIA — Te-Hina Paopao scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and Raven Johnson had 10 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early for its fourth straight win over No. 11 UConn 83-65 on Sunday. The Gamecocks improved to 23-0, won their 54th straight at home and had two victories this week in playing without leading scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso, who is taking part in Olympic qualifying for Brazil s national team. Paige Bueckers led the Huskies with 20 points while Aaliyah Edwards finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. ....