Dawn Staley and South Carolina buttoned up on defense and won their second national championship, stifling UConn for a 64-49 victory that ended the Huskies’ undefeated streak in title games.
Kim Mulkey is The Associated Press women's basketball Coach of the Year in her first season at LSU. Mulkey received 10 votes from the 30-member national media panel that votes on the AP Top 25.
Dawn Staley and Joni Taylor embraced before and after the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship, savoring a historic moment in women’s college basketball.
Dawn Staley helped guide South Carolina to the No. 1 ranking this season. She has now earned coach of the year honors from The Associated Press for the first time.
Tyasha Harris scored 19 points, Aliayah Boston controlled the middle as No. 1 South Carolina beat the fifth ranked UConn Huskies 70-52 for the very first time.