Zia Cooke scored 16 points and South Carolina used its stifling defense to advance to the Final Four for the third time, shutting down Texas for a 62-34 victory Tuesday night. Top-seeded South Carolina blocked 14 shots, nine by Laeticia Amihere, and held No. South Carolina (26-4) won the Hemisfair Region to advance to Friday’s national semifinal against the winner of Tuesday night’s Alamo Region final between No. South Carolina ran out to an 19-point lead in the third quarter, then responded to a Texas run with an burst started by a 3-pointer from Henderson. South Carolina answered with a 3-pointer from Henderson to start the Gamecocks on the run that would put the game away.

Source: Fox News March 31, 2021 01:07 UTC