One year later, Dawn Staley and South Carolina got their revenge.
The Gamecocks, who fell to Caitlin Clark and the Hawkeyes in the Final Four last season, officially completed their undefeated season and earned their third national championship in program history on Sunday afternoon. The Gamecocks rallied out of a double-digit hole early to grab an 87-75 win over the Hawkeyes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, which made them the first undefeated national champions since UConn in 2016.
The loss for the Hawkeyes marks their second straight in the national championship game following last year’s loss to LSU.