The journey has been more challenging than usual, but Dawn Staley and defending national champion South Carolina are still getting the job done.

UConn and South Carolina faithful were loud, and so was their teams' play on the court. Huskies and Gamecocks will play for women's NCAA championship.

South Carolina has finally reached the moment it played for all season: The Gamecocks are in the national championship game, with a chance to make history. After overcoming another slow start, South Carolina blitzed Texas with a decisively dominant third quarter to put the game out of reach,