Good morning. No, it wasn’t a dream. South Carolina women’s basketball capped off a perfect 38-0 season and is bringing the national championship home to Columbia!

A season that started in Paris ended in Cleveland with a national title 🎉

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🤙 Today, it’s all about the champions.

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🔼 The Recap: South Carolina women’s basketball defeated Iowa, 87-75, on Sunday afternoon to capture the third championship in program history! Iowa came out of the gate with 10 unanswered points, but the Gamecocks never wavered and battled back to take a 49-46 lead into halftime.

The second half belonged to South Carolina as the Gamecocks came out of the locker room on fire - Chloe Kitts rattled off four straight, then Te-Hina Paopao added a jumper to give South Carolina a quick 55-46 lead. Tessa Johnson led the way for South Carolina with 19 points, while Kamilla Cardoso (15), Paopao (14), and Kitts (11) finished in double-digits. Cardoso and Kitts both put an exclamation point on their seasons with double-doubles to secure the championship. 🏆

🔼 The Highlight Reel:

• The ball is tipped!

• Tessa Johnson drains a triple

• Raven Johnson with a steal and a score as the first half comes to a close

• Bree Hall with an enormous three to give South Carolina a double-digit lead late in the third quarter

• Kamilla Cardoso posts a massive block with under three minutes to play, and then follows it up with an offensive board on the other end to score 2️⃣

• Go ahead, watch the final seconds tick off the clock one more time.

🔼 The Aftermath:

• The Empire State Building lit up in Garnet & Black

• Pure joy

• A courtside view of confetti falling from the rafters

• Kamilla Cardoso wins Most Outstanding Player

• Kamilla Cardoso on the best decision of her life

• Coach Staley is overcome with emotion as her team celebrates

• For Carlton.

• The Gamecocks hoist the trophy 🏆

• Coach Staley thanks Iowa’s superstar Caitlin Clark for lifting up women’s college basketball: “You are one of the GOATs of our game.”

• Commemorate the title with the exclusive limited edition Gamecock Club T-shirt; all proceeds will go directly to the women’s basketball Garnet Trust NIL account.

🔼 What They’re Saying About Our Squad:

• “It was everyone, like it was all season.” - ESPN’s Holly Rowe sums up how the Gamecocks went 38-0 and won it all

• Aliyah Boston: “This is happiness…THIS IS THE GAMECOCKS.”

• A’ja Wilson chimes in on the championship

• LeBron James shouts out Tessa Johnson and Dawn Staley

• Magic Johnson: “This team will go down as one of the greatest to have ever played!”

• Deion Sanders to Dawn Staley: “You are our shero!!!!”

• LSU’s Angel Reese to Dawn Staley: “You always checked on me & always loved me like your own.”

• RGIII: “Dawn Staley is ALL CLASS taking time after winning her third national championship to say this about Caitlin Clark.”

• Russell Wilson: “It is so special seeing women’s sports continue to grow and dominate!”

• JJ Watt: “Thoroughly impressive.”

• Samuel L. Jackson on South Carolina’s win: “DAMN I needed that!”

• Gabrielle Union: “Dawn Staley is simply the best!!! Freshmen stepped up BIG, bench was BIG, and the leaders lead BIG!! I love it!!!”

• The Chicago Sky’s Isabelle Harrison had some thoughts on Chloe Kitts’ performance

• Saturday Down South on Dawn Staley and the Mount Rushmore of college basketball coaches

• David Cloninger sums up this incredible season

• Darius Rucker is all of us

• Deebo Samuel weighs in

• Lil Wayne sends a shout out to the Gamecocks

• South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declares the University of South Carolina flag will be raised above the State House to celebrate. Watch the flag go up here.

• ESPN’s Myron Medcalf says it’s “a very short list in basketball history of folks who have a better overall resume than Dawn Staley.”

• Richard Deitsch: “Dawn Staley is greatness. At every stage of her journey.”

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

In The History Books. Dawn Staley won her third national championship yesterday. How many other coaches have won at least three titles?

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Monday 4/8

⛳ Men’s Golf @ Tiger Intercollegiate - Round 1 - Columbia, MO

Tuesday 4/9

⛳ Men’s Golf @ Tiger Intercollegiate - Round 2 - Columbia, MO

🥎 Softball vs. Clemson @ 7:00pm ET on ESPNU

⚾ Baseball vs. North Carolina @ 7:00pm ET on ACC Network

Wednesday 4/10

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. South Carolina State @ 11:00am ET | Live Stream

🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. North Carolina A&T @ 3:00pm ET | Live Stream

Friday 4/12

⛳ Women’s Golf @ the SEC Championship - Belleair, FL

🏃 Track & Field @ Tom Jones Invitational - Gainesville, FL

🥎 Softball vs. Arkansas @ 6:00pm ET on SEC Network

⚾ Baseball @ Florida @ 6:30pm ET on SEC Network+

Saturday 4/13

⛳ Women’s Golf @ the SEC Championship - Belleair, FL

🏃 Track & Field @ Tom Jones Invitational - Gainesville, FL

⚾ Baseball @ Florida @ 4:00pm ET on SEC Network+

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Stetson @ 7:30am ET

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Florida @ 11:00am ET | Live Stream

🥎 Softball vs. Arkansas @ 11:30am ET on SEC Network

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. FIU @ 1:30pm ET

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. College of Charleston (Exhibition) @ 2:00pm ET

⚽ Men’s Soccer @ UNCG (Exhibition) @ 3:00pm ET

🏐 Volleyball vs. NC State (Exhibition) @ 3:00pm ET

Sunday 4/14

⛳ Women’s Golf @ the SEC Championship - Belleair, FL

⚾ Baseball @ Florida @ 12:00pm ET on SEC Network

🥎 Softball vs. Arkansas @ 1:00pm ET on SEC Network+

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ SEC Tournament - Day 1 - Athens, GA

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. FGCU @ 7:30am ET

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Florida Atlantic @ 11:30am ET

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Florida @ 12:00pm ET | Live Stream

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Coach Staley is just the fifth coach to win at least three national championships.

🤙 Have a good Monday, y’all. Keep celebrating!