South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley led her program to its third consecutive year winning both the SEC regular season crown and the SEC Tournament title. The Gamecocks’ 64-45 defeat of the Texas Longhorns pushed USC firmly into 1-seed status.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said her team deserves to be the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament following a dominant run through the Southeastern Conference Tournament, culminating with an impressive 64-45 rout of No.

South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley expressed pride in her team after the Gamecocks defeated Texas 64-45 on Sunday to capture another SEC Tournament title, their ninth in the last 11 years.