South Carolina No. 1 overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
Associated PressDawn Staley has South Carolina six wins away from finishing off a historic season. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season as the they enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. The defending national champions will play Norfolk State in the first round of the tournament, the NCAA selection committee revealed Sunday night. “Now we found ourselves in a position where we can’t afford to lose.” While the Gamecocks, led by star Aliyah Boston, have been a lock to be the top seed for most of the season, several schools were vying for the other No. Sometimes when you’re in a tournament setting like this it’s always a good thing to have played someone.” Indiana is the other top seed in Greenville.