Henderson’s scoring outburst lifts Gamecocks to title
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — The smallest player on the court came up huge in the biggest moments for South Carolina. UConn opened the fourth quarter with a quick basket to cut South Carolina’s lead to seven in the NCAA title game Sunday night. South Carolina’s senior point guard followed the UConn bucket with a driving layup, slicing her way through the lane, using her slight frame to shield the ball from a defender as she approached the hoop. The second basket pushed South Carolina’s lead to 16 with 4:18 to play, essentially ending the hopes of the Huskies, who didn’t get closer than 10 the rest of the way. “We started her off on Paige, and Plan B was to put a bigger body on her like Brea Beal, but we didn’t really have to do that because was super focused on making it really hard for her.” Henderson provided a hint of things to come when she opened the game with a 3-pointer.
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