- December 22, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
No. 1 South Carolina (12-0) defeated No. 2 Stanford (8-3) 65-61 at home on Tuesday night in a rematch of their meeting in the 2021 NCAA Final Four. The Gamecocks came back from an 18-point, first-half deficit, the largest comeback in program history.
“It feels pretty cool to be part of history,” senior forward Victoria Saxton said. “I feel like without the coach that we got, we wouldn’t be able to go out there and handle business like we did.”
South Carolina’s victory is the team’s fifth win over a top-10 ranked team, and it’s second of the season over the second-ranked team in the country. South Carolina is the first team to win multiple No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups since Baylor did it in 2011-12.
“It’s hard to compete with us because we’re gonna come out and compete every single chance that we get all four quarters,” said Destanni Henderson. “We’re not gonna quit.”
Junior Aliyah Boston hit the go-ahead bucket with 1:04 left in the fourth quarter to give the…
