South Carolina Women advance to fourth straight Final Four

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SC Women's Coach Dawn Staley cuts down the nets signaling the program's fourth straight Final Four trip Photo credit Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

South Carolina Women's Basketball is back in the Final Four, which has become the standard for the program. South Carolina downed 3 seed Oregon State 70-58 Sunday in the Elite 8. The win moves the nation's top ranked team to 36-0 on the season.

A 21-13 3rd quarter advantage gave them a 58-46 lead heading into the fourth. They won despite shooting just 4 of 20 from three point range and 26 of 78 from the floor. South Carolina was plus 14 on the offensive glass and plus 4 in turnover margin.

The win gives South Carolina it's fourth straight Final Four appearance and the 5th under Coach Dawn Staley. It also marks the 7th time since 2014 the program has won more than 30 games in a season.

The Women's Final Four starts Friday at 7 PM on ESPN. The National Title Game will be Sunday at 3PM and will be televised on ABC.

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