Mitchell sends South Carolina women to 1st Final Four

South Carolina'sTiffany Mitchell cuts the net following herteam's 80-74 win over Florida State following a women's college basketball regional final game in the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) South Carolina'sTiffany Mitchell cuts the net following herteam's 80-74 win over Florida State following a women's college basketball regional final game in the NCAA Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

By Associated Press March 30, 2015 3 min read

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Someday, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley will eventually rename a play after star guard Tiffany Mitchell.

But the Gamecocks aren’t changing anything just yet.

They might have to run it again – at their first Final Four.

Mitchell scored 21 points and made all the key plays down the stretch to help South Carolina beat Florida State 80-74 on Sunday in the Greensboro Regional final.

Mitchell reeled off seven consecutive points, putting the Gamecocks ahead to stay and then extending that lead to five points by hitting a 3-pointer on the play that Staley says will someday be called “Mitch.”