CLEVELAND — The South Carolina women’s basketball team has no losses this season.
Somehow, the Gamecocks also might not have enough love for what they’ve done by winning 36 games and securing a spot in the NCAA tournament’s semifinals for the fourth time in a row, all despite a huge target on their backs.
While two sublime stars are soaking up much of the spotlight at this year’s women’s Final Four, the Gamecocks — undefeated, unafraid and unabashedly true to themselves — seem to be getting overlooked if not underrated.
They were No. 1 in the AP Top 25 the past four months and the overall No. 1 seed when the NCAA’s 68-team field was announced three weeks ago, yet they’re getting second billing this weekend.
But as her perfect (so far) team prepared to play North Carolina State (31-6) in Friday’s first national semifinal at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN — an undercard of sorts to the main event featuring Iowa and guard Caitlin Clark taking on Connecticut and counterpart Paige Bueckers — Dawn Staley wasn’t complaining about any lack of national respect or coverage.