Chloe Kitts scored 14 points and defending national champion South Carolina reached the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight year, beating Duke 54-50.

The top-seeded Gamecocks, defending national champions, got all they could handle from second-seeded Duke, winning 54-50.

UConn has won its 12th national championship and first since 2016 in women’s basketball after blowing out defending champion South Carolina 82-59 in the NCAA Tournament final. Paige Bueckers has capped her decorated college career with her first national title despite being limited to 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting.

The No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks play the No. 3 UConn Huskies in the NCAA Tournament National Championship. The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season.

The “underdog” UConn Huskies are national champions once again! The No. 2 seeded team took the national title — their 12th overall — handily beating the South Carolina Gamecocks with a final score of 82-59 on Sunday,

The UConn Huskies pulled away in the second half and didn’t look back, defeating defending champions South Carolina 82-59 for a dominant victory in the women’s NCAA tournament national championship game.

South Carolina's defense is "like gnats." "We've got bigs blocking shots. We've got guards blocking shots. …Honestly, it's hard against us."

South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball coach and Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer Dawn Staley took time out of her presser with the media to call out local journalists, TV stations included, for the coverage they provide.

A fifth straight trip to the Final Four is on the line for the Gamecocks. Duke is back in the Elight Eight for the first time since 2013.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina are aiming to repeat as national champions while Paige Bueckers looks to win UConn's first title in nearly a decade.