Mark Madness, Take III

 

The NCAA women’s Final Four games on Friday lived up to its hype, especially the Stanford Cardinal match-up against the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Both teams were ranked number one in their conferences going into Friday’s fiery, and a single point determined the winning team, which will play for the championship on Sunday.

Freshman forward Cameron Brink, lead all players with six blocked shots

All ball, no foul, Brink blocks!

South Carolina, JR guard, Destanni Henderson nails a three-pointer

Number 12, Lexie Hull's sweet assist to #22, Cameron Brink 

The two teams earned each basket they made, and with less than 45 seconds left, there were two lead changes. Stanford held on for a 66-65, nail biting victory.

The Gamecocks got a steal with less than 10 seconds remaining, and got off two shots, thanks to an outstanding offensive rebound. South Carolina’s, Aliyah Boston’s last shot gently rimmed the bucket, but failed go in for the buzzer beating Simi- Finals win.

Boston and Stanford’s, Cameron Brink combined for ten blocked shots. Boston also had a double-double in points and rebounds, along with her 4 stuffs.

Thrill of victory

Agony of defeat 

On Sunday afternoon, the Cardinal women will face their Pac-12 rival, the Arizona Wildcats for all the glory. 

The three seeded Wildcats upset the number one seed Connecticut Huskies, 69-59, to play Stanford for a third time this season.

Arizona Wildcats, senior guard, Aari McDonald and junior forward, Cate Reese basking in victory

For the first time in Arizona college history, the Wildcats are competing for the national championship. This will be Stanford’s 5^th trip to the title, which the team won in 1990, and 1992, and lost in 2008, and 2010. Regardless, neither team has a player who’s competed for a zenith victory. Sunday afternoon’s, NCAA Division I Basketball Championship will be great TV for myself.

Mark Izzy Schurr