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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyNan, post: 4274403, member: 4"] I think this is what [USER=11185]@LwrcasefaN[/USER] was trying to say [B]Voepel:[/B] [I]I'm not sure the Gamecocks have had to grow a lot as much as they've had to maintain a level of excellent play all season. They have been No. 1 wire to wire because of their experience (starting two seniors and three juniors), relative good health and defense, which Staley has called the best she has had at South Carolina. The target has been on their backs all season, and even though they lost the SEC final to Kentucky, for the most part the Gamecocks have met every challenge. As for UConn, Auriemma is accustomed to his program being a machine that runs over the opposition like a lawnmower over grass. He has built it and trained his players that way for nearly 40 years. So dealing with injuries to key performers, uncharacteristic missed shots, poor execution -- stuff almost every coach faces at some point every season -- has convinced Auriemma that this team has overcome miraculous odds to get to the championship game. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj16vC67vf2AhV2TDABHedLBbUQxfQBKAB6BAgOEAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fwomens-college-basketball%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F33655286%2Fuconn-south-carolina-predictions-why-huskies-championship-history-not-matter&usg=AOvVaw3FzBTR1illbwW2xczSXJFA[/URL][/I] [/QUOTE]