Angel Reese had only positives to say after her conference rival took home the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. South Carolina capped off an undefeated season with a 87-75 victory over Iowa. Following the game, Reese took to X to congratulate the Gamecocks and celebrate the season as a whole for the sport.
Such a great season for WBB! Congrats SC!! Excited for what’s next & continuing to come for WBB! 🔥
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 7, 2024
She also shouted out Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley specifically and thanked her for her kindness over the years.
I’m sooo happy for @dawnstaley!! As a black woman, I admire what you’ve done! You always checked on me & always loved me like your own! ❤️
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 7, 2024
Reese is very familiar with what South Carolina is feeling, as she was a catalyst for an LSU team that took home the title a season ago. Her Tigers fell to Iowa in the Elite Eight this season, but the Gamecocks victory ensured that the SEC would take home the title for the third consecutive season.
Staley is also very familiar with this stage. This was her third championship as the head coach of the Gamecocks, with the previous two coming in 2022 and 2017. Sunday’s win capped off an undefeated season and Staley has geared South Carolina to a 109-3 record over the past three seasons. While she grew familiar with Reese via conference play over the past few seasons, that is not set to continue, as Reese declared for the 2024 WNBA Draft.
