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  3. 3.

    Melancholy Jaques

    Iowa gave up an 11 point lead, now trails by 3.

    SC leads on offensive boards 12 to 4 and they’ve taken 12 more shots.

    Both teams really running. A lot of contact. Can they keep it up for two more quarters?

  4. 4.

    HumboldtBlue

    The size and depth of South Carolina are gonna win out I suspect. Great matchup so far.

  7. 7.

    Carolina Dave

    While North Carolina women’s NCAA title in 1994, todag It is the lady gamecocks Of South Carolina who are undefeated playing in the national championship game You might need to change the post title

  8. 8.

    Albatrossity

    Great game, great panel of female basketball analysts. But yeah, I think South Carolina’s bench (and coaching) will be the difference in the end. They are solid.

  9. 9.

    Jeffg166

    My neighbor was just telling me about this game. He was walking from bar to bar around the area. He said they were full of young women cheer them on.

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    @CCarolina Dave: I just approved your comment.  I can’t tell if it’s a first comment on the site, or if there’s a typo in Carolina, with an ! in Carolina?

    If you are new, welcome!

    edit: going with “!” was not a typo.  :-)

  14. 14.

    raven

    @Betty: They are analysts not announcers. Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play), Rebecca Lobo (color analyst) are the announcers.

  17. 17.

    Betty

    Shout out to South Carolina’s coach, Dawn Stahley, for defending trans women playing sports. Love her attitude, knowing it will bring out the haters.

  18. 18.

    Nelle

    My first grade granddaughter says that a bunch of boys in her class are wearing Caitlin Clark #22 jerseys.  It I’d Iowa, but I’ve not been aware of little boys having women sport heroes before.

  21. 21.

    Geminid

    @raven: Te-Hina Paopao went from an Oregon Duck to a South Carolina Gamecock. She put her name in the transfer portal last year and was pleasantly surprised to be recruited by Dawn Staley. A few weeks ago, Paopao announced she’s coming back to S.C. next year.

  22. 22.

    Betty Cracker

    Any medical professionals around? Mine are out of the country, and I have a question. I’ve got two scans scheduled tomorrow (CT and MRI). One is first thing in the morning and the other around 1 PM.

    Instructions on both say “nothing to eat or drink 4 hours prior to exam but should drink water to ensure hydration.” I take that to mean drinking water is okay prior to both.

    Is that right? The wording could be clearer, e.g., “nothing to eat or drink except water.” I don’t want to fuck up because it would be impossible to reschedule without delaying some other upcoming (necessary) horror show.

  25. 25.

    Carolina Dave

    It should be Carolina Dave I’m on a Obsolete table. An Occasional commentator long time lurker on this site Dating back to when John was a svelt Young man

  26. 26.

    WaterGirl

    @Betty Cracker: Those two things are totally contradictory; so not helpful!

    Does your hospital or health center have a “patient advisory nurse” ?  That’s what they call it here in Illinois, anyway.

    Maybe call them if there is position like that?  Here it’s a 24-hour thing, so you could call even on a Sunday.

  28. 28.

    WaterGirl

    @Carolina Dave:  You’ll want to correct that before you post your next comment.

    Then that comment and the ones going forward will be correct.

    I can change the comments you have made so far

    edit: nym changed in all the comments in this thread.

  29. 29.

    zhena gogolia

    @Betty Cracker: That is really badly worded. I would not be able to advise you — I think you need to somehow talk to someone in the profession. I hope someone turns up. I could interpret that either as “You can drink water right up until the procedure, but nothing else as of four hours before” or “Drink a lot of water but stop four hours before.” So infuriating.

    This is why we need to teach writing in school!

    ETA: If I were you, I’d probably drink lots of water UNTIL four hours before. I don’t know how dehydrated you can really get in 4 hours.

  30. 30.

    Melancholy Jaques

    End of the 3Q, SC is up 68-59.

    SC 29 of 58, Iowa 20 of 50

    Clark is 8 of 21, 4 of 10 from 3PT

  32. 32.

    Carolina Dave

     

    @WaterGirl: Done. High level game. South Carolina is a team for the ages. Obviously Undefeated, beat my Tar Heels on the 2nd round by 40. So glad to see women’s basketball get some recognition when it shows up in popular culture like the cold open for Saturday Night Live it’s a good sign

  33. 33.

    Scout211

    @Betty Cracker: Not a medical professional but from what I am reading on medical sites, if either one of the procedures is done with contrast, it is recommended you have no food or drink for 4 hours prior (except your medication with a sip of water). If you can’t get someone on the help line today you can ask the staff at the first procedure for more clear instructions for the second one.  My guess is they will recommend some water but to stop drinking 4 hours prior to your next procedure.*

    *added: or as close to four hours prior as you can, but to drink some water.

  36. 36.

    Soprano2

    @Carolina Dave: That was a funny skit. 😂😂

    I wish my sister had lived to see this. She played all kinds of sports, but basketball was one of her favorite sports. It was something she shared with my dad. She would be so happy to see women playing at this level, and being more popular than the men! I wish I could watch this game with her.

  39. 39.

    raven

    Lotta talk about great women players but I haven’t heard four time Gold Medal Winner Teresa Edwards name!

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    @Scout211: Hmm.  I thought maybe you were missing the NOT.

    Maybe you’re suggesting that Betty drink water as soon as the morning procedure is done, but stop drinking water 4 hours before the second one?

    My guess is they will recommend some water but NOT for 4 hours prior to your next procedure.*

    *added: or for as close to four hours prior as you can, but to drink some water.

  43. 43.

    Scout211

    @WaterGirl: Maybe you’re suggesting that Betty drink water as soon as the morning procedure is done, but stop drinking water 4 hours before the second one?

    Yes, that is what I think they will suggest.  But I am not a medical professional.  So hopefully, she can ask the staff after the first procedure, if not today.

  52. 52.

    Soprano2

    @Scout211: I thought it was nice that they let the injured player in for a little bit. I like that both teams have women coaches. That’s good to see.

  54. 54.

    Carolina Dave

    As always, a full service blog. Sports and social commentary and medical guidance. Just need some pet or garden anecdotes to check all the boxes

  58. 58.

    Melancholy Jaques

    Congratulations to Dawn Staley and SC.

    My choice for MVP: Kamilla Cardoso 15 pts, 17 rebounds. She dominated.

  62. 62.

    Geminid

    @Anyway: Yes, Dawn Staley grew up in Philadelphia, and at the end of her pro career she returned home to coach the Temple Owls.

    Both of Staley’s parents are from South Carolina, though. They moved to Philadelphia in the 1950s.

  63. 63.

    Scout211

    TIL that women’s teams in the NCAA tournament do not earn money for the teams, like the men’s teams do.

    Link    CLEVELAND — NCAA president Charlie Baker said Sunday that he is shooting for unit distribution for the NCAA women’s tournament beginning with the 2024-25 season.

    Currently, teams that make the NCAA women’s tournament currently do not earn anything financially, unlike teams that make the men’s NCAA tournament, where units are awarded to conferences for each game played. Women’s coaches have been asking for years for that system to change, not only for equity’s sake, but as a way to acknowledge the growth of the game.

    Now, it is on the verge of happening, thanks in part to a new eight-year contract with ESPN to broadcast 40 NCAA championships — including women’s basketball.

    . . .

    South Carolina coach Dawn Staley, for one, has discussed repeatedly over the past several years that women’s basketball has been completely undervalued and wanted to see the sport get its due.

    “You look at what the 68 teams are going to divide up, I think I saw $170 million between the 68 teams,” Staley said Saturday during her pregame news conference. “When you start bringing in revenue like that, it will move your campus in a different direction when it comes to women. So we’ve got to fight for that.”

    “I know we’re going to get units coming up here pretty soon. That can’t come soon enough,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said Saturday. “Why are we waiting to put that in? Let’s do it now. Why wait? I think change has to happen a little bit quicker than what — they want to move.”

    Yeah Charlie, you better get on that.  Like yesterday.

  64. 64.

    Hoodie

    @Albatrossity: That was a key to the game, she really clamped down on Clark after the first quarter and Iowa just didn’t have the depth to adjust.  Tessa Johnson was also amazing for a freshman, no hesitation in making big shots.

  67. 67.

    Betty Cracker

    True story: my grandma played basketball for South Carolina in the 1940s. Back then, the women’s team was called the Pullets! She would have been thrilled to pieces with today’s game.

    ETA: Thanks to all who weighed in on the medical issue. I finally got desperate enough to ask my aunt, who’s a retired psych nurse, and she says don’t even drink water for four hours prior. Bleh! Gonna be a thirsty Monday!

  69. 69.

    laura

    What a game! What a coach in Dawn Staley-gracious in winning and leading a Team of amazing athletes. I’m sorry the playoffs are over.

  70. 70.

    jackmac

    As a Midwesterner (resident of that big blue state to the east) I would have loved to see Iowa and Caitlin Clark and teammates take home the big prize.  But there were very good reasons South Carolina was 37-0 (now 38-0). Coach Dawn Staley (a hoops legend in her own right) guided a supremely talented group to a deserved NCAA championship. Congrats!​

  74. 74.

    Ruckus

    @Betty Cracker:

    I’ve had numerous CTs and a hell of a lot more MRIs. I’ve never had both in one day but other than time that wouldn’t be an issue. I’ve also had numerous electroencephalographs (EEG) done.

    There’s nothing wrong with my brain…… at least that’s what I’ve been told….. I once asked if there is nothing wrong then what do you keep looking for. One doc looked like he was going to tell me – your brain. But I believe he figured that was a bit too smart ass – even for him. My first MRI was in the 90s. I’ve been in one that looked like a high school science class project, built from auto junk yard parts and in one that looked like it was designed by interior designers without one electronics person within 500 miles. Oh well at least they never found anything……..    In any event good luck.

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