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NCAAW Women's March Madness LIVE 6m ago Advertisement live Updated 2m ago The women’s NCAA Tournament continues tonight with South Carolina taking on TCU. The winner will advance to the Final Four with a shot to win the national championship. Follow along for coverage from our college basketball experts at The Athletic. The final game of the Elite Eight has arrived. Will South Carolina return to the Final Four, or will TCU make program history and cut down the nets? The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant projects the Connecticut Sun to draft South Carolina guard Ta'Niya Latson with the No. 15 overall pick in her WNBA mock draft. Latson could be underrated coming into draft season, but her potential and athleticism make her worth a look, Merchant writes: ? "This might be too low for Latson, considering she was the nation’s leading scorer last season and is a blur getting downhill. However, the jumper hasn’t come along, and that’s a tough skill to lack at her size. The Sun can afford to wait for Latson to continue to develop. Saniya Rivers, Leïla Lacan and Latson would form the most athletic perimeter rotation in the WNBA. " GO FURTHER 2026 WNBA mock draft: Azzi Fudd, Flau’jae Johnson, Lauren Betts and more The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant projects the Connecticut Sun to draft South Carolina center Madina Okot with the No. 12 overall pick in the WNBA mock draft. Despite Okot's lack of high-level basketball experience, she would be an immediate improvement in the Sun's frontcourt, Merchant writes: ? "Okot has barely played organized basketball at a high level and has already improved so much in two years in the NCAA system. She is in much better shape, able to run the floor and cover more ground defensively. Her floor spacing has been a genuine delight, but I still prefer it when Okot uses her strength in the paint. Watch her continue to battle against an undersized LSU frontcourt, understanding it is her responsibility to get to the ball because of her physical advantages. Okot will still have a height advantage on many WNBA bigs, and she must know how to play big. Connecticut’s frontcourt was a little too finesse last season; adding Okot’s power would be a good fit. " GO FURTHER 2026 WNBA mock draft: Azzi Fudd, Flau’jae Johnson, Lauren Betts and more The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant projects the Toronto Tempo to draft South Carolina guard Raven Johnson with the No. 7 overall pick in the WNBA mock draft. Johnson is a difference-maker on both ends of the floor and can help build the Tempo's culture, Merchant writes: ? "With Iyana Martín unavailable at this spot, the Tempo choose another culture-setter at point guard: Raven Johnson. Johnson has been the architect of a lot of success in Columbia, S. C. , losing just eight games in her college career. She is a smart playmaker who can feed her shooters and bigs, and she is one of the best on-ball defenders to come through college basketball in recent years. Watching Johnson get into a defensive stance is a thing of beauty. " The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant slots the Seattle Storm to draft TCU guard Olivia Miles with the No. 3 overall pick in the WNBA mock draft. Miles is an offensive dynamo with the talent and production to justify a top-three selection, Merchant writes: ? "Miles’ disinterest in defense has raised some alarm bells. And it isn’t just a function of her offensive responsibility at TCU, because Notre Dame also benched Miles during some fourth quarters in the 2024-25 season before she transferred. That prevents Miles from being considered for a top-two pick because her offensive talent and production remain exquisite. Setting aside the spectacular passing — she’s seventh in the nation with 6. 4 assists per game despite TCU not playing with much pace — consider the improvement in Miles’ jump shot. Before she tore her ACL, she made 24. 6 percent of her 3-pointers and was even worse off the dribble, making 22. 8 percent of those attempts. Post-ACL, her 3s are going in 37. 8 percent of the time. The high percentage isn’t a result of playing off the ball, because her pull-up 3-point percentage has gone up to 37. 2 percent. " No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 3 TCU The late game has the stranger pulse. South Carolina rolled Oklahoma 94-68 and reached its sixth straight Elite Eight after outscoring its first three tournament opponents by 135 combined points. That is dominance, even by South Carolina standards. TCU arrives with less brand weight but plenty of nerve. The Horned Frogs survived Washington in overtime, then beat No. 10 Virginia 79-69 in the Sweet 16 behind a career-high 33 points and 10 rebounds from Marta Suarez. Fellow senior Olivia Miles added 28 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. South Carolina is deeper, cleaner and more physically punishing. TCU is older, a little more improvisational and dangerous enough to make the favorite solve something in real time instead of just imposing itself. One of the reasons TCU prevailed against Virginia in the Sweet 16 was the success of Marta Suarez and Olivia Miles. Suarez (33 points) and Miles (28 points) combined for 61 of TCU’s 79 points. I’m sure TCU would like points spread across the offense in the Elite Eight. But the Horned Frogs will take another game from Suarez and Miles, who were stellar at converting shots against the Cavaliers. If TCU is going to win this game, Olivia Miles will need another stellar performance like she had in the Sweet 16. Against Virginia, Miles had a double-double: a game-high 28 points and 10 rebounds. Miles will need another efficient shooting night if TCU pulls off the upset against South Carolina. Ta'Niya Latson had an incredible game during the Sweet 16. The Gamecocks senior guard led the team in scoring with 28 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. Latson finished perfect from beyond the arc, going 4-for-4. She is a critical part of South Carolina’s offense as it looks to get back to another women’s Final Four. Raven Johnson is a threat any time she is on the floor. The Gamecocks guard averaged 10. 2 points, 3. 9 rebounds and 5. 3 assists per game in 2025-26, shooting 50. 7 percent from the floor. In South Carolina’s Sweet 16 win, Johnson had 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor. There’s a lot on the line for TCU in tonight’s Elite Eight game. With a win tonight, the Horned Frogs would advance to their first Final Four in program history. Last year, TCU made its first Elite Eight appearance but lost to Texas 58-47. Hailey Van Lith, who now plays for the Chicago Sky in the WNBA, had a team-high 17 points in the loss. South Carolina continues to be one of the dominant programs in women’s college basketball. It is playing in its 10th Elite Eight as a program. With a win tonight, the Gamecocks would advance to the eighth Final Four in program history. It would also be their sixth consecutive Final Four. Who awaits the winner of TCU and South Carolina? None other than the undefeated UConn Huskies, who advanced to the Final Four with their convincing win over Notre Dame in the Elite Eight. The Huskies are looking to improve to 39-0 in 2025-26 (regular season and playoffs). Of course, South Carolina lost to UConn in last year’s national title game 82-59. Sarah Strong had a double-double of 24 points and 15 rebounds en route to UConn’s 12th national championship. The Gamecocks would get a chance at revenge if they win! Tonight‘s game is played at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. It opened in September 2016 and has been the home of the Sacramento Kings ever since. The capacity is 17, 608. There were two Elite Eight games yesterday in the women’s NCAA Tournament: Here is the schedule for tonight’s Elite Eight games in the women’s NCAA Tournament (times ET): This is the second time South Carolina and TCU have squared off in women’s college basketball since 2001-02, per College Basketball Reference. The first time was Dec. 8, 2024, when South Carolina trounced TCU 85-52. Raven Johnson and Te-hina Paopao led South Carolina in scoring with 11 points each. Here is how TCU arrived at this year‘s Elite Eight in the women’s NCAA Tournament: Here is the path South Carolina took to get to another Elite Eight: