Video: Beyoncé Sends Dawn Staley Flowers After South Carolina's 2024 WCBB Title Win

Featured Columnist IVApril 17, 2024

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 8: South Carolina coach Dawn Staley adjusts the microphone during an NCAA Women's Basketball Championship celebration at Colonial Life Arena on April 8, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. University classes that were scheduled during the event were canceled. The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 to cap a perfect season.
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The South Carolina women's basketball team apparently gained a notable fan this season.

Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley shared Wednesday that Beyoncé sent her a bouquet of flowers and a letter of congratulations in the wake of the team's national championship victory. The famed singer wrote to Staley to say she and her family followed South Carolina throughout the year.

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LOVE ON TOP!! <a href="https://twitter.com/Beyonce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Beyonce</a> <a href="https://t.co/kmIZlQWG3h">pic.twitter.com/kmIZlQWG3h</a>

The Gamecocks became the first team since UConn in 2015-16 to have a perfect season in women's basketball. They overwhelmed Iowa and star guard Caitlin Clark in the title game, pulling away in the second half and winning 87-75.

It was South Carolina's third title since Staley's arrival in 2008. Beyond the success she has delivered on the court, the legendary former point guard is building a legacy and forging an identity in Columbia that has set the program apart.

Getting a shout-out from Beyoncé is a symbol of the Gamecocks' rise in the national consciousness.

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