History was made for coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina women's basketball program on Sunday.

Twice.

After defeating No. 1 Iowa 87-75 in the national title game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, the Gamecocks became just the 10th team in NCAA women's basketball history to complete an undefeated season. Staley became the first Black coach, in Division I history, both men's and women's college basketball, to do so. In addition, Staley's third ring makes her the first Black coach to win three national titles.

The 38-0 season for South Carolina that came to a storybook ending has Staley joining the club of accomplished coaches who all have at least three national championships. None of those coaches are Black.

South Carolina, the 10th women's team to finish a season undefeated

Prior to Sunday, Baylor, UConn, Tennessee and Texas were the four programs in women's college basketball who completed undefeated seasons. South Carolina becomes the 10th team because six different UConn teams have gone on to have unbeaten seasons. Current coach Geno Auriemma won all six of those titles for UConn. The late Pat Summitt finished one undefeated season during her accomplished coaching career at Tennessee, and Kim Mulkey earned her spot on the history books with Baylor in 2011-12. The first coach in women's college basketball to finish a season undefeated was Jody Conradt with Texas in 1985-86.

Ahead of the Final Four, Staley was named Naismith Coach of the Year for the fourth time in five years. It was Staley’s third straight year winning the award.

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After former South Carolina player Aliyah Boston worked with the ESPN broadcasting crew for Final Four weekend, Staley along with others celebrated having five Black women at the desk for the biggest games in college basketball history. Boston worked alongside Elle Duncan, Andraya Carter, Chiney Ogwumike and Carolyn Peck.

"Black women holding it down," Staley said. "Holding it down, taking it to another level, and it's quite remarkable."

Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin.

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