City of Columbia set to honor South Carolina with national championship parade
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For the second time in three years, the City of Columbia will honor Dawn Staley and South Carolina women’s basketball on their national championship with a parade.
According to a press release from the city, the parade will be held this this Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. The event will begin on the 1700 block of Main Street (corner of Main and Laurel). Additional information, including parking and street closings will be shared later this week.
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Below is the full press release that was shared on Monday afternoon about the parade.
City Manager Teresa Wilson has announced that the City of Columbia will host a parade in honor of the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball team’s NCAA National Championship.
The parade will be held on Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m. starting on the 1700 block of Main Street (corner of Main and Laurel Streets).
The City will invite local elected officials, government entities and community partners to join Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City Council members and USC officials in the parade.
Additional information about parking and street closings will be shared later this week.
Finishing the season (38-0), South Carolina becomes just the tenth team in women’s basketball history to finish a season undefeated. USC becomes the first team since the 2015-16 UConn Huskies to achieve the feat. The win also makes Dawn Staley just the fifth coach in women’s basketball history to win three national championships. She joins Geno Auriemma (11), Pat Summit (8), Kim Mulkey (4), and Tara Vanderveer (3).
In the past four years, the Gamecocks have gone (135-8). No other team has more than 122 wins in that span.
