Belt game 1,418 · April 3, 2026 · postseason
South Carolina takes the belt
South Carolina beat UConn 62–48 on a neutral floor to start reign 223 of the Women's College Basketball belt, the 7th for the program.
UConn had held it since April 4, 2025, with 39 defenses over 364 days.
South Carolina held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to UCLA on April 5, 2026.
223Reign number
7Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
South Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ta'Niya Latson | 30 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 10-10 |
| Agot Makeer | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Joyce Edwards | 39 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Tessa Johnson | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Madina Okot | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Maddy McDaniel | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Raven Johnson | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maryam Dauda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
UConn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Strong | 40 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-16 | 2-5 | 2-4 |
| Ashlynn Shade | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Azzi Fudd | 39 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Blanca Quiñonez | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Kayleigh Heckel | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Serah Williams | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| KK Arnold | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jana El Alfy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allie Ziebell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: ESPN, via the sportsdataverse wehoop project (CC BY 4.0), 2013–14 on.