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South Carolina women’s basketball will face Southern to open March Madness

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South Carolina women's basketball finally learned its first round opponent to start March Madness, as Southern won a First Four game March 19.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina women's basketball and coach Dawn Staley finally know their first round opponent to start the Women's NCAA Tournament . The No. 1 seed Gamecocks (31-3) will play No.

16 seed Southern (20-13) in Colonial Life Arena on March 21 (1 p. m. ET, ABC).

Southern beat Samford 65-53 on March 19 in a First Four game. The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 8 Clemson and No.

9 Southern Cal on March 23. The Gamecocks are the No. 4 overall seed but the top seed in the Sacramento 4 Regional.