South Carolina defeated UConn in the women's Final Four, according to the NCAA live updates and teamsite materials used in the cleared packet for this brief. The sports lane kept the story narrow and record based, relying on official competition records and sameday coverage to confirm the result. The packet paired NCAA materials with UConn's own game coverage and then checked those records against Associated Press and ESPN sports reporting. This article remains limited to the verified result and the fact that official NCAA and team materials supported publication.