A Final Four battle features the No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinal (29-2) and the No. 1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks (26-4) playing with a ticket to the National Championship Game on the line on Friday, starting at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN. Stanford took down Louisville 78-63 on Tuesday in the team's last action, with Lexie Hull leading the effort by notching 21 points in the victory. South Carolina knocked off Texas 62-34 in the team's last action on Tuesday, led by Zia Cooke's team-high 16 points. Stanford Team StatsStanford heads into the matchup with a 78.9 points per game average on the season, 21.1 more than the 57.8 South Carolina gives up per contest. The Cardinal are 29-2 in games when they score at least 58 points. The Cardinal are outshooting their opponents from distance this season, connecting on nine three-pointers per game while allowing 5.5 made threes to their opponents. When Stanford shoots its average from beyond the arc this season, the Cardinal are 15-0. South Carolina Team StatsThe Gamecocks average more points per game, 75.8, than the 53.4 Stanford gives up. When South Carolina reaches the 53-point mark, it is 26-3 on the year. This season, the Gamecocks are shooting 44.1 percent from the field while limiting their opponents to a 36.2 percent clip. When South Carolina shoots above its season average this year, the Gamecocks have gone 14-0. Stanford Players to WatchKiana Williams is Stanford's leading scorer, averaging 14.5 points a contest, and best passer with 3.0 assists per game. Haley Jones adds 12.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Cardinal, and Hull contributes 11.4 points and 1.6 steals per game. Williams' 2.6 made three-pointers per contest makes her Stanford's most prolific three-point shooter. She makes 39 percent of her shots from downtown. Player stats reflect 31 of 31 games this season. South Carolina Players to WatchCooke leads South Carolina in scoring and averages 15.6 points per game. Destanni Henderson paces the squad with 5.1 assists and averages 12.0 points, while Aliyah Boston leads the Gamecocks with 11.4 rebounds per game and adds 13.8 points. Cooke leads South Carolina's three-point shooting efforts, drilling 1.4 threes per game while connecting on 38 percent of her shots from downtown. Player stats reflect 30 of 30 games this season. Powered By Data Skrive
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