Thee Dawn Staley had WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson in tears thanks to a ridiculous hat she rocked on the bench ahead of South Carolina's showdown with LSU.

Here are CBS Sports' midseason awards.  Hannah Hidalgo is a versatile guard who is impactful on both ends of the court. She is one of the top scorers in the nation, averaging 25.4 points per game thanks to her ability to score at all three levels.

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley's contract allows here to leave for WNBA, NBA jobs. Why she says she won't.

Everything to know about when, where and how to watch South Carolina women's basketball vs LSU, a showdown between Dawn Staley and Kim Mulkey.

Dawn Staley became the highest-paid coach in women’s basketball when she signed a new contract with South Carolina on Friday. The extension bumped her pay from $3.2 million to $4 million this year and will see her annual compensation rise to $5.25 million at the end of the contract in 2029-2030.

South Carolina's head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension to stay with the team until 2030.

No. 5 LSU heads to No. 2 South Carolina on Friday for a 5 PM tipoff. Two heated matchups last season, including in the SEC championship, fostered competitiveness from the teams led by two of the best head coaches in the game.

In a top-five matchup between the past two national champions, No. 5 LSU (20-0, 5-0 SEC) will play at No. 2 South Carolina (18-1, 6-0 SEC) Friday afternoon in Colonial Life Arena at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN as the Tigers put their unbeaten record on the line.

The last time the South Carolina Gamecocks and LSU Tigers women's basketball teams played each other, six players were ejected. This was during the SEC Champio

The SEC has been the toughest conference this women's college basketball season, and Friday features a marquee showdown between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU. The Tigers are one of only two teams in the country still undefeated,

Staley has been the head coach at South Carolina since 2008, and she just won her third NCAA championship with the Gamecocks. Last week, the Gamecocks made Staley the highest-paid women's basketball coach ever with a contract extension that will keep her with the program until 2030.