News update:See how Hoosiers women escaped dead zone

No. 1 seed South Carolina put on a dominating display in the first half but barely held on in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 4 seed Indiana 79-75 in the Albany 1 Region semifinal of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Albany, N.Y.

The Hoosiers turned the 17-point halftime deficit into just a two-point margin on Mackenzie Holmes’ layup with 1:08 to play. Raven Johnson hit a critical 3-pointer on the Gamecocks’ next possession to stem the Tide

Kamilla Cardoso put up 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds for South Carolina (35-0), which advances to meet Oregon State in the regional final on Sunday. Johnson added 14 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Sydney Parrish paced Indiana (26-6) with 21 points, while Yarden Garzon added 16 points.

All-American Raegan Beers’ layup with 29 seconds left was enough to allow the Beavers to squeeze past the Fighting Irish in the Albany 1 region semifinal of the Women’s NCAA Tournament.

For the Beavers (27-7), it was their first-ever win against the Irish (28-7) as they advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018. Next up for Oregon State is a matchup against top-seeded South Carolina (35-0) on Sunday

Timea Gardiner led the Beavers with 21 points plus 11 rebounds, followed by Beers, who scored 18 and had 13 rebounds For Notre Dame, freshman All-American Hannah Hidalgo was held to 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting. Teammate Sonia Citron scored 22 points and had a team-leading seven rebounds