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No. 2 South Carolina women’s basketball defeated the No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide, 76-58, Thursday night in Tuscaloosa. Head coach Dawn Staley spoke to members of the media following the Gamecocks’ 12th straight win.

South Carolina women's basketball escaped a late game surge from Alabama by way of Joyce Edwards' 11 points in the fourth quarter.

Everything coach Dawn Staley said during media on Friday about her historic new contract, what it means for South Carolina women's basketball.

Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid women’s basketball coach in the country. South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved new contract extension for Staley on Friday that will pay her $4 million a season. Staley’s new annual salary marks an $800,000 raise from the $3.2 million she was making this season.

South Carolina added another ranked victory to its resume on Thursday night with a 76-58 win over No. 19 Alabama. Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks improve to 17-1 on the year with the result and maintain a perfect 5-0 record in SEC play.

Dawn Staley is the highest-paid in women's sports after the Board of Trustees approved a contract extension for her.

“Staley won a total of 10 gold medals as an athlete, before transitioning to the sidelines. As the head coach, Staley steered the USA to gold at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 and at the 2020 Olympic Games,” the institution wrote in its release.

See how freshman Joyce Edwards took over in the fourth quarter to help South Carolina women's basketball beat Alabama on the road for SEC win No. 5.

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said it is cool for her to have American rapper Plies showing support for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina has won a record 51 straight regular season SEC games and will look to extend that to 52 as they take on top 25 in conference foe Alabama on the

Staley's extension comes with a starting annual salary of $4 million, dethroning LSU's Kim Mulkey for the richest contract in NCAA women's basketball.