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.

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.

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.

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

A top-4 showdown between No. 4 LSU women's basketball and No. 2 South Carolina happens Thursday night inside Colonial Life Arena. Here's how to watch.

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.

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.

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.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley celebrates after the Final Four college basketball championship game against Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Cleveland. South Carolina won 87-75. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) AP

After a brief delay, the Lady Tigers and Gamecocks will unleash a top-five matchup in Columbia, South Carolina, this weekend. LSU comes into the game undefeated, a perfect 20-0 under head coach Kim Mulkey. Meanwhile, Dawn Staley’s squad had been cooking with an 18-1 record after a loss to top-ranked UCLA woke them up.