South Carolina has been the best team all season in women's college basketball.

The undefeated Gamecocks have a storybook ending of their own in front of them because they can avenge last year's loss to Iowa to finish the perfect season.

Dawn Staley's team produced four double-digit wins, including a 19-point win over the NC State Wolfpack on Friday, to reach the national championship.

The Gamecocks can control the matchup with Iowa through the paint. They have four players who average over five rebounds per game.

South Carolina won the board battle by 14 against NC State and the Oregon State Beavers in the last two rounds.

A year ago, the Gamecocks recorded 24 more rebounds than the Hawkeyes, but lost by six because the Hawkeyes shot 10 percent better from the field.

South Carolina must make its difference in the paint matter. That starts with Kamilla Cardoso, who had 22 points and 11 rebounds on Friday in her best game of the tournament.

Cardoso would be the driving force of a victory on Sunday, and if that happens, South Carolina finishes as the first undefeated team since UConn in 2016. The Gamecocks would be the fourth program to ever record a perfect record. All of them belong to UConn, Tennessee or Baylor.