NC State's Saniya Rivers is facing her former team in undefeated South Carolina on Friday night in the Final Four. Rivers said she's embracing the challenge.
WITH BOTH TEAMS PAT WELTER IN KC HANDS ARE LIVE IN PHOENIX FOLLOWING THE MEN. WE'RE GOING TO BE CHATTING WITH THEM SOON. THE ACTION STARTS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS FROM NOW WHEN THE NUMBER 3 SEED WOLFPACK, WOMEN TIP OFF THEIR SEMIFINAL GAME AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR BRITTANY STARTING OUR LIVE COVERAGE TONIGHT UP IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. BRAT. >> HEY, DANIEL, THEY ARE READY FOR THAT UNDEFEATED SOUTH CAROLINA TEAM. YES, I RIVERS PLAYED FOR HEAD COACH DAWN STALEY JUST 2 YEARS AGO. >> THE GAMECOCKS WON THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SHE SAYS SHE'S GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HER FORMER TEAM, BUT SHE SAYS HER FOCUS IS ON WINNING THE NEXT GAME. >> AT THE NEXT THURSDAY, AS IT MAY APPEAR BUSINESS AS USUAL, IT. BUT THIS IS THE FINAL 4 AND THE MOMENT STARTING TO SETTLE. IT HAS A NEW WORLD TOMORROW. WEEKS WHICH IS SO EXCITED TO BE HERE, OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE TO AFFECT WOMEN WILL LEAN ON TONIGHT. RIVERS EXPERIENCE IN THE FINAL 4. SHE'S BACK WITH A SECOND TIME AFTER WINNING AT ALL WITH SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE GOES UP AGAINST YOUR FORMER TEAM AND COACH AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. SOMEBODY ASKED ME, DO I WAS IT WAS A BODY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE THE TOUGH, THE TOUGH GAME AND IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH GAME. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A FRIENDLY ONE AT THAT'S A GREAT TEAM. THERE WERE A GREAT TEAM TO BOTH HERE FOR A REASON. AND THIS IS A MATTER WHO WANTS A MORE PERFECT BELIEVE THEY DO WANT IT MORE. I PLAYED WITH AN EDGE ALL YEAR LONG COMING INTO THE SEASON. UNRANKED WEAVER SAYS THAT HAS HELPED THE TEAM TO CREATE A SPECIAL BOND, NOT ISOLATION OF THOSE. MY FRIENDS, MY DAUGHTERS, MY SISTERS, AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH SNOW LEVEL WE'RE DOING RIGHT WE WERE JUST DIFFERENT WHERE DIFFERENT TYPE OF TEAM IN EVERY TEAM TO CALL EACH OF THE SYSTEM. HE'S GOT I'M ABLE TO DO THAT. WHAT A SPECIAL WEEK SO FAR FOR THESE WOMEN. THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THIS GAME. THEY'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF FUN IN THE MEANTIME, BUT THEY ARE READY FOR TOMORROW. THEY KNOW THEY GOT TO SCORE A LOT OF POINTS. >> BUT THEY SAY AND THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO THAT BY FEEDING ISAIAH JAMES. SHE'S THAT RED-HOT SCORE THAT DROPPED 29 ON STANFORD IN THE LEAD 8. AND ASIDE FROM THAT, THOUGH, THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO REBOUND AND PLAY A LOT OF GOOD DEFENSE. YOU KNOW, THEY SAY DAN DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS, A SOUND FOCUS. THE SOUND READY HANDLING MEDIA
