Kamilla Cardoso's first career three-pointer was huge.
The South Carolina Gamecocks center found herself with the ball down 73-71 in the final seconds of their Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinal game Saturday against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in Greenville, South Carolina. His debut three-pointer landed, giving the Gamecocks the victory and preserving their undefeated season for at least one more night.
“I knew with the players we had on the court, pretty much the only person who was going to be open was Kamilla,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “So I just told Raven [Johnson] to pass the ball to Kamilla. And I said to Kamilla: 'Hey, pass it on to [Te-Hina] Paopao,' and then at the last second I said, 'Kamilla, shoot.'”
Cardoso's shot received praise from some big names on social media.
@Candace_Parker They called me thinking it was over 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/UwBuhMJwQx
– A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) March 9, 2024
LFGGGGGG
– A'ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) March 9, 2024
Oh Lord!!! What game!!! #kamillacordoso With the game up 3 with 1.1 seconds left!! Wow!! What a shot!!! It was amazing to see!!! @GamecockWBB @Vol_Hoops
31-0– Terrell Owens (@terrrellowens) March 9, 2024
Letssssss gooooooooooooooooooooo Oh my god, I had a fucking heart attack. @GamecockWBB https://t.co/GuF0VEku7j
—Tiffany Mitchell (@TiffMitch25) March 9, 2024
WOW!!!!!
—Chelsea Gray (@cgray209) March 9, 2024
Kamila shoot now!? 😱 where was this in AAU
— Rhyne Howard 🤟🏾🈳 (@howard_rhyne) March 9, 2024
