South Carolina women's basketball: Gamecocks in the WNBA - A'ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston face off in the semifinals

A’ja Wilson and Aliyah Boston are set to battle it out in the semifinals. Get caught up on all the Gamecocks in the WNBA.

Thursday was a big night for the former Gamecocks. Boston made the game-winning layup with 7.4 seconds left to help Indiana upset Atlanta, and then Wilson tied her playoff career-high with 38 points to hold off Seattle, the second-most points ever in an elimination game. 

Now the two best players in Gamecock history will face each other for the right to play for the championship.

The first round isn’t over – Phoenix hosts New York Friday night for the right to face Minnesota – but there aren’t any more Gamecocks involved on that side of the bracket.

The best-of-five semifinal matchups are:
(1) Minnesota vs (4) Phoenix/(5) New York
(2) Las Vegas vs (6) Indiana

Atlanta Dream
Allisha Gray
Playoffs: 3 games (3 starts), 33.1 mpg, 16.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 spg

Gray struggled in Game 2, but she was tremendous in the two games in Atlanta. Unfortunately, Atlanta’s season-long inability to execute in crunch time was its undoing, as the Dream failed three times in the final eight seconds to get a decent inbound pass.

Last week:
vs Indiana (80-68 win): 35 minutes*, 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, block
at Indiana (77-60 loss): 31 minutes*, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
vs Indiana (87-85 loss): 33 minutes*, 19 points, 12 rebounds, assist, block

Te-Hina Paopao
Playoffs: 3 games, 9.8 mpg, 6.3 ppg, 0.3 apg, 1.7 rpg, 37.5 3P%
The playoffs also ended like the rest of the season for Paopao: with us wondering why she didn’t play more. Karl Smesko yanked her after an early turnover and never put her back in until 1.2 seconds left.

Last week:
vs Indiana (80-68 win): 6 minutes, 2 points, rebound, 0-0 3PT
at Indiana (77-60 loss): 13 minutes, 11 points, rebound, steal, block, 3-5 3PT
vs Indiana (87-85 loss): 9 minutes, 6 points, 3 rebounds, assist, 0-3 3PT

Upcoming games:
Atlanta’s season is over.

Golden State Valkyries
Laeticia Amihere
Playoffs: 1 game, 4.3 mpg, 0.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
Amihere finished the season outside of the rotation, but she still proved she is a WNBA player.

Last week:
at Minnesota (101-72 loss): 4 minutes, rebound
vs Minnesota (75-74 loss): DNP-CD

Upcoming games:
Golden State’s season is over.

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Indiana Fever
Aliyah Boston
Playoffs: 3 games (3 starts), 30.0 mpg, 12.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, 0.0 bpg, 0.3 spg
Boston’s scoring was down against Atlanta, but she came through with a monster Game 3. She even got a technical foul for her aggressive play, which is a major statement for someone so mild-mannered. Boston finished it off with the go-ahead layup with 7.4 seconds left.

Odyssey Sims finds Aliyah Boston for the lead with 7.4 seconds left on the clock in Game 3 💪 pic.twitter.com/ZivSFE4T5E

— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 19, 2025

Last week:
at Atlanta (80-68 loss): 34 minutes*, 8 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists
vs Atlanta (77-60 win): 22 minutes*, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
at Atlanta (87-85 win): 34 minutes*, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, steal 

Bree Hall
Playoffs: 2 games, 1.5 mpg, 2.0 ppg
Hall got in for the last minute and change of the first two games, somehow notching four points despite going 2-4 from the line.

Last week:
at Atlanta (80-68 loss): 2 minutes, 4 points
vs Atlanta (77-60 win): 1 minute, no stats
at Atlanta (87-85 win): DNP-CD

Upcoming games:
Sunday, September 21 at Las Vegas (3:00 ET, ABC) – Game 1
Tuesday, September 23 at Las Vegas (9:30 ET, ESPN) – Game 2
Friday, September 26 vs Las Vegas (TBD, ESPN2) – Game 3 
Sunday, September 28 vs Las Vegas (3:00 ET, ABC) – Game 4 (If Necessary)
Tuesday, September 30 at Las Vegas (TBD, TBD) – Game 5 (If Necessary)

Las Vegas Aces 

A’ja Wilson
Playoffs: 3 games (3 starts), 35.3 mpg, 29.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.0 bpg, 2.3 spg, 40.0 3P%
Wilson was named the WNBA co-Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday. She didn’t want to take time out from preparing for Game 3, so she had her parents, Eva and Roscoe, accept the award for her before the game. 

There probably wouldn’t have been a Game 3 if Las Vegas hadn’t forgotten about Wilson during the fourth quarter of Game 2. That’s the only time Wilson didn’t dominate against Seattle.

Last week:
vs Seattle (102-77 win): 30 minutes*, 29 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks
at Seattle (86-83 loss): 38 minutes*, 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, steal
vs Seattle (74-73 win): 37 minutes*, 38 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks 

Upcoming games:
Sunday, September 21 vs Indiana (3:00 ET, ABC) – Game 1
Tuesday, September 23 vs Indiana (9:30 ET, ESPN) – Game 2
Friday, September 26 at Indiana (TBD, ESPN2) – Game 3 
Sunday, September 28 at Indiana (3:00 ET, ABC) – Game 4 (If Necessary)
Tuesday, September 30 vs Indiana (TBD, TBD) – Game 5 (If Necessary)

Seattle Storm
Zia Cooke
1 game, 7.0 mpg, 3.0 ppg, 1.0 apg, 1.0 rpg
Cooke only played in the Game 1 blowout.

Last week:
at Las Vegas (102-77 loss): 7 minutes, 3 points, rebound, assist
vs Las Vegas (86-83 win): DNP-CD
at Las Vegas (74-73 loss): DNP-CD

Tiffany Mitchell
Playoffs: 1 game, 11.0 mpg, 6.0 ppg
Mitchell only played in the Game 1 blowout as Seattle tightened its rotation to just seven players.

Last week:
at Las Vegas (102-77 loss): 11 minutes, 6 points 
vs Las Vegas  (86-83 win): DNP-CD
at Las Vegas (74-73 loss): DNP-CD

Upcoming games:
Seattle’s season is over.

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