No. 2 South Carolina women’s basketball defeated the No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide, 76-58, Thursday night in Tuscaloosa. Head coach Dawn Staley spoke to members of the media following the Gamecocks’ 12th straight win.

Dawn Staley revealed how her players asked to borrow some cash from the South Carolina Gamecocks' head coach shortly after she became the highest-paid coach in women's college bask

Dawn Staley is now the highest-paid women’s basketball coach in the country. South Carolina’s Board of Trustees approved new contract extension for Staley on Friday that will pay her $4 million a season. Staley’s new annual salary marks raise from the $3.2 million she’s making this season.