South Carolina basketball stars reunite lost dog with owners

South Carolina women’s basketball players Raven Johnson and Chloe Kitts reunited a family with their lost dog on Saturday.

Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley took to Twitter to help the players find the dog’s owners.

Hello Columbia, SC! My little babies @chloe1kitts @HollywoodRaven found this cute girl near Rosewood. Please help us found her home. @JudiGatson @LeonLott8 @ColumbiaPDSC @RCSD pic.twitter.com/jrwMLYY7oI

— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) May 27, 2023

“My little babies @chloe1kitts and @HollywoodRaven found this cute girl near Rosewood,” Staley wrote, tagging the local sheriff’s department and a local reporter in the post. “Please help us found her home.”

The duo took the dog for a bath at a local pet store as they searched for her family.

“They don’t want to take her to a pound so they currently have a phone number to call a fur baby angel to help,” Staley wrote. “Thank you all for your concerns for the lost cutie.”

Aaaawwww they took her to VetCo and gave her a bath…..they don’t want to take her to a pound so they currently have a phone number to call a fur baby angel to help. Thank you all for your concerns for the lost cutie. @chloe1kitts @HollywoodRaven 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/eQIwzw4CMI

— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) May 27, 2023

Two hours later, Staley shared the happy ending to the story. The dog, named Lily Mae, had been reunited with her owners thanks to a Facebook post.

“The REUNION! Lily Mae is back with her rightful owners!” she wrote. “Our @GamecockWBB family grew for just a few hours.”

The REUNION! Lily Mae is back with her rightful owners! Thank you @chloe1kitts @HollywoodRaven and Facebook!! Our @GamecockWBB family grew for just a few hours 🥰🥰😋 pic.twitter.com/6y9Da1lcA9

— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) May 28, 2023