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No. 1 South Carolina rallies from 11 down to beat No. 24 UNC 65-58 in ACC/SEC Challenge
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Top-ranked South Carolina's romping, high-scoring offense never showed up at No. 24 North Carolina. Dawn Staley was OK with that, too, considering her Gamecocks hit the big shots at key moments and locked down defensively. Bree Hall scored 15...
Road Trip: No. 1 South Carolina hits the road and hostile arenas for first time this season
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is not minimizing the tests ahead for her high-scoring, top-ranked Gamecocks, even though their true road games this season won't be nearly as far as their opener in Paris. South Carolina (5-0) takes on No. 24 North Carolina...
No. 1 South Carolina, Cardoso win 45th straight at home, overwhelm Devilettes 101-19
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao is already bringing a dimension to No. 1 South Carolina that all those young McDonald's All-Americans brought in by coach Dawn Staley can't come close to matching. “Nothing beats that experience,” Staley said. That showed...
Top women's hoops teams head off continent for Thanksgiving tournaments
Thanksgiving week has always been a chance for teams to get away to warmer climates to play in quality basketball tournaments and bond as a group. This year is no different with seven of the top 10 teams in the country heading off the continent to play games in the Cayman Islands,...
Cardoso's offense, team defense power No. 1 South Carolina to 78-38 win over South Dakota State
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When the shots wouldn't fall, No. 1 South Carolina relied on its defense, which was more than enough against South Dakota State. Kamilla Cardoso had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks while Raven Johnson had 18 points and five steals as the Gamecocks...
No. 1 South Carolina, Fulwiley roll to 13th straight win over rival Clemson 109-40
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Raven Johnson worried about the disaster of a team she saw out in South Carolina during summer workouts. Out of shape, out of sync and headed for a big fall off from the program that went to three straight Final Fours. A few months later, these top-ranked...
South Carolina returns to familiar No. 1 spot in women's hoops with new faces, inexperienced roster
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley had two equally essential jobs the last few seasons: Developing her talented, national championship core lineup and convincing her younger, just-as-talented prospects that their time would arrive. It has come this season and a...
Kitts' 1st career double-double leads No. 6 South Carolina to 114-76 win over No. 14 Maryland
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has a better handle about what her new team is capable of. The rest of the country does, too, after two dominating performances to start the season. Te-Hina Paopao scored 14 points, Chloe Kitts and Ashlyn Watkins both had...
Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley says title game refs should 'not be run over' after critical NCAA review
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said she does not want a critical NCAA review of officiating in the women's national championship game last April to keep those officials from other prominent assignments, suggesting the Black women had been “thrown under the bus.” ...
Cardoso's double-double helps No. 6 South Carolina beat No. 10 Notre Dame 100-71 in Paris
PARIS (AP) — Dawn Staley could not have envisioned the flashy season-opening performance that new-look South Carolina put on to beat Notre Dame in the NCAA's first women's game in Paris. Kamilla Cardoso had 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks and freshman MiLaysia Fulwiley had...
