Joyce Edwards scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina to its 15th straight victory, 70-63 over No. 18 Tennessee on Monday night.
Oh, baby. Dawn Staley’s gone and done it again. She’s built another dogged, dynamic, determined South Carolina women’s basketball team.
No. 2 South Carolina recorded another SEC win on Monday night beating No. 18 Tennessee 70-63 on the road in Knoxville. The win keeps South Carolina (20-1, 8-0 SEC) perfect in SEC play marks the end to the Gamecocks’ stretch of five-straight conference games against ranked opponents.
Here's how South Carolina women's basketball was able to beat five consecutive ranked teams and get to 8-0 in the SEC.
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South Carolina and Tennessee are two of the preeminent programs in women’s college basketball. The Lady Vols are one of the sport’s historic titans, with eight NCAA championships and some of ...
Tennessee Lady Vols basketball vs South Carolina Gamecocks on Jan. 27, 2025, at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee
South Carolina suffered a major blow at the beginning of January when Ashlyn Watkins suffered a torn ACL against Mississippi State. The injury ended her 2024-25 season after 14 games. Watkins averaged 7.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game before the injury and was a key frontcourt reserve for the team.
Kim Caldwell will be back on the sideline Monday night when her 17th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols host the defending national champion South Carolina Gamecocks.
Lady Vols coach Kim Caldwell was back on the court a week after giving birth, and South Carolina's Dawn Staley said "other women should honor them."
Thursday night's 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl will have two HBCU football coaches, Chennis Berry (South Carolina State) and Dr. Alvin Parker (VA Union), working as members of the HBCU Coaching Fellowship. South Carolina State linebacker Aaron Smith is the lone HBCU player represented at the 100th all-star classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.