CLEVELAND – It was at halftime of the season opener in Paris when Bree Hall came to the realization that South Carolina was good. Like it, Good Good. Kamilla Cardoso and Ashlyn Watkins felt the same way. For years, the Gamecocks have been good. Actually, they’ve been great. A modern NCAA powerhouse following in the… Read More »
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Gamecocks survived as they used to thrive. They spread the task over the schedule. South Carolina didn’t return to one star as it clung to a slim five-point lead that was as large as 22 early in the third quarter of a Sweet 16 matchup with Indiana. In the final 2:03,… Read More »
ALBANY, N.Y. – One of Hannah Hidalgo’s first memories of women’s basketball came in fifth grade. There was no special team involved, no phenomenal player or competition worthy of an instant classic. It was the way people talked about it, hated it and openly bashed it. It made Notre Dame’s freshman star not want to… Read More »
ALBANY, N.Y. – Dawn Staley wondered if No. 1 overall seed South Carolina was playing its best basketball heading into and during the SEC Tournament earlier this month. “We weren’t just clicking on both sides of the basketball,” Staley said Thursday before the Sweet 16 at MVP Arena. “There were bouts of that, but when… Read More »
Kiki Rice (1) and UCLA moved into first place in the latest reveal of the NCAA’s top 16 teams. Can the Bruins hold their spot? (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) South Carolina retained the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA women’s basketball committee’s final unveiling on Thursday, two weeks before Selection Sunday. Ohio State… Read More »