MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The Southeastern Conference might want to watch out. The league's reigning player of the year is starting to feel better.
Tiffany Mitchell scored 17 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina (11-0) to an 88-57 win Sunday over East Carolina with conference season looming in just a few weeks.
Mitchell has been consistently getting her game back in shape since foot surgery in August. "I have given myself until January to kind of get things going, but I'm starting to feel a lot better," Mitchell said.
The reigning Southeastern Conference player of the year was 5 of 9 from the field -- the first time this season she's shot better than 50 percent.