First, A’ja Wilson is progressing and remains day-to-day. She was able to run full-speed for a bit during Wednesday’s practice and they’ll continue to evaluate her.
Second, and most importantly – fifth-ranked South Carolina knows what lies ahead on Monday. Top-five home matchups within the conference don’t exactly arrive unnoticed.
That’s Monday. On Thursday, Ole Miss comes to town.
“We’ve never been a team that’s overlooked anybody,” coach Dawn Staley said. “I think Alaina (Coates) just chimed in, ‘That’s not who we are.’ Our kids aren’t sophisticated enough to think ahead to a game.”
The Gamecocks are fully prepared to hear all the hype next week but the Rebels are their only attention this week.