A week after coach Dawn Staley said her team needed to put in more effort defensively, South Carolina women’s basketball went out and did just that, throttling Alabama State, 99-31, to open its regular season with a win Friday.
All told, the Gamecocks forced as many turnovers and drew as many fouls as points they allowed, taking the ball away from the Hornets 29 times and getting them to commit 27 personal fouls.
With senior guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore sidelined with a sprained knee, every other South Carolina player got at least 10 minutes on the floor, and everyone scored.