The blood pressure of Dawn Staley and Gamecock fans may be a little worse for wear, but South Carolina women’s basketball has a six-game win streak and a perfect start to SEC play after defeating Alabama 62-59 on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena.
USC (10-4, 2-0 SEC) needed to withstand a frenetic second-half rally by the Crimson Tide (9-6, 1-1) to do it. After leading by 10 at halftime, the Gamecocks saw their lead shrink and finally vanish with less than two minutes to play.
Strong defense from redshirt junior guard Te’a Cooper and a clutch basket in the final minute were enough, however, to grab the win.