NEW YORK (AP) — Dawn Staley already has accomplished so much at South Carolina. Now she can add the first preseason No. 1 ranking in school history to the list of achievements.
The Gamecocks received 29 of the 30 first-place votes in The Associated Press preseason women's Top 25 released Tuesday (see full ranking below).
“It’s pretty cool to be the first to do things at a place, where you can feel the love for our team in this town,” Staley said. “They’ve been along this journey with us and allowed us to do things like this.