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SOUTH CAROLINA omen’s basketball2017-18 Dir. of Communications/PR: Diana Koval | Office: 803.777.7977 | Cell: 314.369.6050 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @DianaKovalSID Website: www.GamecocksOnline.com | Twitter: @GamecockWBB | Instagram: @GamecockWBB | Facebook: @GamecockWBB | Snapchat: @GamecockWBB Game 29 February 25, 2018 • Knoxville, Tenn. • Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) Schedule/Results South Carolina Tennessee Nov. 3 Coker (Exh.) W, 116-56 Gamecocks Lady Vols Nov. 10 Alabama State (SECN+) W, 99-31 23-5, 12-3 SEC 22-6, 10-5 SEC Nov. 13 at #15/13 Maryland (ESPN2) W, 94-86 Ranking: Ranking: Nov. 16 at Clemson W, 66-36 7/6 (AP/Coaches) vs. 15/14 Nov. 19 Wofford (SECN+) W, 94-60 Head Coach: Dawn Staley Coach: Holly Warlick Record at SC: 244-85 (10th) Record at UT: 150-52 (6th) Career Record: Career Record: Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) 416-165 (18th) Same Top Scorer: A’ja Wilson (22.9) Top Scorer: Jaime Nared (17.6) Nov. 24 vs. Rutgers W, 78-68 Top Reb.: A’ja Wilson (12.0) Top Reb.: Mercedes Russell (9.0) Nov. 25 vs. St. John’s W, 76-58 Nov. 26 vs. #6/6 Notre Dame L, 85-92 Game Information Nov. 30 Western Carolina (SECN+) W, 101-43 Dec. 3 #14/16 Duke (SECN) W, 72-52 Tickets: $10-20 Radio: 107.5 The Game (Brad Muller) Dec. 5 CofC (SECN+) W, 69-43 Broadcast: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, pxp; Gail Goestenkors, Live Stats: UTSports.com Dec. 17 Savannah State (SECN+) W. 99-38 analyst) Dec. 21 at Temple W, 87-60 Dec. 31 #22/21 Texas A&M* (SECN) W, 61-59 Series History Jan. 4 at Ole Miss* (SECN+) W, 88-62 South Carolina Record ........................................ 5-47 Last Five Result Location Jan. 7 at #15/15 Missouri* (ESPN2) L, 74-83 In Knoxville ..................................................... 2-21 1/14/18 L, 70-86 Columbia Jan. 11 Auburn* (SECN+) W, 71-63 In Columbia .................................................... 2-21 1/30/17 L, 74-76 Columbia Jan. 14 #6/6 Tennessee* (ESPN2) L, 70-86 At Neutral Site ................................................... 1-5 2/15/16 W, 62-56 Knoxville Jan. 18 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+) W, 95-82 Staley Era ............................................................. 4-10 3/8/15 W, 62-46 N. Little Rock Ark. Jan. 21 at Kentucky* (ESPNU) W, 81-64 Current Streak ...................................................Lost 2 2/23/15 W, 71-66 Columbia Jan. 25 Arkansas* (SECN) W, 90-42 Jan. 28 #11/11 Missouri* (ESPN2) W, 64-54 Game Notables Feb. 1 #1/1 UConn (ESPN) L, 58-83 • South Carolina looks to end a two-game skid to the Lady Vols, the Gamecocks' first back-to-back losses to Tennessee Feb. 5 at #2/2 Mississippi St.* (ESPN2) L, 53-67 since the 2013-14 season. In their last three trips to Knoxville, South Carolina is 2-1. Feb. 8 at Alabama* (SECN) W, 79-66 • South Carolina is 2-2 on the road against ranked opponents this season with wins at #15/13 Maryland and #20/19 Feb. 11 Florida* (SECN) W, 64-57 Georgia. Feb. 15 at #20/19 Georgia* (SECN+) W, 77-65 • The Gamecocks have been sharing the ball well in recent games, assisting on 65.3 percent of their made field goals Feb. 18 Kentucky* (SECN) W, 81-63 over the last four outings and averaging 16.0 assists over the stretch. Feb. 22 #24/- LSU* (SECN) W, 57-48 • National Player of the Year candidate A'ja Wilson celebrated Senior Night with just the seventh 20-point, 20-rebound Feb. 25 at #15/14 Tennessee* (ESPN2) 4 p.m. outing in program history and the first since Jan. 5, 1981. Shaking off the emotion of the pregame ceremony, she had nine points and seven boards in just seven first-quarter minutes and never looked back. Her 24 rebounds in the game SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) are the most in by any SEC player in league action this season and were two shy of the school record. Feb. 28 First Round (SECN) • Sophomore Tyasha Harris' SEC-best 6.3 assists per game average this season would rank third in program history. Mar. 1 Second Round (SECN) No Gamecock has finished the season averaging at least 6.0 assists since Cristina Ciocan handed out 6.7 per game in Mar. 2 Quarterfinals (SECN) 2002-03. Harris' average goes up to 6.5 per SEC game, which is ahead of the Gamecocks current school record of Mar. 3 Semifinals (ESPNU) 6.2 by Ciocan in 2001-02. Mar. 4 Final (ESPN2) Tale of the Tape All Times Listed as Eastern and are subject to change South Carolina Tennessee * indicates SEC Game SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC Television outlet listed in parentheses – SECN is SEC Overall Rank Only Rank Only Rank Overall Rank Network; SECN+ is SEC Network online via WatchESPN 78.0.......... 3rd...........73.7............ 3rd................ Points Per Game ................72.1.......... 4th ...........79.0 ........... 2nd 61.1.......... 6th...........64.1............ 4th............Opp. Points Per Game ............ 66.0 ......... 6th ...........64.9 ............ 9th .475 ..........1st .......... .455 ............ 3rd................ Field Goal %age ................ .434 ......... 6th .......... .459 ............ 4th “We Are” .369 ......... 3rd .......... .397 ............ 3rd............Opp. Field Goal %age ............ .404 ......... 4th .......... .377 ............ 4th Each season South Carolina head coach Dawn .347 ......... 6th .......... .358 ............ 4th............3-Pt. Field Goal %age ............ .293 ......... 9th .......... .313 ............ 4th Staley chooses a theme for her team and its legion 4.9 ......... 10th .............4.8 ............ 9th............ 3-Pt FG Made/Game ..............4.5 ....... 10th .............5.0 ............ 8th of fans to rally around. This season’s theme of “We .336 ....... 12th .......... .327 ............ 8th........Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal %age ........ .328 ......... 9th .......... .284 ........... 2nd Are” is one that embraces the connection between her .689 ......... 8th .......... .704 .......... 11th................Free Throw %age ................ .716 ......... 9th .......... .706 ............ 7th team and its fans. 15.5 ..........................15.7 ............................... FTs Made Per Game ............. 14.6 ..........................16.6 .................. The Gamecocks will employ various “We Are” +7.4 ......... 4th ...........+5.5 ............ 4th............. Rebounding Margin ............. +6.2 ......... 3rd ...........+8.8 ............ 3rd statements to highlight some of their core traits 15.2 ......... 5th ...........13.7 ............ 5th................Assists Per Game ................ 15.4 ........ 2nd ...........16.1 ............ 3rd throughout the season. They also invite fans to share +1.5 ......... 8th ........... -0.8 ............ 9th................Turnover Margin .................-1.3 ....... 10th ........... -1.0 .......... 10th their “We Are” statements to further illustrate how 7.8 ........... 7th .............6.0 ............ 9th.................Steals Per Game ...................7.9 ......... 6th .............8.6 ............ 6th much the team is a reflection of its fans. 6.5 ............1st .............6.2 ........... 2nd................Blocks Per Game ..................3.9 ......... 3rd .............4.4 ............ 4th 1 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPS • 2 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 8 ncaa sweet 16S • 4 sec regular-season championships • 3 sec tournament titles • 16 all-americans 2017-18 South Carolina Media Roster Victoria Patrick LAST 5: 0.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 9.4 mpg Career Highs NOTABLE: Solid shooting guard eager to 5-8 • So. • Guard • Orlando, Fla. Pts: 11 at Ole Miss, 1/4/18 get more minutes this season ... 6 games of Reb: 2, 7x, at Kentucky, 1/21/18 20+ minutes ... showed great form at Ole Ast: 2, 3x at Kentucky, 1/21/18 0 Miss with career-high 11 points. Stl: 2 vs. Saint Peter's, 11/22/16 PPG 1.9 0.6 APG 0.5 .233 .500 RPG FT% FG% Doniyah Cliney LAST 5: 6.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 88.9 FT% Career Highs NOTABLE: Athletic guard, good size ... 6-0 • Jr. • Guard • Newark, N.J. Pts: 16 vs. Texas A&M, 12/31/17 steady development, stat stuffer who can Reb: 9 vs. Clemson, 12/15/16 dawn-YAY CLY-nee contribute in many ways ... 9 double-figure Ast: 6, 2x, vs. Kentucky, 2/2/17 4 scoring games this season ... 13 games of 3 or Stl: 5 vs. Ala. St., 11/10/17 PPG 7.6 3.3 APG 2.2 .427 .725 RPG FT% FG% more assists, including each of the last 4 Bianca Jackson LAST 5: 9.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 42.9 3FG% Career Highs NOTABLE: Dangerous on both ends of the 5-10 • Fr. • Guard • Montgomery, Ala. Pts: 20 vs. UConn, 2/1/18 floor ... 17 starts ... most minutes among SC Reb: 10 vs. CofC, 12/5/17 freshmen (29.3/gm) ... 40.0 3FG% ranks first Ast: 7 at Clemson, 11/16/17 10 among SEC freshmen and eighth overall ... Stl: 3 vs. Savannah St., 12/17/17 PPG 7.4 3.5 APG 2.0 .392 .756 RPG FT% FG% named ASWA 5A Miss Basketball (2017). Lindsey Spann LAST 5: 1 game - 3 pts, 2 rebs, 2 stls Career Highs NOTABLE: Will miss the rest of the season 5-6 • R-Sr. • Guard • Laurel, Md. Pts: 31 vs. Saint Peter’s, 11/13/16* with a knee injury ... played in 15 games, Reb: 9, 2x, vs. Marshall, 12/3/16* starting 11 ... took the right shots and hit Ast: 8, 2x, vs. Wofford, 11/19/17 11 45.2% from 3-pt range ... five 15+ point Stl: 2 vs. Alabama, 2/8/18 PPG 10.3 1.2 APG 1.5 .462 .727 RPG FT% FG% games. * indicates while at Penn State Mikiah Herbert Harrigan LAST 5: 5.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.2 bpg Career Highs NOTABLE: Versatile forward with skill on 6-2 • So. • For. • Pembroke Pines, Fla. Pts: 21 vs. Savannah St., 12/17/17 both ends ... good mid-range game to free Reb: 10 vs. Georgia, 3/3/17 muh-KEE-uh up drives ... 9th in SEC with 1.2 bpg ... 6 Blk: 4, 3x, vs. Miss. St., 2/5/18 21 games of 10+ points ..