2021-22 SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY & RECORDS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 3 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 11 NCAA SWEET 16S • 5 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES • 19 ALL-AMERICANS 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORY RECORDS NCAA Tournament History ......................................................2 Scoring Records ..................................................................................96 SEC Tournament History ...........................................................5 Field Goal Records ............................................................................99 Other Postseason History ........................................................6 3-Point Field Goal Records ......................................................101 1,000-Point Scorers .......................................................................7 Free Throw Records .....................................................................103 South Carolina Association of Lettermen Rebounding Records ...................................................................105 Hall of Fame Inductees .......................................................12 Double-Double Records ...........................................................108 All-Time Awards ............................................................................13 Assist Records ...................................................................................109 All-Time Letterwinner Stats ...................................................26 Block Records ....................................................................................111 Letterwinners by State/Country ........................................47 Steal Records .....................................................................................113 Letterwinners by Jersey Number .....................................49 Minutes Played Records ...........................................................115 Year-by-Year Results ...................................................................50 Participation Records...................................................................116 Year-by-Year Finish ......................................................................60 Team Season Records .................................................................117 Coaching History .........................................................................61 Team Game Records ...................................................................118 Arena History ..................................................................................62 Opponent Records .......................................................................120 Series Records vs. Opponents ............................................63 Colonial Life Arena Records ....................................................123 Series Records vs. Conferences ..........................................65 NCAA Tournament Records ...................................................127 Series History vs. Opponents .............................................66 SEC Tournament Records .........................................................129 History vs. Ranked Opponents ..........................................75 Class Records .....................................................................................131 Year-by-Year Statistics ................................................................79 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 3 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 4 NCAA ELITE EIGHTS • 11 NCAA SWEET 16S 5 SEC REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES 2018 NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR • 2020 NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR • 19 ALL-AMERICANS 5 SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS • 48 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1982 • No. 3 Seed in Midwest Region • Sweet 16 Head Coach: Terry Kelly • Final record: 23-8 overall Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/14 No. 6 East Carolina W 79-54 Columbia, S.C. 30-Southers 19-Southers, Foster 14-Denkler 9-Chaney 3/18 vs. No. 2 Kentucky L 69-73 Ruston, La. 23-Foster 19-Foster 29-Still 13-Still 1986 • No. 7 Seed in Mideast Region • First Round Head Coach: Nancy Wilson • Final record: 19-11 overall; 9-1 Metro Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/12 No. 10 Middle Tenn. St. L 77-78 (OT) Columbia, S.C. 24-Southers 18-Gilmore 20-Willbanks 11-Willbanks 1988 • No. 3 Seed in Midwest Region • Second Round Head Coach: Nancy Wilson • Final record: 23-11 overall; 10-2 Metro Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/16 No. 9 Alabama W 77-63 Columbia, S.C. 21-Middleton 11-Parker 22-Vaughn 12-Heard 3/20 at No. 1 Texas L 58-77 Austin, Texas 15-Parker 10-Hawkins 19-Wimbish 9-Conwell 1989 • No. 6 Seed in Midwest Region • First Round Head Coach: Nancy Wilson • Final record: 23-7 overall; 10-2 Metro Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/15 No. 11 Tenn. Tech L 73-77 Columbia, S.C. 31-Hunt 12-Hunt 23-Brown 12-Clayton 1990 • No. 5 Seed in Mideast Region • Sweet 16 Head Coach: Nancy Wilson • Final record: 24-9 overall; 13-1 Metro Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/14 No. 12 Bowling Green W 93-50 Columbia, S.C. 22-Middleton 11-Hunt 15-Thompson 7-Bonner 3/17 at No. 4 Northwestern W 76-67 Evanston, Ill. 21-Middleton 15-Banner 19-Savage 7-Savage, Kennelly 3/22 vs. No. 1 Washington L 61-73 Iowa City, Iowa 20-Hunt 10-Hunt 17-Deden 10-Deden 1991 • No. 7 Seed in Mideast Region • First Round Head Coach: Nancy Wilson • Final record: 22-9 overall; 12-2 Metro Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/13 at No. 10 Vanderbilt L 64-73 Nashville, Tenn. 27-Williams 14-Williams 24-Scholtens 16-Scholtens 2002 • No. 3 Seed in East Region • Elite Eight Head Coach: Susan Walvius • Final record: 25-7 overall; 10-4 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/16 No. 14 Liberty W 69-61 Columbia, S.C. 19-Ujhelyi 14-Penn 19-Walker 9-Foreid 3/18 No. 6 Cincinnati W 75-56 Columbia, S.C. 21-Geter 10-Geter 13-Sharp, King 8-Wilder 3/23 vs. No. 7 Drake W 79-65 Raleigh, N.C. 19-Penn, Gortman 8-Penn 20-Bennett 8-Anderson 3/25 vs. No. 1 Duke L 68-77 Raleigh, N.C. 17-Gortman 9-Penn 24-Beard 7-Beard, Tillis 2003 • No. 5 Seed in East Region • Second Round Head Coach: Susan Walvius • Final record: 23-8 overall; 9-5 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/23 vs. No. 12 Chattanooga W 68-54 University Park, Pa. 18-Ciocan 14-Ujhelyi 18-Warfield 7-Patton 3/25 at No. 4 Penn State L 67-77 University Park, Pa. 21-Penn 9-Penn 27-Mazzante 4-Joseph, Wright 2 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 3 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 11 NCAA SWEET 16S • 5 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES • 19 ALL-AMERICANS 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPION • 3 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 11 NCAA SWEET 16S • 5 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 6 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES • 19 ALL-AMERICANS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 2012 • No. 5 Seed in Fresno Region • Sweet 16 Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 25-10 overall; 10-6 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/17 vs. No. 12 E. Michigan W 80-48 W. Lafayette, Ind. 12-Grant 7-Bruner 14-Redditt 12-Watkins 3/19 at No. 4 Purdue W 72-61 W. Lafayette, Ind. 21-Grant 8-Welch 15-Houser 13-Ostarello 3/25 vs. No. 1 Stanford L 60-76 Fresno, Calif. 18-Sutton 12-Welch 39-N. Ogwumike 10-Ogwumike, Ogwumike 2013 • No. 4 Seed in Norfolk Region • Second Round Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 25-8 overall; 11-5 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/23 vs. No. 13 S. Dakota State W 74-52 Boulder, Colo. 15-Bruner, Walker 11-Bruner 15-Eide 4-Boever, Dietel, Lingle 3/25 vs. No. 12 Kansas L 69-75 Boulder, Colo. 16-Bruner, Welch 12-Bruner 27-Engelman 12-Gardner 2014 • No. 1 Seed in Stanford Region • Sweet 16 Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 29-5 overall; 14-2 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/23 vs. No. 16 CSU Northridge W 73-58 Seattle, Wash. 24-Mitchell 16-Coates 26-Sharpe 6-Sharpe, Fong 3/25 vs. No. 9 Oregon State W 78-69 Seattle, Wash. 21-Welch 11-Coates, Welch 21-Weisner 9-Gibson 3/30 vs. No. 4 North Carolina L 58-65 Palo Alto, Calif. 22-Coates 11-Coates 19-DeShields 9-Mavunga 2015 • No. 1 Seed in Greensboro Region • Final Four Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 34-3 overall; 15-1 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/20 No. 16 Savannah State W 81-48 Columbia, S.C. 15-Wilson 9-Wilson 21-Kalu 8-Davis 3/22 No. 8 Syracuse W 97-68 Columbia, S.C. 14-Coates, Mitchell 10-Welch 23-Peterson 7-Briana Day 3/27 vs. No. 4 North Carolina W 67-65 Greensboro, N.C. 18-Cotes, Mitchell 10-Coates 15-Coleman 13-Mavunga 3/29 vs. No. 2 Florida State W 80-74 Greensboro, N.C. 21-Mitchell 6-Mitchell 13-Romero 7-Romero 4/5 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame L 65-66 Tampa, Fla. 20-Wilson 14-Welch 22-Loyd 8-Turner 2016 • No. 1 Seed in Sioux Falls Region • Sweet 16 Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 33-2 overall; 16-0 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site SC Points SC Rebs. Opp. Points Opp. Rebs. 3/18 No. 16 Jacksonville W 77-41 Columbia, S.C. 22-Coates 11-Wilson 17-B. Brown 6-Mercer 3/20 No. 9 Kansas State W 73-47 Columbia, S.C. 20-Mitchell 10-Coates 21-Lewis 9-Lewis 3/25 No. 4 Syracuse L 72-80 Sioux Falls, S.D. 18-Coates 16-Coates 26-Peterson 13-Briana Day 2017 • No. 1 Seed in Stockton Region • National Champion Head Coach: Dawn Staley • Final record: 33-4 overall; 14-2 SEC Date Opponent Result Score Site