COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Joyce Edwards scored 16 points as No. 2 South Carolina won its 65th straight home game when it defeated Wofford 93-47 on Sunday.
The Gamecocks (12-1) overcame the absence of injured reserves Maddy McDaniel and Sakima Walker to take control of the Terriers of the Southern Conference with a 17-0 run in the second quarter.
Edwards, a 6-foot-3 forward, has led the team in scoring the past three games.
Tessa Johnson added 14 points and Raven Johnson 13 for South Carolina, which has not lost at home since December 2020.
The defending national champs have been idle since Dec. 19, much of it a six-day break for players to head home for Christmas. McDaniel, a freshman, was out with a concussion while senior forward Walker came out for pregame warmups on crutches.
Down to a roster of 11, South Carolina still had no problem with the Terriers (6-5).
Notables
- With the 93-47 victory over Wofford, South Carolina tallied its 65th straight win at home, and its third-highest point total of the season.
- The depth of the Gamecocks was on full display, with all 10 players hitting the floor scoring at least a bucket for the third time this season.
- South Carolina’s bench outscored Wofford as a team, 56-47.
- Five Gamecocks finished in double-figures, and the team knocked down 10 shots behind the arc for the second-most this season.
- Teamwork was the name of the game with 23 assists marking a new season high, in addition to 57 rebounds marking the most for the Gamecocks this year.
- Ashlyn Watkins posted her third straight game of at least three blocks, swatting four of the Gamecocks’ eight against Wofford.
- Joyce Edwards finished in double figures for the eighth time this season, leading the team for the fourth time after scoring 16 points, including six coming in just as many minutes in the final quarter.
- Tessa Johnson tallied 14 points on the day, with half coming in the second quarter alone. She also dished out a team and career-high tying five assists.
- Raven Johnson scored a new season-high 13 points, highlighted by a steal and score in the second quarter to round out a 17-0 run for the Gamecocks.
- Te-Hina Paopao recorded her eighth game in double digits, putting up seven of her 12 points in the second quarter and handed out her second block of the season.
- MiLaysia Fulwiley finished with 11 points, hitting a team-high three 3s and marking a new season-high of five assists.
