WBB: No. 2 South Carolina routs No. 5 Texas 67-50 for 11th straight win

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts each scored 11 points, and No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 for its 11th straight win on Sunday in front of a sold out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena.

Joyce Edwards added 10 points for the Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC), who became the only team in the nation with 13 wins against Division I teams with winning records. Raven Johnson added eight points and 10 rebounds as coach Dawn Staley improve to 14-3 all-time against Texas coach Vic Shaefer.

Kyla Oldacare led Texas (16-2, 3-1 SEC) with 11 points and 16 rebounds.

Preseason All-American guard Madison Booker was limited to seven points on 3-of-19 shooting for the Longhorns, which had their nine-game winning streak snapped. The sophomore guard came into the game averaging 15.3 points per game.

South Carolina shot 71% from the field in the first half to build a 39-22 lead, while holding Booker to 1-of-14 shooting from the field.

While Booker was struggling to get anything to fall, the Gamecocks couldn’t miss early on.

They made their first four shots from the field and first three from the free throw line to take a 12-5 lead, setting the tone for the game. The Gamecocks lead ballooned to 19 late in the second quarter when Raven Johnson knocked down a mid-range jumper.

Notables

• The Gamecock defense held the Longhorns to their lowest-scoring half of the season, yielding just 22 points in the opening 20 minutes.
• South Carolina shot 76.9 percent (10-for-13) from the floor in the second quarter.
• The Gamecocks handed Texas its largest deficit of the season, stretching the margin to 21 points in the third quarter.
• Sania Feagin dominated on the defensive end recording a new career high of six blocks (the most for a Gamecock this season) while grabbing nine rebounds.
• Chloe Kitts had a strong fourth quarter, scoring six of her 11 points in as many minutes on the floor.
• Joyce Edwards had her third consecutive game in double-figures.
• MiLaysia Fulwiley had three steals for the second time this season, turning two in the a quick four points in the third quarter.
• Raven Johnson had a near double-double, adding eight points to a new season high of 10 rebounds.
• Te-Hina Paopao took control of the first half scoring all 11 of her points before halftime to help give the Gamecocks a 17-point lead at the break.