No. 2 South Carolina women roll past Georgia 74-42 for 17th straight win
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 2 South Carolina continued its domination of the Southeastern Conference, beating Georgia 74-42 on Thursday night for its 17th consecutive win while holding the Lady Bulldogs to their fewest points of the season.
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 13 points as South Carolina (21-1, 10-0 SEC) led almost the entire game. The defending national champion Gamecocks extended their lead to double figures in the opening minutes while relying on their superiority near the basket.
South Carolina outscored the Lady Bulldogs 40-22 in the paint and claimed a 47-28 advantage in rebounds.
Mia Woolfolk scored nine points with seven rebounds for Georgia (9-15, 1-9), which suffered its seventh straight loss. South Carolina has won the last 19 games in the series.
Notables
- The South Carolina defense had an excellent outing, holding the Bulldogs to just one field goal in the second quarter and limiting Georgia to 42 total points, their lowest in a game this season.
- The Gamecock bench showed off once again, scoring 41 points to Georgia’s 42 total team points.
- All 12 available Gamecocks made an appearance, with 11 scoring at least one point.
- MiLaysia Fulwiley led the team in scoring for the fifth time this season with 13 points, putting up nine in the second half to extend the Gamecocks’ lead to 30.
- Tessa Johnson had a solid fourth quarter, scoring half of her 12 points all while adding a block and a steal.
- Chloe Kitts finished with 11 points for her 13th game in double figures this season, knocking down her fourth 3 of the season in the third quarter to put South Carolina up by 21 points.
- Sania Feagin was a beast on the glass, grabbing a team-high nine boards, leading the team for the fourth time this season, while dishing out a career and team-high five assists and three blocks.
- Maddy McDaniel matched her SEC career-high six points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field.
