By james art 
South Carolina basketball fans went into light panic three weeks ago. Junior striker Ashlin Watkins injured his knee against Mississippi, and a few days later, Gamecocks announced that his best defender would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
As it turned out, the coach Dawn Staley didn’t have to turn anywhere, except for her starting lineup. The senior post player Sanya Fegin has increased in a great way for Gamecocks.
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Following Watkins’ injury against Mississippi, Figine and Gamecocks, they played five times. South Carolina is 5-0 during this section and beat four ranked opponents, including the top 5 Texas and LSU teams.
Fegin is an average of 10.4 points and 7 struggles per match, both compared to the average for the season. In addition, it was extremely effective, publishing 5-for-6, 4-for-5, 4-for-7, 4-for-7 and 4-for-6 shooting numbers in these competitions. Feagin attracts high -speed fouls, including nine whistles in the last two games. It has even spread the ball well, throwing up three assists (matching its high season) three times in the last five games. With her increased use, Fegin transferred the ball a little more than she would, but this is the only thing she has done wrong lately.
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However, this is her defensive impact, which is most noted. No one can step on Ashlin Watkins, her bounce stubbornness and her flexibility in defense, but Fagin was great, defending the post.
Against Texas A&M, Feagin helped limit the star Big Lauren Ware to firing 1 for 9 while adding two blocks. She then swung with six shots (high quality production) against Texas before being part of the suffocating efforts against Alabama who saw every Crimson Tide player shoot 40% or worse. Oklahoma and LSU over the past week, Fegin had six common blocks. Against the tigers, Fegin played a big role in the delay in the offensive result of Morow when he shoots 6-for 19 of the pitch.
How important was Feagin against LSU? She led South Carolina with a game of over 36 minutes. This is the highest career for her and for the season of every Gamecock during the 2024-2025 campaign.
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If South Carolina will continue to play as the best team in the country, Gamecocks will have to continue to receive quality production from Sania Feagin. The senior has worked extremely hard in her career to move from a reserve of Deep Deep Bench to Rotational Player to Starter, all paying for her now.
Feagin and Gamecocks will play again on Monday night against Tennessee volunteers. USC and UT will go inside Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville at 7:00 pm ESPN2 will carry the game and the ESPN app will transmit it.