By james art 
Knoxville, Tenn.
Milais Fulvilly added 11 points, and The-Hina Paopa, Chloe Kitts and Raven Johnson all had 10 for Gamecocks (20-1, 8-0 Southeast Conference).
Lady Vols (15-5, 3-5) had coach Kim Caldwell back to the side line after She missed the loss of last week in Texas After the birth of his son. Tennessee, who lost three in a row, was led by Ruby Whitehorn with 12 points. Taleysia Cooper added 11.
Gamecocks gathered 18-1 to take a half-time 35-26.
Output
South Carolina: A few weeks ago, Ashlin Watkins came down with a knee injury at the end of the season. Watkins was the best defender of Gamecocks, but Edwards filled this void, becoming a dominant presence down.
Tennessee: With Caldwell Back, Lady Vols will try to recover from a section of five losses in seven games, four of them to teams ranked in the top 10. They face two more highly ranked enemies in their next three matches in No. 6 Uconn and No. 7 LSU.
Key
With 6:50 to play in the second quarter, Talaysee Cooper of Tennessee hit a bucket to lift Lady Vols 20-17. Then Tennessee went more than six minutes without a basket until South Carolina took control with her 18-1.
Key statistics
In the second and third quarter, Tennessee fired 8 out of 34 (23.5%) of the pitch and 1 of 15 (6.7%) to 3-indicators.
Forward
South Carolina: Delivers on Sunday.
Tennessee: In Missouri on Sunday.