South Carolina’s Women’s Basketball is held by the end of Tennessee to win 70-63 – on3.com

Joyce Edwards had 18 points and no. 2 South Carolina kept a fourth quarter rally from NO. 18 Tennessee 70-63.

Tennessee dominated the beginning and end of the game, but South Carolina controlled the average 30 minutes. That was enough to build too much lead so that Tennessee could overcome.

South Carolina missed eight of her first ten shots and left 14-5 by 2:48 in the first quarter. Then the proverbial bulb appeared.

South Carolina scored the next eight points, after the freshmen Edwards and Madi McDetan. It continued in the second quarter. Milalisa Fulvilly buried threesome back as part of a 14-0 run, and South Carolina surpassed Tennessee 26-6 for a 10-minute period.

“It took some adaptation,” said Dawn Staley. I thought we were playing too fast and we missed some easy pictures we usually take. I thought that in the middle of the second quarter we found some easy ways to score after defeating the press. It was just an accumulation and then the accumulation was demolished in the fourth quarter. “

South Carolina led 61-39 at the beginning of the fourth, but then Tennessee stopped at the lead. Lady Vols slowly continued with 24-8 run to pull within six, but it was too slow. So far, only 14 seconds left and Tennessee had to be ignited to extend the game and Raven Johnson made a free throw to secure the victory.

“Bad shots. Bad shots and bad solutions, “Staley said. “This can be our enemy at times. It was today. Fatigue, this is also part of it. Their pressure. It was a combination of things. “

After the first few minutes, South Carolina figured out how to deal with the Tennessee press and how to get in a half-card. On the other hand, Tennessee had no idea how to score against South Carolina’s suffocating defense.

Tennessee shoots only 30.7% for the game and 3-26 out of three. The Lady Vols managed to force 17 turnover of Gamecock, but only scored 14 points of them, the same issue that Gamecocks dropped from 13 turnover of Lady Vol.

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South Carolina kept Tennessee until the points for points for points made of triplets and a goal percentage on the field and tied a low -end season with eight assists. This is the fourth time in five games that South Carolina conducted four violations to its lowest production for the season.

“We are protecting,” Staley said. “We knew they would come in to take many pictures, many threes, many quick pictures. Make sure you challenge them. “

Every time things are narrowing about South Carolina, Gamecocks went to Edwards. She scored 18 points, including two baskets for the fourth quarter of the clutch to protect the decreased lead. This is the ninth time when Edwards led Gamecocks in scoring and fourth straight game.

“Joyce is playing the right way,” Staley said. “Joyce is making good basketball decisions. That is why you see how it flourishes. It plays within its ability. I’m not surprised. “

“I’ve been playing basketball a long time ago,” Edwards said. “He does not have to have any pressure. (Staley) knows that I remain calm and composed, so I just went out there and fulfilled. “

Edwards was one of five Gamecocks in double figures. Fulvili had 11 points, and Chloe Kits, The-Hina Paopa and Raven Johnson had 10 each.

Ruby Whitehorn had 12 points to lead Tennessee. The former Gamecock Taleysia Cooper had 11 points, all in the first half and fired only 5-21.

Notes:

South Carolina won 55 consecutive SEC matches. … The seven -point victory margin ended the South Carolina series from 14 consecutive doubles wins. … In the second quarter, Cooper made three in front of South Carolina’s bench and turned and gave the dawn Staley the sign “3”. … South Carolina wore its pomegranate uniforms for the second time this season. South Carolina also wore them against Missouri. … Tennessee left a whale open to three possessions from behind in the second half. The first time she passed. The second time he nailed it. Kits is already 2-7 out of three this season. … Dawn Staley: Staley wore a black vest over a white shirt to throw Philadelphia. … The announced attendance was 12 033. … South Carolina left Thursday. The next match is Sunday against Objn.