The last time South Carolina and Tennessee shared the floor … well, it ended like this:
KAMILLA. FREAKING. CARDOSO!!! pic.twitter.com/KxV40Osnhe
— South Carolina Women’s Basketball (@GamecockWBB) March 9, 2024
Monday night’s rematch has so much to offer.
How to watch No. 2 South Carolina at No. 18 Tennessee
Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks are 7-0 in the SEC. They knocked off previously unbeaten LSU in style on Friday night. (The win was somewhat overshadowed by their arena DJ boosting the animosity, inevitably leading to much controversy and a public apology.)
South Carolina has been comfortable as the game’s Goliath for years now. This year’s team has the toughest schedule in the country, per Basketball Reference. And it goes without saying, but any of their conference rivals would move heaven and earth to have the Gamecocks’ current five-year run — 186-10, two national titles and a perfect season.
Seven players score between 7 and 13 points per game, and 10 average 15 to 25 minutes. Joyce Edwards scored 14 points in 18 galvanizing bench minutes to set the tone against LSU.
Tennessee is a massive underdog at home, but historically, this program is well aware of what it takes to make a dynastic run. The Vols three-peated from 1995 to 1998, and Pat Summitt fit eight…
