No. 2 South Carolina tallied a convincing 67-50 win over No. 5 Texas in Sunday’s marquee SEC matchup. This was the Gamecocks’ 67th straight victory at home and their record-extending 51st consecutive SEC regular-season win.
Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts led South Carolina with 11 points apiece, while freshman Joyce Edwards added 10 points off the bench. Defensively, the biggest highlight was Bree Hall holding Texas star Madison Booker to just 3 of 19 shooting.
After its worst offensive performance of the season, Texas fell to 16-2 and 3-1 in the SEC. The Longhorns will try to bounce back Thursday when they face Auburn on the road.
South Carolina improved to 16-1 and 4-0 in conference play. The Gamecocks passed the test against Texas, but their next four games are also against ranked opponents. Dawn Staley’s group will face No. 18 Alabama on Thursday. Later this month, South Carolina will have to face No. 6 LSU — one of the last three major undefeated teams in women’s college basketball.
Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s game.
Booker, Texas fall flat on offense
The Longhorns opened the game with their lowest-scoring quarter of the season, mustering only nine points on 4 of 26 from the field….
