As time wound down in the third quarter of South Carolina’s Sweet 16 win over Maryland in the 2025 Women’s NCAA Tournament, the score was tied at 50-50 until MiLaysia Fulwiley decided to change that. She pushed the ball up the floor in transition, but didn’t have numbers and the shot clock was off. The smart play would have been to pull up and hold for the last shot. Instead, Fulwiley brought the ball around her back and put up an off-balance floater.
It caught nothing but net.
“I expect her to do the things that she was doing out there for us,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “I don’t know how it’s going to look because it looks a lot different than most. She’s got a lot of gall to try some of the stuff that she does, but it’s just part of who she is.”
Fulwiley’s daring drive to end the third was one of many key plays the sophomore made in the second half on Friday to help the Gamecocks escape with a 71-67 victory and keep their season alive. She also made the go-ahead basket late in the fourth and scored an NCAA Tournament career-high 23 points, while adding five rebounds and three assists
No. 1 seed South Carolina is hoping to become the first team to repeat as national champions since UConn…
