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SUNDAY WIN:Dawn Staley reveals satisfying part of South Carolina's win vs Oklahoma as it turns focus to LSU Staley played basketball at the University of Virginia then spent 10 years in the WNBA.

“Dawn Staley is a once-in-a-generation coach who ... The No. 2 Gamecocks (17-1, 5-0 SEC play host Oklahoma on Sunday then have a showdown with LSU and coach Kim Mulkey.

Oklahoma is leaning on the tough lessons learned against No. 2 South Carolina ahead of Thursday's matchup in Baton Rouge.

South Carolina faced a daunting task, taking on five straight Top-25 teams. But the No. 2 Gamecocks beat all of them to finish the first half of SEC play 8-0.

South Carolina suffered a major blow at the beginning of January when Ashlyn Watkins suffered a torn ACL against Mississippi State. The injury ended her 2024-25 season after 14 games. Watkins averaged 7.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocks per game before the injury and was a key frontcourt reserve for the team.

Kim Mulkey was so irate during LSU's matchup with Oklahoma that she smacked a clipboard out of Seimone Augustus' hand, leaving her utterly shocked, staring at her hand where a clipboard was

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The Crimson Tide fell three spots to No. 22 in the new USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll, released Tuesday. Kristy Curry’s team is ranked one spot below No. 21 Georgia Tech and one spot ahead of No. 23 Vanderbilt, which entered the top 25 this week.

The Volunteers, the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense, learned the hard way just how dominant South Carolina’s defense has been. Tennessee was held to new season lows in shooting percentage (30.7%), 3-point percentage (11.5%) and field goals made (23) in the game.