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Conway Gamecock
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The big showdown between the top 2 posts of the SEC in Aliyah Boston and Unique Thompson.
Zia Cooke is certainly ready to play tonight - she's 3/4 from the field early, all attempts from outside the three-point line.....
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| Posted: 02/04/21 7:25 pm ::: |
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| Gamecocks leap out to a 26-6 lead after one Quarter of play. Its turning out much as I expected - the Gamecocks are 11-17 from the field (65%), while the Tigers are 2-10 (20%). Nine Gamecocks have already seen the floor in action, but Zia Cooke had a monstrous 1st Period with 14 pts on 5-6 shooting, 3-4 from the three....
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| Posted: 02/04/21 7:45 pm ::: |
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| Gamecocks extend their lead to 47-18 at the half. Cooke leads the way with a strong 17 pts on 6-9 shooting. The Gamecocks are shooting 58% to the Tigers' 20%, and out-rebounded them 27-16. In the bigs match-up, Boston has 6 pts on 3-3 shooting and 7 rebounds, with 1 foul. Thompson has 2 pts on 1-9 shooting with 5 boards, 2 steals, and 2 fouls. Romi Levy leads the Tigers with 6 pts off of 2 3-ptrs.....
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| Posted: 02/04/21 8:23 pm ::: |
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| Auburn comes out for the 3rd Period with renewed effort and out-scores South Carolina 21-18, but the Gamecocks still lead 65-39 after three quarters. Cooke went scoreless in the 3rd and still sits on 17 pts, but Boston scored 8 pts in the period and has 14 pts on 7-8 shooting, with 8 rebounds. Thompson with 3 pts on 1-10 with 7 rebounds and 3 steals - both Boston and Thompson have 3 fouls now. Auburn came out shooting 3-3 from the 3-pt line in the Qtr., and are now 6-12 for the game: they came into the game dead last in the SEC in 3-pt shooting at 25%....
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Conway Gamecock
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| Posted: 02/04/21 8:54 pm ::: |
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Well.....
The starters for the Gamecocks only played 25 minutes each in an easy win, and I guess that was what Coach Staley was hoping for, with Connecticut next on the schedule.
But what I'm quite sure Staley was NOT looking for, was the pretty sloppy play from both the starters and then especially the reserves when they came in, for the 2nd half. This was led by Laeticia Amihere, who did lead the team with 9 rebounds, but seemed to have left her hands back home in Columbia: she was 2-9 from the field, 2-6 at the line, with 3 fouls - I think all were offensive fouls - and led the team with 5 turnovers in 22 minutes. As a result, the Auburn Tigers out-scored the Gamecocks 19-12 in the 4th Qtr., and 15-2 in the final 6:27 of the game. Still the Gamecocks escape with a 77-58 win.
Zia Cooke led the Gamecocks with her 17 1st-half pts, Boston scored 14 pts with 8 boards, Victaria Saxton added 11 pts, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals, and Lele Grissett chipped in 10 pts and 4 rebounds. Destanni Henderson only scored 4 pts on 4 FG attempts, but led the team with 9 assists.
Auburn was led by Honesty Scott-Grayson with 15 pts and 4 rebounds. Leading Tiger scorer Unique Thompson added 10 pts on 4-13 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Thompson stayed in late in the game against the Gamecock reserves, scoring 7 pts on 3-3 FGs - all 7 pts scored in the final half of the 4th Quarter.
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