COLLEGE BASKETBALL - South Carolina falls to top-seeded Baylor in Sweet 16

University of South Carolina Office of Communications
Posted 3/30/19

Fourth-seeded University of South Carolina women's basketball ended its season with a loss to the No. 1 overall seed Baylor 93-68 at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday afternoon in the third round …

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL - South Carolina falls to top-seeded Baylor in Sweet 16

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Fourth-seeded University of South Carolina women's basketball ended its season with a loss to the No. 1 overall seed Baylor 93-68 at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The #15/18 Gamecocks (23-10, 13-3 SEC) reached the Sweet 16 for the 6th straight season and will bring in the number 1 recruiting class in 2019-20.

Te'a Cooper led South Carolina with 17 points on 5-9 shooting, including 5-6 from the free throw line in 20 minutes. Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 16 points and was a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe. Bianca Cuevas-Moore scored 13 points in her final game as a Gamecock, sinking 2 threes and hitting 5-6 from the free throw line to finish her career with exactly 1,000 points.

Baylor began by scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the game. South Carolina's offense got going with from Herbert Harrigan and LeLe Grissett both coming off the bench. Harrigan sank a jumper before Grissett hit a fadeaway as the shot clock expired to make it 16-7 with 3:13 left in the quarter. Grissett connected on another bucket and had fans on their feet with a block of Kalani Brown before the quarter ended with Baylor leading 24-11.

The Lady Bears extended their lead in the second quarter, but South Carolina showed flashes in the form of Victaria Saxton. The freshman came in and denied a Baylor shot and later connected on a layup to end a Baylor run. She also collected a loose ball and found a streaking Bianca Jackson for an easy transition bucket before halftime came with Baylor on top 49-23.

In the third quarter, South Carolina's offense came to life. The Gamecocks used a 7-1 run in the early portions of the period to cut into the Baylor lead. After the media timeout, South Carolina used another 6-point burst to cut the lead to 62-44 with 4:04 to go, highlighted by a steal from Tyasha Harris that led to a Cooper layup in transition.

The lead continued to dwindle for Baylor as the Gamecocks pressed ahead. Cuevas-Moore hit a long-distance 3-pointer and a free throw on the next possession to cut the lead to 16. Baylor bounced back with an 11-2 run, and, despite outscoring the Lady Bears 29-23 in the 3rd, South Carolina still faced a deficit they could not overcome.
 

Staley, Cooper, Gamecocks

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