SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - 4th ranked Gamecocks roll past Crimson Tide

Lexington's Olivia Thompson hits 3-pointer in win

South Carolina Athletics
Posted 1/6/20

Aliyah Boston had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead 4th ranked South Carolina to a 93-78 win over Alabama on Sunday. 

Freshman Zia Cooke scored a team-high 20 points, 11 in the second half, …

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SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL - 4th ranked Gamecocks roll past Crimson Tide

Lexington's Olivia Thompson hits 3-pointer in win

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Aliyah Boston had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead 4th ranked South Carolina to a 93-78 win over Alabama on Sunday. 

Freshman Zia Cooke scored a team-high 20 points, 11 in the second half, for the Gamecocks (14-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference).

South Carolina outrebounded the Crimson Tide (10-5, 0-2) by a 42-33 margin and blocked 6 shots. .

Alabama''s Jordan Lewis scored a game-high 21 points and added six assists and seven rebounds.

Destanni Henderson scored 17 points for South Carolina, which had 5 double-digit scorers. Senior duo Tyasha Harris and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan scored 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Freshman Olivia Thompson of Lexington High School played 4 minutes and hit a 3-pointer with 3:28 left in the 2nd quarter. 

The win extended South Carolina's winning streak to 8 games. Alabama had its five-game home winning streak snapped.

The Gamecocks return to action Thursday at home against 20th ranked Arkansas. 

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