Aliyah Boston had 13 points and a season-high 19 rebounds for her 14th consecutive double-double, and top-ranked South Carolina beat Florida 62-50 on Sunday to extend its winning streak to eight.
The Gamecocks went on a 17-1 run from 13:48 to the 9:13 mark of the second half to take the lead. After gaining the lead with 12:31 remaining, Carolina didn’t surrender the lead.
The Gamecocks went on a 15-1 run from the 13:28 mark in the second half to the 8:35 mark in the second half to take a three-point lead.
South Carolina junior Aliyah Boston is one of 15 women’s basketball players named to the Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year 2022 Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today. The SEC placed five players on the list.
While the Commodores made her earn every bit of it, Boston did reach her 12th consecutive double-double thanks to 11 points and 12 rebounds over 28 minutes.
Sidney Rice, a Gaffney native, was a first-team All-SEC wide receiver at the University of South Carolina (2005-06).
Team practice for all of college baseball begins on Friday, Jan. 28 as the Gamecocks will scrimmage that day at 2:30 p.m.
The Gamecocks and Rebels were originally scheduled to play on Jan. 2 but had to postpone due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Ole Miss program.
South Carolina went on a 24-0 second-half run, taking a 77-60 lead with 3:50 remaining after trailing by as much as 11 points with 14:04 left.
In the fall of 2021, 76 nominees were chosen that have played collegiate football for an in-state institution or grew up in South Carolina and played out of state with excellence during their full career.
