South Carolina women’s basketball sophomore forward Aliyah Boston is one of four finalists for the 2021 Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
The Gamecock women will have their soccer schedule changed this month due to COVID-19.
Aliyah Boston had 20 points and 18 rebounds for South Carolina (23-4), which grabbed the lead for good when it closed the first half with a 16-5 run. Victaria Saxton also scored 20 points in the Hemisfair Region game at the Alamodome.
Carolina picked up its first win in league play and snapped a six-game losing streak in the process.
The trio of Ryan Gareis, Jyllissa Harris and Catherine Barry scored in the victory with Heather Hinz and Taylor Fox both contributing to the shutout over the Chanticleers.
Tiger starter Keyshawn Askew gave up just three hits and one unearned run with a career-high seven strikeouts in 4.0 innings pitched, while Nick Clayton tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in relief of one-hit ball.
Mario Anderson found the endzone on a four-yard run with 11 seconds left in the game to break a 21-21 tie and give Newberry the win over Catawba Saturday afternoon.
Those discrepancies led some, including South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and UConn coach Geno Auriemma, to say the situation is reflective of general inequality that women’s programs are accustomed to dealing with.
The Gamecocks run-ruled the Knights in the first game, 9-1, before closing the day with a 4-2 win to take their first series over a top-20 team since 2019.
With one of her best performances in a Clemson uniform, Delicia Washington commandeered the Tigers with a game-high 28 points to go along with her eight rebounds.
