South Carolina softball will start the 2021 season at No. 19 in both the initial USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and in the opening ESPN/USA Softball rankings, announced Tuesday.
During the spring season the Gamecocks will play just one match per week with no SEC schedule formally put in place after the conference completed its season during the fall of 2020 where the Gamecocks finished 7-3-0 (6-2-0 SEC).
After taking part in a double-overtime affair earlier in the week, the Tigers came out on top in an intense overtime duel versus the Orange, winning 86-77 at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Aliyah Boston scored 11 of her 20 points in the second half and grabbed 14 rebounds to help No. 4 South Carolina secure a 69-65 victory over LSU on Sunday.
After initially owing Will Muschamp over $15 million in buyout money, South Carolina has now settled to pay him $12.9 million according to documents obtained by ABC Columbia.
Boston now has a milestone all her own with the Gamecocks' first-ever triple double in Southeastern Conference play. The 6-foot-5 sophomore finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.
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