Southern 34, at South Carolina 103

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — The top-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks opened their NCAA Tournament with a dominant display of defensive pressure and overwhelming interior force, routing the Southern Lady Jaguars 103-34 in a first-round game Saturday at Colonial Life Arena. From the opening tip, the Gamecocks established a suffocating defensive presence that the Lady Jaguars, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament, could not solve. Southern managed just six points in the first quarter and a mere two in the entire third period, as South Carolina’s length and athleticism generated a cascade of turnovers and contested shots. The most important part… Read more...