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Saturday, March 23, 2013  Ashley Bruner had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 seed South Carolina to a 74-52 victory over South Dakota State in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Kristi Bellock scored 17 points, Karla Gilbert added 11 in a reserve role and No. 19 Texas A&M beat No. 17 South Carolina 61-52 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Ashley Bruner scored 16 points and Aleighsa Welch and Ieasia Walker added 14 apiece as No. 14 South Carolina defeated Florida 67-56 Sunday.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  Kelsey Bone scored 13 points, including the game-winning basket with 8.7 seconds left, in her return to South Carolina as No. 14 Texas A&M outlasted the 15th-ranked Gamecocks 50-48 on Sunday.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Khadijah Sessions had a career-high 19 points off the bench as No. 15 South Carolina won its fifth straight game 59-51 over Southeastern Conference foe Auburn Sunday.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Coach Dawn Staley's Gamecocks moved up three spots to No. 15 in the newest Associated Press Top 25 after last week's 55-50 win over then-No. 5 Kentucky.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Ieasia Walker scored 24 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career, and led No. 19 South Carolina to a 66-59 Southeastern Conference victory over LSU on Thursday night.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The No. 21/17 Gamecocks had three players score in double figures in a 65-45 win over S.C. State Friday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  The South Carolina women's basketball team tied the school record for wins to open a season with a 69-35 victory over Furman Sunday afternoon.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The South Carolina women’s basketball team opened Thursday's game against Savannah State on a 16-1 run and never looked back, cruising to a 78-47 win.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  SEC Media Days are in the books and from the sounds of it, the USC men's and women's basketball teams are ready to begin their 2012-2013 season.

Friday, February 17, 2012  A last second attempt fell inches short as No. 25 South Carolina dropped a 61-59 decision to No. 18/15 Georgia Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena.