Joyce Edwards scored 14 points and No. 2 South Carolina put the clamps on No. 5 LSU, handing the visiting Tigers their first loss of the season with a 66-56 result Friday in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) held LSU (20-1, 5-1) to its fewest points of the season. The Tigers shot just 29.9 percent from the floor (23 of 77) but grabbed 28 offensive rebounds and scored 22 second-chance points. LSU's Aneesah Morrow posted game highs of 15 points and 16 rebounds. Flau'jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each added 13 points. Sania Feagin had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Gamecocks, who trailed by as many as seven points in the first quarter before pulling away in the middle two periods.
No. 2 South Carolina hands No. 5 LSU first loss of season
