Reigning national champion South Carolina women’s basketball announced its 2017-18 non-conference schedule, which includes eight home games and up to six games against teams that played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. In head coach Dawn Staley’s 10th season, which tips off with an exhibition onFri., Nov. 3, the Gamecocks could face up to three first-time opponents this season.
“Every season we try to put together a competitive non-conference schedule to prepare our team and fans for postseason play,” Staley said. “This year, we accomplished just that.”
With the 13 non-conference games in addition to the SEC schedule previously released, South Carolina could play as many as 17 of its 29 games against teams that played in the 2017 postseason, including 15 against 2017 NCAA Tournament participants.