South Carolina wasn't expected to struggle with the SWAC’s Alabama State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. While they are set to face a little more of a challenge in the second round, the #1 seed didn’t have any issues on Friday at Stone Stadium as they bulldozed the Hornets, 7-0, in Shelley Smith’s 200th win.
The Gamecocks dominated play from the opening whistle. It took them just 8:13 to find the net as Savannah McCaskill knocked home her 17th of the season to make it 1-0. From there, it was smooth sailing. Sophie Groff added her 7th at the 12:38 mark, followed by Dajia Griffin’s third (16:32), Chelsea Drennan’s seventh (25:27), freshman Elexa Bahr’s first career strike (34:09) and the first of the season for senior Claire Studebaker (44:44).