The State · Feb 2, 2018
UConn drops the hammer on Gamecocks
Dawn Staley has said multiple times this year that No. 7 South Carolina’s goal for this season is to repeat as national champions.
On Thursday night, the Gamecocks (18-4, 7-2 SEC) got a harsh reminder of the huge hurdles in their way, in the form of a bigger, faster No. 1 Connecticut, who flattened USC on its home court with a 83-58 drubbing.
At its biggest, UConn’s lead was all the way at 34 points, a gulf that kept the sellout crowd at Colonial Life Arena mostly quiet as the Huskies made shot after shot, especially from long distance. The second quarter turned particularly ugly, as the Huskies outscored the Gamecocks, 29-8.