For Gamecock women’s basketball fans looking to take any positives from No. 13 South Carolina’s loss to No. 16 Kentucky on Thursday at Colonial Life Arena, there wasn’t a whole lot to hold onto.
USC’s leading scorer, junior guard Te’a Cooper, sprained her ankle and her status moving forward is unclear. The Gamecocks had their worst shooting, most turnover-filled game in conference play. Their RPI standing, according to bracketologist Warren Nolan, dropped five spots. And rival Mississippi State won, knocking Carolina out of a first-place tie atop the SEC.