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03/21 14:18 CDT Edwards scores 27, South Carolina cruises to win over Southern
in women's NCAA Tournament 1st round
Edwards scores 27, South Carolina cruises to win over Southern in women's NCAA
Tournament 1st round
By PETE IACOBELLI
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --- Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No.
1 seed South Carolina won its 17th straight home women's NCAA Tournament game
with a 103-34 defeat of 16th-seeded Southern on Saturday.
Edwards and the Gamecocks (32-3) opened with a 15-0 burst and never let up
against the Jaguars (20-14), the Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.
South Carolina, already up 25 at the break, outscored Southern 32-2 in the
third quarter.
It took little time for South Carolina to get going with Edwards scoring the
first two baskets. Ta'Niya Latson added five points in the opening run as
Southern started 0-for-7 shooting with six turnovers.
Latson finished with 17 points while Madina Okot and Agot Makeer had 15 points
each. Tessa Johnson had 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Southern had won its second NCAA Tournament game in the First Four, defeating
Samford 65-53. The Jaguars beat UC San Diego in that round last year before
getting drubbed by Final Four team UCLA 84-46.
This time, the Jaguars ran into a South Carolina team anxious to get the
tournament started after a disappointing defeat by Texas, 78-61, in the
Southeastern Conference Tournament title game on March 8.
Jocelyn Tate had 10 points to lead Southern.
Up next
South Carolina will play either No. 8 seed Clemson or No. 9 seed Southern
California in the second round on Monday.
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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
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