CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The top-ranked South Carolina women from Columbia blew open a border matchup with No. 12 North Carolina in the middle quarters Sunday night and won 84-39 at the Ally Tipoff inside the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
The Tar Heels hung around early, scoring eight of their first 10 points in the paint and trailing just 15-10 after one quarter. A 10-0 South Carolina run pushed the margin to 15 in the second period, and the Gamecocks went to the half up 34-17.
South Carolina poured in 32 points in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 66-26 entering the fourth. The win was the fifth straight for the Gamecocks over North Carolina and moved them to 2-0, while the Tar Heels fell to 0-2.
Chloe Kitts led South Carolina with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 10 rebounds. Joyce Edwards scored 15, Tessa Johnson had 12 and freshman Jerzy Robinson added 10 off the bench after hitting three of her four tries from deep. Ashlyn Watkins did not score but pulled down 10 rebounds.
As a team South Carolina shot 29-of-64, went 20-of-25 at the line and won the boards 48-33. The Gamecocks also had 12 steals. Nyla Brooks paced North Carolina with 13 points on four 3-pointers, and Kate Harpring grabbed a career-high seven rebounds. The announced crowd was 11,530.
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