Field Level Media
22 Mar 2026, 02:10 GMT+10
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Joyce Edwards scored 27 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures in a 103-34 first-round romp over Southern on Saturday in a Sacramento Region 4 game in Columbia, S.C.
Regional top seed South Carolina (32-3) will meet the Southern Cal-Clemson winner on Monday. Ta'Niya Latson had 17 points, Madina Okat and Agot Makeer both scored 15 and Tessa Johnson had 14 for the Gamecocks, who made 54.7% of their shots from the field.
Joceyln Tate had 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench for Southern (20-14), which shot just 18.5% from the field and committed 20 turnovers. The Jaguars knocked off Samford on the same court two days earlier in the First Four, but they were no match for South Carolina.
The Gamecocks led 23-6 early in the second quarter and outscored Southern 32-2 in the third quarter.
Johnson, who also pulled in 10 rebounds, connected on four of South Carolina's eight 3-point baskets, matching Southern's 3-point total. Alicia Tournebize had 11 rebounds for South Carolina, which built a 57-33 rebounding edge.Virginia 82, Georgia 73 (OT)
Kymora Johnson poured in 28 points and Sa'Myah Smith racked up 23 as the Cavaliers dominated overtime in a first-round victory in a Sacramento Region 4 game in Iowa City, Iowa.
Romi Levy provided 14 points for No. 10 seed Virginia (21-11), which takes on the Fairleigh Dickinson-Iowa winner on Monday. The Cavaliers outscored Georgia 11-2 in the extra period.
Mia Woolfolk, a Virginia native, posted 27 points and Rylie Theuerkauf, aided by five 3-point baskets, compiled 22 points for seventh-seeded Georgia (22-10). Savannah Henderson had 11 points, but the Bulldogs shot 7 of 24 on 3-pointers.
With the score tied at 71-all, Georgia got off two shots in the final seconds of regulation but didn't connect.
Georgia wasn't able to take full advantage of a huge edge in free-throw opportunities, going 22 of 35 at the line. Virginia was just 12 of 15, with six of those attempts coming in the final two minutes of overtime.
--Field Level Media
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