Overview
- Edwards finished with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and tied her career high with six assists in an 88-45 win in Columbia.
- She reached 1,000 career points in 64 games, faster than A'ja Wilson’s 69 and fifth-fastest in South Carolina history.
- Edwards became the program’s third sophomore to reach 1,000 points, joining Shelia Foster and A'ja Wilson.
- South Carolina moved to 23-2 overall and 9-1 in the SEC and won its eighth straight over Mississippi State despite missing starters Ta'Niya Latson and Agot Makeer with lower-leg injuries.
- Freshman Ayla McDowell scored 16 in her first start and Madina Okot added a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double as the Bulldogs were held to a season-low point total and 3-of-24 from three.