No. 3 South Carolina Rolls Past Penn State With Eight Players, 95-55

Overview

• South Carolina announced before tip that starter Madina Okot and reserve Agot Makeer would not play, leaving eight available players.
• Okot, the team’s leading rebounder at 11.1 per game and averaging 14.8 points, previously exited the Dec. 7 game due to illness, according to coach Dawn Staley.
• Makeer has been in concussion protocol since Dec. 3 and had already missed recent games.
• Edwards finished with 29 points and four blocks, while Ta'Niya Latson scored 18 and Raven Johnson and Tessa Johnson added 15 apiece.
• Reserves Adhel Tac and Maryam Dauda handled key frontcourt duties, helping hold Penn State scorer Gracie Merkle to nine points and nine rebounds before she fouled out.