With Eight Available, No. 3 South Carolina Routs Penn State Behind Edwards’ 29
Madina Okot and Agot Makeer were ruled out shortly before tipoff, prompting expanded roles for Adhel Tac and Maryam Dauda.
Overview
- The program announced on X that Okot and Makeer would not play, leaving South Carolina with eight available players.
- Joyce Edwards posted a career-high 29 points with four blocks in a 95-55 victory over Penn State.
- Reserves Adhel Tac and Maryam Dauda took on key frontcourt assignments to limit top scorer Gracie Merkle.
- Okot, the team’s leading rebounder at 11.1 per game with seven double-doubles, exited the prior game feeling ill.
- Makeer remains in concussion protocol, and South Carolina improved to 10-1 with its next game at USF on Thursday.