Not a whole lot to take away from the exhibition game with Benedict - the final score was along the lines of what we expected. We played them last year as well and the final score was 98-41. It was 92-31 at the end of the 3rd period last night, and we went on a 31-1 scoring run for the 4th period alone, to blow out the game even more, playing all reserves. Looks like Benedict was done after 3 periods of play.
Was glad to see both of our true freshmen have such strong games: Ashlyn (11 pts, 9 rebounds, 2 steals in 15:32) and Talaysia (11 pts, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks in 25:08 - the most minutes played by a Gamecock). Cooper shot a little bit much for my tastes - 5-14, 0-3 from the 3pt line - but she tied Laeticia for team lead in assists, and produced from everywhere on the floor. Sania was also a pleasant surprise: 17 pts on 8-13 shooting, with team-leading 12 rebounds and 4 steals in 20 minutes of play. And Bree tied Zia for team lead in points with 19. Future Gamecock All-Americans giving notice.
Victaria sat out the exhibition with a sore foot, and our projected PGs who will compete for starters' minutes Raven and Kierra also did not play. Aliyah had a quiet but solid 8 pts and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. She was only 2-6 from the field, but I'm sure she'll be back on track come next Monday's season opener......