Photos: Boston makes history as South Carolina cruises
South Carolina played a complete game, led by Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke enroute to a 92-46 thrashing of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Boston broke the double-double record held by Gamecock Great Sheila Foster with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Zia Cooke continued her hot shooting with 24 points. Kamilla Cardoso also recorded a double-double scoring 12 points and pulling down 16 rebounds.
Click below to view photos from South Carolina’s dominating performance.
South Carolina beat Arkansas 92-46 to win one of the most lopsided games of the season, and Aliyah Boston became the school’s new double-double queen.
Over the past four seasons, Arkansas has struggled against South Carolina. The Razorbacks don’t have the size to handle the Gamecocks in the paint, while the Gamecocks have enough speed on defense to run the Razorbacks off the three-point line.
There have been some lopsided games, but nothing like Sunday’s drubbing. Arkansas knew it would have to make shots to keep pace with South Carolina, and it worked. For about six minutes.
The Razorbacks missed eleven consecutive shot attempts spanning the first and second quarters. During that time, South Carolina went on a 25-2 run. In a matter of minutes, it seemed, a 17-15 Gamecock lead became a 20-point margin, and then a blink of an eye later it was 30.
Arkansas never recovered. The shots never started to go back in, and South Carolina was historically dominant in the paint.
Boston recorded her 73rd career double-double midway through the third quarter. She missed a shot, grabbed the rebound, and missed again before scoring a putback. She broke a tie with the great Sheila Foster, who was in the crowd for the moment. Foster received a nice ovation when she was announced to the crowd.
Boston finished with 13 points, 14 rebounds, and three assists in just 23 minutes.
Kamilla Cardoso also finished with a double-double. She had 12 points, tied her career-high with 16 rebounds, and blocked three shots.
South Carolina’s post players almost stole the attention from Zia Cooke, who finished with 24 points. Cooke shot 8-11 from the floor, including 4-5 from three and 4-4 from the line. She also had three assists for what might have been the most efficient game of her career.
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