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PHOENIX — South Carolina women's basketball sophomore forward Joyce Edwards set a single-season scoring record for the program during the Final Four.
Edwards reached the landmark with her sixth point of the game for the No. 1 seed Gamecocks (35-3) on April 3 against the No. 1 overall seed UConn in Mortgage Matchup Center. Heading into the game she was at 749 total points for the season, scoring enough to surpass the record of 754 set in 1977-78.
Dawn Staley is coaching in her sixth straight NCAA Tournament semifinal which is the second straight for Edwards.
Edwards' scoring average is up to 19.7 points compared to 12.7 last season and she scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 5, reaching the milestone in 64 games, fewer than Gamecocks legend A'ja Wilson, who scored her 1,000th in her 69th career game to close her sophomore year.
She has 22 games finishing with at least 20 points which according to South Carolina is tied for a program record set by Shannon Johnson in the 1995-96 season.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky@bylulukesin.bsky.social
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Joyce Edwards sets South Carolina season scoring record in Final Four
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Edwards reached the landmark with her sixth point of the game for the No. 1 seed Gamecocks (35-3) on April 3 against the No. 1 overall seed UConn in Mortgage Matchup Center. Heading into the game she was at 749 total points for the season, scoring enough to surpass the record of 754 set in 1977-78.
Dawn Staley is coaching in her sixth straight NCAA Tournament semifinal which is the second straight for Edwards.
Edwards' scoring average is up to 19.7 points compared to 12.7 last season and she scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 5, reaching the milestone in 64 games, fewer than Gamecocks legend A'ja Wilson, who scored her 1,000th in her 69th career game to close her sophomore year.
She has 22 games finishing with at least 20 points which according to South Carolina is tied for a program record set by Shannon Johnson in the 1995-96 season.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky@bylulukesin.bsky.social
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: Joyce Edwards sets South Carolina season scoring record in Final Four
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