South Carolina open NCAA Tournament with 69-point thrashing of Southern

  • Joyce Edwards scores 27 in Gamecocks romp

  • South Carolina open with 15-0 burst at home

  • Southern held to two points in third quarter

Joyce Edwards had 27 points and eight rebounds and No 1 seed South Carolina won their 17th straight home women’s NCAA Tournament game with a 103-34 defeat of 16th-seeded Southern on Saturday.

Edwards and the Gamecocks (32-3) opened with a 15-0 burst and never let up against the Jaguars (20-14), the Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

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