Gamecocks to Play TCU in December

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three-time National Champion South Carolina women’s basketball will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, for the USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge featuring the Hoopfest Women’s Basketball Classic at Dickies Arena. The Gamecocks will face off against TCU on Sun., Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. ET on an ESPN network. It will be the first meeting between the two programs.

Tickets for the event will go on presale on Mon., Aug. 12, and on sale to the general public on Fri., Aug. 16. Fans can purchase tickets through the Dickies Arena box office.

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley returns nine letterwinners from her undefeated 2024 National Championship team for the 2024-25 season, including three All-SEC selections in the NCAA’s top 3-point percentage shooter in senior guard Te-Hina Paopao, junior point guard Raven Johnson and junior forward Ashlyn Watkins, along with second leading scorer MiLaysia Fulwiley. Starters Bree Hall and Chloe Kitts are back as well, joined by NCAA Final Four All-Tournament selection Tessa Johnson and forwards Sania Feagin and Sakima Walker. The veteran group welcomes junior transfer Maryam Dauda and the Nos. 3 and 14 signees in the Class of 2025 in Joyce Edwards and Maddy McDaniel. Class of 2025 early enrollee Adhel Tac is expected to be ready to take the floor this season as well.

The Gamecocks became the 10th team in NCAA history to complete an undefeated National Championship season in 2023-24, adding the program’s eighth SEC Regular-Season Championship and eighth SEC Tournament title as well. South Carolina led the nation in scoring defense, scoring margin and blocked shots per game, setting program records for scoring average, scoring margin, field goals made, 3-point field goals made, defensive rebounds and assists.

TCU finished the 2023-24 season 21-12 overall, including spending some time ranked in the AP Top 25. Eight letterwinners from that team return for 2024-25, and the Horned Frogs added a pair of SEC transfers in Maddie Scherr (Kentucky) and Hailey Van Lith (LSU).

Other games previously announced on the Gamecocks’ 2024-25 season – Nov. 4 vs. Michigan in Las Vegas, Nev.; in the Hall of Fame Series, Nov. 10 in Charlotte, N.C., against NC State in the Ally Tipoff; Nov. 24 at UCLA; Nov. 28 and Nov. 30, against Iowa State and Purdue, respectively, in the Elevance Health Fort Myers Tipoff; and Dec. 5 against Duke in Columbia.

For information on South Carolina Women’s Basketball 2024-25 season tickets, visit https://thegamecockclub.com/wbb/.

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