Lady Gamecocks headed to Sweet 16

Number 3 South Carolina used early perimeter shooting from Asia Dozier to open up the inside game and locked down defensively on its way to a second-straight Sweet 16 with a 97-68 win over eighth-seeded Syracuse on Sunday evening at Colonial Life Arena. Tiffany Mitchell and Alaina Coates led six Gamecocks in double figures with 14 points apiece. Mitchell rebounded from a tough outing against Savannah State with a season-high seven assists to go with five rebounds, while Aleighsa Welch recorded her 23rd career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds in her final home contest.