WHO: No. 18 South Carolina 12-2, 0-1; Mississippi State 8-6, 0-1
WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, Miss.
TV: None
RADIO: WISW 1320 AM
SERIES: Mississippi State leads 16-11
COACHES: Dawn Staley (79-60 in five seasons at USC, 251-140 in 13 seasons); Vic Schaefer (8-6 in one season at Mississippi State, 88-116 in eight seasons)
WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Gamecocks look to rebound from a 20-point trouncing at home against Tennessee. USC shot 29 percent — 21 in the second half — in losing their SEC opener on Thursday. ... Tiffany Mitchell led the way against the Vols with 14 points but she was 5-of-14 from the field. ... USC has won the past two in the series. ... USC grabbed 21 offensive rebounds against the Vols but scored 20 points off those rebounds. ... The Bulldogs had their five-game winning streak snapped with a 51-point loss to Vanderbilt on Thursday. ... Mississippi State is 8-1 at home.
STARTING LINEUPS
| GAMECOCKS | |||
| POS. | HT. | NAME | PPG |
| F | 6-0 | Ashley Bruner | 9.4 |
| F | 6-0 | Aleighsa Welch | 11.9 |
| G | 5-8 | Ieasia Walker | 8.6 |
| G | 5-10 | Sancheon White | 5.9 |
| G | 5-9 | Tiffany Mitchell | 11.9 |
| BULLDOGS | |||
| F | 6-3 | Carnecia Williams | 9.1 |
| C | 6-4 | Martha Alwal | 12.1 |
| G | 5-2 | Katia May | 4.8 |
| G | 5-11 | Kendra Grant | 12.3 |
| G | 5-6 | Darriel Gaynor | 6.2 |
Chris Dearing
Staley’s Gamecocks top Mississippi State, earn 10th SEC win
