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2014-15 South Carolina Women’s Basketball 19 Contents Returning Players Alaina Coates ......................................................... 20 Tiffany Davis ......................................................... 24 Asia Dozier ............................................................ 26 India Farmer .......................................................... 30 Olivia Gaines ......................................................... 32 Elem Ibiam ............................................................ 34 Tiffany Mitchell ..................................................... 38 Tina Roy ................................................................ 42 Khadijah Sessions................................................... 46 Aleighsa Welch....................................................... 50 Newcomers Doniyah Cliney ..................................................... 54 Bianca Cuevas ........................................................ 54 Kaydra Duckett ..................................................... 55 Jatarie White .......................................................... 55 A’ja Wilson ............................................................ 56 2014 Signing Class Notes ...................................... 56 Student-Athlete Profiles

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Contents

Returning PlayersAlaina Coates .........................................................20Tiffany Davis .........................................................24Asia Dozier ............................................................26India Farmer ..........................................................30Olivia Gaines .........................................................32Elem Ibiam ............................................................34Tiffany Mitchell .....................................................38Tina Roy ................................................................42Khadijah Sessions...................................................46Aleighsa Welch .......................................................50

NewcomersDoniyah Cliney .....................................................54Bianca Cuevas ........................................................54Kaydra Duckett .....................................................55Jatarie White ..........................................................55A’ja Wilson ............................................................562014 Signing Class Notes ......................................56

Student-Athlete Profiles

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Freshman Year (2013-14)Became first SEC Freshman of the Year in league history to also earn another “of the Year” award with selection as Co-6th Player of the Year from the league’s coaches ... Named SEC Newcomer of the Year by the Associated Press and earned Freshman All-America honors from Full Court … earned Second-Team All-SEC honors and was named SEC Freshman of the Week a league-record-tying five times … played in all 34 games, including one start (LA Tech) … was the only freshman to rank among SEC’s top-25 scorers (23rd) and top-20 rebounders (sixth) ... finished third in SEC and 41st in nation with 2.1 blocks per game, ranking her seventh among the nation’s freshmen … was fifth-best rebounding freshman in the country (8.4 rpg) ... set Gamecock freshman record with 73 blocked shots to rank second in the all-time single-season standings … also posted program freshman records with .612 (148-242) field goal percentage and 10 double-doubles … led team in scoring seven times (Chas. Southern, at San Diego St., SC State, Vandy, Ole Miss, vs. Georgia, vs. UNC)… led team in rebounding 18 times (LA Tech, Seton Hall, at San Diego St., at USC, NC Central, Sav. St., at Ark., Vandy, UK, at Auburn, Ole Miss, Ark., at LSU, Fla., vs. UK, vs. CSUN, vs. Oregon St., vs. UNC) … averaged double-double in NCAA Tournament play – 14.7 pts/12.7 rebs … lifted scoring and rebounding averages from non-conference play (11.6 pts/7.2 reb) to SEC action (12.7 pts/8.5 rebs) … joined just two other Gamecock freshmen all-time to score 20 or more points in an NCAA Tournament game with her team-high 22 against #12/13 North Carolina (Mar. 30) in the Sweet 16 and completed her 10th double-double of the season with 11 boards, including five offensive … grabbed second-most rebounds by freshman in school history with 16 against CSUN (Mar. 23) in NCAA Tournament … ended Georgia’s (Mar. 7) 6-0 run late in first half, scoring six of team’s last eight points in the period to key SEC Tournament quarterfinal victory … stretched second-half lead over Georgia (Feb. 27) with personal 7-2 run early in second half after Lady Bulldogs got within nine, adding seven more of her total 18 points and seven of her eight rebounds coming in the period … posted eighth double-double of season against Florida (Feb. 23) while tying career high and Gamecock freshman record of five blocked shots … scored nine of her 13 points at #19/17 LSU (Feb. 16) in second half, including six during a 9-0 run after Lady Tigers has pulled within two midway through the half … became first freshman to record at least 20 points in an SEC game since Feb. 4, 2010 (Kelsey Bone at Auburn) with her career-high tying 24 against Ole Miss (Jan. 30), making her one of just six Gamecock freshmen all-time to record at least five 20-point games … played just 12 minutes at #16/19 Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) due to foul trouble, but blocked four shots, including three in second half to help secure victory … scored all 14 of her points at Auburn, (Jan. 12) in first half, including eight during late rally to tie the game at halftime … set Gamecock freshman record with 17 rebounds against #9/10 Kentucky (Jan. 9) and posted fourth-straight double-double … scored 12 of career-high 24 points against Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) during final 10 minutes of first half to help

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 34 1 668 .19.6 148 242 .612 0 0 –– 121 185 .654 82 203 285 8.4 83 1 11 57 73 17 417 12.3

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 16 0 343 21.4 74 121 .612 0 0 –– 55 82 .671 36 100 136 8.5 38 1 6 33 35 10 203 12.7

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 5 0 111 22.2 22 42 .524 0 0 –– 19 30 .633 14 41 55 11.0 16 0 1 8 15 1 63 12.6

Pts ...............................................24, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14FG ........................................................... 11 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14FGA ......................................................... 16 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14FG % ....................................... 1.000 (7-7) vs. SC State, 12/22/13FT .................................................11 at San Diego State, 11/23/13FTA ...............................................15 at San Diego State, 11/23/13FT % ........................................ 1.000 (9-9) vs. SC State, 12/22/13Reb ............................................................17 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14Off Reb ........................................................7 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14Blk ................................................... 5, 2x, last vs. Florida, 2/23/14Stl ...................................................................... 3 at LSU, 2/16/14Asst .............................................................. 2 at Tennessee, 3/2/14Min ................................................ 29 vs. North Carolina, 3/30/14

Career Highs

Career Team Games RecordDouble-Double 10 9-120+ Points 6 5-110+ Points 23 21-210+ Rebounds 11 10-15+ Blocks 2 2-0Tm-High Points 7 6-1Tm-High Rebs. 18 16-2

Miscellaneous

#412014 SEC Co-6th Player of the Year (Coaches)2014 SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)/Newcomer of the Year (AP)2014 Freshman All-America First Team (Full Court)2014 SEC All-Freshman Team2014 All-SEC (Second Team, Coaches; Honorable Mention, AP)2014 NCAA Tournament All-Region TeamFive-Time SEC Freshman of the Week

Career Highlights

Pts ...............................................24, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14FG ........................................................... 11 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14FGA ......................................................... 16 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14FG % ........................................... 1.000 (5-5) vs. Florida, 2/23/14FT ................................................... 8, 2x, last vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FTA ............................................... 10, 3x, last vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FT % ...............................1.000 (2-2), 4x, last at Tennessee, 3/2/14Reb ............................................................17 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14Off Reb ........................................................7 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14Blk ................................................... 5, 2x, last vs. Florida, 2/23/14Stl ...................................................................... 3 at LSU, 2/16/14Asst .............................................................. 2 at Tennessee, 3/2/14Min .......................................................... 28 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14

SEC Career HighsALAINA COATES

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turn two-point deficit into 11-point lead … tied program single-game freshman record with five blocks at Arkansas (Jan. 2) while posting second-straight double-double, including five defensive rebounds during crucial 7:00 stretch of second half to keep Razorbacks from putting together complete rally … recorded double-double against Savannah State (Dec. 28), doing nearly all of it in second half – 11 points and nine rebounds in final 20 minutes … posted only perfect shooting night by a freshman (minimum five attempts each in program history), hitting 7-of-7 from the field and 9-of-9 free throws against SC State (Dec. 22), with field goal performance tying for fourth in Colonial Life Arena history … scored 17 of her 21 points at San Diego State (Nov. 23) in second half, including a personal 7-0 run late in game … made 11 free throws at San Diego State (Nov. 23), second-most by a Gamecock freshman in school history while her 15 attempts tied freshman record … grabbed 14 rebounds against CofC (Nov. 14), 10 in second half.

High SchoolPlayed five seasons for Coach Faye Norris’ Silver Foxes … named a McDonald’s and a Parade All-American, Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year, South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association (SCBCA) Class 4A Player of the Year and Charlotte Observer South Carolina Miss Basketball in 2012-13 … posted 20.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game as a senior … was a three-time SCBCA Class 4A all-state selection … helped team to back-to-back state championships (2012, 2013), including an undefeated 29-0 season as a senior … played for Coach Jerome Dickerson’s Palmetto 76ers in AAU.

PersonalBorn Apr. 7, 1995 … daughter of Pamela and Gary Coates … has an older brother, Gary … uncle Ben Coates played in the NFL in the 1990s for the New England Patriots and one season for the Baltimore Ravens ... majoring in social work.

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Career Game-by-GameFreshman Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern 17 9-14 0-0 2-2 7 2 1 1 2 1 2011/10 Louisiana Tech * 19 6-10 0-0 0-3 10 3 0 0 0 0 1211/14 Coll. of Charleston 13 3-6 0-0 5-9 14 2 0 1 3 0 1111/17 Seton Hall 19 4-5 0-0 2-6 8 3 1 0 4 1 1011/20 at Clemson 15 2-5 0-0 5-8 6 4 0 1 1 2 911/23 at San Diego State 22 5-6 0-0 11-15 8 4 0 0 1 0 2111/25 at USC 17 4-7 0-0 0-1 9 4 0 2 0 1 812/2 NC Central 22 7-8 0-0 1-2 7 3 1 1 2 1 1512/8 at Charlotte 12 0-4 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 0 2 0 212/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 012/20 Winthrop 8 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 4 1 0 312/22 SC State 17 7-7 0-0 9-9 5 0 1 3 3 0 2312/28 Savannah State 24 4-5 0-0 9-14 12 2 0 2 3 0 171/2 at Arkansas 26 5-8 0-0 1-2 12 3 0 2 5 0 111/5 Vanderbilt 28 11-16 0-0 2-4 10 2 0 3 3 1 241/9 #9/10 Kentucky 27 3-9 0-0 4-7 17 2 0 3 4 1 101/12 at Auburn 25 4-5 0-0 6-10 6 1 0 1 1 1 141/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M 22 3-6 0-0 2-4 5 3 0 3 0 1 81/19 Alabama 21 4-9 0-0 2-2 9 4 1 1 2 0 101/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt 12 3-4 0-0 0-1 5 5 0 3 4 0 61/30 Ole Miss 22 8-10 0-0 8-10 12 3 0 1 0 1 242/2 Missouri 16 5-7 0-0 3-9 5 1 1 0 4 0 132/6 at Mississippi State 21 3-7 0-0 2-2 5 2 0 0 3 0 82/9 Arkansas 22 3-5 0-0 4-5 8 1 0 7 0 0 102/16 at #19/17 LSU 17 5-7 0-0 3-4 8 3 1 3 0 3 132/20 at #15/15 Kentucky 20 3-6 0-0 2-2 6 1 0 2 0 1 82/23 Florida 22 5-5 0-0 6-8 12 1 1 0 5 0 162/27 Georgia 19 5-9 0-0 8-10 8 3 0 1 1 1 183/2 at #10/9 Tennessee 23 4-8 0-0 2-2 8 3 2 3 3 0 103/7 vs. Georgia^ 20 6-8 0-0 1-1 8 2 0 0 4 0 133/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ 19 2-5 0-0 2-4 9 3 0 3 2 0 63/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ 24 4-8 0-0 5-13 16 3 0 0 4 0 133/25 vs. Oregon State$ 19 1-6 0-0 7-8 11 4 1 3 1 1 93/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina $ 29 9-15 0-0 4-4 11 4 0 2 4 0 22^ indicates SEC Tournament$ indicates NCAA Tournament

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Redshirt Freshman Year (2013-14)Played in 32 games, including seven starts … hit a pair of 3-pointers en route to her first career double-digit scoring game, netting 11 points against Ole Miss (Jan. 30) … was solid against pressure from #9/10 Kentucky (Jan. 9), not committing a turnover in 16 minutes on the floor … grabbed a career-high six rebounds at Arkansas (Jan. 2) … scored a career-high eight in her third start of the season against Savannah State (Dec. 28), including a perfect shooting night highlighted by a pair of 3s … posted her most productive start against SC State (Dec. 22), scoring six points and matching career high with three assists … drew first career start against Winthrop (Dec. 20), taking over point guard duties from the injured Khadijah Sessions … returned to action at Charlotte (Dec. 8) after recovering from shoulder injury, playing a steady eight minutes … matched her career high with three assists in just three minutes at San Diego State (Nov. 23) before a first-half shoulder injury ended her game … scored seven points against College of Charleston (Nov. 14), hitting 2-of-4 from the field, including a 3-pointer, while dishing out three assists … posted five points on 2-of-3 shooting in the season opener against Charleston Southern (Nov. 8).

Freshman Year (2012-13)Suffered a season-ending knee injury against Savannah State (Nov. 15), three games into the season … scored a season-high six points in her collegiate debut against Elon (Nov. 9) while swiping five steals and grabbing three rebounds in 20 minutes of action.

High SchoolPlayed senior season for Josh Bailey’s Westbury Christian Wildcats after spending three seasons at Westside High … rated 29th-best point guard in 2012 class by ESPN Hoopgurlz … averaged 22.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a senior in 2011-12, helping team to perfect 11-0 league record … guided Westside to District 20-5A title game as a junior (2010-11), earning TABC All-Region and first-team all-district honors behind 16.0 points per game.

PersonalBorn April 26, 1994 ... daughter of Nitza and Emmanuel Davis … has an older sister, Jennifer … father enjoyed a six-year NBA career, playing for Houston, Seattle and Atlanta … majoring in retail management.

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 3 0 40 13.3 4 8 .500 1 4 .250 3 4 .750 1 3 4 1.3 2 0 4 2 0 5 12 4.02013-14 32 7 356 11.1 23 59 .390 12 30 .400 19 26 .731 5 27 32 1.0 29 0 29 40 1 4 77 2.4Career Totals 35 7 396 11.3 27 67 .403 13 34 .382 22 30 .733 6 30 36 1.0 31 0 33 42 1 9 89 2.5

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 16 4 172 10.8 10 26 .385 4 11 .364 14 17 .824 2 13 15 0.9 19 0 12 19 0 0 38 2.4

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 5 0 43 8.6 2 6 .333 1 4 .250 2 2 1.00 1 4 5 1.0 5 0 3 3 0 0 7 1.4

Pts ........................................................... 11 vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/143FG ...............................................2, 3x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14FT .............................................................. 5 vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14Reb ................................................................6 at Arkansas, 1/2/14Stl ..................................................................... 5 vs. Elon, 11/9/12Asst .............................................. 3, 4x, last vs. SC State, 12/22/13Min ..............................................................30 at Arkansas, 1/2/14

Career Highs

#15Pts ........................................................... 11 vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14FG % ........................................... .667 (2-3) vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14 3FG ........................................................... 2 vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14FT .............................................................. 5 vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14Reb ................................................................6 at Arkansas, 1/2/14Asst .................................................. 2, 3x, last vs. Florida, 2/23/14Min ..............................................................30 at Arkansas, 1/2/14

SEC Career Highstiffany davis

Career Game-by-GameRedshirt-Freshman Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern 16 2-3 0-0 1-3 2 1 1 2 1 0 511/10 Louisiana Tech 10 1-4 1-4 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 1 311/14 Coll. of Charleston 19 2-4 1-2 2-2 1 0 3 2 0 1 711/17 Seton Hall 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 011/20 at Clemson 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 011/23 at San Diego State 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 012/8 at Charlotte 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 012/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/20 Winthrop * 26 1-5 1-5 0-0 4 2 2 6 0 1 312/22 SC State * 15 2-6 2-2 0-0 1 0 3 3 0 1 612/28 Savannah State * 22 3-3 2-2 0-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 81/2 at Arkansas * 30 1-4 0-1 1-2 6 3 1 6 0 0 31/5 Vanderbilt * 18 1-2 0-1 1-1 1 3 2 1 0 0 31/9 #9/10 Kentucky * 16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 01/12 at Auburn * 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 01/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 01/19 Alabama 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 01/30 Ole Miss 16 2-3 2-2 5-6 2 1 1 2 0 0 112/2 Missouri 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 02/6 at Mississippi State 13 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42/9 Arkansas 12 1-3 1-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 32/16 at #19/17 LSU 5 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32/20 at #15/15 Kentucky 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 02/23 Florida 14 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 32/27 Georgia 7 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 23/2 at #10/9 Tennessee 6 1-1 0-0 4-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 63/7 vs. Georgia^ 16 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 2 1 2 0 0 23/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 03/25 vs. Oregon State$ 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 03/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina $ 16 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3

Freshman Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/9 Elon 20 2-4 0-1 2-2 3 1 3 2 0 5 611/12 at Louisiana Tech 6 1-1 1-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 411/15 Savannah State 14 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

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Sophomore Year (2013-14)Played in every game, starting 32 of the 34 … led the team in scoring one time (CofC) … led the team in assists 10 times (at Charlotte, at Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, at Auburn, at Miss. St., Arkansas, Florida, vs. Georgia, vs. UNC) … ranked 13th in SEC with 3.4 assists per conference game with three league games of five assists and was seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1:4) in conference games … scored postseason career-high nine points against Oregon State (Mar. 25), including pair of 3s, in NCAA Tournament … tied career high with six assists against Georgia (Mar. 8) in first round of SEC Tournament … hit a 3 from the left corner to spark a 14-4 early in second half of win over Florida (Feb. 23) … buried clutch 3-pointer during Bulldogs’ second-half rally at Mississippi State (Feb. 6) then scored on baseline out-of-bounds play after lead was cut to one, finishing in double-figure points for second-straight game … handed out career-high six assists against Ole Miss (Jan. 30) … scored all of her nine points at #16/19 Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) in first half, including seven straight to help team stay in front while three other starters sat with foul trouble … drained a 3 to bring Gamecocks within a point with under four minutes to play at #25/21 Texas A&M … hit a 3-pointer early in second half at Auburn (Jan. 12) to give Gamecocks first lead of the game, added a free throw late in game to hold off Tigers’ late rally … dished out team-high five assists against Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) for second-straight game … played solid all-around game at Arkansas (Jan. 2), tying career high with five assists while logging just shy of the full 40 minutes … netted three 3s en route to 13 points and handed out five assists in 39 minutes, playing huge role in staving off second-half Winthrop (Dec. 20) rally … responded well to coming off the bench at Charlotte (Dec. 8), contributing in every category – 10 points, four assists, five rebounds, two steals in 32 minutes … scored all of her career-high-tying 16 points at San Diego State (Nov. 23) in the first half, hitting 3-of-6 3s in her 17 minutes before halftime … posted a career-high 16 points against CofC (Nov. 14) to lead team in scoring for first time in her career

Freshman Year (2012-13)Played in all but two games (Kentucky, at Missouri) … scored in double figures two times … tied for second on team with six rebounds at Ole Miss (Feb. 17) … poured in 10 points as part of 12-4 run to close first half at Kentucky (Feb. 14), including a pair of 3s … scored all five of her points during a 10-3 first-half run at Alabama (Feb. 7) … hit a first-half 3 to give Gamecocks 10-point lead against LSU (Jan. 17) … drove from the wing for a basket as part of Gamecocks’ 25-5 first-half surge that deflated Vanderbilt (Jan. 10)

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 31 0 398 12.8 28 134 .209 16 91 .176 11 24 .458 19 42 61 2.0 35 1 25 20 4 8 83 2.72013-14 34 32 911 26.8 72 211 .341 33 103 .320 28 44 .636 18 77 95 2.8 63 0 92 68 7 21 205 6.0Career Totals 65 32 1309 20.1 100 345 .290 49 194 .253 39 68 .574 37 119 156 2.4 98 1 117 88 11 29 288 4.4

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 14 0 134 9.6 11 48 .229 5 31 .161 1 3 .333 6 16 22 1.6 9 0 9 5 1 1 28 2.02013-14 16 15 449 28.1 29 96 .302 14 44 .318 9 17 .529 6 37 43 2.7 32 0 48 37 5 7 81 5.1Career Totals 30 15 583 19.4 40 144 .278 19 75 .253 10 20 .500 12 53 65 2.2 41 0 57 42 6 8 109 3.6

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 4 0 44 11.0 2 11 .182 1 4 .250 3 5 .600 1 3 4 1.0 3 0 2 3 0 1 8 2.02013-14 5 5 140 28.0 7 28 .250 1 12 .083 6 7 .857 1 10 11 2.2 12 0 17 6 0 4 21 4.2Career Totals 9 5 184 20.4 9 39 .231 2 16 .125 9 12 .750 2 13 15 1.7 15 0 19 9 0 5 29 3.2

Pts ......................................... 16, 2x, at San Diego State, 11/23/13FG ........................................6 vs. College of Charleston, 11/14/13FGA ..............................................13 at San Diego State, 11/23/13FG % ......................................... 1.000 (4-4) at Kentucky, 2/14/133FG ................................................4 at San Diego State, 11/23/133FGA ............................................10 at San Diego State, 11/23/133FG % ............... 1.000 (2-2), 2x, last vs. Savannah State, 12/28/13FT ........................................... 4, 2x, last vs. Oregon State, 3/25/14FTA ................................................................... 7 vs. Elon, 11/9/12FT % ................................... 1.000 (4-4) vs. Oregon State, 3/25/14Reb ................................................................. 10 vs. Elon, 11/9/12Off Reb ............................................................. 4 vs. Elon, 11/9/12Def Reb ........................................6, 2x, last at Clemson, 11/20/13Stl ..................................................2, 5x, last at Charlotte, 12/8/13Asst ................................................... 6, 2x, last vs. Georgia, 3/7/14Min ..............................................................40 at Arkansas, 1/2/14

Career Highs Career Team Games Record10+ Points 9 8-110+ Rebounds 1 1-05+ Assists 8 8-0Tm-High Points 1 1-0Tm-High Assts. 10 10-0

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SEC Career Highsasia dozier

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asia dozierand was solid defensively to earn 20 minutes of playing time, the most by a Gamecock off the bench … buried a 3-pointer as part of team’s 12-4 run to close the first half and establish a substantial lead over SC State (Dec. 21) … hit a huge second-half 3-pointer against #1/1 Stanford (Dec. 19) to pull within two points … posted her first double-digit scoring game with 11 points against Savannah State (Nov. 15) … handed out five assists at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12) … pulled down 10 rebounds in her college debut against Elon (Nov. 9).

High SchoolPlayed four seasons for Anne Long’s Spring Valley Vikings … rated a four-star player by ESPN Hoopgurlz and the 33rd-best guard in the class of 2012 … named Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year and South Carolina Miss Basketball in 2011-12 … earned South Carolina player of the year honors four times, landing on the all-state team all four seasons as well … averaged 18.6 points, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals as a senior (2011-12) … helped team to two state championships … was part of perfect 27-0 record for team her junior year (2010-11).

PersonalBorn Nov. 13, 1993 ... daughter of Theresa and Perry Dozier … has an older sister, Amelia, and a younger brother, Perry Jr. … father and uncle, Terry Dozier, both played basketball at South Carolina with Terry going on to a career in the NBA and overseas … majoring in accounting with a minor in sport and entertainment management.

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Careeer Game-by-GameSophomore Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern * 17 1-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 5 1 1 2 411/10 Louisiana Tech * 21 3-5 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 3 0 0 711/14 Coll. of Charleston * 25 6-12 4-8 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1611/17 Seton Hall * 27 2-6 2-4 0-0 4 2 2 3 0 2 611/20 at Clemson * 30 2-9 0-5 0-1 9 3 0 2 0 0 411/23 at San Diego State * 28 5-13 4-10 2-2 3 2 0 2 0 2 1611/25 at USC * 25 1-4 0-1 2-2 2 1 2 3 0 0 412/2 NC Central * 18 2-3 1-2 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 612/8 at Charlotte 32 4-7 0-1 2-3 5 1 4 5 1 2 1012/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina * 21 1-3 0-2 1-2 3 4 1 2 0 0 312/20 Winthrop * 39 4-9 3-7 2-4 2 1 5 2 0 0 1312/22 SC State * 20 1-5 1-4 1-2 4 0 3 1 0 1 412/28 Savannah State * 19 4-8 2-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 1 101/2 at Arkansas * 40 4-12 1-3 0-0 2 2 5 7 0 1 91/5 Vanderbilt * 29 1-7 1-2 2-2 1 3 5 5 0 1 51/9 #9/10 Kentucky * 24 0-6 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 1 0 01/12 at Auburn * 31 3-4 2-3 1-3 5 2 3 5 0 0 91/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M * 33 2-9 1-5 0-0 3 4 0 4 1 0 51/19 Alabama * 26 3-4 2-3 0-0 3 1 5 1 0 0 81/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt * 29 4-9 0-1 1-2 3 3 2 0 0 0 91/30 Ole Miss * 23 1-4 0-1 2-4 1 1 6 2 0 1 42/2 Missouri * 33 3-6 3-4 2-4 3 4 4 0 1 1 112/6 at Mississippi State * 27 4-8 2-3 0-0 3 3 4 2 0 1 102/9 Arkansas * 20 0-4 0-4 0-0 1 0 4 3 0 0 02/16 at #19/17 LSU * 28 0-5 0-4 1-2 1 1 1 2 1 1 12/20 at #15/15 Kentucky * 33 2-6 0-1 0-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 42/23 Florida * 30 1-8 1-6 0-0 6 4 3 1 1 1 32/27 Georgia 14 0-1 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 03/2 at #10/9 Tennessee * 29 1-3 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 33/7 vs. Georgia^ * 21 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 6 1 0 1 23/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ * 27 0-7 0-4 0-0 2 4 2 0 0 0 03/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ * 22 1-4 0-3 1-2 4 3 3 2 0 1 33/25 vs. Oregon State$ * 33 2-7 1-2 4-4 1 2 2 1 0 1 93/30 vs. #12/13 UNC$ * 37 3-7 0-2 1-1 3 3 4 2 0 1 7

Freshman Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/9 Elon 26 0-8 0-6 4-7 10 4 0 2 1 0 411/12 at LA Tech 22 2-5 1-4 0-0 2 2 5 0 0 2 511/15 Savannah State 24 4-10 3-9 0-0 3 4 2 1 0 0 1111/18 Clemson 18 0-4 0-3 0-0 5 0 1 1 0 1 011/22 vs. Hampton 19 1-8 1-4 2-2 3 3 0 2 0 0 511/23 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast 16 1-6 0-5 0-0 1 5 1 2 0 0 211/24 vs. DePaul 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 011/28 Drexel 14 1-8 1-6 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 312/2 at Seton Hall 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 012/9 vs Furman 21 1-5 1-5 1-2 2 2 0 0 1 0 412/19 #1/1 Stanford 8 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 512/21 SC State 21 1-9 1-9 0-2 4 1 3 2 0 1 312/29 Western Carolina 17 2-6 1-1 0-3 2 1 1 2 1 1 51/3 #12/13 Tennessee 17 1-7 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 31/6 at Mississippi State 9 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 11/10 Vanderbilt 20 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21/13 at #13/12 Georgia 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01/17 LSU 12 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 31/20 at Florida 7 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 0 01/24 #5/4 Kentucky –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/27 at Arkansas 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02/3 Auburn 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 02/7 at Alabama 8 2-3 1-2 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 1 52/10 #14/16 Texas A&M 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 02/14 at #9/7 Kentucky 15 4-4 2-2 0-0 4 2 1 0 0 0 102/17 at Ole Miss 19 2-10 0-6 0-1 6 0 3 1 0 0 42/24 Mississippi State 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 02/28 at Missouri –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––3/3 Florida 4 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03/7 vs. Alabama 18 1-5 0-1 1-3 3 2 1 0 0 0 33/8 vs. #19 TX A&M^ 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03/23 vs. South Dakota St.$ 20 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 1 53/25 vs. Kansas$ 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Freshman Year (2013-14)Played in 18 games, including seven SEC contests and four postseason outings … made her NCAA Tournament debut in the final minute against CSU Northridge (Mar. 23) … saw action in both SEC Tournament games … netted first career SEC points with a late 3 against Alabama (Jan. 19) … scored her first career points on a 3-pointer against NC Central (Dec. 2), also snagging three rebounds in her 11 minutes of play ... named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High SchoolPlayed for Coach Jude Hunt’s Chiefs … named Toast of the Coast Player of the Year by The Sun News and all-state as a senior … helped team to its first region title in eight seasons, including a perfect 10-0 record against Region VII-AAA competition … earned all-conference honors three times (2011, 2012, 2013) … posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals per game as a senior … played for Jerome Dickerson’s 76ers in AAU.

PersonalBorn Dec. 24, 1994 … daughter of Chrissy and Tim Farmer … has a younger sister, Faith, and two younger brothers, Timothy and Zane ... majoring in criminal justice with a minor in sport and entertainment management.

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 18 0 48 2.7 2 7 .286 2 4 .500 0 0 –– 2 4 6 0.3 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 0.3

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 7 0 10 1.4 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 –– 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.4

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 4 0 5 1.3 0 0 –– 0 0 –– 0 0 –– 0 2 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Pts ................................................. 3, 2x, last vs. Alabama, 1/19/14FGA ....................................................... 3 vs. NC Central, 12/2/13Reb ........................................................ 3 vs. NC Central, 12/2/13Off Reb .........................................1, 2x, last vs. SC State, 12/22/13Def Reb ................................................. 2 vs. NC Central, 12/2/13Blk ...................................................1 vs. Savannah State, 12/28/13Min ...................................................... 11 vs. NC Central, 12/2/13

Career Highs

#0Pts ................................................. 3, 2x, last vs. Alabama, 1/19/14FG ................................................. 1, 2x, last vs. Alabama, 1/19/14FGA ............................................... 1, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/143FG ............................................................ 1 vs. Alabama, 1/19/143FGA ............................................. 1, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14Min ..................................................2, 3x, last vs. Georgia, 2/27/14

SEC Career Highs

Career Game-by-GameFreshman Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/10 Louisiana Tech 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/14 Coll. of Charleston 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 011/17 Seton Hall –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––11/20 at Clemson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011/23 at San Diego State –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––11/25 at USC –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/2 NC Central 11 1-3 1-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 312/8 at Charlotte –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/20 Winthrop –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/22 SC State 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 012/28 Savannah State 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01/2 at Arkansas –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/5 Vanderbilt –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/9 #9/10 Kentucky –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/12 at Auburn –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/19 Alabama 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/30 Ole Miss 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 02/2 Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/6 at Mississippi State –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––2/9 Arkansas 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02/16 at #19/17 LSU 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/20 at #15/15 Kentucky –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––2/23 Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/27 Georgia 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/2 at #10/9 Tennessee –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––3/7 vs. Georgia^ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 03/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/25 vs. Oregon State$ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina$ –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––

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OLIVIA GAINES

Junior Year (2013-14)Played in 32 games with one start (vs. Alabama) … helped with great defense on Oregon State (Mar. 25) top scorer, especially in second half … picked up a steal and converted the resulting layup after Georgia (Feb. 27) got within nine midway through the second half … provided great energy off bench at #15/15 Kentucky (Feb. 20), including three defensive rebounds during a key run late in the first half … scored an SEC-career high five points against Arkansas (Feb. 9), including a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line … drew her first career start against Alabama (Jan. 19), putting in balanced effort with four points, three assists and three rebounds … played huge role in second-half comeback at #25/21 Texas A&M (Jan. 16), providing great pressure on the point guard defensively and draining 3 at the end of the shot clock to cap a 16-2 run that helped cut the 17-point halftime deficit to one with 9:38 to play then hit a long jumper to stave off an Aggies’ run three minutes later … continued strong play late in non-conference slate with career-high seven points against Savannah State (Dec. 28), including four points and aggressive defense during key 17-5 run late in first half … delivered best game of her season against SC State (Dec. 22) with six points, four rebounds and two assists … provided great spark defensively in second half against #14/13 North Carolina (Dec. 18), helping key a 14-3 run that brought team within two points after trailing by 12 at the half … was solid in 18 minutes against NC Central (Dec. 2), hitting a pair of field goals, pulling down five rebounds and handing out four assists with just one turnover … made a statement in her debut with four points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in 17 minutes against Charleston Southern (Nov. 8).

Prior to South CarolinaPlayed two seasons for Coach Brett Vana’s Hurricanes … Named Junior/Community College Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as a sophomore … Helped team to NJCAA Division II National Championship in 2013 … Averaged 18.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.5 steals en route to NJCAA All-America honors in 2012-13, guiding team to a 32-3 record … Posted 10.0 points per game as a freshman.

High SchoolPlayed for Coach Marilyn Milton’s Cyclones … Earned all-region honors three times (2009, 2010, 2011) … Helped team to a 21-4 record as a junior.

PersonalBorn Mar. 29, 1993 … Daughter of Florence Crank and Theodore Gaines … has a younger brother, Summer Harrison ... majoring in sociology.

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 32 1 309 9.7 23 48 .479 1 2 .500 19 26 .731 12 31 43 1.3 32 0 34 14 3 20 66 2.1

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 16 1 141 8.8 11 24 .458 1 1 1.00 10 13 .769 3 14 17 1.1 14 0 10 5 1 9 33 2.1

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 5 0 38 7.6 1 5 .200 0 0 –– 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.6 4 0 4 1 0 3 3 0.6

Pts .................................................. 7 vs. Savannah State, 12/28/13FG .................................................. 3 vs. Savannah State, 12/28/13FT .................................................................3 vs. Arkansas, 2/9/14FT % ............................................1.000 (3-3) vs. Arkansas, 2/9/14Reb ........................................................5 vs. NC Central, 12/2/13Stl ............................................ 3 vs. Charleston Southern, 11/8/13Asst .......................................... 5 vs. Charleston Southern, 11/8/13Min ...........................................................23 vs. Alabama, 1/19/14

Career Highs

#2Pts ...................................................5, 2x, last vs. Arkansas, 2/9/14FG ................................................... 2, 3x, last vs. Florida, 2/23/14FT .................................................................3 vs. Arkansas, 2/9/14FT % ............................................1.000 (3-3) vs. Arkansas, 2/9/14Reb ................................................ 3, 2x, last at Kentucky, 2/20/14Stl ................................................................ 2 at Tennessee, 3/2/14Asst ..................................................2, 4x, last at Tennessee, 3/2/14Min ...........................................................23 vs. Alabama, 1/19/14

SEC Career Highs

Career Game-by-GameJunior Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 0 5 1 1 3 411/10 Louisiana Tech 9 1-2 0-0 0-1 4 1 3 1 1 0 211/14 Coll. of Charleston 11 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 0 1 0 1 211/17 Seton Hall 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 011/20 at Clemson –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––11/23 at San Diego State 5 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 111/25 at USC –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/2 NC Central 18 2-3 0-1 0-0 5 1 4 1 0 1 412/8 at Charlotte 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 012/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 212/20 Winthrop 13 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 3 1 0 0 0 212/22 SC State 18 2-2 0-0 2-2 4 0 2 1 0 1 612/28 Savannah State 19 3-5 0-0 1-2 0 4 1 2 0 1 71/2 at Arkansas 12 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 11/5 Vanderbilt 14 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 21/9 #9/10 Kentucky 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21/12 at Auburn 5 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 11/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M 9 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 51/19 Alabama * 23 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 3 3 0 1 41/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21/30 Ole Miss 10 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 12/2 Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/6 at Mississippi State 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 02/9 Arkansas 3 1-1 0-0 3-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 52/16 at #19/17 LSU 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 02/20 at #15/15 Kentucky 9 0-0 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 22/23 Florida 10 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 0 1 1 42/27 Georgia 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23/2 at #10/9 Tennessee 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 2 23/7 vs. Georgia^ 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 23/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 1 03/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 03/25 vs. Oregon State$ 10 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 13/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina$ 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0^ indicates SEC Tournament$ indicates NCAA Tournament

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Junior Year (2013-14)Named to the SEC All-Defensive Team after shattering the Gamecocks’ singles-season blocks record with 83 … ranked among the nation’s top 25 and second in the SEC with 2.44 blocks per game … lifted that number to 2.8 blocks per SEC contest … started all 34 games this season … posted 16 games of three or more blocks, including seven SEC contests and two postseason outings … ranks sixth in career blocks at 130 … grabbed 6.3 rebounds per SEC game to rank 18th in the league … led team in scoring four times (Seton Hall, at Charlotte, Alabama, vs. Kentucky) … paced team in rebounding five times (Seton Hall, at Charlotte, SC State, at Vanderbilt, Georgia) … continued great postseason play with 11 points in NCAA Tournament opener against CSU Northridge (Mar. 25), adding nine second-half points, including a hook shot in final three minutes to stop 8-0 Matador run then followed it with tough defensive rebound in traffic … averaged team high 14.0 points on 76.5 percent shooting (13-of-17) in SEC Tournament (two games) … led team with 16 points against #12/13 Kentucky (Mar. 8) in SEC Tournament semifinal, including last six of first half as Gamecocks tried to rally from 13-point deficit … controlled the glass during 11-0 run in first half against Georgia (Feb. 27), pulling down seven of her nine and blocking three of her five shots in opening period … scored six of her 16 points at #15/15 Kentucky in first four minutes of the second half as Gamecocks stretched lead to 17 … broke Gamecock single-season record with five of her seven blocks at Mississippi State (Feb. 6) in the first half, making the most by a Gamecock in an SEC game and the second-most by any SEC player in a league game on the season ... two blocks in second half came with Bulldogs within four in final three minutes of play … became just ninth Gamecock all-time to reach 100 career blocks with her five against Ole Miss (Jan. 30) … dominated first half at Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) helping team to halftime lead while three other starters sat with two fouls, posting eight points and six rebounds in opening period … scored nine points in each half against Alabama (Jan. 19) to lead the team in scoring with 18 points in just 21 minutes … pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds at Texas A&M (Jan. 16) … tied for fourth in Colonial Life Arena history with six blocks against #9/10 Kentucky (Jan. 9), including four in second half … scored seven straight points during Gamecocks’ 10-minute run in first half against Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) that turned two-point deficit into 11-point halftime lead … was great on the glass in second half against Winthrop (Dec. 20), grabbing seven of her team-high nine in the second period to help hold off rally …

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 25 0 197 7.9 26 59 .441 0 1 .000 22 35 .629 34 40 74 3.0 33 0 4 16 17 2 74 3.02012-13 30 0 472 15.7 64 131 .489 0 0 –– 32 64 .500 52 83 135 4.5 48 1 8 20 30 11 160 5.32013-14 34 34 794 23.4 128 238 .538 0 0 –– 67 102 .657 59 148 207 6.1 94 3 12 51 83 13 323 9.5Career Totals 89 34 1463 16.4 218 428 .509 0 1 .000 121 201 .602 145 271 416 4.7 175 4 24 87 130 26 557 6.3

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 10 0 58 5.8 5 11 .455 0 0 –– 8 10 .800 9 12 21 2.1 6 0 1 3 1 0 18 1.82012-13 15 0 210 14.0 28 56 .500 0 0 –– 15 30 .500 22 31 53 3.5 26 1 1 13 13 3 71 4.72013-14 16 16 369 23.1 54 103 .524 0 0 –– 30 43 .698 27 73 100 6.3 51 1 3 30 44 2 138 8.6Career Totals 41 16 637 15.5 87 170 .512 0 0 –– 53 83 .639 58 116 174 4.2 83 2 5 46 58 5 227 5.5

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 5 0 46 9.2 7 13 .538 0 0 –– 7 9 .778 5 7 12 2.4 9 0 2 2 7 1 21 4.22012-13 4 0 101 25.3 19 32 .594 0 0 –– 8 14 .571 10 24 34 8.5 8 0 5 1 6 5 46 11.52013-14 5 5 106 21.2 20 36 .556 0 0 –– 7 13 .538 5 15 20 4.0 10 0 3 6 8 0 47 9.4Career Totals 14 5 253 18.1 46 81 .568 0 0 –– 22 36 .611 20 46 66 4.7 27 0 10 9 21 6 114 8.1

Pts ..................................................... 19, 2x, at Charlotte, 12/8/13FG ................................................................8 vs. Alabama, 3/7/13FG % ...................... 1.000 (7-7) vs. Charleston Southern, 11/8/13FT ..........................................................8 vs. Seton Hall, 11/17/13FTA ............................................... 10 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/10/13FT % .......................................... 1.000 (4-4) vs. Alabama, 1/19/14Reb .......................................................12 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Off Reb ............................................................. 6 vs. Elon, 11/9/12Def Reb ................................................10 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Blk ..................................................... 7 at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Asst ............................................ 3 vs. South Dakota State, 3/23/13Min .......................................................34 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14

Career Highs

Career Team Games RecordDouble-Double 1 0-110+ Points 25 21-410+ Rebounds 3 1-25+ Blocks 7 7-0Tm-High Pts. 6 4-2Tm-High Rebs. 11 11-0

Miscellaneous

#332014 SEC All-Defensive Team2014 SEC Community Service Team

Career Highlights

Pts ............................................................18 vs. Alabama, 1/19/14FG ..................................................7, 2x, last at Kentucky 2/20/14FG % ........................................... .857 (6-7) vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14 FT ................................................. 5, 2x, last vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14FTA .................................................8 vs. Mississippi State, 2/24/13FT % .......................................... 1.000 (4-4) vs. Alabama, 1/19/14Reb .......................................................12 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Off Reb .........................................4, 2x, last vs. Kentucky, 1/24/13Def Reb ................................................10 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Blk ..................................................... 7 at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Asst .........................................................2 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Min .......................................................34 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14

SEC Career HighsElem ibiam

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elem ibiamanchored the paint against #14/13 North Carolina (Dec. 18), shooting 7-of-10 from the field and blocking four shots … matched her career high with 19 points at Charlotte (Dec. 8), dominating first half with 10 points and six (of her nine total) rebounds … scored seven of her 11 points and grabbed six of her eight rebounds against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10) in the first 10 minutes of the second half … tied for fourth-best perfect shooting night in Colonial Life Arena history, going 7-of-7 from the field against Charleston Southern (Nov. 8), the second-best shooting game in the SEC on the season.

Sophomore Year (2012-13)Played in 30 games this season, missing three due to injury … led the team in scoring two times (at Kentucky, vs. Alabama) and rebounding four times (Elon, Furman, Western Carolina, Kentucky) … scored in double figures seven times and grabbed double-digit rebounds twice … was team’s second-leading rebounder and third-highest scorer in postseason play … posted first career double-double in NCAA Tournament Second Round against Kansas (March 25), including a hook shot that knotted the game midway through the second half … handed out a career-high three assists against South Dakota State (March 23) in the NCAA Tournament First Round … came one rebound shy of first career double-double with stellar 19-point, nine-rebound effort against Alabama at SEC Tournament (March 7) … scored eight of her 11 points against Mississippi State (Feb. 24) in second half to help hold off Bulldogs … posted 13 points in a six-minute span of the first half at No. 9/7 Kentucky (Feb. 14) to help Gamecocks to 14-point lead at halftime, finishing with career-high 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting … netted all of her 12 points during an eight-minute second-half stretch at Alabama (Feb. 7) to help hold off a charge by the Crimson Tide … scored six of her eight points against #5/4 Kentucky (Jan. 24) during a 12-4 run that turned a six-point deficit into a two-point lead that helped deliver the win ... Also tied for team-high honors with eight boards, including four offensive … blocked two shots midway through the second half at Florida (Jan. 20) to help a 10-0 Gamecock run that kept the Gators at bay … grabbed four of her seven rebounds against LSU (Jan. 17) on the offensive end … scored eight of her nine points against Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) during 25-5 first-half surge that propelled team to victory, hitting all four of her shot attempts in the run … netted all five of her points at Mississippi State (Jan. 6) in second half as team pulled away, blocking two shots as well … tied her career high with five blocks against Western Carolina (Dec. 29), tying for third most in Colonial Life Arena history ... also led team with nine rebounds

and scored six of team’s last eight first-half points against the Catamounts … posted seven of her career-high 11 points in the first half against SC State (Dec. 21), including five as part of team’s 12-4 run to close the first half to finally establish a substantial lead … scored career-high eight points against Furman (Dec. 9), hitting 4-of-8 from the field while grabbing team-high nine rebounds … posted her first career double-digit rebound game in season opener against Elon (Nov. 9), pulling in six of her 11 boards on the offensive end.

Freshman Year (2011-12)Came off the bench in 25 games, including 10 SEC contests and five postseason games … was the team’s top rebounder one time (Miss. State) … tied South Carolina freshman record with five blocks in first-round win over Eastern Michigan, the most blocks by any Gamecock in program’s history in the NCAA Tournament … was perfect from the floor in SEC Tournament semifinal against #13/10 Tennessee … played a season-high 16 minutes in first round SEC Tournament game vs. Alabama … was solid presence in middle of zone that held Alabama to just 27.7 percent shooting at Colonial Life Arena, the lowest by an SEC opponent this season … posted six points and team-high six rebounds against Mississippi State, all during her 10 minutes of second-half play … was solid at Auburn, adding a basket and two rebounds in just three minutes of action late in the first half … pulled down season-high seven rebounds against SC State in 15 minutes of action … netted season-best seven points against Furman on 3-of-6 shooting … swatted away three shots at Xavier … made her Gamecock debut in season opener at Illinois.

High SchoolEarned four letters for Coach John Strickland’s Tigers ... rated among the top 15 post players in the 2011 class by ESPN HoopGurlz and the overall No. 57 recruit in the class, according to Blue Star Basketball … earned a spot on the Atlanta Tip-Off Club All-Metro team and was a 4A second-team selection as a senior after helping her team to a 28-5 record and region and state titles … was named to the All-Metro Southside Second Team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and first-team All-Fayette County by the Fayette County News as a junior

PersonalBorn May 7, 1993 ... daughter of Shunda Guider … is majoring in criminal justice with a minor in accounting.

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Career Game-by-GameJunior Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern * 20 7-7 0-0 3-5 6 0 0 1 5 2 1711/10 Louisiana Tech * 24 3-6 0-0 5-10 8 5 1 3 3 1 1111/14 Coll. of Charleston * 23 5-8 0-0 2-5 6 2 0 0 3 1 1211/17 Seton Hall * 29 5-10 0-0 8-9 8 2 0 2 3 0 1811/20 at Clemson * 25 5-6 0-0 0-0 6 2 1 0 1 1 1011/23 at San Diego State * 21 2-3 0-0 1-2 4 3 1 1 1 1 511/25 at USC * 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 5 1 2 2 0 412/2 NC Central * 20 0-1 0-0 2-2 3 2 0 1 1 0 212/8 at Charlotte * 30 7-14 0-0 5-7 9 2 0 1 3 1 1912/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina * 33 7-10 0-0 0-0 5 4 1 1 4 2 1412/20 Winthrop * 32 6-12 0-0 0-0 9 2 0 1 3 0 1212/22 SC State * 25 4-10 0-0 1-2 9 1 1 2 1 1 912/28 Savannah State * 18 1-7 0-0 3-4 9 3 0 0 1 1 51/2 at Arkansas * 15 1-4 0-0 2-2 4 4 0 1 1 0 41/5 Vanderbilt * 20 3-4 0-0 5-6 8 4 0 2 2 0 111/9 #9/10 Kentucky * 16 4-8 0-0 1-1 4 4 0 1 6 0 91/12 at Auburn * 24 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 0 41/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M * 34 2-6 0-0 0-2 12 2 2 3 4 0 41/19 Alabama * 21 7-11 0-0 4-4 7 3 1 0 2 0 181/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt * 32 4-8 0-0 2-2 9 4 0 3 1 0 101/30 Ole Miss * 18 6-7 0-0 2-2 8 5 0 2 5 0 142/2 Missouri * 24 3-4 0-0 4-6 6 3 0 2 3 0 102/6 at Mississippi State * 23 2-4 0-0 1-1 5 3 0 1 7 0 52/9 Arkansas * 25 4-8 0-0 2-2 6 3 0 2 2 0 102/16 at #19/17 LSU * 21 0-5 0-0 1-2 7 1 0 1 1 0 12/20 at #15/15 Kentucky * 22 7-9 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 5 0 1 162/23 Florida * 25 3-6 0-0 2-4 4 4 0 2 3 0 82/27 Georgia * 27 2-6 0-0 2-6 9 3 0 3 5 0 63/2 at #10/9 Tennessee * 22 4-10 0-0 0-1 4 3 0 1 1 1 83/7 vs. Georgia^ * 17 6-7 0-0 0-4 3 3 1 1 3 0 123/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ * 30 7-10 0-0 2-2 6 1 0 1 4 0 163/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ * 19 4-6 0-0 3-4 4 2 2 2 1 0 113/25 vs. Oregon State$ * 22 2-8 0-0 1-2 5 3 0 2 0 0 53/30 vs. #12/13 UNC$ * 18 1-5 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3

Sophomore Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/11 at Illinois 9 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 0 1 0 0 511/9 Elon 17 2-7 0-0 0-2 11 0 0 3 2 1 411/12 at LA Tech –– DNP (Injury) ––11/15 Savannah State –– DNP (Injury) ––11/18 Clemson 13 2-3 0-0 2-3 0 3 0 1 0 0 611/22 vs. Hampton 8 0-1 0-0 1-2 5 1 0 0 1 0 111/23 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast 15 0-3 0-0 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 211/24 vs. DePaul 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 011/28 Drexel 12 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 312/2 at Seton Hall 12 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 012/9 vs. Furman 22 4-8 0-0 0-2 9 2 1 1 1 0 812/19 #1/1 Stanford 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 1 012/21 SC State 19 4-5 0-0 3-4 2 3 0 0 1 0 1112/29 Western Carolina 25 4-8 0-0 0-1 9 2 1 0 5 1 81/3 #12/13 Tennessee 17 0-4 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 0 01/6 at Mississippi State 19 1-6 0-0 3-5 3 0 0 0 2 0 51/10 Vanderbilt 13 4-5 0-0 1-3 2 4 0 2 0 0 91/13 at #13/12 Georgia 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 1 21/17 LSU 12 0-3 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 1 2 0 01/20 at Florida 16 0-3 0-0 1-2 5 1 0 1 2 0 11/24 #5/4 Kentucky 18 4-5 0-0 0-2 8 0 0 0 0 1 81/27 at Arkansas 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 22/3 Auburn 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 0 0 02/7 at Alabama 17 5-8 0-0 2-4 5 0 0 2 1 0 122/10 #14/16 Texas A&M 5 1-3 0-0 0-2 2 5 0 1 0 0 22/14 at #9/7 Kentucky 22 6-7 0-0 3-3 5 2 0 2 2 0 152/17 at Ole Miss –– DNP (Injury) ––2/24 Mississippi State 19 3-6 0-0 5-8 3 3 0 0 2 0 112/28 at Missouri 12 0-0 0-0 0-1 4 1 1 0 1 0 03/3 Florida 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 43/7 vs. Alabama^ 26 8-12 0-0 3-7 9 1 1 0 2 2 193/8 vs. #19 TX A&M^ 22 1-3 0-0 0-0 7 3 0 0 1 2 23/23 vs. South Dakota St.$ 29 5-9 0-0 3-4 8 2 3 0 2 1 133/25 vs. Kansas$ 24 5-8 0-0 2-3 10 2 1 1 1 0 12

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Freshman Year (2011-12)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/11 at Illinois 9 2-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 0 1 0 0 511/14 Alabama A&M 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 1 0 011/17 at Clemson 8 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 2 0 0 411/20 #11/12 Penn State –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––11/23 Coll. of Charleston 11 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 1 0 0 411/27 Presbyterian 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 0 211/30 at Xavier 9 1-3 0-1 1-2 6 2 0 0 3 0 312/4 at NC State –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––12/11 Furman 12 3-6 0-0 1-5 2 4 0 1 2 1 712/14 South Carolina State 15 1-2 0-0 0-1 7 2 1 2 0 0 212/18 vs. #18/16 N. Carolina 8 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 0 212/21 Savannah State 12 2-3 0-0 2-4 5 1 0 1 2 0 612/28 at Drexel –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/1 Alabama 9 0-1 0-0 3-4 2 1 0 0 0 0 31/5 #24/21 Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01/8 at Florida –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/12 at LSU –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/15 at #9/8 Kentucky –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––1/19 at Auburn 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21/22 at #25/22 Vanderbilt 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01/26 Ole Miss 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 1 0 01/29 Mississippi State 14 2-3 0-0 2-2 6 1 0 1 0 0 62/2 at #8/8 Tennessee –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––2/9 at Arkansas 7 0-1 0-0 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 22/12 Florida –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––2/16 #18/15 Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/19 at Alabama 10 2-3 0-0 1-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 52/23 at #13/10 Kentucky 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02/26 Arkansas –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––3/1 vs. Alabama^ 16 2-6 0-0 2-3 4 2 0 1 1 1 63/2 vs. #16/15 Georgia^ –– DNP (Coach’s Decision) ––3/3 vs. #13/10 Tennessee^ 8 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 0 0 0 53/17 vs. Eastern Michigan$ 12 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 4 2 1 5 0 63/19 at #13/15 Purdue$ 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/24 vs. #2/2 Stanford$ 6 1-1 0-0 2-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4

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Sophomore Year (2013-14)Became Gamecocks’ first WBCA All-America selection, adding third-team honors from Associated Press and Full Court as well … named a finalist for Wooden Award, Wade Trophy and Dawn Staley Award… was the only non-honorable mention All-America selection from the SEC … tabbed SEC Player of the Year, just second sophomore to win award all-time by the league’s coaches, who also named her to their All-SEC First Team and All-Defensive Team … was a unanimous All-SEC selection by AP, just the third Gamecock all-time to capture first-team honors from the organization … tied school record with 157 made free throws on the season … ranked 10th in SEC in scoring (15.5 ppg), seventh in free throw percentage (.793) and steals (1.8 spg) and 11th in assists (3.5 apg) ... in SEC play, was only player to rank in points (9th, 15.9), rebounds (16th, 6.4), assists (11th, 3.4) and steals (7th, 1.8) … lifted rebounding average from 4.5 in non-conference action to 6.4 in league play … led team in scoring 13 times (at USC, NCCU, Winthrop, Savannah St., at Ark., Ky., at Aub., at Vandy, Mizzou, at LSU, Florida, Georgia, vs. CS Northridge) … led team in assists 16 times (at Clemson, at San Diego St., at USC, at Charlotte, Winthrop, SC State, at TAMU, Ala., at Vandy, Ole Miss, Ark., at LSU, at Ky., vs. Ky., vs. CS Northridge, vs. Oregon St.) … was team’s go-to option at end of tight games, averaging 5.3 points, shooting 60.0 percent (12-of-20) including 4-of-5 (.800) from 3-point range, during final five minutes of the Gamecocks’ 10 games that were within 10 points at that time … averaged 18.3 points and 3.3 assists in NCAA Tournament play (3 games) … posted nine of her 11 points against #12/13 North Carolina (Mar. 30) in the NCAA Sweet 16 in the second half, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, in effort to lead a comeback from eight-point halftime deficit … scored all 20 of her points against Oregon State (Mar. 25) in second half … broke school record for free throws made (13) and attempted (17) in an NCAA Tournament game with her effort against CSU Northridge, highlighted by hitting 6-of-6 in the final 63 seconds … hot program’s third-best perfect game from free throw line (10-of-10), and tied for best by any SEC player in a league game all season, as part of her second-straight 20-point game to finish with career-high 25 against Georgia (Feb. 27) … recorded fourth 20-point game of season against Florida (Feb. 23), including five of team’s final 11 points to slip away from Gators … posted all 12 of her points and all seven of her rebounds at #15/15 Kentucky (Feb. 20) in second half, scoring five straight points after Wildcats got within 11 midway through … scored 11 of her 19 points at #19/17 LSU (Feb. 16) in second half, including six in final 4:00 to turn seven-point lead into 17-point edge ... also added seven rebounds and seven assists against the

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 33 30 927 28.1 107 282 .379 22 60 .367 68 111 .613 60 109 169 5.1 64 1 43 82 4 44 304 9.22013-14 34 34 1066 31.4 165 335 .493 40 74 .541 157 198 .793 41 149 190 5.6 63 0 118 97 8 62 527 15.5Career Totals 67 64 1993 29.7 272 617 .441 62 134 .463 225 309 .728 101 258 359 5.4 127 1 161 179 12 106 831 12.4

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 16 13 448 28.0 42 130 .323 9 30 .300 31 44 .705 26 45 71 4.4 28 1 20 42 2 19 124 7.82013-14 16 16 530 33.1 81 159 .509 17 30 .567 75 86 .872 18 85 103 6.4 37 0 54 52 8 28 254 15.9Career Totals 32 29 978 30.6 123 289 .426 26 60 .433 106 130 .815 44 130 174 5.4 65 1 74 94 10 47 378 11.8

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 4 4 116 29.0 10 30 .333 3 6 .500 10 11 .909 7 10 17 4.3 9 0 3 9 1 4 33 8.32013-14 5 5 162 32.4 21 58 .362 7 11 .636 28 36 .778 4 24 28 5.6 10 0 16 12 0 2 77 15.4Career Totals 9 9 278 30.9 31 88 .352 10 17 .588 38 47 .809 11 34 45 5.0 19 0 19 21 1 6 110 12.2

Pts ............................................................. 25 vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FG ............................................. 8, 2x, last at Texas A&M, 1/16/14FG % ............................ .833 (5-6) vs. Western Carolina, 12/29/123FG ........................................................4 vs. Winthrop, 12/20/133FG % ................................................1.000 (3-3) at LSU, 2/16/14FT ................................................ 13 vs. CSU Northridge, 3/23/14FT % ....................................... 1.000 (10-10) vs. Georgia, 2/27/14Reb ................................................. 11, 5x, last at Arkansas, 1/2/14Stl ..................................................................6 at Auburn, 1/12/14Asst .................................................9 at San Diego State, 11/23/13Min ............................................................39 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14

Career Highs

Career Team Games RecordDouble-Double 4 4-020+ Points 8 8-010+ Points 45 38-710+ Rebounds 7 6-1Tm-High Points 20 19-1Tm-High Rebs. 9 8-1Tm-High Assts. 17 16-1

Miscellaneous

#252014 All-America (WBCA; Third Team, AP; Third Team, Full Court)2014 WBCA All-Region 32014 National Player of the Year Nominee (Wooden Award Final Ballot;

Wade Trophy Finalist; Naismith Award Midseason 302014 Dawn Staley Award Finalist2014 SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)2014 All-SEC First Team (Coaches, AP)2014 SEC All-Defensive Team2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championship Gold Medal (USA)2013 SEC All-Freshman TeamTwo-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014)

Career Highlights

Pts ............................................................. 25 vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FG ..........................................................8 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14FG % ..................................... .727 (8-11) at Texas A&M, 1/16/14 3FG ................................................................... 3 at LSU, 2/16/143FG % ................................................1.000 (3-3) at LSU, 2/16/14FT .............................................................. 10 vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FT % ....................................... 1.000 (10-10) vs. Georgia, 2/27/14Reb ................................................. 11, 2x, last at Arkansas, 1/2/14Off Reb ...........................................................6 at Florida, 1/20/13Asst ................................................8, 2x, last vs. Ole Miss, 1/30/14Min ............................................................39 vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14

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Lady Tigers … had six rebounds in first half alone against Arkansas (Feb. 9) and tied for team-high honors with four assists … turned in her first career 20-point SEC game against Missouri (Feb. 2), including eight free throws … handed out eight assists versus Ole Miss (Jan. 30) … scored four straight points, including layup off her fourth steal of the game, with under minute to play to key win at #16/19 Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) … dished out eight assists against Alabama (Jan. 19), seven of which came in first half as Gamecocks established significant halftime lead … scored five points in final 20 seconds at #25/21 Texas A&M (Jan. 16) to send game to overtime, during which she added four points in bid for victory … swiped career-high six steals at Auburn (Jan. 12) and scored six of her 18 points during an 8-0 run after Tigers cut lead to three with five minutes to play … sank 4-of-4 free throws in final two minutes to ice win over Vanderbilt (Jan. 5), finishing with 19 points … grabbed two defensive rebounds and hit 4-of-4 free throws in final 30 seconds to secure win at Arkansas (Jan. 2) en route to first double-double of the season … netted 12 of her 18 points against Savannah State (Dec. 28) at free throw line, scoring seven points during key 17-5 run late in first half … key element in holding off second-half charge from Winthrop (Dec. 20), scoring 12 points in second half en route to total of 20, which included a career-high four 3s … scored 16 of her 18 points against #14/13 North Carolina (Dec. 18) in second half, highlighted by four during a 14-3 run that included a layup after stealing an in-bounds pass under basket to bring team within two after trailing by 12 at half, and team’s lone 3-pointer to pull within four with 4:23 to play … recorded 11 of her 15 points at Charlotte (Dec. 8) in first half to keep Gamecocks just ahead of upset-minded 49ers … scored 12 of her 17 points at San Diego State in the second half, while handing out six of her career-high nine assists in the final 20 minutes as well … named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2012-13)Earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team … started 30 games this season and came off the bench in the other three … led the team in scoring seven times (Clemson, Drexel, Furman, SC State, WCU, Tennessee, at Ole Miss) … led the team in rebounding six times (at LA Tech, vs. FGCU, at Seton Hall, at Georgia, Auburn) … posted two double-doubles (at Seton Hall, SC State) … scored in double figures 14 times and pulled down double-digit rebounds five times … played a balanced game against Kansas (March 25) in NCAA Tournament Second Round, swiping three steals to go with seven points and six boards, including three offensive … turned in six points and six rebounds in second half of second-round SEC Tournament game against Alabama (March 7) … scored five of her seven points against Florida (March 3) in the second half, including a key 3-pointer after the Gators had cut the lead to three in the second half … hit a career-best 4-of-4 from the free throw line at Missouri (Feb. 28) … came off bench for first time this season at Ole Miss (Feb. 17) and responded with team-high 15 points, including 13 in 15 minutes of first-half action … snagged team-high eight rebounds at Arkansas (Jan. 27), including one in final 10 seconds to help secure a win … earned second SEC Freshman of the Week honor for production and key effort in wins over Florida and LSU … tied her career high with 11 rebounds at Florida (Jan. 20), including six offensive, and hit a pair of free throws to make it a two-possession game with 15 seconds to play … turned in solid all-around game vs. LSU (Jan. 17), including key offensive rebound on missed free throw late in second half to help hold off a Lady Tiger comeback … fought through a tough shooting night at #13/12 Georgia (Jan. 13) to lead team with 10 rebounds … hit clutch 3-pointer in second half to stop 6-0 surge by Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) that pulled the Commodores within 10 points midway through the half … tied season high with five offensive boards en route to team-high 14 points against Tennessee (Jan. 3) … shot a career-best 83.3 percent (5-of-6) from field en route to team-high 12 points against Western Carolina … posted the team’s first 20-point game of the season and her second career double-double with career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds (tying career high) against SC State (Dec. 21) … swiped five steals against Furman (Dec. 9) while leading offense with 16 points to tie her career high … posted first career double-double with 13-point, 11-rebound effort at Seton Hall (Dec. 2) … hit a pair of 3s against Drexel (Nov. 28), including one late in second half to help force overtime …

named SEC Freshman of the Week after averaging 13.0 points and 6.3 rebounds over three-game span (13 at LA Tech, 10 vs. Savannah State, 16 vs. Clemson) … recorded first career double-digit scoring game at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12)

High SchoolPlayed four years for Josh Springer’s Providence Day Chargers … was a four-star recruit rated the 15th-best guard and top 46 player overall in the 2012 class by ESPN Hoopgurlz … named Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year and Miss Basketball North Carolina as a senior in 2011-12 after posting 19.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game … captured Parade All-America honors in 2012 … earned all-state and all-conference honors all four years … helped team to three straight North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 3A state championships in 2011-12.

PersonalBorn September 23, 1994 ... daughter of Cheryl Mitchell … has an older brother, Tory … competed for USA Basketball and won gold medal in the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow … majoring in retail management.

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tiffany mitchellCareer Game-by-GameSophomore Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern * 21 6-10 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1211/10 Louisiana Tech * 27 4-9 1-4 1-3 4 1 3 2 0 1 1011/14 Coll. of Charleston * 26 3-7 2-3 3-7 8 1 1 2 0 0 1111/17 Seton Hall * 36 5-10 2-3 3-6 3 2 4 1 0 1 1511/20 at Clemson * 28 6-10 2-4 0-0 6 0 5 4 0 2 1411/23 at San Diego State * 26 6-10 1-2 4-5 3 2 9 1 0 3 1711/25 at USC * 34 6-9 0-1 10-13 6 3 4 6 0 5 2212/2 NC Central * 14 7-9 2-3 3-4 3 1 1 1 0 3 1912/8 at Charlotte * 36 4-9 0-2 7-7 3 0 4 3 0 3 1512/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina * 34 4-13 1-2 9-10 5 3 1 3 0 2 1812/20 Winthrop * 34 7-9 4-5 2-5 1 3 7 6 0 1 2012/22 SC State * 31 2-8 1-3 0-0 9 0 4 1 0 1 512/28 Savannah State * 27 3-5 0-1 12-16 7 0 4 3 0 5 181/2 at Arkansas * 35 5-10 0-0 6-8 11 4 1 3 0 1 161/5 Vanderbilt * 36 6-9 2-2 5-6 4 4 4 1 1 3 191/9 #9/10 Kentucky * 39 5-11 0-1 7-8 7 2 3 2 2 2 171/12 at Auburn * 35 6-13 1-2 5-5 2 3 1 7 0 6 181/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M * 38 8-11 2-2 1-2 8 4 1 4 0 0 191/19 Alabama * 30 2-8 1-2 2-2 6 0 8 1 2 1 71/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt * 36 7-12 0-0 0-0 7 4 3 3 1 4 141/30 Ole Miss * 30 4-9 1-2 6-6 3 1 8 0 1 2 152/2 Missouri * 37 5-10 2-2 8-11 9 2 3 5 0 4 202/6 at Mississippi State * 19 1-3 1-1 4-4 2 2 0 5 0 0 72/9 Arkansas * 29 5-9 1-2 4-4 8 3 4 0 1 0 152/16 at #19/17 LSU * 35 5-7 3-3 6-6 7 2 7 4 0 0 192/20 at #15/15 Kentucky * 27 3-9 1-2 5-5 7 3 5 2 0 0 122/23 Florida * 31 7-15 1-5 5-7 8 1 2 7 0 2 202/27 Georgia * 37 7-10 1-2 10-10 6 1 2 4 0 2 253/2 at #10/9 Tennessee * 36 5-13 0-2 1-2 8 1 2 4 0 1 113/7 vs. Georgia^ * 24 4-10 0-1 3-6 4 0 3 2 0 0 113/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ * 32 4-12 1-2 2-2 4 3 3 4 0 0 113/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ * 37 5-11 1-2 13-17 6 2 4 3 0 0 243/25 vs. Oregon State$ * 34 4-11 2-2 10-11 10 2 4 0 0 0 203/30 vs. #12/13 UNC$ * 35 4-14 3-4 0-0 4 3 2 3 0 2 11

Freshman Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/9 Elon * 23 4-6 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 1 0 1 911/12 at LA Tech * 25 5-11 0-2 3-4 8 2 0 2 0 0 1311/15 Savannah State * 25 4-11 1-4 1-3 5 1 4 0 0 1 1011/18 Clemson * 32 7-11 0-1 2-6 6 3 2 1 0 2 1611/22 vs. Hampton * 27 2-9 1-3 2-4 8 3 2 4 0 1 711/23 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast * 28 3-7 0-0 2-2 11 1 3 3 0 1 811/24 vs. DePaul * 29 1-5 0-0 4-8 6 1 0 4 0 2 611/28 Drexel * 29 6-12 2-2 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 3 1412/2 at Seton Hall * 28 4-7 2-2 3-9 11 3 1 4 0 1 1312/9 vs. Furman * 29 8-13 0-1 0-2 4 1 1 2 0 5 1612/19 #1/1 Stanford * 34 1-13 0-3 0-0 5 3 0 3 1 2 212/21 SC State * 31 5-11 2-3 9-13 11 1 2 3 0 2 2112/29 Western Carolina * 23 5-6 2-2 0-3 2 4 1 2 0 0 121/3 #12/13 Tennessee * 35 5-17 1-3 3-3 5 0 1 1 0 1 141/6 at Mississippi State * 35 0-4 0-0 5-6 5 2 0 2 0 1 51/10 Vanderbilt * 20 3-6 1-1 0-0 3 4 0 5 1 0 71/13 at #13/12 Georgia * 36 3-10 0-2 0-1 10 1 2 5 0 1 61/17 LSU * 35 3-9 0-3 6-10 7 1 3 3 1 3 121/20 at Florida * 30 2-12 0-2 2-2 11 0 1 3 0 1 61/24 #5/4 Kentucky * 32 2-7 1-1 2-4 2 3 2 4 0 1 71/27 at Arkansas * 36 3-9 0-2 2-2 8 2 2 5 0 1 82/3 Auburn * 34 3-9 1-2 3-5 4 2 0 2 0 2 102/7 at Alabama * 15 1-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 1 2 0 0 22/10 #14/16 Texas A&M * 27 3-6 2-3 2-5 2 0 1 2 0 1 102/14 at #9/7 Kentucky * 19 3-5 0-1 0-0 2 5 1 4 0 0 62/17 at Ole Miss 30 7-12 1-1 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 2 152/24 Mississippi State 21 1-5 0-2 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 2 22/28 at Missouri 19 1-7 1-3 4-4 2 3 1 1 0 2 73/3 Florida * 24 2-6 1-2 2-2 3 2 2 1 0 1 73/7 vs. Alabama^ * 33 3-9 1-1 2-2 6 2 2 1 1 1 93/8 vs. #19 TX A&M^ * 27 2-6 0-2 2-2 1 3 1 3 0 0 63/23 vs. South Dakota St.$ * 24 3-7 1-1 4-5 4 1 0 2 0 0 113/25 vs. Kansas$ * 32 2-8 1-2 2-2 6 3 0 3 0 3 7

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Redshirt-Sophomore Year (2013-14)Played in all 34 games with one start (at Charlotte) … grabbed three offensive boards among her four against CSU Northridge (Mar. 23) in NCAA Tournament … averaged 6.5 points on 45.5 percent shooting at SEC Tournament (two games) … netted five straight points to kick off 13-0 run in SEC Tournament quarterfinal against Georgia (Mar. 7) after Lady Bulldogs had closed to within five midway through first half … scored six first-half points at #19/17 LSU (Feb. 16), including a 3 at end of 13-2 run to end the period … capped a 10-0 run with a 3-pointer in the first half against Arkansas (Feb. 9) … played fantastic all-around game to help Gamecocks to win at Mississippi State (Feb. 6) with career-high eight rebounds including one on defensive end after three Bulldog offensive boards with under four minutes left, then hit a 3 at end of the shot clock to turn tenuous four-point lead into manageable seven-point edge … tied her career SEC high with three assists against Alabama (Jan. 19) … hit a 3 from the left side to tie game at Auburn (Jan. 12) late in the first half after Gamecocks had trailed by 12 midway through period … posted best game of season against #9/10 Kentucky, scoring 11 points – all in her 12 minutes on the court in the first half – including nine during a 21-8 run that turned a one-point deficit at the 10-minute mark into a 10-point halftime lead … played a strong all-around game against Vanderbilt (Jan. 5), logging a career-high 31 minutes, including key moments in the second half to handle the Commodores pressure … drew her first career start at Charlotte (Dec. 8) … made solid contributions against NC Central (Dec. 2) with five assists and a career-high six rebounds … found her shooting stroke in two games on the West Coast, including 11 points at USC (Nov. 25) on 3-of-5 accuracy and a pair of 3s at San Diego State (Nov. 23) … opened the season with a career-high seven assists against Charleston Southern (Nov. 8).

Sophomore Year (2012-13)Suffered a knee injury in the summer and surgery kept her out for the season … named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2011-12)Played in 34 games … was second on team in 3-pointers made … was the team’s top scorer twice (Presbyterian, SC State) and handed out the most assists once (vs. Alabama) … scored in double figures five times … capped

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 34 0 383 11.3 53 181 .293 32 127 .252 10 22 .455 20 29 49 1.4 20 0 10 15 1 9 148 4.42012-13 ––– Did Not Play –––2013-14 34 1 553 16.3 44 146 .301 20 86 .233 14 23 .609 13 56 69 2.0 19 0 48 23 9 6 122 3.6Career Totals 68 1 936 13.8 97 327 .297 52 213 .244 24 45 533 33 85 118 1.7 39 0 58 38 10 15 270 4.0

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 15 0 127 8.5 17 64 .266 11 45 .244 4 10 .400 7 10 17 1.1 11 0 5 5 0 4 49 3.32012-13 ––– Did Not Play –––2013-14 16 0 241 15.1 18 62 .290 8 35 .229 6 13 .462 2 30 32 2.0 10 0 20 11 5 1 50 3.1Career Totals 31 0 368 11.9 35 126 .278 19 80 .238 10 23 .435 9 40 49 1.6 21 0 25 16 5 5 99 3.2

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 6 0 88 14.7 13 41 .317 8 29 .276 1 2 .500 4 5 9 1.5 5 0 4 3 0 1 35 5.82012-13 ––– Did Not Play –––2013-14 5 0 78 15.6 8 19 .421 4 13 .308 0 0 –– 5 4 9 1.8 2 0 4 5 1 1 20 4.0Career Totals 11 0 166 15.1 21 60 .350 12 42 .256 1 2 .500 9 9 18 1.6 7 0 8 8 1 2 55 5.0

Pts .....................................................15 vs. Presbyterian, 11/27/11FG ..................................................5, 3x, last vs. Kentucky, 1/9/14FGA ............................................................. 12 vs. Georgia, 3/2/12FG % ................................................. .667 (2-3) at Florida, 1/8/123FG .....................................................5 vs. Presbyterian, 11/27/113FGA .......................9, 2x, last vs. College of Charleston, 11/14/133FG % ........................................... .600 (3-5) vs. Florida, 2/12/12FT .......................................................4 at Southern Cal, 11/25/13FTA ................................................. 4, 4x, last vs. Georgia, 2/27/14FT % .................................. 1.000 (4-4) at Southern Cal, 11/25/13Reb .................................................... 8 at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Off Reb ............................. 3, 2x, last vs. CSU Northridge, 3/23/14Def Reb ............................................. 7 at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Asst .......................................... 7 vs. Charleston Southern, 11/8/13Stl ........................................................2 vs. Presbyterian, 11/27/11Min .......................................................... 31 vs. Vanderbilt, 1/5/14

Career Team Games Record10+ Points 7 6-15+ Assists 2 2-0Tm-High Points 2 2-0Tm-High Assts. 3 3-0

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tina roysharp-shooting first half of NCAA Tournament first-round win over Eastern Michigan with a 3-pointer just before halftime … was third on team with 8.7 points per game in SEC Tournament … hit one of her two 3s to give team an early lead in SEC Tournament semifinal against #13/10 Tennessee … gave team four-point halftime lead with late 3 in SEC Tournament second round vs. #16/15 Georgia … hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 22-4 run in the final 10 minutes of the first half in the SEC Tournament first-round win over Alabama, while tying her career highs in assists and minutes played … shot 3-of-5 from 3-point range against Florida, including two in the final three minutes of the first half to help build a 10-point halftime lead … pulled down career-high five rebounds at LSU, including three on the offensive end … scored 10 points in her SEC debut against Alabama … shot 5-of-9 from 3-point range en route to 15 points against Presbyterian (Nov. 27), playing a season-high 22 minutes … named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High SchoolEarned four letters for Coach Danielle Greene’s Pirates... earned 2011 Farm Bureau/Miss Basketball honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after turning in 31.3 points and 20.0 rebounds per game as a senior … was a three-time Class 3A all-state selection (2009, 2010, 2011) and was twice named Class 3A MVP (2010, 2011) … finished her career at Kaplan with 2,646 points and 1,941 rebounds … picked up four district MVP and parish MVP awards in her career.

PersonalBorn May 16, 1993 ... daughter of Noah Williams and Marcelite R. Hopkins ... has four brothers, Jeremy, James, Grettney, and Jesus and three sisters, Raven, Dana, and Reca … is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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Career Game-by-GameRedshirt-Sophomore Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern 22 2-6 1-4 0-0 3 0 7 0 0 0 511/10 Louisiana Tech 19 1-9 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 1 211/14 Coll. of Charleston 16 2-10 2-9 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 611/17 Seton Hall 12 1-1 1-1 2-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 511/20 at Clemson 15 1-4 0-3 1-1 3 1 0 2 0 0 311/23 at San Diego State 19 2-6 2-4 0-0 1 0 2 1 1 0 611/25 at USC 24 3-5 1-2 4-4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1112/2 NC Central 25 1-7 0-4 0-0 6 0 5 0 0 0 212/8 at Charlotte * 15 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 2 1 2 1 1 112/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina 20 1-5 0-3 0-1 4 1 0 0 0 0 212/20 Winthrop 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012/22 SC State 20 3-6 1-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 1 712/28 Savannah State 19 1-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 1 0 1 21/2 at Arkansas 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 0 01/5 Vanderbilt 31 1-4 1-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 1 0 31/9 #9/10 Kentucky 24 5-10 1-3 0-3 2 0 3 1 0 0 111/12 at Auburn 14 2-4 1-3 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 71/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M 10 0-4 0-2 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/19 Alabama 20 3-9 0-3 0-0 2 0 3 0 1 0 61/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 0 0 01/30 Ole Miss 15 1-2 1-2 0-0 1 0 2 2 0 0 32/2 Missouri 10 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 02/6 at Mississippi State 26 2-4 1-3 0-0 8 2 4 0 2 0 52/9 Arkansas 25 1-5 1-4 0-0 5 2 0 1 0 0 32/16 at #19/17 LSU 18 2-7 2-5 0-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 62/20 at #15/15 Kentucky 12 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 02/23 Florida 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 02/27 Georgia 4 0-0 0-0 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 33/2 at #10/9 Tennessee 6 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23/7 vs. Georgia^ 25 3-7 2-6 0-0 2 0 1 3 1 0 83/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ 16 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 53/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ 22 2-5 1-3 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 53/25 vs. Oregon State$ 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 03/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina $ 9 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 2

Freshman Year (2011-12)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/11 at Illinois 10 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 511/14 Alabama A&M 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 011/17 at Clemson 17 3-6 1-3 2-4 2 2 0 1 0 0 911/20 #11/12 Penn State 7 2-7 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 511/23 Coll. of Charleston 16 2-8 2-6 3-4 3 0 0 1 0 1 911/27 Presbyterian 22 5-10 5-9 0-2 4 0 0 1 0 2 1511/30 at Xavier 14 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 212/4 at NC State 6 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 012/11 Furman 13 1-5 0-4 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 212/14 South Carolina State 14 5-8 2-5 0-0 4 0 0 1 1 0 1212/18 vs. #18/16 N. Carolina 13 1-8 1-4 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 0 312/21 Savannah State 20 1-5 0-3 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 212/28 at Drexel 11 0-6 0-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01/1 Alabama 17 3-7 2-5 2-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 101/5 #24/21 Vanderbilt 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 01/8 at Florida 6 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 51/12 at LSU 18 0-8 0-7 0-1 5 2 0 0 0 1 01/15 #9/8 Kentucky 2 1-4 1-4 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 51/19 at Auburn 8 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 51/26 Ole Miss 6 1-4 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21/29 Mississippi State 15 2-8 1-6 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 52/2 at #8/8 Tennessee 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02/9 at Arkansas 16 1-6 1-5 0-3 2 3 1 1 0 1 32/12 Florida 13 4-9 3-5 0-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 112/16 #18/15 Georgia 7 1-5 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32/19 at Alabama 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 02/23 at #13/10 Kentucky 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02/26 Arkansas 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03/1 vs. Alabama^ 22 2-7 2-5 1-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 73/2 vs. #16/15 Georgia^ 22 4-12 1-8 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 93/3 vs. #13/10 Tennessee^ 12 4-8 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 103/17 vs. Eastern Michigan$ 20 2-9 2-7 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 0 63/19 at #13/15 Purdue$ 8 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 33/24 vs. #2/2 Stanford$ 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Sophomore Year (2013-14)Played in 29 games, starting the first 10 games before missing five with an ankle injury before returning to starting lineup at Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) … ranked 13th in SEC in free throw percentage (.718) … led team in assists eight times (LA Tech, CofC, Seton Hall, NC Central, at Auburn, at Texas A&M, Missouri, at Tenn.) … scored in double figures for first time in more than a month and first time in NCAA Tournament with 13 against Oregon State (Mar. 25), hitting 6-of-8 from the free throw line, while also helping shut down Beavers’ top scorer … hit 4-of-4 free throws in final 94 seconds to help ice win over CSU Northridge (Mar. 23) in NCAA Tournament opener … was perfect 3-of-3 from outside the arc for season-high 18 points at #15/15 Kentucky (Feb. 20), including two 3s in second half to hold off Wildcats … scored four of her nine points at #19/17 LSU (Feb. 16) from the free throw line on a pair of 1-and-1 opportunities late in the second half to hold off Lady Tigers … scored in double figures for third-straight game at Mississippi State (Feb. 6), including pair of free throws in final minute to seal win … hit a pair of free throws on a 1-and-1 opportunity to seal win at #16/19 Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) … picked up steal after forcing a jump ball with Gamecocks down by three with 15 seconds left at #25/21 Texas A&M (Jan. 16) to set up Tiffany Mitchell’s game-tying 3 with six seconds to play … logged 28 minutes at Auburn (Jan. 12), the most since returning from injury, hitting a clutch 3 after Tigers had tied game for fourth time with seven minutes to play then iced win with a pair of free throws in final minute … returned to the court against #9/10 Kentucky (Jan. 9) for first time since an ankle injury suffered against #14/13 North Carolina (Dec. 18), hitting 3 on her first touch to get the Gamecock offense on track … dished out a career-high six assists against NC Central (Dec. 2) in just 20 minutes of action … posted her first career five-assist game against LA Tech (Nov. 10) … named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2012-13)Played in every game this season, starting three SEC contests … led the team in scoring three times (at Florida, Auburn, at Missouri) … led the team in assists three times (Furman, at Florida, at Missouri) … scored in double figures six times … shot career-best 4-of-5 in second-round SEC Tournament game against Alabama (March 7), scoring seven of her 11 points in the second half … drained a 3 from the right corner to start a personal 5-0 run after Florida (March 3) had come within two midway through the second half, adding 5-of-6 free throw attempts in the period … scored 11 of her team-high 14 points at Missouri (Feb. 28) in the second half … swiped all of her career-high four steals in the first half against Mississippi State (Feb. 24), including three in

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 33 3 570 17.3 53 151 .351 13 54 .241 72 109 .661 22 24 46 1.4 43 0 36 49 3 21 191 5.82013-14 29 26 761 26.2 58 159 .365 18 59 .305 74 109 .679 9 38 47 1.6 60 0 77 45 1 28 208 7.2Career Totals 62 29 1331 21.5 111 310 .358 31 113 .274 146 218 .670 31 62 93 1.5 103 0 113 94 4 49 399 6.4

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 16 3 310 19.4 28 87 .322 9 33 .273 45 66 .682 11 16 27 1.7 28 0 17 31 0 10 110 6.92013-14 14 11 353 25.2 26 63 .413 9 24 .375 41 55 .745 3 15 18 1.3 34 0 31 24 1 11 102 7.3Career Totals 30 14 663 22.1 54 150 .360 18 57 .316 86 121 .711 14 31 45 1.5 62 0 48 55 1 21 212 7.1

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 4 0 68 17.0 5 14 .357 1 4 .250 9 13 .692 3 2 5 1.3 7 0 4 3 1 1 20 5.02013-14 5 5 142 28.4 6 26 .231 1 7 .143 11 15 .733 2 12 14 2.8 12 0 8 7 0 3 24 4.8Career Totals 9 5 210 23.3 11 40 .275 2 11 .181 20 28 .714 5 14 19 2.1 19 0 12 10 1 4 44 4.9

Pts ............................................................... 19 vs. Auburn, 2/3/13FG ............................................6, 2x, last vs. Seton Hall, 11/17/13FGA ...........................................................15 at Missouri, 2/28/13FG % .............................................. .800 (4-5) vs. Alabama, 3/7/133FG ............................................... 3, 2x, last at Kentucky, 2/20/143FGA .............................................. 6, 2x, last at Missouri, 2/28/133FG % ........................................ 1.000 (3-3) at Kentucky, 2/20/14FT .................................................................. 8 vs. Auburn, 2/3/13FTA .............................................................12 vs. Missouri, 2/2/14FT % .......................................... 1.000 (5-5) at Kentucky, 2/20/14 Reb .................................................................5 at Florida, 1/20/13Off Reb ........................................................3 at Missouri, 2/28/13Def Reb .......................................................4 vs. Kentucky, 3/8/14Asst ..................................................6, 2x, last vs. Missouri, 2/2/14Stl ....................................................4, 3x, last vs. Missouri, 2/2/14Min ...................................................37 at Southern Cal, 11/25/13

Career Highs Career Team Games Record10+ Points 15 14-15+ Assists 5 5-0Tm-High Points 3 2-1Tm-High Assts. 11 9-2

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SEC Career HighsKHADIJAH SESSIONS

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the game’s first three minutes … earned first career start at Ole Miss (Feb. 17), adding 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting … scored 14 of her career-high 19 points against Auburn (Feb. 3) in the second half, shooting 8-of-9 from free throw line for the game, including 6-of-7 in final 90 seconds to help seal victory … was solid secondary ball-handler against the pressure of #5/4 Kentucky (Jan. 24), committing no turnovers in 26 minutes off the bench, while adding eight pints, including a free throw in the final 11 seconds to help seal the victory … took advantage of a career-high 28 minutes at Florida (Jan. 20) to lead the team in scoring, hitting 6-of-10 from the free throw line, including three in the final 30 seconds to help seal the victory … hit all four free throws in the final two minutes against Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) to stymie any ideas of a late comeback for the Commodores … swiped a pair of steals at Seton Hall (Dec. 2) … hit her first career 3-pointer against Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 23) … had a well-rounded game against Savannah State (Nov. 15) with four assists, three steals and six points … scored her eight points in just 10 minutes on the court against Elon (Nov. 9) … named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High SchoolPlayed six seasons for Brian Kiper’s Myrtle Beach High Seahawks … rated the No. 7 point guard in the class of 2012 and the No. 40 player overall by ESPN Hoopgurlz … earned Parade All-America honors in 2012 … averaged 29.5 points and 9.0 rebounds as a senior (2011-12) to be named Class AAA Player of the Year by both the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association and the South Carolina Coaches Association for Women’s Sports … four-time SCBCA All-State selection … became first player to be selected Miss Hoop Zone by WPDE-TV three times (2009, 2010, 2012) … helped team to back-to-back Class AAA state championships as a sophomore and junior … ranked fifth in state history with 3,020 career points.

PersonalBorn November 2, 1993 ... daughter of Michelle Sessions and Troy McCollum … has an older sister, Dasha McCollum, and two younger brothers, Tre McCollum and Keyonte’ Sessions … majoring in hospitality management.

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khadijah sessionsCareer Game-by-GameSophomore Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern * 17 3-6 1-1 3-5 2 0 3 0 0 2 1011/10 Louisiana Tech * 27 3-8 1-4 0-0 1 1 5 2 0 2 711/14 Coll. of Charleston * 17 0-4 0-2 2-2 1 2 4 1 0 0 211/17 Seton Hall * 30 6-9 1-4 4-6 3 2 5 1 0 0 1711/20 at Clemson * 32 3-7 2-4 2-3 3 1 3 1 0 0 1011/23 at San Diego State * 30 4-9 2-5 2-3 0 1 5 1 0 4 1211/25 at USC * 37 2-7 1-2 2-4 1 2 3 4 0 2 712/2 NC Central * 20 2-4 0-1 3-4 0 1 6 1 0 2 712/8 at Charlotte * 29 2-8 0-2 2-2 2 3 3 1 0 0 612/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina * 27 1-8 0-3 2-4 2 1 1 2 0 2 412/20 Winthrop –– DNP (Injury) ––12/22 SC State –– DNP (Injury) ––12/28 Savannah State –– DNP (Injury) ––1/2 at Arkansas –– DNP (Injury) ––1/5 Vanderbilt –– DNP (Injury) ––1/9 #9/10 Kentucky 15 1-3 1-2 0-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 31/12 at Auburn 28 2-4 1-3 4-4 1 4 3 1 0 0 91/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M * 21 0-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 3 2 0 1 21/19 Alabama 17 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 3 2 0 0 31/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt * 26 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 4 0 3 0 0 61/30 Ole Miss * 23 3-5 1-2 4-5 2 2 3 1 1 1 112/2 Missouri * 34 3-7 0-3 7-12 2 3 6 2 0 4 132/6 at Mississippi State * 26 4-5 1-2 5-7 2 2 3 3 0 0 142/9 Arkansas * 22 0-4 0-2 3-3 1 4 2 2 0 1 32/16 at #19/17 LSU * 28 2-3 1-2 4-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 92/20 at #15/15 Kentucky * 33 5-8 3-3 5-5 0 3 0 3 0 1 182/23 Florida * 19 1-7 0-2 1-3 2 1 2 2 0 0 32/27 Georgia * 31 1-4 0-1 3-4 1 3 2 2 0 2 53/2 at #10/9 Tennessee * 30 1-5 0-1 1-2 1 3 3 0 0 0 33/7 vs. Georgia^ * 24 1-3 0-1 1-3 2 1 1 0 0 0 33/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ * 28 1-3 0-2 0-0 4 2 1 4 0 0 23/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ * 33 1-3 0-1 4-4 1 4 3 1 0 0 63/25 vs. Oregon State$ * 33 3-9 1-1 6-8 4 3 2 1 0 3 133/30 vs. #12/13 UNC$ * 24 0-8 0-2 0-0 3 2 1 1 0 0 0

Freshman Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/9 Elon 10 3-7 0-1 2-3 0 1 0 1 0 0 811/12 at LA Tech 8 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 311/15 Savannah State 19 3-4 0-1 0-0 3 1 4 1 0 3 611/18 Clemson 15 0-3 0-2 3-5 1 1 1 2 0 0 311/22 vs. Hampton 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 211/23 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast 21 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 2 2 1 0 1 511/24 vs. DePaul 21 2-8 0-1 2-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 611/28 Drexel 7 1-1 1-1 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 312/2 at Seton Hall 15 1-5 0-2 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 312/9 vs. Furman 23 2-5 0-3 3-4 2 1 2 1 1 1 712/19 #1/1 Stanford 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 012/21 SC State 17 1-2 0-0 6-8 1 0 1 2 0 1 812/29 Western Carolina 18 3-6 1-2 0-0 2 0 2 2 1 0 71/3 #12/13 Tennessee 9 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 1 11/6 at Mississippi State 12 0-1 0-1 5-7 0 2 1 3 0 0 51/10 Vanderbilt 14 0-2 0-2 4-4 2 1 1 0 0 0 41/13 at #13/12 Georgia 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01/17 LSU 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 1 0 0 01/20 Florida 28 3-9 3-6 6-10 5 2 2 2 0 0 151/24 #5/4 Kentucky 26 3-8 0-1 2-4 2 4 0 0 0 1 81/27 at Arkansas 14 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 1 0 0 32/3 Auburn 25 5-9 1-3 8-9 3 1 3 2 0 0 192/7 at Alabama 24 1-8 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 42/10 #14/16 Texas A&M 27 0-8 0-3 3-7 4 2 2 2 0 2 32/14 at #9/7 Kentucky 18 1-4 0-0 1-3 1 4 1 6 0 1 32/17 at Ole Miss * 24 4-7 1-3 2-3 0 3 0 2 0 0 112/24 Mississippi State * 25 3-6 1-2 4-4 2 1 1 4 0 4 112/28 at Missouri * 35 6-15 2-6 0-1 3 2 2 2 0 1 143/3 Florida 22 1-4 1-2 6-8 1 2 0 3 0 0 93/7 vs. Alabama^ 23 4-5 1-1 2-5 2 2 1 1 0 1 113/8 vs. #19 TX A&M^ 11 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 03/23 vs. South Dakota St.$ 20 0-2 0-1 5-6 1 2 2 2 1 0 53/25 vs. Kansas$ 14 1-3 0-1 2-2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

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Junior Year (2013-14)Earned honors from SEC coaches for the third-straight season, grabbing a spot on the All-SEC First Team … named WBCA All-Region 3, going on to claim honorable mention All-America honors from the organization … was on the Naismith Award Early Season Watch List … became 29th Gamecock to reach 1,000 career points, only 12 of whom also have more than 700 rebounds, a plateau she crossed in NCAA Tournament second-round game against Oregon State (Mar. 25) to become the 15th Gamecock all-time with that career number … shot at least 50.0 percent from field in all but seven games on the season (five of which were at least 40.0 percent) … ranked 14th in the nation and second in SEC in field goal percentage ... in SEC play, ranked 18th in ppg, ninth in rpg, fifth in blocks (1.9) and sixth in offensive rebounds (3.1 Orpg) … posted nine double-doubles to rank fifth in the SEC … led team in scoring 10 times (LA Tech, at Clemson, vs. UNC, at Texas A&M, at Miss. St., Arkansas, at LSU, at UK, at Tenn., vs. Oregon St.) … paced the team in rebounding 13 times (Chas. Sthrn., LA Tech, CofC, Seton Hall, at Clemson, vs. UNC, at Texas A&M, Ala., at Miss. St., at UK, at Tenn., vs. UGA, vs. Oregon St.) … scored all 10 of her points against #12/13 North Carolina (Mar. 30) in the second half of the NCAA Sweet 16 game … posted fourth 20-point game of season with 21 against Oregon State (Mar. 25), including 12 in first half while Tiffany Mitchell was held scoreless by Beavers, and finished with season’s ninth double-double … scored six of her 12 points in SEC semifinal against Kentucky (Mar. 8) late in first half in effort to rally back from 13-point deficit … narrowly missed double-double in SEC Tournament quarterfinal against Georgia (Mar. 7) playing just 27 minutes … recorded seven of team’s first 13 points at #10/9 Tennessee (Mar. 2) en route to team-best 16 to go with nine rebounds, including six in the second half … scored four of her 12 points against Florid (Feb. 23) in a 90-second stretch after Gators cut lead to seven with four minutes left in game … posted SEC career high with 21 points at #15/15 Kentucky (Feb. 20), including six of team’s first nine to set tone early, and tied career high with five blocks … hit two field goals and a pair of free throws in the second half at #19/17 LSU (Feb. 16) to turn away the Lady Tigers three times when they came within striking distance … blocked a career-high five shots against Arkansas (Feb. 9) while also leading the offense with 16 points … powered team to win at Mississippi State (Feb. 6) with seventh double-double of season, while other primary offensive producers struggled … scored eight of her 11 points against Ole Miss (Jan. 30) in first half to help

Career Stats at South CarolinaAll GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 33 2 694 21.0 98 167 .587 0 1 .000 56 98 .571 104 96 200 6.1 41 0 18 40 22 19 252 7.62012-13 33 33 981 29.7 134 224 .598 1 1 1.00 126 178 .708 131 124 255 7.7 56 0 34 53 23 26 395 12.02013-14 34 33 1037 30.5 175 305 .574 1 1 1.00 116 194 .598 107 153 260 7.6 61 0 67 64 47 29 467 13.7Career Totals 100 68 2712 27.1 407 696 .585 2 3 .667 298 470 .634 342 373 715 7.2 158 0 119 157 92 74 1114 11.1

SEC GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 14 2 341 24.4 48 86 .558 0 0 ––– 20 40 .500 42 46 88 6.3 19 0 9 25 8 8 116 8.32012-13 16 16 530 33.1 64 112 .571 0 0 ––– 66 91 .725 56 53 109 6.8 33 0 21 22 16 15 194 12.12013-14 16 16 533 33.3 82 164 .500 1 1 1.00 53 85 .624 49 74 123 7.7 32 0 32 37 31 12 218 13.6Career Totals 46 34 1404 30.5 194 362 .536 1 1 1.00 139 216 .644 147 173 320 7.0 84 0 62 84 55 35 528 11.5

Postseason GamesYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 6 0 112 18.7 13 25 .250 0 0 ––– 5 9 .556 20 15 35 5.8 4 0 1 3 0 3 31 5.22012-13 4 4 104 26.0 12 27 .444 0 0 ––– 17 24 .708 13 13 26 6.5 8 0 5 7 4 1 41 10.32013-14 5 5 155 31.0 25 42 .595 0 0 ––– 14 29 .483 17 25 42 8.4 10 0 8 10 6 3 64 12.8Career Totals 15 9 371 24.7 50 94 .532 0 0 ––– 36 62 .581 50 53 103 6.9 22 0 14 20 10 7 136 9.1

Pts ............................................... 23 vs. North Carolina, 12/18/13FG ............................................................10 at Kentucky, 2/20/14FG % .....................................1.000 (6-6) vs. NC Central, 12/2/13FT ................................................................10 at Xavier, 11/30/11Reb .....................................17 vs. College of Charleston, 11/14/13Off Reb ...................................... 8, 6x, last at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Def Reb ..............................10 vs. College of Charleston, 11/14/13Stl .................................................3, 4x, last at Clemson, 11/20/13Asst ................................................. 5 vs. Savannah State, 12/28/13Blk ................................................. 5, 2x, last at Kentucky, 2/20/14Min .........................................................43 at Texas A&M, 1/6/14

Career Highs

Career Team Games RecordDouble-Doubles 19 17-220+ Points 5 3-210+ Points 61 50-1110+ Rebounds 22 20-2Tm-High Points 25 16-9Tm-High Rebs. 39 32-7Tm-High Assts. 10 7-3

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#242014 All-America Honorable Mention (AP, WBCA)2014 WBCA All-Region 3Two-Time All-SEC (2013 - Second Team, Coaches/Honorable

Mention, AP; 2014 - First Team, Coaches/Second Team, AP)2014 Naismith Award Early Season Watch List2013 SEC All-Freshman Team2014 Capital One Academic All-DistrictThree-Time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)

Career Highlights

Pts ............................................................21 at Kentucky, 2/20/14FG ............................................................10 at Kentucky, 2/20/14FG % .............................................1.000 (4-4) at Ole Miss, 2/7/13FT ......................................... 8, 2x, last at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Reb .......................................................16 at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Off Reb ...................................... 8, 2x, last at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Def Reb ..................................... 8, 3x, last at Texas A&M, 1/16/14Stl ................................................................3 at Missouri, 2/28/13Asst ....................................... 4, 2x, last at Mississippi State, 2/6/14Blk ................................................. 5, 2x, last at Kentucky, 2/20/14Min .........................................................43 at Texas A&M, 1/6/14

SEC Career Highsaleighsa welch

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aleighsa welchestablish 19-point halftime lead … posted second-straight double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Alabama (Jan. 19) … poured in 20 points at #25/21 Texas A&M (Jan.16), including six of team’s first 10 2nd-half points to launch rally from 17-point halftime deficit … had fourth double-double of season against #9/10 Kentucky (Jan. 9), adding 11 points and 10 rebounds in the second half alone to hold off Wildcats’ surge … hit 5-of-6 from free throw line, grabbed a defensive rebound and blocked a shot in final five minutes of game to hold off Vanderbilt (Jan. 5) … blocked four shots at Arkansas (Jan. 2) and hit a tough shot in traffic to end seven-minute scoring drought in second half that let Razorbacks cut deficit in half … handed out career high five assists against Savannah State (Dec. 28), still scoring in double figures … scored nine of her 14 points against Winthrop (Dec. 20) in the second half to hold off Winthrop rally … netted career-high 23 points against #14/13 North Carolina (Dec. 18) while battling for five offensive rebounds … scored all 18 of her points at Charlotte (Dec. 8) in the second half, driving team to road win after sitting all but the first six minutes of the first half due to foul trouble … hit 4-of-5 from the field for 10 points in the second half at Southern Cal (Nov. 25) to help team pull away from six-point halftime lead … grabbed career-high 17 rebounds against College of Charleston (Nov. 14), sixth-most in Colonial Life Arena history, including 12 in the first half … named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2012-13)Earned first All-SEC nod with a spot on the second team … started every game … ranked second in school history with 131 offensive rebounds on the season, becoming one of three Gamecocks all-time to have multiple seasons with at least 100 … set school record with 56 offensive boards in SEC regular season while ranking fourth in minutes played (530) and fifth in games started (33) in league play … had 10 double-doubles … led SEC in offensive rebounds per game (4.0), ranked eighth in total rebounds per game and was 22nd in scoring … led team in scoring 11 times (Savannah St., vs. Hampton, at Seton Hall, Stanford, Miss. St., Vandy, at Georgia, at Alabama, at Kentucky, Miss. St., vs. Kansas) … led team in rebounding 10 times (at LA Tech, Savannah St., vs. FGCU, Drexel, SC State, Miss. St., at Florida, Miss. St., at Missouri, Florida) … scored in double figures 21 times, including a 20-point game, and pulled down double-digit rebounds 12 times … scored nine of her 16 points against Kansas (March 25) in NCAA Tournament Second Round in the second half, including a personal 6-0 run that tied game at 65-65 with 6:39 left to play … went 7-of-8 from free throw line in SEC Tournament second-round game against Alabama (March 7) … scored 10 of her 14 points against Florida (March 3) in second half, highlighted by six during an 8-0 run that put game away, and finished with her ninth double-double of the season … netted career-high 20 points against Mississippi State (Feb. 24), including 8-of-12 from free throw line, and complete her eighth double-double with six offensive rebounds among her total of 11 … was perfect from the field and FT line at Ole Miss (Feb. 17) en route to 11 points … scored 10 of team-high 15 points at #9/7 Kentucky (Feb. 14) to hold off Wildcat surge early in second half … grabbed six of her eight rebounds against No. 14/16 Texas A&M (Feb. 10) on offensive end, her eighth game of the season with at least six offensive boards … scored team’s first six points in 13-3 run that opened second half at Alabama (Feb. 7) to finish with double-double, including 11 points and seven rebounds in second half … hit two free throws in final minute to seal win over Auburn (Feb. 3) … blocked three shots at Arkansas (Jan. 27), including potential game-tying attempt in final 10 seconds … rallied against #5/4 Kentucky (Jan. 24) with eight points and five boards of her totals coming in second half … reeled in nine of her 12 rebounds at Florida (Jan. 20) in second half and tied her career high with eight offensive … hit four free throws in final minute to seal win against LSU (Jan. 17) to cap off 14-point, seven-rebound effort … scored 19 points at #13/12 Georgia (Jan. 13), hitting 8-of-10 from the field, and made play that resulted in a pair of Sancheon White free throws to pull Gamecocks within a point in final 45 seconds … scored eight of her team-high 13 points against Vanderbilt (Jan. 10) in just 11 minutes of first-half action … led team in points, rebounds and assists at Mississippi State (Jan. 6) … tied her career high with eight offensive rebounds among her 14 against

SC State (Dec. 21) while also adding 16 points for her sixth double-double of the season … scored 13 of her 17 points against #1/1 Stanford (Dec. 19) in the second half, including a free throw to tie the game with 1:14 left to play … snagged a career-high 15 rebounds against Drexel (Nov. 28), the second-most in the SEC this season … named Paradise Jam MOP, averaging 10.3 points and 9.3 rebounds to guide team to Reef Division title … scored 10 of team’s first 13 second-half points to pull away from Hampton (Nov. 22) … posted first career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds against Savannah State (Nov. 15) … was great on the inside at Louisiana Tech (Nov. 12), to finish with 14 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals … named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2011-12)Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by league coaches … played in 33 games, including two starts … was 13th in SEC in rebounding, second among league freshmen … ranks seventh in school history with 104 offensive rebounds on the season … pulled in six or more offensive rebounds five times, all of which are among top-five performances by a freshman in South Carolina history … led team in rebounding a team-high 16 times (Alabama A&M, at Clemson, CofC, at Xavier, Furman, SC State, vs. North Carolina, Alabama, at Vanderbilt, at Tennessee, at Arkansas, Florida, vs. Alabama, vs. Eastern Michigan, at Purdue, vs. Stanfod) and was the team’s top scorer four times (at NC State, Savannah State, Vanderbilt, at LSU) … posted double-figure points 10 times … pulled down double-digit rebounds twice … led team with 7.0 rebounds per NCAA Tournament game with 12 of her 21 boards coming on offensive end … ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds against #2/2 Stanford’s vaunted front line in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game with eight of those on offensive end, second-most by a Gamecock freshman in school history … turned in 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 points per SEC Tournament game after missing last two of regular season with injury … grabbed three of her four rebounds on offensive end in SEC Tournament second-round win over #16/15 Georgia … tied for team-high rebound honors, playing nine minutes in SEC Tournament first-round win over Alabama … earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 9 for her week of 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game to help team defeat Vanderbilt and Florida … scored transition layup to pull within one inside three minutes to go at #8/8 Tennessee while leading team in rebounds … led team with nine rebounds at #25/22 Vanderbilt, including two in heavy traffic in waning seconds of overtime to help secure victory … paced offense with 13 points at LSU, including six of team’s 21 in the second half … scored season-high 19 points in win over #24/21 Vanderbilt, thanks largely to six offensive rebounds against a taller Vanderbilt front line … posted her first career double-digit rebound game in her SEC debut against Alabama, also scoring nine points to narrowly miss her first career double-double … tied for fourth in South Carolina freshman history with four blocked shots at NC State … scored 16 points at Xavier, hitting 10 free throws – second-most ever by a Gamecock freshman – on 15 attempts – tied for South Carolina freshman record … named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

High SchoolPlayed four years for Coach Tim Baldwin’s Gators ... named South Carolina Miss Basketball ... drew 4A player of the year honors … was a three-time all-state and four-time all-region selection … earned Player of the Year honors from the Charleston Post & Courier three times … was tabbed Lowcountry player of the year as a senior … turned in 19 points and 11 rebounds per game her final season at Goose Creek … guided team to its first state basketball championship with a 36-point, 15-rebound effort against Spring Valley in the title game her junior year … played in the state title game in 2011 as well … helped team to 20 or more wins all four seasons she played, compiling a 102-11 record.

PersonalBorn July 23, 1993 ... daughter of Ernesto and Sharell Welch ... has an older brother, Ernesto, who played football at North Greenville University … majoring in sport and entertainment management.

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Career Game-by-GameJunior Year (2013-14)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/8 Charleston Southern * 19 5-8 0-0 5-6 8 1 0 2 0 1 1511/10 Louisiana Tech 31 6-8 0-0 2-5 10 2 3 0 0 0 1411/14 Coll. of Charleston * 23 3-5 0-0 6-11 17 2 2 1 1 2 1211/17 Seton Hall * 28 3-4 0-0 9-13 8 2 4 1 2 1 1511/20 at Clemson * 29 7-10 0-0 3-3 10 2 4 1 3 1 1711/23 at San Diego State * 25 4-4 0-0 0-2 4 3 2 1 1 1 811/25 at USC * 34 6-11 0-0 2-2 6 2 1 2 0 0 1412/2 NC Central * 17 6-6 0-0 1-2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1312/8 at Charlotte * 25 7-9 0-0 4-6 6 2 0 2 0 3 1812/18 vs. #14/13 N. Carolina * 36 8-13 0-0 7-12 6 3 0 4 1 1 2312/20 Winthrop * 34 4-7 0-0 6-11 8 0 2 1 1 2 1412/22 SC State * 25 4-5 0-0 0-1 5 0 3 2 0 1 812/28 Savannah State * 23 5-9 0-0 4-6 3 0 5 0 0 1 141/2 at Arkansas * 36 5-11 0-0 1-3 7 2 2 2 4 1 111/5 Vanderbilt * 24 2-4 0-0 5-6 3 4 3 1 1 0 91/9 #9/10 Kentucky * 37 5-10 0-0 6-9 14 2 3 5 1 0 161/12 at Auburn * 31 3-7 0-0 4-8 5 3 3 2 1 2 101/16 at #25/21 Texas A&M * 43 8-19 1-1 3-7 16 1 2 2 2 1 201/19 Alabama * 29 5-7 0-0 2-3 10 1 1 5 0 0 121/26 at #16/19 Vanderbilt * 30 5-9 0-0 0-0 6 2 3 8 2 0 101/30 Ole Miss * 25 4-5 0-0 3-4 4 2 2 1 0 2 112/2 Missouri * 26 5-9 0-0 1-4 5 4 0 0 1 0 112/6 at Mississippi State * 38 5-16 0-0 8-9 11 1 4 0 2 1 182/9 Arkansas * 36 5-9 0-0 6-9 7 1 1 3 5 2 162/16 at #19/17 LSU * 37 7-11 0-0 5-6 6 2 1 1 2 1 192/20 at #15/15 Kentucky * 39 10-16 0-0 1-4 10 1 2 0 5 0 212/23 Florida * 36 4-7 0-0 4-6 5 0 1 3 1 1 122/27 Georgia * 31 2-5 0-0 2-2 5 4 3 3 3 0 63/2 at #10/9 Tennessee * 35 7-19 0-0 2-5 9 2 1 1 1 1 163/7 vs. Georgia^ * 27 4-5 0-0 2-5 9 1 0 2 1 2 103/8 vs. #12/13 Kentucky^ * 32 4-8 0-0 4-10 5 3 3 4 0 0 123/23 vs. CSU Northridge$ * 29 5-11 0-0 1-2 9 1 2 2 3 0 113/25 vs. Oregon State$ * 36 8-11 0-0 5-8 11 1 0 1 1 0 213/30 vs. #12/13 N. Carolina$ * 31 4-7 0-0 2-4 8 4 3 1 1 1 10

Sophomore Year (2012-13)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/9 Elon * 25 4-6 0-0 1-2 9 1 1 2 0 3 911/12 at LA Tech * 26 4-6 0-0 6-8 8 3 1 0 2 2 1411/15 Savannah State * 22 5-6 0-0 3-3 12 0 0 1 0 0 1311/18 Clemson * 25 2-4 0-0 3-5 6 2 0 3 1 1 711/22 vs. Hampton * 31 6-7 0-0 4-6 11 0 1 7 0 1 1611/23 vs. Fla. Gulf Coast * 23 6-7 0-0 2-3 11 1 0 1 0 0 1411/24 vs. DePaul * 26 3-7 0-0 3-6 10 3 1 2 0 0 911/28 Drexel * 42 5-7 1-1 1-3 15 1 0 2 0 0 1212/2 at Seton Hall * 32 5-11 0-0 4-4 10 1 0 2 0 1 1412/9 vs. Furman * 17 3-4 0-0 5-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1112/19 #1/1 Stanford * 34 7-10 0-0 3-6 5 3 2 0 0 0 1712/21 SC State * 26 5-6 0-0 6-9 14 0 0 2 0 1 1612/29 Western Carolina * 18 3-4 0-0 2-2 6 0 2 1 0 1 81/3 #12/13 Tennessee * 22 3-7 0-0 0-1 5 2 0 1 0 0 61/6 at Mississippi State * 31 5-9 0-0 6-8 7 4 3 0 0 0 161/10 Vanderbilt * 29 6-8 0-0 1-2 5 2 1 1 0 1 131/13 at #13/12 Georgia * 33 8-10 0-0 3-5 5 2 1 2 0 1 191/17 LSU * 32 4-7 0-0 6-9 3 3 2 2 0 1 141/20 at Florida * 38 2-8 0-0 4-5 12 1 0 0 1 1 81/24 #5/4 Kentucky * 36 4-7 0-0 3-5 7 2 1 1 1 2 111/27 at Arkansas * 39 3-5 0-0 1-1 5 0 2 1 3 0 72/3 Auburn * 37 2-4 0-0 6-8 3 2 1 1 1 2 102/7 at Alabama * 35 6-8 0-0 4-5 10 1 1 1 1 1 162/10 #14/16 Texas A&M * 36 2-9 0-0 2-2 8 0 0 1 1 0 62/14 at #9/7 Kentucky * 34 4-7 0-0 7-9 4 3 4 3 3 0 152/17 at Ole Miss * 23 4-4 0-0 3-3 5 4 2 2 1 0 112/24 Mississippi State * 33 6-9 0-0 8-12 11 2 0 3 2 0 202/28 at Missouri * 36 1-5 0-0 6-7 5 2 2 0 2 3 83/3 Florida * 36 4-5 0-0 6-9 10 3 1 3 0 3 143/7 vs. Alabama^ * 18 1-3 0-0 7-8 4 1 1 1 0 0 93/8 vs. #19 TX A&M^ * 31 2-6 0-0 4-6 6 4 3 3 0 0 83/23 vs. South Dakota St.$ * 21 3-4 0-0 2-2 5 0 0 0 1 0 83/25 vs. Kansas$ * 34 6-14 0-0 4-8 11 3 1 3 3 1 16

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Freshman Year (2011-12)Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO B S TP11/11 at Illinois 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 211/14 Alabama A&M 21 4-6 0-0 4-6 9 1 1 2 1 0 1211/17 at Clemson 16 2-4 0-0 2-2 5 3 1 0 0 0 611/20 #11/12 Penn State 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 0 0 1 211/23 Coll. of Charleston 17 1-3 0-0 3-4 9 2 0 2 1 0 511/27 Presbyterian 21 4-4 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 0 3 0 911/30 at Xavier 23 3-4 0-0 10-15 8 1 1 1 2 3 1612/4 at NC State 24 6-7 0-0 2-3 5 1 0 0 4 0 1412/11 Furman 22 2-6 0-0 1-2 8 1 2 1 2 2 512/14 South Carolina State 19 3-3 0-0 3-3 9 0 1 1 1 0 912/18 vs. #18/16 N. Carolina 18 5-7 0-1 0-4 6 2 1 1 0 1 1012/21 Savannah State 13 5-6 0-0 5-6 5 0 0 3 0 1 1512/28 at Drexel 11 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 01/1 Alabama 19 4-5 0-0 1-2 10 1 1 1 0 1 91/5 #24/21 Vanderbilt 23 7-10 0-0 5-6 7 1 1 1 0 0 191/8 at Florida 30 5-9 0-0 0-3 6 1 0 1 2 1 101/12 at LSU 30 5-10 0-0 3-5 7 2 1 3 0 1 131/15 #9/8 Kentucky 31 4-8 0-0 3-7 7 1 0 3 0 0 111/19 at Auburn 19 2-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 2 0 0 41/22 at #25/22 Vanderbilt 30 3-9 0-0 5-7 9 3 1 2 2 0 111/26 Ole Miss 25 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 2 0 2 41/29 Mississippi State 23 3-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 62/2 at #8/8 Tennessee 26 3-3 0-0 0-2 9 3 1 0 1 0 62/9 at Arkansas 21 3-3 0-0 1-1 5 1 1 4 0 1 72/12 Florida * 28 1-4 0-0 0-2 7 1 1 3 2 2 22/16 #18/15 Georgia * 24 2-6 0-0 1-4 5 1 1 2 1 0 52/19 at Alabama 12 4-6 0-0 1-1 5 2 1 1 0 0 93/1 vs. Alabama^ 9 0-2 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 2 0 0 03/2 vs. #16/15 Georgia^ 25 4-5 0-0 1-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 93/3 vs. #13/10 Tennessee^ 22 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 23/17 vs. Eastern Michigan$ 10 2-3 0-0 4-5 1 1 0 0 0 2 83/19 at #13/15 Purdue$ 24 2-4 0-0 0-3 8 1 0 1 0 1 43/24 vs. #2/2 Stanford$ 22 4-8 0-0 0-0 12 1 0 0 0 0 8

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High SchoolPlayed four seasons for Coach Vanessa Watson’s Bulldogs … ranked 13th in the nation among 2014 guards by ProspectNation.com … helped team to state titles her junior and senior seasons … scored over 1,000 points in her career … named honorable mention all-state … averaged 13.4 points, 3.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds, shooting 48 percent from the field, including 39 percent from 3-point range as a senior.

PersonalBorn Feb. 27, 1996 … daughter of Nasheedah Brown and Kishmar Cliney … has a younger sister, Ayannah Kirsey, and younger brothers, Omar Reeds and Raheem Powell ... majoring in business.

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High SchoolPlayed four seasons for the Lady Kingsmen Under the late Robert “Apache” Paschall and Ron Kelley … rated the No. 35 player and the No. 7 point guard in the 2014 recruiting class … tabbed McDonald’s All-American in 2014 … named New York AA co-player of the year and Daily News Brooklyn Player of the Year along with earning a spot on the USA Today All-USA New York First Team … earned first-team All-State honors from the New York State Sportswriters Association as a senior after bringing in second-team honors as a freshman and sophomore … helped team to state federation championship as a freshman (2011) … scored 50 points in semifinals to lead Nazareth to the 2014 state final… averaged 22.1 points, 3.8 assists and 4.6 steals as a senior … scored over 2,000 points in her career.

PersonalBorn Sept. 24, 1995 … daughter of Shamara Hendrickson … has a sister, Felicia ... majoring in sport and entertainment management.

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High SchoolPlayed four seasons for Coach Teresa Jones’ Blue Devils … rated No. 32 recruit in the 2014 class by espnW HoopGurlz … named 2014 3A South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year … earned WBCA All-America honorable mention status and a spot on the USA Today’s All-USA South Carolina First Team … helped Dreher to two state titles (2012, 2014) … averaged 16.2 points, 3.2 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior … posted 24 points, three assists and 10 rebounds in 2014 state championship game.

PersonalBorn Aug. 22, 1996 … daughter of Debbie and Samuel Duckett … is an only child.

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High SchoolPlayed four seasons for Coach Josh Springer’s Chargers … rated the No. 7 player overall and the top post player in the 2014 recruiting class … earned WBCA and McDonald’s All-America status … tabbed North Carolina Ms. Basketball and All-Observer (Charlotte) Player of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons … was named to the USA Today’s All-USA North Carolina First Team … helped Providence Day to four state titles … averaged 21.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 68 percent from the field.

PersonalBorn June 22, 1995 … daughter of Monica and Ervin White … has three older sisters, Shanté King, Akiesha Jordan and Brittany White ... majoring in business.

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High SchoolPlayed four seasons for Coach John O’Cain’s Highlanders … tabbed WBCA, Naismith and Parade Magazine Player of the Year as a senior … rated No. 1 recruit in the nation by espnW HoopGurlz … named 2014 McDonald’s All-American and South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year … earned state player of the year honors the last three years … guided Heathwood to 2014 state championship, erasing the runner-up finish of her junior year … averaged 34.4 points 13.9 rebounds and 5.0 blocks as a senior, shooting 57 percent for the season … was a five-time South Carolina Independent School Association All-State selection (2010-14) … also earned all-state and all-region honors in volleyball in 2012 … helped United States to gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, earning tournament MVP honors behind 19.0 points and 8.4 rebounds per game … also was key to U.S. gold medal in the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship.

PersonalBorn Aug. 8, 1996 … daughter of Eva and Roscoe Wilson, Jr. … has an older brother, Renaldo … father played basketball professionally in Europe for 10 seasons … chose South Carolina over Baylor, North Carolina, Tennessee and Connecticut ... majoring in psychology.

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