South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley and her players will have the daunting task of facing their conference rivals, the LSU Tigers, on Friday.

The rivalry between Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks and Kim Mulkey's LSU Tigers has become one of the most electrifying in women’s college basketball.

COLUMBIA — Roughly 24 hours after coach Dawn Staley said only time will tell how South Carolina women's basketball reacts to not having Ashlyn Watkins, the Gamecocks defeated Texas A&M 90-49.

The ball swooshed in. When coach Dawn Staley says everyone can score, she means it. Without star bench player and rebounding machine Ashlyn Watkins, now out for the season with an ACL injury ...