Las Vegas, NV - Number 2/2 South Carolina women's basketball team dey prepare to play for di Players Era Championship for Las Vegas dis week, dem go face Duke on Wed., Nov. 26. If dem win, dem go face either #3/3 UCLA or #4/4 Texas on Thu., Nov. 27. Di two games go show for Michelob Ultra Arena and dem go show am for TruTV.
South Carolina Dey Ready
Coach Dawn Staley don make South Carolina be strong team wey everybody dey fear. Dem don carry di Gamecocks go di NCAA Final Four for di last five seasons and dem don win two national championship game for dat time. South Carolina don finish di season for di top three teams for di nation five times for di last six seasons, and dem don dey for AP top 10 for 121 times straight, wey be di longest streak for di nation.
South Carolina win 5-2 against di other three teams for di Players Era Championship last season alone and dem don win 17-3 against dem since Staley start to coach (since 2008-09).
Defense Na Key
Defense don be di Gamecocks' strong point for long time, and dis season no different. No team don score pass 60 points against dem, wey make dem dey 11th for di nation for scoring defense, dem dey allow only 49.2 points per game. Di reason why dem no dey allow teams score plenty points be say dem dey make sure say di teams no dey play well. South Carolina lead di nation for field goal percentage defense at .270.
Offense Dey Hot Too
Dem don score 100 points for three games dis season, di Gamecocks dey fifth for di country with 94.8 points per game and dem dey second for di nation for field goal percentage at .565. Because dem dey defend well, South Carolina fit still win games wey dem no score plenty points. Dem don win two games dis season wey dem score for di 60s.
South Carolina dey third for di country with +20.7 rebounding average. For di last three games, including di win against #8/10 Southern Cal, dat number jump go +24.0. For di season, di Gamecocks dey grab 48.7 rebounds per game, wey make dem dey 11th-best for di country.