Columbia, South Carolina — Dawn Staley worries about how her No. 1 South Carolina team will respond to the next game after a huge success in the Bahamas.

In halftime, Starley had good reasons-until the Roosters caught fire on Friday and beat Elon 79-38.

Aliya Boston had 12 points and 3 blocks. South Carolina improved the score to 7-0 for the first time in 5 seasons with a score of 16-0 in the third quarter.

Gamecocks won the championship in Battle 4 Atlantis, defeated the then ninth-ranked Oregon in the semifinals, and defeated the second-ranked UConn to win the championship.

Staley worries about whether her team can shelve the big win and re-enter the game.

"I think to a large extent, we are a bit sluggish," she said. "But they survived, we had to continue."

South Carolina narrowed to 33-27 at the beginning of the third quarter with a 16-point lead. But Gamecocks responded to Phoenix (4-1) with a score of 16-0.

Zia Cooke scored 11 points and Destanni Henderson scored 10 points.

After returning from a trip to South Carolina, I didn't do much and practiced preparation for Elon on Thanksgiving.

Breabeel said: "We can't be too high at the high point or too low at the low point," said Brea Beal, who had a team-high 8 rebounds. "Yes, we have a huge victory (against the University of Connecticut), but we have more things to do in November."

The cockfighting team maintained their strong performance in the game against Elon. Boston scored 6 points and 2 blocks in the first 10 minutes. When Henderson made a three-pointer in the 7th minute, South Carolina led 20-4 and looked ready to move on for the rest of the game.

But Elon did not give in, soaring 19-8 in the next eight minutes. With Cook hitting a three-pointer, Henderson converted a kick-off to help South Carolina lead 33-23 at halftime and Gamecocks resumed the game.

Ariana Nance led Elon with 13 points and tied her career high.

South Carolina ended with a season-high 13 blocks from eight different players.

Elon coach Charlotte Smith is proud that her team has absorbed South Carolina's early performance and kept it close.

Smith said: "You watched this movie and pulled out the good things you did." "You did it against the No. 1 team in the country. Of course you can play against anyone else."

Elon: Phoenix, like most teams against South Carolina, is troubled by the height and defensive length of the cockfighting team. Elon is at his best, and his strong ball movement brings an open appearance. This will play a good role in the Colonial Sports Association.

South Carolina: Gamecocks are strong and talented. Staley's goal is to find the right combination for everything they see in their schedule, including next month with the second-ranked Maryland and seventh-ranked Stanford University. Contest.

Staley and Smith are teammates at Charlotte Sting in the WNBA. They are also the best in the ACC. They competed with each other in 1992, with Staley representing Virginia and Smith representing North Carolina. "I am very proud of what she has done in this organization," Smith said of Staley.

South Carolina played with the 6-foot-5 Boston, 6-7 Syracuse transfer to Camilla Cardoso and 6-4 Leticia Amijere in the lineup for a while. This It is a daunting prospect for opponents. In addition to the obvious height advantage, these three are also very talented defensively, with a total of 7 blocks. Starley also had three tall players on the field at the same time in the Bahamas, and she likes it so far.

On Monday night, Elon played NC Central at home.

On Monday night, South Carolina will host North Carolina A&T.

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