Auburn still without dynamic guard ahead of South Carolina game
South Carolina women’s basketball fans should fill up Colonial Life Arena on Sunday. Gamecock legend A’ja Wilson will have her jersey retired in a pregame ceremony before the team takes on the Auburn Tigers. No. 22 will hang in the rafters as USC looks to continue building on their nation’s-best resume.
Unfortunately for college basketball fans, injuries will be a storyline on Sunday. Per the SEC-mandated availability report, a shorthanded Auburn team will fight an uphill battle as they try to take on the hottest team in the country.
Former Arkansas Razorback standout Taliah Scott, one of the biggest transfer portal additions in the country this offseason remains out. Scott, a dynamic scorer, began the year as a starter for Auburn but hasn’t played since November because of a wrist injury. Joining her with an “out” designation, Savannah Scott, a 6’4″ center who started part of last season, hasn’t played all year. Auburn’s injury issues have been so bad that the Tigers added two new players in January.
There were no surprises for South Carolina on the availability report. Junior forward Ashlyn Watkins remains out with her torn ACL; she will miss the rest of the season. Other than that, the Gamecocks are as healthy as they can be.
There will be one more report shortly before tip-off on Sunday, but nothing should change for either team.
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During the offseason, the SEC approved a new policy that mandates availability reports for conference games. The reports will be required for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. For football, teams submit reports on Wednesday and then update them each day until a final report 90 minutes before game time. For basketball and baseball, reports will be submitted the evening before a game and then updated on game day.
The availability reports will use designations such as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful,” and “out” to describe how likely it is that a particular player will suit up for the next conference game. On game day, those designations will shift to “out” or “game-time decision.” The reports model professional sports leagues’ injury reports.
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South Carolina and Auburn will tip off at Noon on Sunday inside Colonial Life Arena. SEC Network will broadcast the SEC contest, while the ESPN app will make it available for streaming.
The No. 2 Gamecocks enter with a 20-1 record and an undefeated 8-0 mark in SEC play. Auburn, on the other hand, is just 11-10 and owns a 2-6 conference record. Like the Gamecocks, the Tigers also enter the contest coming off of a bye.
