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South Carolina women's basketball: Catching up with the Gamecocks at AmeriCup

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Joyce Edwards USA
Joyce Edwards USA

The group stage at the 2025 AmeriCup women’s tournament concluded on Wednesday, and two Gamecocks have been stars for their teams.

Both Team USA and Brazil went undefeated in the group stage

Joyce Edwards started all four games and leads Team USA in scoring at 13.5 points, fifth overall at the tournament. She’s also averaging 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.8 steals.

Kamilla Cardoso is averaging 11.8 points, 10th overall at the tournament. Cardoso is also averaging 9.0 rebounds, good for third in the tournament, and a tournament-leading 2.3 blocks per game. 

Incoming South Carolina freshman has only played in two games for Brazil. As one of the youngest players on the team, she has only played in blowouts. McDowell is averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.0 steals. She is 1-6 from three and 6-12 from the foul line. 

Edwards’ game stats:
vs Chile (108-47 win): 14 minutes*, 19 points, 6 rebounds, assist, steal
vs Colombia (80-43 win): 22 minutes*, 13 points, 9 rebounds, assist, steal, block
vs Puerto Rico (80-62 win): 20 minutes*, 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals
vs Mexico (104-48 win): 23 minutes*, 13 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, steal

Cardoso’s game stats:
vs Argentina (71-50 win): 34 minutes*, 8 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks
vs Canada (74-65 win): 37 minutes*, 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks, 3 steals, 2 assists
vs Dominican Republic (73-46 win): 12 minutes*, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, assist
vs El Salvador (106-49 win): 23 minutes*, 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals

McDowell’s game stats:
vs Argentina (71-50 win): DNP-CD
vs Canada (74-65 win): DNP-CD
vs Dominican Republic (73-46 win): 18 minutes, 2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals
vs El Salvador (106-49 win): 12 minutes, 7 points, 3 rebounds, assist, steal

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Thursday is a rest day. The elimination stage begins on Friday. The upcoming schedule was determined late on Wednesday night.

All games will be streamed on the AmeriCup website. A subscription is required. An AmeriCup-only subscription can be purchased for $4.99.

Knockout rounds schedule
July 4:
Quarterfinal 1 – USA vs Dominican Republic (11:40 ET)
Quarterfinal 2 – Canada vs Colombia (2:10 ET)
Quarterfinal 3 – Brazil vs Mexico (5:40 ET)
Quarterfinal 4 – Puerto Rico vs Argentina (8:10 ET)

July 5:
Losers’ game 1 – TBD
Losers’ game 2 – TBD
Semifinal 1 – TBD
Semifinal 2 – TBD

July 6:
Seventh-place game – 11:40 ET
Fifth-place game – 2:10 ET
Bronze medal game – 5:40 ET
Gold medal game – 8:10 ET

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