South Carolina women’s basketball‘s game at LSU is next on the Gamecocks schedule and it should be one of the biggest games of the 2025-26 season.
The game matches two of women’s basketball’s top coaches in South Carolina’s Dawn Staley and LSU’s Kim Mulkey.
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In addition, star guard MiLaysia Fulwiley left South Carolina after two seasons and transferred to LSU last offseason. She is second on the team, averaging 13.7 points per game off the bench.
No. 3 South Carolina (24-2, 10-1 SEC) is traveling to face No. 5 LSU (22-3, 8-3) on Feb. 14 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It’s a rare Saturday night women’s basketball game.
South Carolina vs LSU, Dawn Staley vs Kim Mulkey history
South Carolina beat LSU 66-56 in Columbia last year and the two didn’t meet again in the SEC tournament. It was the Tigers’ first loss of the season.
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The Gamecocks are 21-22 all-time against the Tigers but 18-5 in the Staley era, including winning the last 17 meetings.
Mulkey took over LSU beginning in the 2021-22 season and won the national championship just a year later, defeating Iowa in 2023. Iowa beat South Carolina in the Final Four two days before.
Mulkey spent her first 21 seasons at Baylor, where she won the national championship in 2005, 2012 and 2019. Overall Mulkey has been to five Final Fours and has won four national titles.
Staley is 6-2 against Mulkey overall, with five of the wins in the last four seasons (beat LSU twice in 2023-24). Mulkey had a 2-1 advantage over Staley while at Baylor before coming to the SEC.
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South Carolina vs LSU stat leaders
South Carolina is led by sophomore forward Joyce Edwards, who is third in the SEC at 20.4 points. Transfer guard Ta’Niya Latson is second on the team at 15.2 points but has been dealing with a knee injury. Guard Tessa Johnson is next at 13.6 points, followed by Mississippi State transfer center Madina Okot at 13.3 points.
LSU is led by guard Flau’jae Johnson, who is averaging 14 points. Mikaylah Williams is third on the team, averaging 13.3 points.
LSU leads the nation by scoring 97.4 points per game, and South Carolina is fourth at 87.9 points.
Where to watch South Carolina vs LSU, College GameDay
South Carolina women’s basketball vs LSU will air on ABC on Feb. 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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In addition, “College GameDay” will air on ESPN 30 minutes prior to tipoff starting at 8 p.m. ET.
The pre-game show will begin at 8 p.m. ET and is hosted by Andraya Carter, Chiney Ogwumike and new to the show this season, Christine Williamson. Williamson took the place of Elle Duncan who left ESPN and was hired by Netflix.
“College GameDay” was supposed to come to Columbia for the 2024-25 matchup but weather pushed the game from a Thursday to a Friday, forcing the ESPN to cancel. The crew then came to the game against UConn last season when the Huskies won 87-58.
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at LKesin@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X@Lulukesin and Bluesky@bylulukesin.bsky.social
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