Earlier this year, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley lamented how hard it was to fill the national champion Gamecocks’ non-conference, then shared an update that the schedule was filled thanks to an HBCU.
When going to the peeps here on this app allows you to converse with great people and get options to complete schedules WINNING….we gotta game yall. Paperwork is not complete but we are good for it! I love my HBCUs! Thank you all for reaching out! Love up!
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) August 13, 2024
On Monday afternoon, South Carolina unveiled its 2024-25 schedule, which includes a visit from Coppin State on Nov. 14.
Here she is – all the dates we get to see you, FAMS! pic.twitter.com/CMZ95dArSk
— South Carolina Women’s Basketball (@GamecockWBB) September 16, 2024
The Eagles are no stranger to facing big-time SEC opponents. Last season, 2023 national champion LSU, then led by Baltimore native Angel Reese, visited the Physical Education Complex.