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1 SOUTH CAROLINA Women s Basketball The University Location... Columbia, S.C. Founded Enrollment...32,972 Nickname... Gamecocks Colors...Garnet (PMS 202C) and Black Home Court (Capacity)...Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Conference...Southeastern President...Dr. Harris Pastides Faculty Athletics Representative...Dr. Valinda Littlefield Athletics Director... Ray Tanner Senior Woman Administrator... Judy Van Horn Women s Basketball Administrator... Charles Waddell Team Information Overall Record Home Away Neutral SEC Record / Finish / T-1st Home Away Postseason...NCAA Final Four Final National Rank (AP/USA Today)... 3/3 Starters Returning/Lost... 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/3 Newcomers...5 (2 will sit out, NCAA transfers) Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations...Steve Fink Associate Director/Women s Basketball Contact... Diana Koval ...dkoval@mailbox.sc.edu Office Cell Media Relations Phone Mailing Address...Rice Athletics Center 1304 Heyward St. Columbia, SC Press Row Phone Women s Basketball Radio Station... WNKT (107.5 FM) Play-by-Play...Brad Muller @DawnStaley Facebook... YouTube... Women s Basketball Staff Head Coach... Dawn Staley Alma Mater... Virginia, 1992 Overall Record / Seasons (.680) / 15 seasons School Record / Seasons (.677) / 7 seasons Associate Head Coach...Lisa Boyer Alma Mater... Ithaca, 1979 Seasons at South Carolina...Seven Assistant Coach...Nikki McCray-Penson Alma Mater... Tennessee, 1995 Seasons at South Carolina...Seven Assistant Coach... Fred Chmiel Alma Mater... Excelsior, 2001 Seasons at South Carolina...First Director of Basketball Operations...Cynthia Jordan Alma Mater... Temple, 2004 Athletic Trainer... Marcella Shorty Strength & Conditioning Coach... Katie Fowler Special Assistant to Head Coach... Ariana Moore Administrative Assistant... Dianne Palmer Basketball Office Phone Best Time to Call... Contact Media Relations Program History First Year of Women s Basketball All-Time Overall Record (.594) / 41 seasons All-Time Record at Colonial Life Arena (.720) / 13 seasons NCAA Appearances / Last / 2015 NCAA Tournament Record Last NCAA Result Final Four L,65-66, Notre Dame, Tampa, Fla. WNIT Appearances / Last... 4 / 2011 WNIT Record All-Time SEC Record (.396) / 24 seasons SEC Championships... 2 (2014, 2015) SEC Tournament Championships... 1 (2015) Conference Championships...7 (SEC, 2014, 2015; Metro 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) Notes South Carolina returns its top three scorers and top three rebounders from last season in senior Tiffany Mitchell, junior Alaina Coates and sophomore A ja Wilson. Over the last two seasons, the trio of Mitchell, Coates and Wilson has combined for three All-America selections, two SEC Player of the Year awards, two SEC Freshman of the Year trophies, an SEC Sixth Player of the Year nod and five All-SEC choices. The Gamecocks top two 3-point shooters are back (Mitchell, Tina Roy) as are their top two assist producers (Mitchell, Khadijah Sessions) and top two shot blockers (Wilson, Coates).

2 Roster Breakdown Starters Returning (3) 5 Khadijah Sessions G 5-8 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 Sr. Charlotte, N.C Asia Dozier G 6-0 Sr. Columbia, S.C Other Returning Letterwinners (8) 0 India Farmer G 6-0 Jr. N. Myrtle Beach, S.C Bianca Cuevas G 5-6 So. Bronx, N.Y Kaydra Duckett G 5-8 So. Columbia, S.C Tiffany Davis G 5-7 Jr. Houston, Texas A ja Wilson F 6-5 So. Hopkins, S.C Tina Roy G 5-11 Sr. Kaplan, La Jatarie White F 6-4 So. Charlotte, N.C Alaina Coates C 6-4 Jr. Irmo, S.C Newcomers (5) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 Fr. Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 0 Shay Colley G 5-8 Fr. Brampton, Ontario/St. Edmund Campion 35 Kaela Davis# G 6-2 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Georgia Tech 10 Allisha Gray# G 6-0 Jr. Sandersville, Ga./North Carolina 24 Sarah Imovbioh F 6-2 Sr. Abuja, Nigeria/Virginia # indicates will sit out season Starters Lost (2) 24 Aleighsa Welch F 6-0 Sr. Goose Creek, S.C Elem Ibiam C 6-4 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga Other Letterwinners Lost (1) 2 Olivia Gaines G 5-7 Jr. Chester, S.C

3 Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 0 Shay Colley G 5-8 Fr. Brampton, Ontario/St. Edmund Campion Secondary 1 Bianca Cuevas G 5-6 So. Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth Regional 3 Kaydra Duckett G 5-8 So. Columbia, S.C./Dreher 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 Fr. Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 5 Khadijah Sessions G 5-8 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach 10 Allisha Gray* G 6-0 Jr. Sandersville, Ga./North Carolina 15 Tiffany Davis G 5-7 Jr. Houston Texas/Westbury Christian 22 A ja Wilson F 6-5 So. Hopkins, S.C./Heathwood Hall 23 Tina Roy G 5-11 Sr. Kaplan, La./Kaplan 24 Sarah Imovbioh F 6-2 Sr. Abuja, Nigera/Virginia 25 Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 31 Asia Dozier G/F 6-0 Sr. Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 35 Kaela Davis* G 6-2 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Georgia Tech 40 Jatarie White F 6-4 So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 Jr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork 44 India Farmer F 6-0 Jr. North Myrtle Beach, S.C./North Myrtle Beach Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 4 Doniyah Cliney G 6-0 Fr. Newark, N.J./Malcolm X Shabazz 41 Alaina Coates C 6-4 Jr. Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork 0 Shay Colley G 5-8 Fr. Brampton, Ontario/St. Edmund Campion Secondary 1 Bianca Cuevas G 5-6 So. Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth Regional 35 Kaela Davis* G 6-2 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./Georgia Tech 15 Tiffany Davis G 5-7 Jr. Houston Texas/Westbury Christian 31 Asia Dozier G/F 6-0 Sr. Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley 3 Kaydra Duckett G 5-8 So. Columbia, S.C./Dreher 44 India Farmer F 6-0 Jr. North Myrtle Beach, S.C./North Myrtle Beach 10 Allisha Gray* G 6-0 Jr. Sandersville, Ga./North Carolina 24 Sarah Imovbioh F 6-2 Sr. Abuja, Nigera/Virginia 25 Tiffany Mitchell G 5-9 Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 23 Tina Roy G 5-11 Sr. Kaplan, La./Kaplan 5 Khadijah Sessions G 5-8 Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Myrtle Beach 40 Jatarie White F 6-4 So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day 22 A ja Wilson F 6-5 So. Hopkins, S.C./Heathwood Hall * indicates will sit out season due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Dawn Staley (Virginia, 1992) Associate Head Coach: Lisa Boyer (Ithaca, 1979) Assistant Coaches: Nikki McCray (Tennessee, 1995), Fred Chmiel (Excelsior, 2001) Director of Basketball Operations: Cynthia Jordan (Temple, 2004) Athletic Trainer: Paul Murata (Temple, 2000) Strength & Conditioning: Katie Fowler (Truman State, 2008) By Eligibility Seniors (5): Asia Dozier, Sarah Imovbioh, Tiffany Mitchell, Tina Roy, Khadijah Sessions. Juniors (5): Alaina Coates, Kaela Davis, Tiffany Davis, India Farmer, Allisha Gray Sophomores (4): Bianca Cuevas, Kaydra Duckett, Jatarie White, A ja Wilson. Freshmen (2): Doniyah Cliney, Shay Colley. By Position Guards (11): Doniyah Cliney, Shay Colley, Bianca Cuevas, Kaela Davis, Tiffany Davis, Asia Dozier, Kaydra Duckett, Allisha Gray, Tiffany Mitchell, Tina Roy, Khadijah Sessions. Forwards (4): India Farmer, Sarah Imovbioh, Jatarie White, A ja Wilson. Centers (1): Alaina Coates. Pronunciations Doniyah Cliney Alaina Coates Shay Colley Bianca Cuevas Asia Dozier Kaydra Duckett Allisha Gray Sarah Imovbioh Khadijah Sessions Jatarie White A ja Wilson dawn-yay CLEYE-nee uh-lay-nuh COATS CAH-lee kway-vaas DOE-zhur KAY-druh DUCK-it uh-lee-shuh ih-moe-vee-oh kuh-dee-zhuh juh-tar-ee A-zhuh Fred Chmiel shuh-meal

4 Schedule Fri., Nov. 6 Newberry (Exhibition) Columbia, S.C. TBA Fri., Nov. 13 Ohio State Columbia, S.C. TBA Sun., Nov. 15 UNC Greensboro Columbia, S.C. TBA Wed., Nov. 18 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. TBA Sun., Nov. 22 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. TBA Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown Fri., Nov. 27 vs. Arizona State Waikiki, Hawaii 5:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 28 vs. CSU Bakersfield Waikiki, Hawaii 5 p.m. Sun., Nov. 29 at Hawaii Waikiki, Hawaii 10 p.m. Sun., Dec. 6 Duke (ESPN2) Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 13 Winthrop Columbia, S.C. Noon Wed., Dec. 16 Hampton Columbia, S.C. Sun., Dec. 20 vs. East Carolina Myrtle Beach, S.C. 1 p.m. Tue., Dec. 22 Elon Columbia, S.C. Sun., Jan. 3 Arkansas* (ESPNU) Columbia, S.C. 3 p.m. Thu., Jan. 7 at Vanderbilt* (SECN^) Nashville, Tenn. TBA Sun., Jan. 10 Missouri* (SECN) Columbia, S.C. Noon Thu., Jan. 14 at Kentucky* (SECN) Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 17 Texas A&M* (ESPN2) Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. Thu., Jan. 21 at Auburn* (SECN+) Auburn, Ala. 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 24 at Mississippi State* (ESPN2) Starkville, Miss. 5 p.m. Thu., Jan. 28 Ole Miss* (SECN+) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 31 at Texas A&M* (ESPNU) College Station, Texas 6 p.m. Thu., Feb. 4 Kentucky* (SECN) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 8 Connecticut (ESPN2) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 11 Florida* (SECN+) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 15 at Tennessee* (ESPN2) Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 18 Georgia* (SECN+) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 22 at Alabama* (SECN) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 25 at Ole Miss* (SECN^) Oxford, Miss. TBA Sun., Feb. 28 LSU* (ESPN/2/U) Columbia, S.C. TBA SEC Tournament Wed. Mar. 2 First Round Jacksonville, Fla. TBA Thu., Mar. 3 Second Round Jacksonville, Fla. TBA Fri., Mar. 4 Quarterfinals Jacksonville, Fla. TBA Sat., Mar. 5 Semifinals Jacksonville, Fla.. TBA Sun., Mar. 6 Final Jacksonville, Fla. TBA * indicates SEC game All Times Listed as Eastern and are subject to change Television outlet listed in parentheses SECN is SEC Network; SECN+ is SEC Network online via WatchESPN; SECN^ indicates SEC Network will provide whip-around coverage with full game available on SECN+

5 Stats All Games OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 25 MITCHELL, Tiffany WILSON, A ja COATES, Alaina WELCH, Aleighsa IBIAM, Elem CUEVAS, Bianca ROY, Tina SESSIONS, Khadijah DOZIER, Asia WHITE, Jatarie GAINES, Olivia DAVIS, Tiffany FARMER, India DUCKETT, Kaydra TEAM Total Opponents Italics indicates not on roster OVERALL HOME AWAY CONFERENCE Stats SEC Games Only TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 25 MITCHELL, Tiffany WILSON, A ja COATES, Alaina WELCH, Aleighsa CUEVAS, Bianca IBIAM, Elem ROY, Tina SESSIONS, Khadijah DOZIER, Asia GAINES, Olivia DAVIS, Tiffany WHITE, Jatarie FARMER, India DUCKETT, Kaydra TEAM Total Opponents Italics indicates not on roster

6 Results OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/15/14 7 p.m. SOUTHERN CAL W (18)COATES, Alaina (13)COATES, Alaina (18)MITCHELL, Tiffany 11/20/14 7 p.m. CLEMSON W (18)WILSON, A ja (10)COATES, Alaina 11/23/14 2 p.m. SAN DIEGO STATE W (20)MITCHELL, Tiffany (9)WILSON, A ja 11/27/14 4:15 vs Wisconsin W (11)WILSON, A ja (9)COATES, Alaina 11/28/14 8 vs #22/22 Syracuse W (21)MITCHELL, Tiffany (10)WILSON, A ja 12/01/14 7 p.m. NC CENTRAL W (16)WILSON, A ja (8)WILSON, A ja 12/04/14 8 p.m. CHARLOTTE W (17)WILSON, A ja (13)COATES, Alaina 12/07/14 1 p.m. at #9/8 Duke W (11)DOZIER, Asia (10)COATES, Alaina 12/14/14 Noon SAVANNAH STATE W (23)WILSON, A ja (10)COATES, Alaina 12/17/14 7 p.m. at Hampton W (20)MITCHELL, Tiffany (13)COATES, Alaina 12/20/14 Noon < vs Central Michigan W (18)MITCHELL, Tiffany (12)IBIAM, Elem 12/21/14 Noon < vs Liberty W (17)WILSON, A ja (10)WILSON, A ja 01/02/15 7 p.m. * AUBURN W (12)WILSON, A ja (14)COATES, Alaina (12)WELCH, Aleighsa 01/04/15 2:05 p.m. * at LSU W (21)WILSON, A ja (13)WILSON, A ja 01/08/15 6 p.m. * at Alabama W (20)COATES, Alaina (5)WILSON, A ja 01/11/15 1 p.m. * #10/11 KENTUCKY W (19)MITCHELL, Tiffany (11)WELCH, Aleighsa 01/15/15 8 p.m. * at Mizzou W (19)MITCHELL, Tiffany (14)WELCH, Aleighsa 01/19/15 7 p.m. * at Florida W (18)MITCHELL, Tiffany (13)COATES, Alaina 01/26/15 7 p.m. * #12/10 TEXAS A&M W (18)WILSON, A ja (11)COATES, Alaina 01/29/15 7 p.m. * ALABAMA W (17)WILSON, A ja (10)COATES, Alaina 02/01/15 3:30 p.m. * at Ole Miss W (21)CUEVAS, Bianca (10)COATES, Alaina 02/05/15 7:02 p.m. * at #22/21 Georgia W (16)CUEVAS, Bianca (14)WELCH, Aleighsa 02/09/15 8 p.m. at #2/2 Connecticut L (17)MITCHELL, Tiffany (11)WELCH, Aleighsa (17)WELCH, Aleighsa 02/12/15 7 p.m. * LSU W (26)WILSON, A ja (9)WELCH, Aleighsa 02/15/15 Noon * VANDERBILT W (20)WILSON, A ja (9)WELCH, Aleighsa (20)MITCHELL, Tiffany 02/19/15 8 p.m. * at Arkansas W (15)MITCHELL, Tiffany (11)COATES, Alaina 02/23/15 9 p.m. * #6/6 TENNESSEE W (19)WELCH, Aleighsa (14)WELCH, Aleighsa 02/26/15 7 p.m. * #11/13 MISS. STATE W (16)MITCHELL, Tiffany (7)WILSON, A ja (7)COATES, Alaina 03/01/15 5:10 p.m. * at #13/15 Kentucky L 7560 (16)WILSON, A ja (19)WILSON, A ja 03/06/15 Noon ^ vs Arkansas W (12)MITCHELL, Tiffany (9)IBIAM, Elem 03/07/15 4 p.m. ^ vs LSU W (16)COATES, Alaina (10)WELCH, Aleighsa 03/08/15 2:30 p.m. ^ vs #5/5 Tennessee W (17)MITCHELL, Tiffany (8)WELCH, Aleighsa (8)COATES, Alaina 03/20/15 5 p.m. $ SAVANNAH STATE W (15)WILSON, A ja (9)WILSON, A ja 03/22/15 7 p.m. $ SYRACUSE W (14)COATES, Alaina (10)WELCH, Aleighsa (14)MITCHELL, Tiffany 03/27/15 7 p.m. $ vs #15/12 North Carolina W (18)COATES, Alaina (10)COATES, Alaina (18)MITCHELL, Tiffany 03/29/15 Noon $ vs #7/7 Florida State W (21)MITCHELL, Tiffany (6)MITCHELL, Tiffany 04/05/15 6:30 p.m. $ vs #2/2 Notre Dame L (20)WILSON, A ja (14)WELCH, Aleighsa * = SEC = Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas); < = Subway Classic (Minneapolis); ^ = SEC Tournament (N. Little Rock, Ark.); $ = NCAA Tournament (Columbia, S.C./Greensboro, N.C./Tampa, Fla.) ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME ,684 12,293 AWAY 11 44,928 4,084 NEUTRAL 10 54,379 5,438 TOTAL ,991 8,000

SOUTH CAROLINA Women s Basketball

SOUTH CAROLINA Women s Basketball SOUTH CAROLINA 2016-17 Women s Basketball The University Location... Columbia, S.C. Founded...1801 Enrollment...33,724 Nickname... Gamecocks Colors...Garnet (PMS 202C) and Black Home Court (Capacity)...Colonial