South Carolina women’s basketball sophomore star Milaysia Fulwiley averages 19.3 minutes per game this season but on Sunday, she played just 10.
In the 64-53 win over No. 9 seed Indiana (20-13) in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Fulwiley played the third-fewest minutes on the Gamecocks (32-3) and played her third fewest all season. The last time Fulwiley played less than 17 minutes was on Jan. 27 against Tennessee (nine).
In the 64-53 win over No. 9 seed Indiana (20-13) in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Fulwiley played the third-fewest minutes on the Gamecocks (32-3) and played her third fewest all season. The last time Fulwiley played less than 17 minutes was on Jan. 27 against Tennessee (nine).
Coach Dawn Staley explained why.
“No, no,” Staley said when asked if there was anything going on with Fulwiley. “I thought she got off to a slow start then it was hard, we had good combinations in and usually it’s Fulwiley out there. It just didn’t happen today. I thought she handled it well, she wants to play, we need her to play, we need her to play well and it wasn’t anything besides just units out there playing better.”
With the win, South Carolina advances to the Sweet 16 to play either No. 4 Maryland or No. 5 Alabama on Friday at either 2:30 or 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) in Birmingham, Alabama.
