How high school teammates are fueling South Carolina's Women's March Madness run
Ta'Niya Latson led South Carolina to a 94-68 win over Oklahoma with a game-high 28 points in her first Sweet 16 appearance.
SACRAMENTO, CA — It may have been the first Sweet 16 appearance of Ta'Niya Latson's career, but you would never be able to tell based off her performance on Saturday. Latson led No. 1-seeded South Carolina to a 94-68 win over No.
4 Oklahoma with a game-high 28 points, the second-most she’s scored since joining the Gamecocks this season. She knew she was going to have a good day as soon as she opened her eyes Saturday morning. “I was feeling really good tonight.
I woke up on the right side of the bed,” Latson said. “My teammates and my coaches, they believed in me so I just had to go out there with confidence and yeah, that was a game plan. ” The game plan was to get it to Latson early and often − she scored South Carolina’s first five points.
By halftime, she was up to 18 points and finished shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the 3-point line and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. “I’m so happy when I see the ball go in for (Latson),” said teammate Raven Johnson, who finished with 18 points. “All the things she's been through.