COLUMBIA, S.C. — Negative. 1 South Carolina needed to do with out supremacy scorer and rebounder Kamilla Cardoso for a lot of the primary part towards Mississippi.
The Gamecocks will pass over her for the after few video games.
Schoolteacher Crack of dawn Staley stated Cardoso is depart to tie the Brazilian nationwide staff for its Olympic qualifying match this year and can pass over the Gamecocks after two video games at house towards Missouri on Thursday evening and Negative. 11 UConn on Feb. 11.
“We want the best players on our team,” Staley stated. “But sometimes the best players are the best players that represent another country. When we recruited her, we said if there’s an opportunity to go with your national team, go with your national team.”
Brazil is website hosting some of the four-team tournaments that lend as Olympic qualifiers. The Brazilians have a tricky pond with Germany, Serbia and Australia within the team. The supremacy 3 groups qualify for the Paris Video games this summer season.
“It only makes us feel good,” stated Staley, who used to be the U.S. Olympic tutor for the Tokyo Video games in 2021.
Cardoso, at 6-foot-7, has been the most productive participant at the Gamecocks and a supremacy candidate for Southeastern Convention participant of the month, averaging 13.7 issues and 10 rebounds a sport this season.
Her worth used to be obvious in an 85-56 win over Ole Leave out on Sunday. Cardoso picked up two fast fouls and had to sit down a lot of the primary two quarters because the Rebels were given inside 32-31 proper sooner than halftime.
When Cardoso returned to the courtroom, she fueled a 16-2 run as South Carolina (21-0, 9-0 SEC) took regulate in an 85-56 victory.
Staley stated Cardoso can be neglected. However her year at the bench within the first part gave South Carolina forwards like Ashlyn Watkins, Chloe Kitts and Sania Feagin extra essential mins as they get ready to produce up for Cardoso’s issues, rebounds and blocks.
“No one has a rim protector like her,” Mississippi tutor Yolett McPhee-McCuin stated.
South Carolina will to find that out for itself over the after two video games.
