Ladies College Basketball

Ta’Niya Latson scored 20 points in her South Carolina debut to lead the second-ranked Gamecocks to a 94-54 victory over Grand Canyon to start the season Monday night.  It was the 15th straight opening victory under coach Dawn Staley, and Latson, who led the country in scoring at Florida State last season, was front and center. She scored the game’s opening bucket, then had a nifty drive for a layup a few moments later as the Gamecocks (1-0) took a 7-0 lead in the win over the overmatched Lopes (0-1).  Meanwhile, Junior Guard/Forward Rusne Augustinaite (19 points) knocked down four 3-pointers and led all scorers in Clemson women’s basketball’s (1-0), 76-38, season-opening victory against USC Upstate (0-1) in Littlejohn Coliseum on Monday afternoon. The Education Day crowd featured a roaring 5,839 local students.