Women’s College Basketball

Zia Cooke scored 22 points and No. 1 South Carolina won its 32nd straight game, 87-56 over Florida on Thursday night.  The Gamecocks (26-0, 13-0 Southeastern Conference) showed no hangover from their 88-64 win over then-third-ranked LSU this past Sunday and moved a step closer to their seventh regular-season league title under coach Dawn Staley.  Thanks to a nine-point halftime lead, Miami held on to down Clemson, 59-54, on Thursday night inside the Watsco Center on the campus of the University of Miami. The win moves the Hurricanes to 17-9 on the year (10-5 ACC), while the loss drops the Tigers to 14-14 (5-11 ACC).  Clemson was led by Daisha Bradford with 18 points, including a career-high-tying four threes, as well as four steals, while Amari Robinson finished in double-figures again with 12 points.