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COLUMBIA, S. Cheap Sabres Jerseys Authentic .C. -- Alaina Coates thinks she and post partner Aja Wilson have picked up right where they left off -- and thats a bad sign for No. 3 South Carolinas opponents.I pretty much feel like were back to where we were, Coates said.Theyd get no arguments from Maine after the Gamecocks ran off to a 79-42 victory on Monday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Womens Challenge.The 6-foot-5 Wilson had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting while 6-4 Coates had 12 points and 14 rebounds. The two did about whatever they wanted most of the way against the undersized, young Black Bears (2-3).Theyre good, Maine coach Richard Barron said. What else can you say?The Gamecocks (3-0) used their defense to make quick work of Maine, starting on a 15-0 run, then outscoring their opponents 13-0 to open the third quarter. South Carolina eventually grew the lead to 41 points in the final period.Freshman Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, at 6-2 the primary post backup for Wilson and Coates, added 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and picked up eight boards.South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said when Coates and Wilson play with efficiency and speed, it helps in teaching Herbert Harrigan the right way to play.When she sees our two bigs clicking like that, it kind of becomes contagious, Staley said. She had a pretty good basketball game.The Gamecocks outrebounded Maine 42-27 while Wilson had four of their five blocked shots. Coates swatted away the other.South Carolinas two high-profile transfers, Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray, also finished in double figures with 10 points each. Julie Brosseau had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Black Bears.BIG PICTUREMaine: The Black Bears opened with a surprise win at Purdue, but lost for the third time in the past four games. They dont have the size to match up with teams like No. 7 Mississippi State (a 44-point loss on Nov. 12) or the third-ranked Gamecocks. But Maine, which starts four freshmen, showed off some shooting touch in a 59-43 win over St. Peters on Sunday night. Laia Sole, who scored 16 points in the St. Peters win, was named the American East rookie of the week for the second straight time this season.Whats it like starting four freshmen? Its a little bit better than starting five, Maines Barron said.South Carolina: The Gamecocks wont go wrong going inside this season to Wilson and Coates. Coates had 10 points and 12 rebounds by halftime to collect her second double-double of the season and 44th of her career.POLL IMPLICATIONSSouth Carolina will have one more tune up on Tuesday night before things get serious when it faces No. 4 Louisville on Sunday. Lose that one and count on the Gamecocks to tumble from the top five.YOUNG GAMECOCKSAfter taking its big lead, South Carolina played several young players in the final quarter like Herbert Harrigan, Victoria Patrick, Araion Bradshaw and Tyasha Harris, all freshmen. Staley said the group has to get experience because the Gamecocks have only four juniors or seniors returning with significant experience Wilson, Coates, point guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore and guard Tiffany Davis.We may need the young players at some point this season, Staley said.STREAK ENDERWilson set a school record on Sunday night, going 14 of 14 from the foul line in defeating Hampton 92-38. Could Wilson keep it going? No as she missed her first free throw against Maine and finished 0-2 at the line.UP NEXTMaine takes on Hampton here at the Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday night as part of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge.South Carolina finishes a three-game homestand on Tuesday, facing St. Peters as part of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge.Ryan Miller Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Adidas Jack Eichel Jersey . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. http://www.cheapsabresjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-zach-bogosian-jersey . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Texas A&M completed its first sweep in the all-time series against Arkansas with a 25-22, 25-11, 25-15 victory tonight at Barnhill Arena. Aggie senior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers had the match-winning kill, giving her 10 for the match and 1,003 for her career. Babers also had four blocks to give her 485 for her career, moving her into fourth place in the Texas A&M career records.Texas A&M improves to 9-6 on the year and 3-1 in the SEC as the Aggies win their third consecutive match and stay. In addition, Texas A&M remains undefeated in four trips to Fayetteville since joining the SEC.Arkansas suffers its third consecutive loss and falls to 3-13 overall and 1-3 in conference play.Neither team was able to build a sizeable lead in the opening set as the score was tied 15 times before A&M pulled away. The Aggies had equaled what was then their largest lead when the media timeout was called at 15-13. The Razorbacks came out of the timeout and reeled off five unanswered points to build the largest lead by either team, forcing A&M to take a timeout. The Aggies then went on a 4-1 run, with Babers teaming with setter Stephanie Aiple to tie the score at 19-19. It was Babers third block in the set, giving her 484 total blocks for her career, moving her into a tie for fourth place in the A&M career records.The teams began to exchange points following a timeout by the Razorbacks, and an Arkansas service error tied the score at 21-21. Kaitlyn Blake and Aiple gave the Aggies the lead with a block, and Hollann Hans followed with a kill to put A&M up, 23-21, forcing Arkansas to call its ffinal timeout. Zemgus Girgensons Jersey. The Razorbacks got a kill coming out of the timeout, but Blake countered with a kill to put the Aggies at set point, 24-22. Arkansas, which was outhit .344 to .190, then hit into the net to close out the frame.The Aggies never trailed for the remainder of the match. A&M held an 8-5 lead in the second set before using an 8-0 run to separate from the Razorbacks. A service error ended the run, and Arkansas got a block and a kill to get within 16-8 before a kill by Aiple began a 4-0 rally for the Aggies. A&M, which outhit Arkansas .524 to .000 in the set, went on to build a 23-11 lead when Ashlie Reasor put the Aggies at set point with a kill. Hans then served an ace to end the set.The third set was tied, 6-6, before a block by Babers and Reasor sparked a 7-0 run, with Babers capping the run with a tip-in kill to give mark her milestone 1000th career kill. The Aggies continued to build on the margin, outhitting the Razorbacks, .325 to .026 in the set. Babers got a kill to put A&M at match point, 24-13. Arkansas fought off two match points before Aiple set up Babers for the match-winning kill.Amy Nettles led the Aggies with 12 digs as A&M held the Razorbacks to a .082 hitting percentage for the night. Texas A&M wraps up a three-match road swing at Ole Miss on Sunday.The match is at 3 p.m. at The Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi, and it will televised on SEC Network.The Aggies return to Reed Arena on Friday, Oct. 9 to play host to South Carolina. ' ' '
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