Aliyah Boston put another South Carolina record in the rearview mirror Sunday and has more to come. The reigning National Player of the Year secured her 73rd career double-double in a 92-46 demolition of Arkansas (17-5, 4-3 SEC) to become the program record-holder.
Boston is in the POY conversation for being the best player on the best team in the country. She is the one who draws the heavy defense, creating offensive opportunity for those around her. That will mean a lot in the eyes of some voters. For others, her raw per-game numbers that
DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow is also a top candidate. Stanford’s Cameron Brink is in the conversation for her ability to dominate at multiple levels, but has a penchant for fouling out that would likely exclude her. Her 3.4 blocks per game rank second.Senior guard Zia Cooke, in particular, has been huge for the Gamecocks, averaging 15.9 ppg on a career-best 43.1 shooting percentage. She scored 31 against Georgia earlier this month, 20 against Kentucky and 24 on Sunday against Arkansas. Her 43.
Whether Boston wins another POY award or not, she is on track to become the most successful star to leave Columbia’s campus. That includes A’ja Wilson, the two-time WNBA MVP who led South Carolina to its first championship in 2017. The biggest tests will first come in Storrs against UConn on Feb. 5. The Huskies could be without Azzi Fudd,The team said it will not release a timeline for her return. UConn is also at liberty of falling below the conference minimum for available players if there are more injuries, as happened earlier this season.
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