Edwards scores 20 as No. 2 South Carolina wins 64th straight at home, 82-46 over Charleston Southern [Video]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joyce Edwards scored 20 points as No. 2 South Carolina shook off an awful start to win its 64th straight home game, a 82-46 victory over Charleston Southern on Thursday.

The Gamecocks (11-1) get the next 10 days off from competition and may have been thinking about that early on as they made two of their first 13 shots and trailed the Buccaneers 15-11 after 10 minutes.

Bree Hall hit a 3-pointer to start a 23-11 run to gain control and South Carolina pulled away over the final two quarters.

Ashlyn Watkins had eight points, eight rebounds and three of South Carolina’s six blocked shots.

Catherine Alben had 14 points to lead Charleston Southern (4-9), which fell to 0-9 all time against the Gamecocks.

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