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Kamilla Cardoso had 15 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 1 South Carolina beat Duke 77-61 on Sunday. Cardoso, who had her fifth double-double of the season, was one of five players to score in double figures for the Gamecocks (7-0). Chloe Kitts added 14 points and nine rebounds, Te-Hina Paopao scored 12 points, Bree Hall had 13, and Raven Johnson chipped in 11.
North Carolina found energy from its full-court pressure. The 17th-ranked Tar Heels sure needed that jolt to win their Atlantic Coast Conference opener. RJ Davis scored 27 points and North Carolina ran off 22 unanswered points in the second half to rally past Florida State 78-70 on Saturday.
"We have been waiting, waiting, waiting for this kind of infrastructure investment in every state in the country,” Cooper said.
Top-ranked South Carolina's romping, high-scoring offense never showed up at No. 24 North Carolina. Dawn Staley was OK with that, too, considering her Gamecocks hit the big shots at key moments and locked down defensively. Bree Hall scored 15 points and South Carolina rallied from 11 down in the second quarter to push past UNC 65-58 in Thursday night's ACC/SEC Challenge.
Hundreds of snow geese, named for their white plumage, have landed in North Carolina.