South Carolina Set for Charleston Exhibition Opener

South Carolina women’s basketball is set to open its 2026–27 season with an outdoor exhibition against College of Charleston in Charleston. Dawn Staley’s team returns key players Joyce Edwards and Tessa Johnson, along with Chloe Kitts and Ashlyn Watkins after their injury absences, as it prepares for a demanding schedule. Separately, Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton discussed family, childhood memories of attending her siblings’ basketball games and her fresh start with the team in an interview with her sister Kayla.