Joyce Edwards and Sania Feagin led South Carolina with 13 points apiece. Edwards also had a team-high 11 rebounds. The Gamecocks limited Iowa State to 23% shooting (12 of 52) and the defensive pressure led to 19 turnovers. South Carolina will Purdue on Saturday (11 a.m., The Women Sports Network) at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team’s first game of the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off offered the Cyclones an early-season opportunity to take down one of the best teams in the country.

The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team fell short against Xavier in the Fort Meyers Tip-Off. The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team face