Dec. 17, 2009

Gamecocks Top Deacons 62-52
South Carolina held off a late-game rally by the Wake Forest women's basketball team and defeated the Demon Deacons 62-52 at Colonial Life Arena on Thursday night.

With the loss Wake Forest now stands at 7-3 and South Carolina improves to 6-3.

USC's La'Keisha Sutton had the game-high 18 points and Secily Ray led the Deacons with 16. Kelsey Bone led all players on the boards with 13 rebounds and Ray had the Wake Forest team-high of nine.