South Carolina is entering the 2025-26 season as the national champion runner-up and the No. 2 team in the nation, but the Gamecocks are having to adjust after losing star forward Chloe Kitts to a torn ACL . Although it is a significant loss, coach Dawn Staley said the team still feels confident moving forward without her.

"It's not like we're going to ask someone to be Chloe because that's impossible," Staley said at the SEC media day on Tuesday. "But we're unafraid to go into the season without Chloe. We're not going to skip a beat. Our players know that anytime we sustain any kind of injury, we believe in the system that we put together. We believe in the players we've assembled.

"...We'll figure out a way and we'll make adjustments. I'm somewhat glad it happened at this time when

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