COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 24 points, Madina Okot had 23 and Joyce Edwards 22 as No. 2 South Carolina started 5-0 for the fifth straight season with a 106-56 victory over Winthrop on Wednesday night.

Okot, the Mississippi State transfer, also had 11 rebounds for third double-double of the season, and had three of South Carolina’s seven blocked shots.

The Gamecocks were coming off their best win of the season, a 69-52 beat down of No. 11 Southern Cal in Los Angeles this past Saturday and never let up against the Eagles (2-3) of the Big South Conference.

Winthrop once dominated South Carolina in the 1970s, winning 13 of the first 19 meetings when women’s hoops was in its collegiate infancy.

These Eagles, though, could not match up with Dawn Staley’s powerhouse program.

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