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South Carolina’s head coach met with reporters Wednesday to discuss the team’s conference opener scheduled for 2 p.m. New Year’s Day against undefeated Alabama…

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South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley spoke to the media on Wednesday ahead of the team’s SEC opener against Alabama, which is set to tip off at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Here’s everything she had to say.

Do you have an update on Ta’Niya Latson? Was she able to practice today?

“No, no practice today. Won’t play tomorrow.”

Do you know about her availability for Sunday yet?

“You take it day by day. I’m hoping; I’m praying. If not, we got to keep going.”

The gauntlet that is the SEC schedule starts tomorrow. How are you approaching it?

“I mean, it’s here. There’s no hiding from it. You just got to take it straight on. It isn’t for the faint of heart; it is for programs that want to win national championships. If you play in the SEC, it affords you to compete for national championships. And we’re excited about that.”

What are you happiest about with your team as you head into conference play?

“I’m happy that we’re playing better together. Like, we’re practicing like we want to play. And that’s a really good thing. So, we’re not surprised by the progress that we’re making in games because we’ve been practicing that.