Joyce Edwards knew what she was signing up for when she came to South Carolina. The standard is high, the expectations are championship level and the fanbase is among the best in the nation. While many players from around the country come to Columbia to play for head coach Dawn Staley, it means something a little more to those who grew up in the state.
Even though she moved to South Carolina at nine years old, Edwards learned pretty quickly how deeply Gamecock women’s basketball resonated with the community all over the state.
“That’s when A’ja [Wilson] was blowing through there and that’s all I know about South Carolina,” she says. “[It] was basketball.”
Now, over a decade after she first arrived in Camden, Edwards now picks up the torch of local talents who carry the hopes of Gamecock nation on their shoulders.
And she’s ready to hold it high.
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