Forward Unto Dawn: How ‘Post Player U’ Came To Have A Long Term Residency in Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina loves a dominate big. They've had several in the past and this year we could see the next in line as Post Player U continues to replenish and devel

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In the second half of her very first NCAA Tournament game, freshman Joyce Edwards catches a pass and sees she doesn’t have the angle. She kicks it back out and reposts. She gets the ball back, makes her move and scores two of her game-high 22 points.

March is the biggest stage set for the biggest plays and for South Carolina those big plays are typically made by their biggest players. Most recently the world watched as Kamilla Cardoso led an undefeated team to a national championship while winning Most Outstanding Player. We can trace the linage of dominant Gamecock bigs back to Aliyah Boston and then to the frontcourt matriarch A’ja Wilson. Edwards appears to be the next in line to uphold the legacy of what should now be known by a single name: Post Player U.