Texas Longhorn's Kyla Oldacre is a known physical player in the post, leading to some defenders relying on unconventional tactics to defend her

Meanwhile, No. 6 Texas suffered its first loss in its new league. Having also lost in overtime at then-No. 10 Notre Dame in December, UT is now 16-2 with a 3-1 mark in conference play.

Fresh off their biggest win over a ranked opponent in 25 years, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns were unable to carry any of that momentum to Columbia as they fell to

Texas coach Vic Schaefer praised South Carolina women's basketball after loss to Gamecocks, Dawn Staley on Sunday.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Texas takes on No. 2 South Carolina. The Gamecocks are 7-0 in home games. South Carolina is fifth in the SEC with 25.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Chloe Kitts averaging 4.7.

Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts led South Carolina with 11 points apiece, while freshman Joyce Edwards added 10 points off the bench. Defensively, the biggest highlight was Bree Hall holding Texas star Madison Booker to just 3 of 19 shooting.

A pair of teams with hopes of playing for a national championship this season face off on Sunday, Jan. 12 with the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks hosting the No. 5 Texas Longhorns at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.

The Sooners are still winless in conference play in their first season as an SEC member, but that can change against South Carolina on Saturday.

South Carolina hosted No. 5 Texas for a ranked SEC matchup at CLA on Sunday. How did the Gamecocks get the job done against the Longhorns? South Carolina continued its 67-game home win streak ...

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns bounced back from their first SEC loss in dominant fashion, decimating Auburn 74-57 at Neville Arena on Thursday. After jumping out to

After winning its first 13 games and vaulting to No. 12 in the AP poll, Oklahoma has done a 180, losing each of its first four games as a new member of the Southeastern Conference.