No. 2 South Carolina women’s basketball defeated the No. 5 Texas Longhorns, 67-50, Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. Head coach Dawn Staley spoke to members of the media following the Gamecocks’ fourth straight SEC win.

South Carolina has won three of the past seven national championships in women’s Division I college basketball, including last year’s victory over the Caitlin Clark-led Iowa Hawkeyes.

Here's what coach Dawn Staley said about Ashlyn Watkins' injury and how it will impact South Carolina women's basketball.