USC Women's Basketball

Meet the newest (four-legged) member of Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks

Many basketball coaches want their players to play like “bulldogs” on defense.

When South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley tweeted out about “our newest family member,” it wasn’t exactly a bulldog. But it wasn’t far off.

That’s injured Gamecocks point guard Lindsey Spann, who has missed the team’s past three games, breaking out her ball-handling skills and getting hounded.

South Carolina comes off finals break Sunday with a 3 p.m. game against Savannah State.

This story was originally published December 15, 2017 at 1:48 PM with the headline "Meet the newest (four-legged) member of Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks."

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