How Gamecock transfer MiLaysia Fulwiley performed in her debut game with LSU
South Carolina women’s basketball lost five players from its team after last season .
Three of those Gamecocks were drafted in the WNBA, and two entered the transfer portal.
With the 2025-26 season officially underway, let’s check in and see how the transfers performed for their new teams in their respective season openers.
G MiLaysia Fulwiley
Fulwiley’s departure from the program sent shockwaves through women’s college hoops.
The Columbia product that Staley touted as a “generational talent” was named the SEC’s Sixth Player of the Year before she left her hometown to play for SEC rival LSU.
Fulwiley made her official LSU debut on Tuesday night in the Tigers’ 108-55 win over Houston Christian. Fulwiley did not start for the Tigers, but played nearly 21 minutes in the game off the bench.
She scored a team-high 21 points and seven steals, the latter being a career-high. She also recorded four rebounds and two assists.
“You know, I remember that word when I was a player, ‘spark plug,’ and I hated it because I came off the bench for two years,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said of Fulwiley. “Oh, she’s a spark plug.’ Well, OK, I’m a spark plug, but when am I going to be the engine? So, I’m very careful about how I use that with MiLaysia because her skill level and her talent is better than just a spark plug.”
“It’s our job, as she goes into her third year of college, to help her become a complete player, not one that does it in spurts or coming off the bench. The good thing is she’s very unselfish. I also have a team there that’s very unselfish.”
C Sakima Walker
Walker has failed to find consistent playing time during her college career, outside of her one-year stint when she was named JUCO’s national player of the year, but it looks like she might see the floor often in her new home.
Walker transferred to Cal this offseason after two years with South Carolina. It’s her fourth college in six years. She started her career at Rutgers, then spent a season with Northwest Florida State before her time with the Gamecocks.
Cal lost to No. 19 Vanderbilt 74-65 in Paris on Monday, but Walker still played well. Walker started for the Golden Bears, marking the first time she’s started in a game since her one start with the Gamecocks in December 2023.
Walker played a career-high 33 minutes and recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, both new career-bests.
This story was originally published November 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM.
