No. 1 South Carolina Holds Off Maryland 101-93 in Paris Despite Addi Mack's 35 Points

South Carolina women’s basketball opened the 2026-27 season with a 101-93 win over No. 20 Maryland in Paris on Monday. The No. 1 Gamecocks led by as many as 31 points and then had to hang on as Maryland’s Addi Mack scored a career-high 35. The game was played at the Adidas Arena as part of the Oui-Play event, The State reported.

“It was a tale of two halves,” coach Dawn Staley said, according to The State. “You certainly gotta play for 40 minutes every time we step on the floor.”

Maryland vs South Carolina: final score

Final: South Carolina 101, Maryland 93

Line score from Maryland Athletics.

South Carolina came out hot. The State reported that the Gamecocks made their first seven shots from the field and opened on a 26-5 run. Maryland’s recap said they started 6-for-6 from the floor and 11-for-11 at the line. South Carolina led 33-14 after one quarter and 61-33 at halftime.

Addi Mack leads Maryland’s comeback

Maryland’s comeback was mostly Mack. The sophomore guard scored 31 of her 35 points after halftime, shooting 12 of 14 in the second half, and made a career-high six 3-pointers, according to Maryland Athletics. She had 17 points in the third quarter on 7-of-7 shooting as the Terps won the quarter 26-17.

Maryland kept coming in the fourth. A 10-0 run, capped by a Trinity Jones 3-pointer, cut the gap to six with 42 seconds left, but South Carolina held on. Maryland’s recap said Mack’s 35 points tied for the 11th-highest total in program history.

“To be quite honest, we had breakdowns, and she made us pay,” Staley said of Mack, per The State.

Nunu Agara added 12 points for Maryland. Jones, Oluchi Okananwa and Bri McDaniel scored 11 each. Maryland made 13 3-pointers and forced 17 turnovers.

South Carolina’s stars: Edwards, Makeer and Jerzy Robinson

Joyce Edwards led South Carolina with 23 points, The State reported. Sophomore guard Agot Makeer scored a career-high 20 on 8-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers. Tessa Johnson added 15 and Jordan Lee 13.

Freshman Jerzy Robinson scored 15 of South Carolina’s 22 bench points. EssentiallySports reported that her first career 3-pointer came on what it described as an accidental shot. “I thought Jerzy did great,” Staley said, according to The State. “I thought she was super composed… She made passes that were real natural to her.”

The State reported that South Carolina shot 49.3% from the field and 50% from 3-point range, but its shooting dropped to 33% in the third quarter and it committed close to 20 turnovers, mostly after halftime. Maryland won the second half 60-40.

“These games are for exposing us to things that we need to get better at,” Staley said.

What’s next

South Carolina (1-0) heads home to play No. 12 North Carolina on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN in Charlotte, The State reported. Next up are a game at Clemson on Nov. 12 and No. 3 USC on Nov. 15 in Greenville.

Maryland (0-1) opens at home against George Mason on Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. It was the first of 11 games the Terps will play this season against teams ranked in the preseason AP poll.

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