No. 2 South Carolina rode a hot start to the second half and withstood a late run by No. 18 Tennessee in the 70-63 women's basketball win.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are looking to stay hot against the Tennessee Volunteers. There's arguably no hotter team in women's college basketball right now than the Gamecocks. They're 7-0 in conference play and are fresh off of a 10-point win over LSU,

South Carolina wrapped up the first half of the SEC season – and its five-game gauntlet against ranked foes – on Monday with another win. Here’s what we learned from an incredibly challenging weekend.