{"id":35477,"date":"2025-04-20T00:31:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477"},"modified":"2025-04-20T00:31:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:31:56","slug":"gamecocks-bid-farewell-as-star-forward-chooses-new-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477","title":{"rendered":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\r\n
\r\n
<\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

**Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path**<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The South Carolina Gamecocks are preparing for a new chapter as their star forward announces her decision to move on from the program. After an unforgettable collegiate career filled with triumphs, growth, and national recognition, the talented athlete has officially declared her intentions to pursue professional opportunities, marking the end of a celebrated era in Columbia.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A cornerstone of the Gamecocks\u2019 recent success, the forward was instrumental in leading the team to multiple SEC championships and deep NCAA tournament runs. Known for her commanding presence on both ends of the court, she consistently delivered double-doubles and clutch performances, earning All-American honors and the admiration of fans across the country.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Her departure, while bittersweet, comes as no surprise to those who have followed her journey. Throughout her time at South Carolina, she not only elevated her game but also became a role model for younger players, embodying leadership, resilience, and a relentless work ethic. Head Coach Dawn Staley praised her star\u2019s decision, saying, \u201cShe\u2019s given everything to this program. We\u2019re proud of her and excited to see her continue to shine on the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

While the Gamecocks will undoubtedly feel the void left by her exit, the foundation she helped build remains strong. A new wave of talent is already in place, inspired by her legacy and ready to carry the torch forward.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

As she embarks on this next phase\u2014whether it be in the WNBA, overseas, or beyond\u2014the Gamecock community sends her off with pride and gratitude. Her impact will be felt for years to come, and her name will forever be etched in the rich history of South Carolina women\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n\n

<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

**Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path**   The South Carolina Gamecocks are preparing for a new chapter as their star forward announces her decision to move on from the program. After an unforgettable collegiate career filled with triumphs, growth, and national recognition, the talented athlete has officially declared her intentions to pursue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nGamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"letsportsrock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"405\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"letsportsrock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"letsportsrock\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"letsportsrock\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01\"},\"headline\":\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477\"},\"wordCount\":301,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/images-27-7.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477\",\"name\":\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/images-27-7.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01\"},\"description\":\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/images-27-7.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/images-27-7.jpeg\",\"width\":720,\"height\":405},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?p=35477#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"letsportsrock\",\"description\":\"Sport News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01\",\"name\":\"letsportsrock\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"letsportsrock\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.letsportsrock.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","description":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","og_description":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","og_url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477","og_site_name":"letsportsrock","article_published_time":"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":720,"height":405,"url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"letsportsrock","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"letsportsrock","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477"},"author":{"name":"letsportsrock","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01"},"headline":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","datePublished":"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477"},"wordCount":301,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477","url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477","name":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-04-20T00:31:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01"},"description":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","width":720,"height":405},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=35477#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gamecocks Bid Farewell as Star Forward Chooses New Path\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/","name":"letsportsrock","description":"Sport News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a454ac24e58b214ddd97e4b5afb0bf01","name":"letsportsrock","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8ef950cbb7574c0bc874094b8d307659bfe2d7aa4a9d26fa6917eff010748f9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"letsportsrock"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/images-27-7.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35479,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35477\/revisions\/35479"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}