On Assigment: South Carolina vs Stanford

No. 1 ranked South Carolina rallied from an 18 point deficit to defeat defending national champion, no. 2 ranked Stanford on Tuesday night Columbia, SC. Point guard Destanni Henderson returned to the lineup after missing three games due to a injury, and with help from Aliyah Boston, led the Gamecocks to their 12th straight win of the season. Photos by Sean Rayford for the Associated Press.

Zia Cooke, Ashten Prechtel

Brea Beal

Destanni Henderson

Haley Jones, Destanni Henderson

Overalls Dude, Gamecock Jesus

Victaria Saxton, Lacie Hull

Aaliyah Boston

Cameron Brink, Aliyah Boston

Dawn Staley

Tara VanDerveer

Ashten Prechtel

Destanni Henderson

Ashten Prechtel, Aliyah Boston

Sania Feagin

Kamilla Cardosa

Aliyah Boston

Destanni Henderson

About the author: Sean Rayford is a South Carolina photographer, documenting the state since 1997. Rayford’s favorite sport to play, is basketball.