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Aleighsa Welch
Aleighsa Welch

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Goose Creek, S.C.

High School:
Goose Creek

Height:
6-0

Position:
F

04/01/2013

Women's Hoops 2012-13 Season Flashback

Highlights from women's basketball's 25-8 season, the second-straight 20-win campaign.

03/31/2013

Staley Withdraws Name for Ohio State Consideration

Women's basketball coach opts not to pursue outside opportunity.

03/26/2013

Gamecocks Fall to Kansas 75-69 in NCAA Second Round

Three Gamecocks post double-doubles, but South Carolina comes up short in final three minutes.

03/23/2013

Gamecocks Advance With 74-52 Win Versus South Dakota State In NCAA Tournament First Round

Ashley Bruner paces South Carolina with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

03/19/2013

Walker, Welch Tabbed All-SEC by Associated Press

Senior guard Ieasia Walker on second team, sophomore forward Aleighsa Welch honorable mention

01/03/2013

vs. Tennessee, 1/3/13

Women's Basketball vs. Tennessee, 1/3/12

12/29/2012

vs. Western Carolina, 12/29/12

Women's Basketball vs. Western Carolina, 12/29/12

12/21/2012

vs. SC State, 12/21/12

Women's basketball vs. SC State, 12/21/12

12/19/2012

vs. #1/1 Stanford - Dec. 19, 2012

Women's basketball vs. #1/1 Stanford, Dec. 29, 2012

03/19/2012

South Carolina vs. Purdue

South Carolina vs. Purdue - AP Photo Gallery

2012-13 Gamecock Spotlight Video

Freshman Year (2011-12)
Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league's coaches ... played in 33 games, including two starts ... was 13th in the SEC in rebounding, second among league freshmen ... pulled in six or more offensive rebounds five times (Penn State, at Xavier, Furman, Vanderbilt, vs. Stanford), all of which are among the top-five performances by a freshman in South Carolina history ... led the team in rebounding a team-high 16 times (Alabama A&M, at Clemson, CofC, at Xavier, Furman, SC State, vs. North Carolina, Alabama, at Vanderbilt, at Tennessee, at Arkansas, Florida, vs. Alabama, vs. Eastern Michigan, at Purdue, vs. Stanfod) and was the team's top scorer four times (at NC State, Savannah State, Vanderbilt, at LSU) ... posted double-figure points 10 times ... pulled down double-digit rebounds twice (Alabama, vs. Stanford) ... led team with 7.0 rebounds per NCAA Tournament game with 12 of her 21 boards coming on the offensive end ... ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds against #2/2 Stanford's vaunted front line in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game with eight of those on the offensive end, the second-most by a Gamecock freshman in school history ... turned in 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 points per SEC Tournament game after missing last two of regular season with injury ... grabbed three of her four rebounds on offensive end in SEC Tournament second-round win over #16/15 Georgia ... tied for team-high rebound honors, playing nine minutes in SEC Tournament first-round win over Alabama ... earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 9 for her week of 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game to help team defeat Vanderbilt and Florida ... scored transition layup to pull within one inside three minutes to go at #8/8 Tennessee while leading team in rebounds ... led the team with nine rebounds at #25/22 Vanderbilt, including two in heavy traffic in the waning seconds of overtime to help secure the victory ... paced offense with 13 points at LSU, including six of the team's 21 in the second half ... scored a season-high 19 points in win over #24/21 Vanderbilt, thanks largely to six offensive rebounds against a taller Vanderbilt front line ... posted her first career double-digit rebound game in her SEC debut against Alabama, also scoring nine points in the contest to narrowly miss her first career double-double ... tied for fourth in South Carolina freshman history with four blocked shots at NC State ... scored 16 points at Xavier, hitting 10 free throws - second-most ever by a Gamecock freshman - on 15 attempts - tied for the South Carolina freshman record

High School
Played four years for Coach Tim Baldwin's Gators... named South Carolina Miss Basketball ... drew 4A player of the year honors ... was a three-time all-state and four-time all-region selection ... earned Player of the Year honors from the Charleston Post & Courier three times ... was tabbed Lowcountry player of the year as a senior ... turned in 19 points and 11 rebounds per game her final season at Goose Creek ... guided team to its first state basketball championship with a 36-point, 15-rebound effort against Spring Valley in the title game her junior year ... played in the state title game in 2011 as well ... helped team to 20 or more wins all four seasons she played, compiling a 102-11 record.

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