earned its first No. 1 preseason ranking in the AP Top 25.Boston, who averaged 12.5 points and 9.4 rebounds last season, spent a lot of her time during the pandemic working on her shot. “I was skeptical at the beginning, but we got here and she’s been making them ever since,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. “Aliyah’s a great player.
I can say that I can see it every day. You see great players get better and how they did it. It’s unbelievable to me. Unbelievable how much better she’s gotten.” Like Boston, Evans spent her downtime this offseason working on her shot.