ST. THOMAS — Aliyah Boston finally got a chance to show her hometown fans what she can do on a basketball court — when she’s not getting in foul trouble, that is.
Boston keyed fifth-ranked South Carolina’s early surge in Friday night’s 68-53 victory over Washington State in the Paradise Jam tournament at the University of the Virgin Islands’ Sports and Fitness Center.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%96 $E] %9@>2D ?2E:G6 7:?:D965 H:E9 `d A@:?ED 2?5 6:89E C63@F?5D[ 2?5 E62>>2E6 |:<:29 w6C36CE w2CC:82? 925 2 82>6\9:89 a_ A@:?ED 7@C E96 v2>64@4<D Wf\`X 2D E96J 3@F?465 324< 7C@> =@D:?8 E@ }@] `f x?5:2?2 ac 9@FCD 62C=:6C]k^Am
kAm“xE 766=D 36EE6C[ 2?5 H6 A=2J65 36EE6C 2D H6==[” D2:5 q@DE@?[ H9@ 925 @?=J `_ A@:?ED 367@C6 7@F=:?8 @FE :? E96 `c\A@:?E =@DD E@ E96 w@@D:6CD @? %9FCD52J] “(6 C62==J ;FDE =@4<65 :? >@C6 @? 5676?D6[ 2?5 E9@D6 5676?D:G6 C63@F?5D 8@E FD @776?D:G6 A@DD6DD:@?D]”k^Am
kAmq@DE@? 925 `` A@:?ED :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2D $@FE9 r2C@=:?2 =65 3J 2D >2?J 2D `h A@:?ED :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C 367@C6 2 =2E6 CF? 3J E96 r@F82CD 4FE :ED =625 E@ bf\ba 2E E96 92=7]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 v2>64@4<D C64@G6C65 :? E96 D64@?5 92=7[ AF==:?8 29625 3J 2D >2?J 2D `f A@:?ED 6G6? 2D q@DE@? C@56 E96 36?49 27E6C A:4<:?8 FA 96C E9:C5 2?5 7@FCE9 7@F=D]k^Am
kAm“(6 ;FDE 925 8@@5 >@G6>6?E 2?5 7=F:5:EJ @776?D:G6=J[” $@FE9 r2C@=:?2 9625 4@249 s2H? $E2=6J D2:5] “qFE H92E 5:4E2E65 E92E H2D H92E H6 H6C6 5@:?8 5676?D:G6=J] (6 5:DCFAE65 2?5 >256 :E 92C5 7@C E96> 2E E:>6D[ 2?5 >256 E96> 7:89E 7@C 6G6CJ A@:?E E96J 8@E]”k^Am
kAmr92?6==6 |@=:?2 D4@C65 `f A@:?ED 7@C (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 Wc\aX[ H9:49 92D =@DE EH@ DEC2:89E — 3@E9 E@ %@A ad @AA@?6?ED — 27E6C @A6?:?8 :ED D62D@? H:E9 7@FC DEC2:89E H:?D]k^Am
kAm“~G6C2==[ H6 ;FDE 5@?’E 92G6 6?@F89 C62==J[ C62==J[ C62==J 8@@5 32==92?5=6CD[” r@F82CD 9625 4@249 z2>:6 tE9C:586 D2:5] “p82:?DE E96:C 2E9=6E6D 2?5 =6?8E9[ :E ;FDE AFE FD :? C62==J 92C5 A@D:E:@?D] (6 ;FDE DECF88=65 86EE:?8 E96 32== >@G:?8 282:?DE E96:C =6?8E9]k^Am
kAm“qFE E92E’D E96 3:886DE E9:?8 — ECJ:?8 E@ <66A @FC 49:? FA 2 =:EE=6 3:E <?@H:?8 E92E H6’C6 A=2J:?8 EH@ %@A `_D[ 2?5 >2J36 x?5:2?2 D?62<D FA E96C6 2D 8@@5 2D E96J’C6 A=2J:?8] %96 724E E92E H6 AFE D@>6 BF2CE6CD E@86E96C 8:G6D FD D@>6 6?4@FC286>6?E E92E :7 H6 42? 7:?5 D@>6 4@?D:DE6?4J 2?5 D@>6 56AE9[ :E H:== 96=A FD 2 =:EE=6 3:E]”k^Am
kAm%FC?:?8 A@:?Ek^Am
kAmp7E6C (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6’D C2==J 4FE $@FE9 r2C@=:?2’D =625 5@H? E@ 7:G6 A@:?ED[ E96 v2>64@4<D @A6?65 E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C H:E9 2 `b\b CF?[ H:E9 w6C36CE w2CC:82?’D ;F>A6C H:E9 e >:?FE6D[[ h D64@?5D =67E AFEE:?8 E96> 29625 d_\bd] %96 r@F82CD H@F=5 AF== ?@ 4=@D6C E92? `_ A@:?ED E96 C6DE @7 E96 82>6]k^Am
kAmz6J A=2J6CDk^Am
kAm• |:<:29 w6C36CE w2CC:82?[ $@FE9 r2C@=:?2i %96 e\7@@E\a D6?:@C 2=D@ 42>6 FA 3:8 7@C E96 v2>64@4<D[ >2<:?8 g @7 `a D9@ED[ 2D H6== 2D AF==:?8 5@H? 7@FC C63@F?5D]k^Am
kAm• r92?6==6 |@=:?2[ (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6i %96 @=56DE >6>36C @7 E96 |@=:?2 D:DE6CD @? E96 r@F82CD’ C@DE6C[ D96 >256 e @7 `` D9@ED[ :?4=F5:?8 c @7 d b\A@:?E6CD[ 2?5 8C23365 D6G6? C63@F?5D]k^Am
kAm(@CE9 >6?E:@?:?8k^Am
kAm$@FE9 r2C@=:?2’D EC2AA:?8 5676?D6 7@C465 (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 :?E@ a` EFC?@G6CD[ H9:49 =65 E@ ab A@:?ED 7@C E96 v2>64@4<D] |62?H9:=6[ E96 r@F82CD >2?2865 ;FDE `` A@:?ED @77 `a &$r EFC?@G6CD]k^Am
kAm(92E’D ?6IEk^Am
kAm$@FE9 r2C@=:?2 HC2AD FA A=2J :? E96 !2C25:D6 y2> 282:?DE }@] a q2J=@C 2E h A]>] E@52J[ H9:=6 (2D9:?8E@? $E2E6 E2<6D @? }@] `f x?5:2?2 :? :ED E@FC?2>6?E 7:?2=6 2E eicd A]>] E@52J]k^Am
