SEC women’s tournament capsules

SOUTH CAROLINA

SEED 1 RECORD 27-2, 15-1 RANKING No. 3 AP/No. 4 USA Today COACH Dawn Staley (148-73 in seventh season at South Carolina, 320-153 in 15 seasons overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Junior G Tiffany Mitchell (14.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg) FAST FACT The Gamecocks’ only losses have come at Connecticut (Feb. 9) and Kentucky (Sunday).

TENNESSEE

SEED 2 RECORD 25-4, 15-1 RANKING No. 5 AP/No. 5 USA Today COACH Holly Warlick (81-18 in third season at Tennessee and overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Senior G Ariel Massengale (11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg) FAST FACT Tennessee has won the most SEC Tournament titles with 17, including the 2006 title in North Little Rock.

MISSISSIPPI STATE

SEED 3 RECORD 26-5, 11-5 RANKING No. 11 AP/No. 13 USA Today COACH Vic Schaefer (61-36 in third season at Mississippi State, 141-146 in 10th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Freshman F Victoria Vivians (15.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg) FAST FACT Senior G Jerica James played at North Little Rock and averages 5.1 points per game for the Lady Bulldogs.

LSU

SEED 4 RECORD 16-12, 10-6 RANKING None COACH Nikki Caldwell (82-48 in fourth season at LSU, 154-74 in seventh season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Junior G Danielle Ballard (14.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg) FAST FACT LSU leads the SEC in steals with an average of 11.3 per game.

TEXAS A&M

SEED 5 RECORD 22-8, 10-6 RANKING No. 18 AP/No. 17 USA Today COACH Gary Blair (286-117 in 12th season at Texas A&M, 694-280 in 30th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Junior G Courtney Walker (14.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg) FAST FACT Blair, who led Texas A&M to a national championship in 2011, will coach in his second SEC Tournament in North Little Rock. He coached Arkansas in the 2003 tournament.

KENTUCKY

SEED 6 RECORD 21-8, 10-6 RANKING No. 12 AP/No. 11 USA Today COACH Matthew Mitchell (191-79 in eighth season at Kentucky, 221-108 in 10th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore G Makayla Epps (14.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg) FAST FACT Kentucky is the only SEC team to defeat South Carolina this season. The Wildcats beat the Gamecocks 67-56 on Sunday in Lexington, Ky.

MISSOURI

SEED 7 RECORD 17-12, 7-9 RANKING None COACH Robin Pingeton (77-77 in fifth season at Missouri, 412-234 in 20th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore G Jordan Frericks (13.6 ppg, 9.7 rpg) FAST FACT Missouri has won four consecutive, including victories at Texas A&M and at home against Arkansas.

OLE MISS

SEED 8 RECORD 17-12, 7-9 RANKING None COACH Matt Insell (29-31 in second season at Ole Miss and overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Senior F Tia Faleru (14.6 ppg, 10.5 rpg) FAST FACT Rebels senior guard Gracie Frizzell played at Central Arkansas Christian, where she led the Mustangs to three state tournaments.

ARKANSAS

SEED 9 RECORD 16-12, 6-10 RANKING None COACH Jimmy Dykes (16-12 in first season at Arkansas and overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore F Jessica Jackson (14.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg) FAST FACT Arkansas is playing in the second round of the SEC Tournament for the first time since 2012, when it lost to LSU.

GEORGIA

SEED 10 RECORD 18-11, 6-10 RANKING None COACH Andy Landers (861-298 in 36th season at Georgia, 943-319 in 40th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Junior G Tiaria Griffin (11.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg) FAST FACT Georgia, which started 17-3 overall and 5-2 in the SEC, is 1-8 since Jan. 22.

VANDERBILT

SEED 11 RECORD 14-15, 5-11 RANKING None COACH Melanie Balcomb (291-134 in 13th season at Vanderbilt, 454-238 in 22nd season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Freshman G Rebekah Dahlman (10.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg) FAST FACT Vanderbilt won the last SEC Tournament in North Little Rock, defeating Auburn in the 2009 final.

FLORIDA

SEED 12 RECORD 13-16, 5-11 RANKING None COACH Amanda Butler (153-111 in eighth season at Florida, 193-133 in 10th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore G Ronni Williams (10.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg) FAST FACT Butler was part of Florida’s first two NCAA Tournament teams in 1993 and 1994. She was a starting guard for the Gators in 1990-1994.

AUBURN

SEED 13 RECORD 12-17, 3-13 RANKING None COACH Terri Williams-Flournoy (50-47 in third season at Auburn, 193-155 in 10th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore G Brandy Montgomery (11.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg) FAST FACT Auburn started 0-13 in the SEC but has won its past three games, earning victories against Georgia, Vanderbilt and Alabama.

ALABAMA

SEED 14 RECORD 13-18, 2-14 RANKING None COACH Kristy Curry (27-34 in second season at Alabama, 336-183 in 16th season overall) PLAYER TO WATCH Sophomore F Ashley Williams (13.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg) FAST FACT Alabama has lost five in a row and hasn’t won since Feb. 12, when it defeated Missouri.

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