Watkins exited the Gamecocks’ 95-68 win over Mississippi State on Sunday in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on her knee. The junior was unable to leave the court under her own power and had to be helped to the locker room.

Dawn Staley and South Carolina women’s basketball announced on Tuesday that Ashlyn Watkins will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. How will the Gamecocks go about replacing the junior forward?

South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to a torn ACL, the program announced Tuesday. Her surgery will be scheduled in the coming weeks. "Not the news we were hoping for, but we know one thing – (Ashlyn) will bounce back!" read a social media post from the Gamecocks.