黎明·斯塔利（Dawn Staley）認為贏得第九次SEC錦標賽冠軍是她迄今為止最大的挑戰

南卡羅來納州格林維爾（AP） - 自2008年接任南卡羅來納州的總教練以來，Dawn Staley贏得了八次東南會議比賽。

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – Dawn Staley has eight Southeastern Conference Tournaments to her credit since taking over as head coach at South Carolina in 2008.

南卡羅來納州格林維爾（AP） - 自2008年接任南卡羅來納州的主教練以來，黎明·斯塔利（Dawn Staley）舉辦了八場東南會議比賽。

She'll be facing her biggest challenge yet in winning a ninth.

在贏得第九名時，她將面臨她最大的挑戰。

To say the SEC is loaded is an understatement. The conference boasts five teams in the top 12 of the most recent AP poll – No. 1 Texas, No. 5 South Carolina, No. 9 LSU, No. 10 Oklahoma and No. 12 Kentucky. Seven teams are ranked in the Top 25 – and that doesn't include 17-time tournament champion Tennessee.

說SEC已加載是輕描淡寫。該會議在最近的AP民意調查中擁有五支球隊 - 德克薩斯州第一號，南卡羅來納州第5號，第9位LSU，第10號俄克拉荷馬州和肯塔基州12號。七支球隊排名前25名 - 不包括17屆錦標賽冠軍田納西州。

The SEC is so competitive that the Sooners, despite their top 10 ranking, finished fifth in the conference and didn't even receive a double bye in the tournament.

SEC的競爭力是如此激烈，以至於Sooners儘管排名前10位，但在會議上排名第五，甚至沒有在比賽中獲得雙倍再見。

“By far, the toughest. … the toughest,” Staley said of this year’s level of competition in the SEC tournament compared to previous seasons.

“到目前為止，最艱難。 ……最艱難的。

South Carolina (27-3) will be the No. 1 seed for the fourth straight season after winning a coin flip with Texas on Sunday.

南卡羅來納州（27-3）將在周日與德克薩斯州的硬幣翻轉後，將連續第四個賽季排名第一。

Both teams finished 15-1 in conference play and split the season series with South Carolina winning 67-50 on Jan. 12 in Columbia and the Longhorns responding with a 66-62 victory in Austin on Feb. 9. A highly-anticipated rubber match could come Sunday in Greenville – if both teams are able to make it through the gauntlet that awaits.

兩支球隊在會議比賽中以15-1的成績和賽季賽的分賽，南卡羅來納州在1月12日在哥倫比亞贏得67-50，而長角牛隊在2月9日在奧斯丁以66-62的勝利做出了回應。如果兩支球隊都能通過這兩支球隊通過gauntlet進行，則在周日的格林維爾舉行了高度期待的橡膠比賽。

The Gamecocks have plenty of big-game experience. They've won four of the last five SEC tournament titles and two of the last three national championships. But Staley said all of that "goes down the drain” this year with the addition of Texas and Oklahoma to the conference.

Gamecocks有很多大型遊戲經驗。他們贏得了最近五場SEC錦標賽冠軍中的四個，最後三個全國冠軍中的兩個。但是斯塔利說，隨著德克薩斯州和俄克拉荷馬州在會議中加入，今年所有這些“陷入困境”。

“We have two teams that we didn't have to deal with last year and that is Texas and Oklahoma, and that will have an impact on the outcome,” Staley said. “They had an impact in the regular season and now (will have an impact on) the tournament.”

Staley說：“我們有兩支球隊去年不必應對，這就是德克薩斯州和俄克拉荷馬州，這將對結果產生影響。” “他們在常規賽中產生了影響，現在（將對比賽產生影響）。”

BOOKER LEADS NO. 1 TEXAS

布克領先。 1得克薩斯州

Texas (29-2) enters the tournament on a 13-game winning streak and ranked first in the country for the first time in 21 years, a testament to the job head coach Vic Schaefer has done in Austin.

德克薩斯州（29-2）以13連勝的連勝進入比賽，並在21年來首次排名全國第一，這證明了喬布斯（Vic Sc​​haefer）在奧斯丁（Austin）所做的證明。

It helps the Longhorns have one of the best players in the country in Madison Booker, who is averaging 16 points, 6.5 points and 1.6 steals per game. With Booker leading the way, Schaefer believes the Longhorns are capable of winning out.

它可以幫助長角牛在麥迪遜·布克（Madison Booker）中擁有該國最好的球員之一，他平均每場搶斷16分，6.5分和1.6次搶斷。隨著布克領先，謝弗（Schaefer）認為，長角牛（Longhorns）有能力獲勝。

“We have a three-game tournament and a six-game tournament in front of us and the gauntlet that this group’s been through, there’s not going to be anything that they haven’t seen,” Schaefer said.

Schaefer說：“我們在我們面前舉行了三場比賽和六場比賽，並且該小組已經參加了比賽，他們將不會看到他們沒有看到的任何東西。”

LSU WITHOUT JOHNSON

沒有約翰遜的LSU

Although the Longhorns were disappointed they didn't win the coin flip, they can take heart knowing that being the No. 2 seed might actually give them an easier path to Sunday’s championship game.

儘管Longhorns感到失望，但他們並沒有贏得硬幣的翻轉，但他們可以振作起來，知道成為第二個種子實際上可能會使他們更容易進入周日冠軍賽。

That's because No. 3 seed LSU (27-4), a potential opponent in the semifinals, will be without star Flau’jae Johnson, who'll miss the conference tournament with a shin injury. Tigers coach Kim Mulkey said she wants Johnson to get rested for the NCAA Tournament.

這是因為半決賽中潛在的對手LSU（27-4）將沒有明星Flau'jae Johnson，他將因脛骨受傷而錯過會議錦標賽。老虎隊教練金·穆基（Kim Mulkey）說，她希望約翰遜（Johnson）休息參加NCAA錦標賽。

The Tigers lost 85-77 to unranked Mississippi in the season finale without Johnson.

在沒有約翰遜的情況下，老虎隊在本賽季大結局中以85-77輸給了密西西比州。

"I don’t feel like anything we do in the conference tournament, even if we lost both games, will affect us hosting here” in the NCAA Tournament, Mulkey said. “We have a great body of work and Flau’jae will be back.”

穆基說：“我覺得我們在會議錦標賽中的任何事情，即使我們輸了兩場比賽也會影響我們在這裡舉辦的比賽。”在NCAA錦標賽中。

KENTUCKY FEATURES ACC LOOK

肯塔基州功能ACC外觀

Kentucky enticed head coach Kenny Brooks from Virginia Tech last offseason and it has been a boon for the Wildcats, who finished fourth in the league despite having 11 new players. Georgia Amoore and Clara Strack followed Brooks to Lexington, as did some of his incoming recruits, and the team has a very Atlantic Coast Conference feel to it.

肯塔基州上個休賽期吸引了弗吉尼亞理工大學的主教練肯尼·布魯克斯（Kenny Brooks），這對野貓隊來說是一個福音，儘管有11名新球員，但野貓隊在聯盟中排名第四。佐治亞·阿莫爾（Georgia Amoore）和克拉拉·斯特拉克（Clara Strack）跟隨布魯克斯（Brooks）前往列剋星敦（Lexington），他的一些新兵也隨之而來，球隊對此感到非常大，這是一個非常大西洋海岸的會議。

But the Wildcats (22-6) have adjusted well.

但是野貓（22-6）的調整良好。

“The beautiful thing about the SEC being stacked is we’re part of the stack, and we’re excited about that,” Brooks said.

布魯克斯說：“被堆疊的SEC的美麗是我們是堆棧的一部分，我們為此感到興奮。”

Brooks called Amoore, who needs just eight assists to break the school's single-season assist record, “the best point guard in the country.” Strack, who had 23 points on Sunday in the loss at South Carolina, has taken a huge step forward as a sophomore.

布魯克斯打電話給阿摩爾，他只需要八次助攻就打破了學校的單季助攻記錄“該國最佳控球後衛”。斯特拉克（Strack）在周日在南卡羅來納州的失利中得到23分，他大二邁出了巨大的一步。

OKLAHOMA TRENDING UPWARD

俄克拉荷馬州趨勢上升

The Sooners (23-6) are on a seven-game win streak, including a 91-84 win over No. 20 Auburn on

Sooners（23-6）處於七連勝，其中包括以91-84擊敗Auburn排名20