South Carolinas Brea Beal to enter WNBA draft

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Brea Beal’s time as South Carolina’s talented defensive stopper is over. The fourth-year senior said Tuesday on social media that she was foregoing a fifth year in college that’s allowed due to COVID-19 and will enter the WNBA draft. Beal is a 6-foot-1 guard from Rock Island, Illinois, who has been a centerpiece of the Gamecocks’ smothering defense. Beal started 137 of 138 games in her four seasons. She helped the Gamecocks win three Southeastern Conference tournament titles, reach three Final Fours and win the national championship in 2022. South Carolina (36-1) saw its latest season…