COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Charges against suspended South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins have been dismissed, according to online judicial records.

Watkins was Charged with assault and kidnapping on August 31. She has since been suspended from the women’s college basketball team and did not accompany her teammates to the White House in September to be honored by President Biden for their national championship season.

Watkins’ charges were dismissed on Nov. 1, court records showed. No statement has been made yet regarding his suspension.

The top-seeded Gamecocks opened the season with a win on Monday night. Closer than expected 68-62 victory In Las Vegas via Michigan. They will face a tougher test next time when they face No. 9 NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sunday.

Watkins was a huge factor in South Carolina’s 38-0 national championship season. The 6-foot-4 forward led the Southeastern Conference with 91 blocks. She averaged 9.2 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, ranking second behind WNBA first-round draft pick Kamilla Cardoso.

He dunked once in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons. The first two dunks on the South Carolina schedule.

Watkins is expected to play an even bigger role on the team when he returns to the basketball court.

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