The victory also broke the school mark for consecutive wins when the 2014-15 Gamecocks started 22-0 to reach No. 1. Like that group that reached the Final Four, this South Carolina roster has aspirations far beyond regular-season honors.

Alabama was without No. 2 scorer Petty, who sustained an elbow injury in Tuesday night's loss to Mississippi State.

The Gamecocks (28-1, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) matched the program record for consecutive victories. The 2015-16 team also won 22 in a row.

South Carolina senior Maik Kotsar scored five points and drew the game-clinching charge in overtime on Wednesday as South Carolina outlasted Georgia 94-90.

Jeff Heinrich's RBI single in the bottom of the sixth broke a 5-all tie and lifted the University of South Carolina baseball team to a 6-5 win Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 25) at Founders Park.

After suffering some knee tendinitis at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL, former Gamecock Javon Kinlaw has undergone a successful rehab, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

South Carolina freshman forward Aliyah Boston earned a spot among the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalists, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.

South Carolina still leads the way in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll in a week that saw seven ranked teams fall to unranked opponents.

Andrew Eyster had two hits to lead the Carolina offense, while Noah Campbell drove in three. On the mound, Brannon Jordan struck out nine and allowed just two hits and two runs in six innings of work.

Carolina improves to 27-1 with today's win, and extends the nation's longest winning streak this season to 21 consecutive games. This win was also the 300th for head coach Dawn Staley in her time leading the Gamecocks.

Between the two games 10 different Gamecocks produced hits with Haley Simpson, Mackenzie Boesel, Kassidy Krupit and Lauren Stewart leading the charge. The Ochs and Heath combo in the circle held opposing batters to just seven hits in 14 innings of work.

Wes Clarke's second home run of the game, a grand slam, happened in the sixth inning. The Gamecocks had 13 hits on the day, led by Clarke's 3-for-4 performance.

Carolina falls to 8-6 in SEC play with only four regular-season games remaining.

Carmen Mlodzinski took the ball for the Gamecocks and had a great outing, striking out six and allowing just three hits and a run in seven innings of work.

After missing out on the Reese's Senior Bowl while recovering from a knee injury, he will now miss a second chance to showcase his talents for NFL scouts before the draft in late April. 

After a 4-8 campaign, change was inevitable, and Coach Muschamp has aggressively addressed that in the off-season, revamping much of his coaching staff.

Wilson has spent the past three seasons with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs as an Assistant Special Teams Coach. This past season he was part of the staff that led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl title in 50 years.