In six tries, the University of South Carolina has yet to ever beat the University of Connecticut. But before the Gamecocks meet with the Huskies for the first time in the NCAA Tournament, USC's rallying behind their past successes David going up against Goliaths.
On Monday, two of the powerhouses in women's basketball clash for a spot in the Final Four. The Gamecocks and Huskies have combined to win the last five national titles. A win sends UConn to its 11th-straight Final Four, while the Gamecocks could go for the third time in the last four years.
Beverly Smith's Gamecocks are already in the midst of a special season. USC at one point won 17 games in a row, needing only 21 games to reach 20 victories, and entered their weekend series with No. 2 Tennessee ranked No. 15 in the country.
The University of South Carolina baseball team allowed just three hits, but Georgia capitalized on free passes and the Bulldog pitched allowed just four singles in a 3-0 win over the Gamecocks Sunday afternoon at Foley Field.
Before Carolina and UConn face off in the Elite 8 Monday night in Albany, New York, ABC Columbia asked three members of the Huskies -- Gabby Williams, Kia Nurse and Katie Lou Samuelson -- to give their opinions on Dawn Staley and if she's building something complimentary to what UConn head coach Geno Auriemma has built in his 33 years with the Huskies.
No. 15 South Carolina earned its second-straight SEC series win in a thrilling 5-4 walk-off victory over No. 2 Tennessee at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field on Saturday. With Carolina trailing 4-3 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Kennedy Clark shot a ball to left to bring home two and give the Gamecocks their third walk-off victory of the season.
The Gamecocks are still dancing, though they may have fallen on the dance floor a few times. Carolina had 26 turnovers in Saturday's 79-63 win over Buffalo in the Sweet 16, but the Gamecocks all agree: in March Madness, it doesn't matter how you win.
Solo home runs from Carlos Cortes, Jacob Olson and Hunter Taylor were not enough as Georgia put up crooked numbers in three separate innings in an 12-3 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Saturday afternoon at Foley Field.
Gamecock players share their thoughts on the Sweet 16 game versus the University of Buffalo. The Gamecocks allowed twenty-six turnovers in the regional win. Moving on in the tournament to face Connecticut on Monday March 26th. Click on the video above.
Click the video to watch A'ja Wilson's comments following USC's 79-63 win over Buffalo in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in Albany, NY. The Hopkins native and Heathwood Hall grad finished her day with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Alexis Jennings scored 20 points, A’ja Wilson added 20 points and 13 rebounds, and South Carolina beat Buffalo 79-63 on Saturday to keep alive its quest to defend its title.
Georgia plated three runs in the bottom of the seventh and added a run in the eighth, overcoming a 5-2 deficit to defeat the University of South Carolina baseball team, 7-5, Friday night in the SEC series opener.
No. 15 South Carolina faced a 7-3 deficit through four and a half innings before storming back with an 8-7 win over No. 2 Tennessee to take the first game of the series at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field on Friday.
Gamecock senior and Hopkins' own A'ja Wilson, USC's all-time leading scorer, is playing her last few games in a Carolina uniform this NCAA Tournament. As the Gamecocks prepare for a Sweet 16 matchup with Buffalo in Albany, New York, Wilson can't help but feel a sense of urgency. She says she's playing each game like it's her last.
No. 15 South Carolina softball continues its five-game home stand this weekend with its SEC-home opening series against No. 2 Tennessee starting Friday at 6:00 PM ET.