Corinna Zullo scored the Gamecocks’ lone goal in the first half after a through ball from fellow freshman Catherine Barry. Of the 29 goals Carolina has scored this season, 15 have come from the freshman class.
Brannon Jordan picked up his fourth win on the mound, allowing just two hits and a run with eight strikeouts and four walks in five innings of work.
Brady Allen had two of Carolina’s five hits on the night. The loss on the mound went to Thomas Farr, who allowed four hits and three runs with nine strikeouts and five walks.
Poppell comes to South Carolina from the University of Florida, where he was the head women’s swimming and diving coach during the last three seasons.
Sunday’s game against Missouri remains unchanged.
Already the second Gamecock to claim the award, Boston becomes its first repeat winner.
Carolina picks up a series win over Georgia in Athens for the first time since 2010.
Wes Clarke was 3-for-5 on the day to lead the Carolina offense. George Callil reached base four times and drove in a pair. He joined Josiah Sightler and Brennan Milone with two hits apiece.
Roussin-Bouchard put on a show for her final round, sinking a ANWA record seven birdies for the final round.
Boston followed up her National Freshman of the Year season with another stellar campaign in 2020-21, averaging a double-double (13.7 ppg/11.5 rpg) overall, in SEC play (13.3 ppg/12.3 rpg) and against ranked opponents (14.4 ppg/12.1 rpg).
