COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to propel South Carolina (22-8, 12-5 SEC) to a 63-57 Senior Night victory over Mississippi State (14-15, 5-12 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena on Tuesday. The win clinched a double-bye for the Gamecocks in next week’s SEC Tournament. The team’s 12 conference wins…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sindarius Thornwell scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and Duane Notice hit a foul shot with 3:11 left that put South Carolina ahead for good in a 63-57 victory over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. Notice added his only basket, a 3-pointer with 2:12 to go, that extended the lead for the…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Benedict) – When the Benedict Tigers beat Central State in Columbia in December, the Tigers held the Marauders to a season-low 30.8 percent shooting. The Tigers used that same defensive effort on Tuesday in the 2017 SIAC Men’s Basketball Tournament to take a 68-60 victory and advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday. Benedict, now 16-11 overall, held the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Gamecock offense picked up its fifth run-rule win of the year, while senior Jessica Elliott completed a no-hitter in an 8-0 (5) win over Winthrop (9-6) in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader. Elliott fanned a season-best seven in the five-inning no-no, only giving up a hit-by-pitch and an error on a hard-hit ball to…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – No. 12 Clemson scored two two-out runs in both the first and second inning and added five runs in the eighth inning to defeat Wofford 9-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers, who won their fifth game in a row, improved to 6-2 on the season, while the Terriers dropped to 2-6. …
NEW ORLEANS (Coastal) – Coastal Carolina junior first baseman Kevin Woodall Jr., has been named the Sun Belt Conference’s Community Coffee Baseball Player of the Week it was announced today. Woodall had a hit in four of his five games last week and six total. However, three of his six hits were home runs, including a pair of two-run home runs in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior forward A’ja Wilson earned her second-straight SEC Player of the Year honors from the league coaches today, making her the eighth player overall to collect the honor in back-to-back seasons, stretching the Gamecocks’ streak of winning the award to four consecutive seasons. Senior center Alaina Coates joined Wilson on the All-SEC First Team, and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (5-3) hosts Appalachian State (4-3) on Tuesday afternoon at Founders Park. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network Plus and can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” RANKINGS South Carolina is ranked in all six major…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina looks to clinch a two-game bye in next week’s SEC Tournament with a win on Tuesday night vs. Mississippi State (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU). The game will also mark Senior Night, as the Gamecocks will celebrate five senior manangers and a trio of senior guards in Justin McKie, Duane Notice and Sindarius Thornwell. GAME STORYLINES – South…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers continue their homestand with a Tuesday midweek game against Wofford at 4 p.m. GAME SETUP • Who – Wofford (2-5) vs. Clemson (5-2) • Rankings – WOF – NR; CU – No. 15 BA, No. 22 CB, No. 12 USA • When – Tuesday (4 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)…
