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Claflin Baseball Host St. Augustine’s Saturday

Orangeburg, S.C. (Claflin) — The Claflin University baseball team will be in search of their first win of the season when they face St. Augustine’s University this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11-12. Claflin and St. Augustine’s will meet in a four-game home-and-home series. The Panthers will host Saturday’s doubleheader in Orangeburg at Historic Mirmow Field. The first game is…

Gamecocks Stay Perfect with Doubleheader Sweep

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis continued its perfect play with a 4-1 victory over Old Dominion and a 7-0 win over SC State at the Carolina Tennis Center Friday, Feb. 3. South Carolina doubles continued their strong play with Yancy Dennis and Harrison O’Keefe getting things off to a good start in the Old Dominion match…

Gamecocks Open Tiger Paw Invitational on Friday

CLEMSON, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina track & field team moved one step closer to the indoor postseason as they turned in another set of strong performances at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Juniors Aliyah Abrams and Rougui Sow climbed higher on the national leaderboards at the Clemson Indoor Track Facility, while Jordan Fields, Kara Lyles and Yann Randrianasolo finished on the podium. Abrams set a new…

No. 8 Gamecock Equestrian Defeated by No. 2 Texas A&M Friday

Photo: USC SID COLLEGE STATION, Texas (USC SID) — The eighth-ranked University of South Carolina equestrian team fell on the road Friday afternoon, 14-6, to No. 2 Texas A&M at the Hildebrand Equine Complex. The loss drops the Gamecocks to 4-5 (1-4 SEC). Despite the setback, two Gamecocks earned MOP laurels, as Madison Sellman was honored for her performance in equitation on the…