Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game. The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (22-2) moved…
NEW YORK — UConn remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while Tennessee re-enters the Top 25. The Huskies (22-0) continue to run through opponents, as their record winning streak is at 97 and counting. UConn is followed by Baylor, Maryland, Mississippi State and Florida State on Monday. South Carolina fell to sixth after losing to the…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (USC SID) – Senior center Alaina Coates posted a monster stat line that included a career-high 19 rebounds to lift No. 4/6 South Carolina over Arkansas 79-49 Sunday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. The performance marked her second-straight game with at least 15 boards for the Gamecocks, who moved to 20-2 overall and 10-1 in conference play with the…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Four Tigers finished in double-figures in scoring, led by career highs from sophomore Aliyah Collier (27) and freshman Kobi Thornton (19), to help the Clemson women’s basketball team come from behind to defeat North Carolina 78-67 on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Clemson improved to 13-11 (2-9 ACC), while the Tar Heels dropped to 13-10 (2-8…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CAC) — A 51-point first half outburst led No. 15 Florida State to a 109-61 victory over Clemson on Sunday at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The win improved the Seminoles to 20-4 on the season, 8-3 in the ACC. Clemson fell to 13-9 overall, 3-7 in league play. Dwayne Bacon tied a career high with 29 points,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 4/6 South Carolina continues its three-game week with a 2 p.m. (ET) tipoff at Arkansas Sunday. The Gamecocks (19-2, 9-1 SEC) and Razorbacks (13-9, 2-7) are two of the stingiest defensive teams in the SEC this season, though South Carolina also leads the league in scoring offense, while Arkansas ranks 10th. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES •…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) Clemson returns to the golf course on Sunday at the UCF Challenge in Naples, Fla. Kelley Hester’s team will be one of 17 squads competing for the championship at Eagle Creek Golf Club Feb. 5-7. The 54-hole event will be played over three days and will feature 11 of the top 50 teams in the nation. Clemson…
NEW YORK CITY (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina women’s track & field team was victorious on Saturday, topping a highly-regarded field to capture the 2017 Armory Track Invitational. On the men’s side, Carolina was also successful, finishing in second place at the Armory Track Center in Manhattan. The Gamecock women’s crew finished with 89 points, while Ohio State…
MARS HILL, N.C. – Marshall Lange scored a career-high 26 points as the Newberry (13-9, 8-8 SAC) men’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with an 83-79 victory over Mars Hill (4-18, 2-14 SAC) Saturday afternoon Stanford Arena. The Wolves have now won 14 straight contests over the Lions to sweep the season series. Lange led all scorers with 26 points, going…
Photo: USC SID BISHOP, Ga. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team earned their most convincing victory of the season on Saturday as they knocked off Delaware State, 14-6, in a neutral-site meet at the UGA Equestrian Complex. Carolina won all four disciplines to close the first spring weekend of the regular season. In addition to the team…
