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Tigers Fall to Oklahoma, 70-64

ORLANDO, FLA. — Sidy Djitte’s double-double and Jaron Blossomgame’s 22-point performance were not enough to overcome an early deficit for Clemson in a 70-64 loss to Oklahoma in the third place game of the Tire Pros Invitational on Sunday. The loss dropped the Tigers to 2-2 on the season, and put the Sooners at 3-1. Djitte was impressive, playing all 40…

Inside Dominance Delivers 92-38 Win Over Hampton

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 4/3 South Carolina’s inside advantage was on full display in a 92-38 win over Hampton Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena as All-Americans Alaina Coates and A’ja Wilson combined for 48 points in the Gamecocks’ home opener, played as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge, Coates dominated from the field with…

Gamecocks To Host Second-Seeded North Carolina In Elite Eight Friday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)– No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer will host second-seeded North Carolina in the Elite Eight on Fri., Nov. 25, at Stone Stadium. The match, which kicks off at 6 p.m. ET, features a top-10 battle between the third-ranked Gamecocks (21-1-1) and sixth-ranked Tar Heels (16-3-4). South Carolina topped fourth-seeded and No. 4 ranked BYU 1-0…

Clemson Falls In Home Finale, 3-0

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The reigning ACC Champions defeated the Tigers, 3-0 (18-25, 23-25, 17-25) in their final home match of the 2016 season. Megan McGinley continued her hot streak as one of Clemson’s top offensive options over the course of the last 11 matches. With eight kills and two errors on 15 attempts, McGinley hit .400 against the Cardinals, giving her…

Gamecocks Swept at Auburn

AUBURN, ALA. (USC SID) – The Gamecock volleyball team lost in three sets at Auburn (15-14, 9-7 SEC) Sunday afternoon, 25-20, 27-25, 25-14. The Tiger offense hit .353 for the match, and held South Carolina (18-10, 6-10 SEC) to just a .186 percentage as a team. Mikayla Shields led the team with 12 kills in the loss. 1st Set: The Tigers took advantage of…

Game Time Set for Annual Palmetto Bowl

COLUMBIA, S.C. (November 21, 2016) – The 2016 regular season comes to an end for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team when they travel to Clemson on Saturday, November 26, for the annual Palmetto Bowl. Game time has been set for 7:30 pm and the contest will be televised nationally on ESPN. Dave Pasch will handle the play-by-play with Greg…