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CSU earns Big South title, playoff berth, with 28-7 win over Kennesaw State

CHARLESTON, S.C. (CSU) – Charleston Southern is headed back to the FCS Playoffs. The Bucs clinched their second consecutive Big South Conference title and playoff berth with a convincing 28-7 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday at Buccaneer Field. The triumph earns CSU the league’s automatic bid into the 24-team playoff field. PDF Box Score CSU’s 35th victory in a…

SC State Looks to Finish Season Strong vs. Savannah State

ORANGEBURG, SC (SC State) — The South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-6 overall, 3-3 MEAC) will be celebrating “Senior Day/High School Band Day/Faculty-Staff Appreciation Day” as they host the Savannah State Tigers (3-5 overall, 3-3 MEAC) Saturday (Nov. 19) at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium South Carolina State coming off their third-straight MEAC loss will look to turn things around against a…

Gamecocks Top BYU To Reach Elite Eight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Senior midfielder Chelsea Drennan’s penalty kick in the 69th minute propelled No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over fourth-seeded BYU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at Stone Stadium. With the win, the third-ranked Gamecocks (21-1-1) advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in…

No. 1 Seed USC Soccer Battles (4) BYU Saturday in Round of 16

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer (20-1-1) is set to host fourth-seed BYU (18-2-1) in the third round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Sat., Nov. 19, at Stone Stadium. This weekend’s match, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+, features a top-five battle between the third-ranked Gamecocks and fourth-ranked Cougars. With…

Newberry seeks second-ever playoff win Saturday against Tuskegee

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry will look to win its second-ever playoff game on Saturday as the Wolves, the No. 2 seed in Super Region 2 and the 14th-ranked team in the nation, welcome 2015 Division II Football Championship quarterfinalist Tuskegee to Setzler Field on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Golden Tigers are making their fourth straight postseason appearance, while Newberry has advanced to…

USC Tops SC State 92-50

COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID) — South Carolina (4-0) picked up a non-conference home win Friday night after downing South Carolina State (1-2) 92-50. Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell led all scorers for the fourth-straight game with 22 points (8-of-15 from the field). It was Thornwell’s third 20-point game of the season. Carolina went to the first media timeout up 11-3, after starting…