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Tigers Fall to No. 10 Xavier

ORLANDO, FLA. (CAC SID) — Clemson could not recover from an impressive first-half offensive display by Xavier’s J.P. Macura, as the 10th-ranked Musketeers beat the Tigers 83-77 to advance to the championship game of the Tire Pros Invitational. Xavier improved to 4-0 on the season, while Clemson fell to 2-1. The Tigers are set for the third-place game at 5 p.m….

Gamecocks Drop Senior Night Match to Alabama

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina volleyball dropped a three-set match to Alabama (18-11, 7-9 SEC) Friday night, 28-26, 25-19, 25-22. Passing issues on service kept the Gamecocks from running their offense consistently, and the defense was unable to slow down the Tide’s Krystal Rivers (19 kills) to drop Carolina to 18-9, 6-9 in SEC play. Mikayla Shields countered Rivers as well as she…