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No. 12 Clemson Faces No. 17 Arkansas in NCAA Second Round Friday

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (18-5) vs. Clemson Tigers (14-4-3) What: NCAA Second Round When: Friday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. Where: Fetzer Field, Chapel Hill, N.C. Rankings: Clemson – No. 12 NSCAA, No. 11 Soccer America; Arkansas – No. 17 NSCAA, No. 17 Soccer America. RPI: Clemson – No. 14, Arkansas – No. 18. Follow: @ClemsonWSoccer on Twitter Live Video: ESPN3…

Gamecocks Host SC State Friday Night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina concludes the home portion of its play in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational when SC State travels to Columbia on Friday. The meeting is the 21st all-time between the two schools and the first since the 2013-14 campaign. The contest marks South Carolina’s fourth-straight home contest to open the 2016-17 slate. GAME STORYLINES…

Gamecock Equestrian Concludes Fall Schedule at Auburn

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team concludes the fall season on Friday, Nov. 18, when it takes on Southeastern Conference rival Auburn University. The meet begins at 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) at the Auburn University Horse Center in Auburn, Ala. Friday’s competition begins with equitation over fences and horsemanship running simultaneously. After a…

#16 Coastal Beats Liberty, 42-7

CONWAY (Coastal) – De’Angelo Henderson rushed for 139 yards — 98 in the first half — and scored three times while the Chanticleer defense held Liberty to just a CCU record-low minus 23 rushing yards as #16 Coastal Carolina cruised to a 42-7 victory over rival Liberty on a national ESPNEWS telecast. Coastal, playing its first home Thursday night game,…

Former Dreher Star Tevin Mack Leads (23) Texas Over Eastern Washington

Eastern Washington forward Bogdan Bliznyuk (32) is pressured by Texas defenders James Banks (4) and Tevin Mack (0) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tevin Mack scored 19 points and No. 23 Texas rolled to an easy 85-52 victory over Eastern Washington…

Gamecock Soccer Blanks Mercer 1-0 in NCAA Tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – – South Carolina defeated Mercer 1-0 on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship at Stone Stadium. The win avenged a 3-2 double overtime loss to the Bears earlier this season on Aug. 30. Mercer stuck to a very solid game plan, as they came out and controlled…

Clemson Scores 95 in Win over Davidson

ORLANDO, FLA. (CAC) — Avry Holmes fueled Clemson to its highest-scoring performance in the Brad Brownell era, and the Tigers used a 14-0 first half run to pull away from Davidson and win 95-78 in the opening round of the Tire Pros Invitational. Clemson moves on to the winners bracket to face the winner of Xavier and Missouri, who followed the…