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Wake Forest Comes Back To Defeat Clemson, 3-2

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Clemson (6-16, 1-9 ACC) fired on all cylinders in the opening two sets, but its offensive success was short lived as Wake Forest (9-12, 5-5 ACC) came back to win the final three sets of the match (25-20, 25-23, 11-25, 21-25, 11-15). Leah Perri led the offense with her 18th 10-plus kill performance and eighth double-double of…

No. 2 USC Soccer Faces Tennessee Sunday with SEC Title on the Line

COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 2 South Carolina women’s soccer (15-0-1, 9-0-0 SEC) takes a program-record 15-match winning streak into Knoxville, Tenn., where it faces Tennessee (10-6-1, 5-3-1 SEC) Sunday in its final road contest of the regular season. Kickoff from Regal Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET, and the match can be seen on SEC Network+, available through…

Benedict Wins Homecoming Thriller Over Morehouse, 13-10

COLUMBIA, S.C. – For the Benedict College Tigers, there’s no place like home. After three straight losses on the road, the Tigers beat Morehouse College 13-10 for a Homecoming win when Rickym Holmes blocked a 26-yard field goal attempt by Morehouse with 38 seconds left in the game to preserve the victory. “What an exciting win, what an exciting way…

USC Tallies 3-2 Road Win At Old Dominion

NORFOLK, Va. (USC SID) — South Carolina (9-4-1 overall, 4-0-1 C-USA) downed Old Dominion (3-6-2 overall, 0-3-1 C-USA) on the road Saturday evening at the ODU Soccer Complex. The Gamecocks remain the only unbeaten team in Conference USA with a one-point edge in the standings over No. 9 Charlotte. Carolina got on the board early in the match when Bjorn Gudjonsson found…

Gamecock Player Postgame: Bentley’s Abilities, Defensive Struggles vs. UMass

South Carolina snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Massachusetts on Saturday 34-28, behind the play of true freshman QB Jake Bentley. Hear from the Gamecock players on the abilities the former redshirt quarterback has shown to earn his chance, while also getting their thoughts on the defensive struggles late against the Minutemen. Click the video above to listen from ABC…

Will Muschamp’s Postgame Comments After Gamecocks’ Win over UMass

Will Muschamp took away Jake Bentley’s redshirt and gave the true freshman the keys to the Gamecocks’ offense, as his team scored a season-high in their 34-28 win over UMass Saturday. Click the video above to hear South Carolina’s head coach break down how the decision was made to go with Bentley, the reaction around the program to that call,…

Bentley Leads Offensive Improvement, Winning USC Debut over UMass

Jake Bentley went from a third-string redshirt out of fall camp to the Gamecocks starting QB in their seventh game of the season, beating UMass in his debut, 34-28. Leading the Gamecocks to their highest-scoring performance of the campaign, Bentley threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, while Brandon McIlwain also subbed in with the starters at various points on…