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South Carolina Loses at No. 21 Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) – South Carolina volleyball wrapped up a three-match road swing Friday night, taking on No. 21 Kentucky in Lexington. The Wildcats earned the win in three sets, 25-11, 25-20, 31-29 to run their winning streak to 13 and improve to 16-4 overall (9-0 SEC) for 2016. The Gamecocks fall back to 14-6, 2-6 in conference play. 1st…

No. 8 Clemson Soccer Draws with No. 6 Syracuse Friday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The eighth-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team earned its eighth shutout of the season with a scoreless double overtime draw against sixth-ranked Syracuse on Friday night at Historic Riggs Field. The Tigers move to 9-2-4 (3-1-3 ACC), and the Orange move to 10-3-2 (3-2-1 ACC). With 20 minutes played in the first half, Clemson held onto the majority of the possession creating two dangerous…

Duke Defeats Clemson Volleyball, 3-0

DURHAM, N.C. (CAC) – Duke’s (14-5, 8-1 ACC) offense proved too much for Clemson (6-15, 1-8 ACC) on Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium as the Blue Devils prevailed in three sets (10-25, 21-25, 19-25). Leah Perriearned her 17th match this season with 10 kills or more en route to her seventh double-double of the season. Emily Curtis logged her fifth-straight match with 10-plus…

Gamecock Equestrian Downs New Mexico State, 11-8

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (USC SID) — The eighth-ranked University of South Carolina equestrian team earned another top-10 victory on Friday as they dropped No. 10 New Mexico State, 11-8, at One Wood Farm. Carolina is now 3-1 (1-1 SEC), with all three victories coming against opponents listed in the NCEA national rankings. South Carolina took control of the meet with a dominant effort in…

USC Game Day and Fair Traffic Information

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina State Fair and a Noon University of South Carolina Football game converge downtown Saturday. Fair and Football goers will be sharing the State Fairgrounds parking lot. Here’s what University officials want you to know: Courtesy USC –The Fairgrounds parking lot will open at 9 a.m. for both fair and football parking. Fairgrounds employees will…