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Gamecock Equestrian Rises To No. 6 In Latest NCEA Rankings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team moved up two spots to No. 6 in the latest NCEA national rankings, which were released on Wednesday. The Gamecocks had been ranked eighth in each previous edition of the top-10 poll. South Carolina (3-1, 1-1 SEC) owns three victories over NCEA top-10 competition, including last week’s win…

Newberry Basketball to host Tipoff Dinner Nov. 1

NEWBERRY – The Newberry College men’s and women’s basketball programs will be hosting a Tipoff Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Eleazer Conference Room on the campus of Newberry College and tickets are available for $25 per person. Additional donations will be accepted at the dinner and all proceeds…

Tigers to Play Orange & Purple Scrimmages

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Tigers conclude fall practice with three Orange & Purple baseball scrimmages this weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Game times are 6 p.m., 2 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively. Admission is free to all three scrimmages.   The scrimmages mark the end of the fall practice season, which began on September 16. The Tigers,…

(5) Clemson Soccer Tops Georgia Southern, 1-0

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The fifth-ranked Clemson men’s soccer team finished regular season play at Historic Riggs Field with a 1-0 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night behind the game-winning goal from senior Aaron Jones. The Tigers move to 10-2-4, and the Eagles fall to 7-6-3. Through most of the first half, Clemson linked plenty of passes together in the attacking third…

Newberry-Limestone football game moved to 5:00 p.m.

NEWBERRY (Newberry SID) – Newberry’s game at Limestone on Nov. 5 has been pushed to a 5:00 p.m. kickoff, four hours later than originally scheduled. The Saints share a facility with Gaffney High School, which shifted a game to Friday, Nov. 4 due to Hurricane Matthew. The time required to prepare the facility for the Newberry vs. Limestone game necessitated a later kickoff. Fans…

WATCH: USC Gets Set to Host Tennessee

Will Muschamp held a 4-0 record against Tennessee in his time with the Florida Gators. Now, the head Gamecock gets set for his first matchup against the No. 18 Volunteers with USC. Click the video above to hear ABC Columbia Sports’ story on the way Muschamp’s getting his guys ready for the atmosphere of this game and Jake Bentley’s continued…