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Georgia Tech Ends USC’s Season 83-66

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Adam Smith made five 3-pointers and scored 21, Marcus Georges-Hunt had 14 points and eight assists and Georgia Tech beat South Carolina 83-66 on Monday night in the second round of the NIT. Josh Heath’s pull-up jumper in the lane gave Georgia Tech a 28-15 lead and Charles Mitchell’s layup capped an 11-1 run for a…

Gamecocks Walk Off With Series Win

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior first baseman Kaylea Snaer came up huge for South Carolina (23-6, 2-4 SEC) on Monday night, winning the 3-1 game in eight innings against No. 12/12 Georgia with a two-run walk-off home run at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. In the eighth, Snaer stepped up with two down and a runner on first…

Reports: Nunez Suffers Knee Injury

By Sports Department - Tim Hill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Will Muschamp and the new USC coaching staff hoped to narrow down its 5-man spring practice battle for the starting quarterback spot, but not like this. According to multiple reports Monday, rising sophomore Lorenzo Nunez injured his knee at practice over the weekend and will likely miss the rest of spring practice. Nunez led USC to…

Ard Named SEC Softball Player Of The Week

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Gamecock senior centerfielder Ansley Ard earned the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors after her two game-winning home runs, including a walk-off blast to down No. 12/12 Georgia on Sunday night, as part of South Carolina’s three wins. Ard hit .600 and reached base at a .636 clip while leading the team with five…

Carolina Continues NIT Action Versus Georgia Tech On Monday

BY: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Matchups for second-round action in the NIT have been set, and South Carolina will host Georgia Tech Monday night at Colonial Life Arena. Monday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN with Dave Neal handling play-by-play duties alongside analyst, Dino Gaudio. The Gamecocks look to set a school record for wins in a season versus Georgia…

USC Feeling Sweet: Gamecocks Heading Back to the Sweet 16

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Senior guard Tiffany Mitchell tallied a team-high 20 points and junior center Alaina Coates registered her second-straight double-double to lead top-seeded South Carolina to a 73-47 victory over ninth-seeded Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena. With the win, the No. 3/2 Gamecocks (33-1) advanced to…

Gamecocks Get 5-4 Walk-off Win vs. No. 12 Georgia

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Gamecock senior centerfielder Ansley Ard hit her second game-winning home run of the week, posting a walk-off shot in the seventh to lead South Carolina (22-6, 1-4 SEC) to a 5-4 win over No. 12/12 Georgia (25-4, 1-1 SEC) on Sunday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Four nights after winning the first…