NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Frank Martin, of course, was going to defend his team. After Carolina’s 65-64 loss to Georgia in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament Friday night in Nashville, there are growing concerns among the fan base and internally at USC that the Gamecocks might miss the NCAA Tournament again. Martin though thinks otherwise. “If a third-place team that…
NORFOLK, VA (SC State Athletics) — The South Carolina State Bulldogs will face top-seed Hampton in the 2016 MEAC Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturday (Mar. 12) in The Scope Arena. Tipoff is 1 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN2. No.1-seed Hampton and last year’s tournament champion advanced with an 89-55 thrashing of Savannah State in the semifinal game…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J.J. Frazier hit 1 of 2 free throws with 2.1 seconds left, and Georgia rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat South Carolina 65-64 Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals for the Bulldogs’ fifth-straight win. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (19-12) are back in the semifinals for a third-straight season, something only they and Kentucky can…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt extended his scoreless inning streak to 24 innings and Dom Thompson-Williams went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs as 16th-ranked South Carolina defeated Charleston Southern 9-0 on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 13-2 on the year, with Charleston Southern dropping to 8-6 for the season. Schmidt allowed…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Gabe McCray finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Ed Stephens hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to lead No. 3 seed South Carolina State to a 67-65 win over Norfolk State in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday night. Greg Mortimer scored 14, while Eric Eaves and Stephens…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CU SID) — Wake Forest hit three home runs, including two two-run homers by Will Craig, to jump out to a 6-0 lead and held on to defeat No. 20 Clemson 6-4 at David F. Couch Ballpark on Friday night. The Demon Deacons, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 11-4 overall and 1-0 in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 17/15 Kentucky (20-3, 1-0 SEC) jumped out early and held off South Carolina (19-3, 0-1 SEC) to claim an 8-2 victory on Friday night at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field in the SEC opener for both teams. The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first, helped by two Gamecock errors….
Clemson, S.C. (Clemson SID) — Clemson is ranked in the top 11 in the nation in all three major college golf polls and computer rankings this week. On Friday, Clemson was ranked as the 11th best team in the nation by the Golf Coaches Association. Earlier in the week Clemson was listed ninth by the Golfweek/Sagarin computer ranking, and by…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team is back in action March 12-13 when they take part in the General Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Coastal Carolina and Dunes Beach & Golf Club serve as hosts. The event begins with 36 holes starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and it concludes with 18 holes…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and its frontcourt duo of junior Alaina Coates and sophomore A’ja Wilson have been named to the 30-player “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced on Friday. The Gamecocks’ three selections are tied for the most among Division I women’s programs, and this year marks the…
