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Former Gamecock Earns 2016 Ladies European Tour Card

By: USC SID

MARRAKECH, Morocco (USC SID) — Former South Carolina All-American Justine Dreher earned her Ladies European Tour card on Tuesday after shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round of the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final. Dreher qualified for her full membership card for the Ladies European Tour 2016 season after finishing 10th with rounds of 68-66-69-77-70=350 (-10). She is the…

Chris Okey Named Preseason All-American

By: CU SID

CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Junior catcher Chris Okey was named a preseason second-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball on Tuesday. Okey batted .315 with 16 doubles, 12 homers, 57 RBIs and three steals in starting all 61 games at catcher in 2015. Okey is coming off a first-team All-America season in 2015, becoming Clemson’s first All-America catcher since 1997 (Matthew…

McIlwain, Freeman Officially Sign with Gamecocks

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football program has announced that high school seniors C.J. Freeman and Brandon McIlwain have officially signed financial aid agreements and will enroll in January. They join junior college transfer cornerback Jamarcus King as mid-year signees. C.J. Freeman, Running Back 5-11, 196, Greensboro, N.C. (Northern Guilford) Running back who will graduate…

Clemson Men Finish Fall in Top 13 of All Polls

BY: CU SID

Clemson, S.C.—Larry Penley’s Clemson golf team is ranked 11th by Golfstat and the College Golf Coaches Association, and 13th by Golfweek in polls entering the spring season.    Clemson has accomplished these rankings against a schedule ranked No. 1 in the nation by the Golfweek/Sagarin computer rankings Clemson had a strong fall with a second-place finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate…

SC State Takes on ECU

By: SC State Athletics

GREENVILLE, NC— South Carolina State look to turn things around, when they take on host the Pirates of East Carolina Tuesday (Dec.22) at Williams Arena. Tip-off is 2 p.m. (EST) and will be televised live on ESPN3. You can follow the Bulldogs versus the Pirates live click one of the links listed below: WATCH LIVE ON ESPN3: http://es.pn/1IRBwNM RADIO: http://www.ecupirates.com/collegesportslive/?media=509664…

A’ja Wilson Named 2015 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina sophomore forward A’ja Wilson was named 2015 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year for her performance at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Chekhov, Russia, this summer. “A’ja’s performance this past summer at the FIBA U19 World Championship was impressive,” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director. “She was a team leader statistically…

Swinney Recipient of Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year

By: USC SID

Philadelphia, Pa.–Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski announced today that Clemson University’s Dabo Swinney has been selected as the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award winner for the 2015 season. Swinney led the Tigers to 13-0 record and a No. 1 ranking during their undefeated regular season. This is the fifth national coach of the year award for…

No. 2 Women’s Hoops Set for Pre-Holiday Finale

By: USC SID

Date: Tue., Dec. 22, 2015 Tipoff: 7 p.m.; Doors open at 6 p.m. Location: Columbia, S.C. Arena: Colonial Life Arena Tickets: $8 Adult, $4 Youth (17 and under) Broadcast: SEC Network+ (Derek Scott, play-by-play; Debbie Antonelli, analyst) Radio: 107.5 The Game (Brad Muller);GamecocksOnline.com Live Stats:GamecocksOnline.com COLUMBIA, S.C. — No. 2/2 South Carolina closes out its pre-holiday schedule with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Elon on Tue., Dec. 22, at…

Swinney Named Coach of the Year by the AP

By: CU SID

Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Dabo Swinney has been named the National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.  It is he fourth organization that has named Swinney as the top coach in the nation. Earlier this month he was named by Walter Camp Foundation, Sporting News and Home Depot (ESPN). Swinney is the first Clemson coach to win…