South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston (St. Thomas, U.S.V.I./Worcester (Mass.) Academy) was named SEC Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday morning.
Will Muschamp’s staff could very well finish the season 4-8 in year four at USC. Muschamp though isn’t doubting himself or his assistants, telling Gamecock fans to keep the faith.
The Tigers and Demon Deacons kick off at 3:30 p.m. this Saturday on ABC Columbia.
The Gamecocks, who drew a No. 2 seed, will host Samford in the tournament’s opening round this weekend with the date and time to be announced later. Any broadcast schedule has yet to be determined.
The Gamecocks (2-0) buried the Cowboys with five 3-pointers in the first eight minutes and a suffocating defense throughout. It was the fewest points USC allowed since 2005 and is the fewest field goals allowed in coach Frank Martin’s eight-year tenure.
The Gamecocks shut out every opponent they faced in the SEC Tournament, defeating Georgia 1-0, Vanderbilt 2-0 and No. 6 Arkansas 1-0 on their way to the title.
Zac Thomas ran for a touchdown and Nicholas Ross scored on a 20-yard interception return as Appalachian State beat its second Power Five program of the season — and first from the Southeastern Conference — with a 20-15 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night.
South Carolina must now win at Texas A&M next week and at home against Clemson in order to reach a bowl game at the end of this season.
Notified just before kick of the opportunity to clinch the Atlantic Division, No. 4/3 Clemson (10-0, 7-0 ACC) secured its spot in the ACC Championship Game with a 55-10 win at NC State (4-5, 1-4) on Saturday night.
Corey Fields threw for 333 yards and seven touchdowns Saturday as South Carolina State scored on its opening drive and added five more before halftime to defeat Howard 62-21.
