CHARLESTON, S.C. (CofC Sports) – The College of Charleston men’s basketball team will make its fifth all-time appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as the 32-team field was announced on Selection Sunday. The fifth-seeded Cougars (25-9) last played in and received a NIT automatic bid in 2011 as the Southern Conference regular-season champions under former head coach Bobby Cremins…
(ESPN, AP) -Defending national champion Villanova is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The Wildcats are a top seed for the third time in school history. Joining Nova as No. 1 seeds are Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga. In the East Region, the Wildcats will begin defense of their title in Buffalo on Thursday night against…
Frank Martin’s mission when he came to the University of South Carolina five years ago was to build a program that could power it’s way to the NCAA Tournament on the norm. Gamecocks fans now can put a 13 year wait to rest. They’re returning to the big dance. Selection Sunday was celebrated in Columbia as USC was slotted as…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Clemson men’s basketball team has returned to postseason play, accepting a bid Sunday to compete in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The No. 2 seed Tigers face No. 7 Oakland in Littlejohn Coliseum on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The game will be televised by ESPNU. Clemson’s baseball game against Yale has been moved to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (22-10) earned a No. 7 seed in its ninth berth to the NCAA Tournament and will face 10th-seeded Marquette (19-12) in the First Round in Greenville, S.C. on Friday, March 17. The Gamecocks will be playing in the East Regional and with a victory, would face the winner of second-seeded Duke (27-8) vs….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The beach volleyball team opened the home season Saturday with the start of the Gamecocks Challenge down on Wheeler Beach. South Carolina pulled in two 4-1 decisions on the afternoon, beating Mercer (5-2) and No. 11 Grand Canyon (6-2) to run its season record to 6-0 overall. The Gamecocks opened play against Mercer with a quick…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina track & field team capped a strong weekend at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with two more Gamecocks earning First Team All-America accolades. Natasha Dicks finished on the podium in the triple jump, and Ncincilili Titi placed eighth in the 200m. Also, the women’s 4x400m relay squad ended the event as…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (USC SID) – Four errors spelled doom for South Carolina (18-6, 1-1 SEC), as the Gamecocks fell 10-4 at No. 14/13 Tennessee (20-3, 1-1 SEC) on a chilly Saturday afternoon at Lee Stadium. The Gamecocks got on the board first on sophomore Kennedy Clark’s double, which scored senior Kaylea Snaer from first after she started the frame with…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Benedict SID) – West Florida hit their first seven shots, while Benedict got off to a sluggish shooting start, and the Lady Tigers were never able to catch up as the Argonauts took a 74-51 victory in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Region women’s basketball tournament on Saturday on the campus of Eckerd College….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Junior first baseman Matt Williams had a career day going 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs scored and junior right-hander Wil Crowe allowed just one run and struck out nine in 6.2 innings of work as seventh ranked South Carolina clinched the series with a 5-2 victory over Michigan State on Saturday evening…
