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Four-Peat! Gamecock Women Take Home Fourth-Straight SEC Title

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Paced by a season-best shooting performance and 20-point outings from juniors A’ja Wilson and Kaela Davis, No. 7/7 South Carolina topped No. 22/- Kentucky 95-87 to capture its fourth-straight SEC Regular-Season Championship Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks, who finished the regular season at 24-4 overall and 14-2 in league play, secured the top seed…

No. 18 Coastal Carolina Rallies for 9-8 win over George Mason

CONWAY (CCU) – Down 8-0 after George Mason scored two runs in the top of the fourth, Coastal Carolina chipped away at the deficit and came out a 9-8 walk-off winner after scoring three runs in the ninth Sunday afternoon at Spring Brooks Stadium. Coastal Carolina (4-4) will conclude the ninth annual Caravelle Resort Tournament by hosting West Virginia Monday at Noon….

Gamecock Baseball Falls 5-1 to Wright State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Wright State left-hander Danny Sexton limited fourth ranked South Carolina to just one run on six hits and a pair of two-run frames in the third and eighth inning was enough to lift the twenty-fifth ranked Raiders over the Gamecocks in game three of the weekend series at Founders Park on Sunday. Carolina is now…

No. 12 Clemson Blanks Elon 3-0

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Alex Eubanks tossed 7.0 scoreless innings in No. 12 Clemson’s 3-0 win over Elon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 5-2 on the season, while the Phoenix fell to 3-4.   Eubanks (1-1) gave up just three hits, no runs and one walk with seven strikeouts to…

Ricky Jackson Named SIAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year

Atlanta, Ga. (Claflin SID) – Claflin University head men’s basketball coach Ricky Jackson has been named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Coach of the Year, announced Friday, Feb. 24 by the league office. All-conference honors are voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson, who is in his fourth season as the head coach of…

No. 21 Gamecocks Bounce Back in Doubleheader Sweep

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 21 South Carolina women’s tennis took two wins Sunday, Feb. 26 in the team’s first home doubleheader at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks (8-2) claimed a 6-1 win over No. 39 William & Mary (4-7) and a 4-0 triumph over Charlotte (6-3). The Gamecocks faced William & Mary in the morning session of…

Pairings Set For 40th Annual ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

CONWAY, S.C. (theACC.com) – Three-time defending champion Notre Dame will be the No. 1 seed for the fourth consecutive year as the HTC Center plays host to the 40th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament this Wednesday (March 1) through Sunday (March 5). The tournament will feature all 15 ACC teams and 14 games, beginning with three first-round matchups…

SC Beats College of Charleston 8-2, Sweeps Through Gamecock Invite

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Behind another standout performance by junior Jordyn Augustus, South Carolina (12-2) downed College of Charleston (7-5) in an 8-2 game on Sunday afternoon to wrap the Gamecock Invitational at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Augustus, who reached base in all four plate appearances, led three Gamecocks with two hits, adding two RBI, two runs,…

No. 12 Tigers Topple Elon 13-5

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – No. 12 Clemson scored in each of the first seven innings and cruised to a 13-5 victory over Elon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 4-2 on the season, while the Phoenix dropped to 3-3.   Clemson scored four runs in the first inning,…