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No. 1 Seed USC Soccer Battles (4) BYU Saturday in Round of 16

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer (20-1-1) is set to host fourth-seed BYU (18-2-1) in the third round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Sat., Nov. 19, at Stone Stadium. This weekend’s match, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+, features a top-five battle between the third-ranked Gamecocks and fourth-ranked Cougars. With…

Newberry seeks second-ever playoff win Saturday against Tuskegee

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Newberry will look to win its second-ever playoff game on Saturday as the Wolves, the No. 2 seed in Super Region 2 and the 14th-ranked team in the nation, welcome 2015 Division II Football Championship quarterfinalist Tuskegee to Setzler Field on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The Golden Tigers are making their fourth straight postseason appearance, while Newberry has advanced to…

USC Tops SC State 92-50

COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID) — South Carolina (4-0) picked up a non-conference home win Friday night after downing South Carolina State (1-2) 92-50. Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell led all scorers for the fourth-straight game with 22 points (8-of-15 from the field). It was Thornwell’s third 20-point game of the season. Carolina went to the first media timeout up 11-3, after starting…

Tigers Fall to No. 10 Xavier

ORLANDO, FLA. (CAC SID) — Clemson could not recover from an impressive first-half offensive display by Xavier’s J.P. Macura, as the 10th-ranked Musketeers beat the Tigers 83-77 to advance to the championship game of the Tire Pros Invitational. Xavier improved to 4-0 on the season, while Clemson fell to 2-1. The Tigers are set for the third-place game at 5 p.m….