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Wolves picked sixth in preseason SAC men’s basketball poll

ROCK HILL (Newberry) – The Newberry College men’s basketball team has been picked sixth in the annual South Atlantic Conference Coaches’ Poll, as announced by the league office Thursday. Newberry occupies the sixth spot in the preseason poll with 74 points, coming in behind Catawba in fifth with 82 points. Lincoln Memorial is picked first in the conference with 121 points…

New Faces Bring New Challenges for Gamecock Women’s Basketball

With seven newcomers to this Carolina women’s basketball team, Dawn Staley says there are certain challenges getting everyone on the same page right now. The Gamecocks have less than two weeks before opening on the road at (7) Ohio State. Click the video to watch our story from ABC Columbia News at 11. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags:…

Irmo’s McCaskill Leads (2) Carolina to SEC Semifinals

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior forward Savannah McCaskill tallied two brilliant second-half goals to push the top-seeded Gamecocks past eighth-seeded Texas A&M 2-1 in the SEC quarterfinals Wednesday night at Orange Beach Sports Complex. The victory extended No. 2 Carolina’s (18-0-1) program-best winning streak to 18 matches and advanced the Gamecocks into the league’s semifinal round for the…

Clemson Basketball Hosts Lander in Exhibition Thursday Night

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The men’s basketball team will hold its only public exhibition on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Lander University. The Tigers and Bearcats will square off in the newly renovated Littlejohn Coliseum, which underwent a $63.5 million improvement. While the event is free of charge, a ticket is required for entry. Season ticket-holders received exhibition tickets with their…

Blossomgame Lands Another Preseason Honor

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Jaron Blossomgame added to a long list of preseason accolades Wednesday when he was named a third-team All-American by CBS Sports. Blossomgame, who last week was pegged first-team All-ACC at the conference’s annual media day, leads the Tigers into the regular season opener against Georgia on November 11. Blossomgame was named the nation’s No. 12 overall player…

Martins Ready for National Indoor Championships

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the first time since 1990, a Gamecock is headed to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Sophomore Ingrid Gamarra Martins is set to compete at the tournament, which runs from Thursday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 6 and is held at the USTA-Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. “Ingrid has had a great fall and we…