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No. 2 USC Soccer Tops Vandy for 15th-Straight Win

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s soccer continued its last-game magic Thursday, as forward Daija Griffin tallied a goal in the 97th minute to lift the No. 2 Gamecocks (15-0-1, 9-0-0 SEC) to a 2-1 overtime win over Vanderbilt at VU Soccer Complex. The result marked the second-straight overtime victory for Carolina, which remained atop the SEC and…

Benedict Inducts Eight Into Athletic Hall Of Fame

COLUMBIA, S.C. – A pair of football standouts, a baseball standout, a track and field star and a cross country and track and field coach, an athletic trainer and two of Benedict’s biggest fans and benefactors were inducted into the Benedict College Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday night at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. The honorees were: Erica Hepburn-Wade,…

Blossomgame Named to Julius Erving Watch List

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Jaron Blossomgame has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2017 Julius Erving Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced. The honor was first presented in 2015 and recognizes the top small forward in Division I men’s basketball. Previous winners of the Julius Erving Award include Stanley Johnson of Arizona (2015) and…