NORFOLK, Va., (SC State Athletics) — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its men’s pairings for the 2016 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 7-12, at the Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia. The Hampton Pirates clinched the No. 1 seed, for the second straight year, after posting a 13-3 conference record. Hampton earned the first-round bye and will open up play on…
NORFOLK, Va. (SC State) — South Carolina State head coach Murray Garvin was named the 2016 MEAC Coach of the Year, while junior guard Eric Eaves was selected to the All-MEAC Second Team the league announced. All awards are voted on by the conference’s head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors. “It is an honor to be voted by your…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (17-2) persevered through its second game on Saturday, utilizing a big defensive play and a clutch hit from junior first baseman Kaylea Snaer to take a 5-4 (10) victory over Connecticut (3-13) in the Gamecock Invitational. Snaer came through in the bottom of the 10th with a one-out single to center, scoring freshman…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Benedict Athletics) — The 14th-ranked Benedict College Lady Tigers used a 17-4 run in the second quarter to pull away from Kentucky State and captured the 2016 SIAC Women’s Basketball Championship with a 74-52 victory on Saturday in the Bill Harris Arena. “We worked hard all year long,” said Benedict coach James Rice, who guided the Lady Tigers…
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Click the video to watch Dawn Staley’s postgame comments after (3) Carolina’s 93-63 win over (13) Kentucky in the SEC Tournament semifinals Saturday. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina opened the game on a 7-2 run and kept its foot on the gas throughout to power past No. 13/13 Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament Saturday night. Five Gamecocks (30-1, 16-0 SEC) scored in double figures, including 20 points from senior guard Tiffany Mitchell, who hit four of…
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Gamecocks entered Saturday afternoon’s season finale at Arkansas with a lot on the line, needing its first win at Bud Walton Arena in eight years to lock up the third seed in the upcoming SEC tournament. The team would execute on both ends of the floor to pull out the 76-61 win…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (USC SID) — Women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh and Sarah Schmelzel each posted a 1-over 72 to lead South Carolina in Saturday’s second round of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Long Cove Club. The Gamecocks, who fired a 291 (+7) on day two of the 54-hole event, will head into the final round in 12th place at…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (CU SID) — Clate Schmidt and Pat Krall combined on a two-hit shutout to lead Clemson to a 5-0 victory over No. 18 South Carolina in front of a Fluor Field record crowd of 7,216 on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 7-2, while the Gamecocks, who saw their 10-game winning streak come…
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (CU SID) — Behind a balanced effort offensively, Clemson earned the program’s fifth 10-win ACC season ever on Saturday with a 66-50 win at Boston College. The win moved the Tigers to 17-13 overall and put Clemson with a 10-8 conference record for the second time in three years. Next up is the ACC Tournament in Washington,…
