The University of South Carolina football team began its final week of spring ball on Tuesday afternoon at the new practice fields. It marked practice No. 13 of the allotted 15 spring practice sessions.
“We’ve gotten quite a bit done,” head coach Steve Spurrier said. “I think it’s been productive.”
South Carolina (21-11) returns home for a two-game homestand at Carolina Stadium beginning on Tuesday night hosting Appalachian State (10-23). First pitch is set for 7 p.m. with the game broadcast on SEC Network Plus and on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.”
The South Carolina women’s basketball team will be honored on Tuesday evening prior to the Gamecock baseball game versus Appalachian State. Gamecock fans will join the team in celebrating the historic 2014-15 season, including the regular-season and SEC Tournament championships and advancing to the NCAA Final Four. Head coach Dawn Staley and team members will be honored on the field, beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m.
The Tigers conclude their 10-game homestand with midweek games against Georgia (Tuesday) and Charleston Southern (Wednesday).
Clemson held a physical, two-hour practice on Monday. The workout included a one-on-one hitting drill in period one and finished with an hour of scrimmage work in the indoor facility. Dabo Swinney’s Tigers are preparing for the annual Spring Game in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m.
“This was a tough practice,” said Swinney, who had given his team four days off for the Easter holiday. “We challenged them with a physical drill right from the beginning, then had the half scrimmage. We continue to keep evaluating our players in all of the drills and scrimmages.
On Monday afternoon, the USC Women’s Basketball team was greeted by loud applause and cheers when they returned to Columbia from Tampa, after a heart-breaking one point loss in the Final Four.
USC’s incredible season came to an end Sunday in Tampa at the 2015 Final Four. Click the video to watch the Gamecocks reflect on the season.
After trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half, an effort led by senior Aleighsa Welch willed No. 3/4 South Carolina back into the game. But No. 2/2 Notre Dame grabbed the lead with just 16 seconds to go, and the Gamecocks’ final shot was off the mark in a 66-65 decision in the national semifinals at Amalie Arena.
The Gamecocks locker room was filled with emotion after USC’s 66-65 loss to Notre Dame Sunday night in the National Semifinals. Aleighsa Welch, A’ja Wilson, Tiffany Mitchell, and Alaina Coates reflected on the loss and season. Click the video to hear what they had to say.
North Carolina overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat Clemson 8-7 Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tar Heels improved to 18-13 overall and 7-8 in the ACC. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, fell to 16-15 overall and 7-8 in ACC play.
South Carolina junior guard Tiffany Mitchell captured her first national player of the year honor today when The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia named her the winner of The Dawn Staley Award for 2015. Established in 2013, the award recognizes the nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball as defined by the skills that Staley possessed throughout her career – ball handling, scoring, ability to distribute the basketball and win to win.
