No. 4 So. Carolina falls 73-61 to No. 10 Lady Vols
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has a few new lessons for her Southeastern Conference championship squad as it heads into the postseason.
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South Carolina rallies past Clemson 5-3
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Marcus Mooney and Tanner English each drove in two runs in a four-run ninth inning as South Carolina rallied past Clemson to sweep the rivalry series with a 5-3 victory Sunday.
Sunday’s Women’s Basketball Scores
Canisius 66, Rider 63
Connor Shaw Gets Engaged
Former Gamecock quarterback Connor Shaw is engaged to his high school sweetheart, 21 year-old Molly Smith.
Rushing Court Costs USC $25,000
The Southeastern Conference announced today that the University of South Carolina will be fined $25,000 for a violation of the league’s access to competition area policy due to fans entering the court following its men’s basketball game against Kentucky on Saturday.
Women’s Soccer Leads Clemson In Classroom
Nine of Clemson’s athletic teams and nearly half of all student-athletes exceeded a Fall Semester grade point average of 3.0, according to data released by the University Office of Institutional Research (OIR). As a whole, student-athletes earned a grade point average of 2.88 for the semester.
South Carolina Baseball Notebook
South Carolina is back in action on Tuesday beginning a two-game series with Stetson. First pitch on Tuesday is at 4 p.m. Wednesday’s game originally scheduled for 7 p.m. has also been moved to 4 p.m. due to the anticipated cold weather in Columbia.
Alaina Coates Ties SEC Record
South Carolina center Alaina Coates (Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork) earned her league-record tying fifth SEC Freshman of the Week selection of the season, the league office announced today. Her selection makes her the Gamecock freshman most honored with the award as well.
SEC Tourney To Back Pat, Innersole
The SEC will bring two initiatives to the 2014 Women’s Basketball Tournament, held March 5-9 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center.
9th Inning Rally Helps USC Sweep Clemson
Four consecutive two-out hits in the top of the ninth inning led to four runs as third ranked South Carolina rallied in the ninth inning for a 5-3 win vs. 11th ranked Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium to sweep the three-game series against the Tigers. The Gamecocks are now 10-0 on the year with Clemson dropping to 6-4 for the season.
