South Carolina sophomore Tiffany Mitchell (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) was one of 10 players added to the Watch List for the 2014 State Farm Wade Trophy, presented to the nation’s most outstanding NCAA Division I player each year. The complete watch list of now 35 will be trimmed to 12 finalists in mid-March. It is the second watch list for Mitchell this season as she earned a spot on the Dawn Staley Award list this month as well.
South Carolina junior forward Aleighsa Welch (Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek) earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors, the league office announced today. Sharing the award with Florida’s Kayla Lewis, Welch led the Gamecocks in scoring and rebounding and was second in assists and blocks over the two wins that kept South Carolina atop the SEC standings.
C.J. Fair scored 19 points, Jerami Grant added 12 and No. 1 Syracuse beat Clemson 57-44 on Sunday night to remain unbeaten.
Irmo native Dustin Johnson finished tied for second place Sunday in the 2014 Pebble Beach Pro Am.
No. 6/7 South Carolina used an early run and solid defense throughout to post a 67-49 win over Arkansas Sunday.
Binghamton 73, Maine 58
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Torrey Craig scored 16 points and a major spurt in the first half helped South Carolina Upstate to its first conference road win of the season on Saturday, a 76-59 victory over Northern Kentucky.
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Tyshawn Bell tied a career-high with 19 points and Delaware State snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 61-53 victory Saturday over South Carolina State.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan McRae scored 24 points and shot 6 of 8 from 3-point range Saturday as Tennessee trounced South Carolina 72-53 to beat the Gamecocks for the 13th consecutive time.
No. 3 Florida vs. Alabama, Noon
