No. 10/10 South Carolina dominated South Carolina State in a 70-26 victory Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks (11-1) overpowered the Lady Bulldogs on the glass, and the offense was clicking on all cylinders. Freshman Alaina Coates posted a perfect day, going 7-of-7 from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line to score a career-high 23 points.
South Carolina begins play at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic with its first-ever meeting against West Coast Conference contender Saint Mary’s on Sunday, Dec. 22.
No. 8 South Carolina will be without second-leading receiver Damiere Byrd for the Capital One Bowl after he injured his knee at practice this week.
The University of South Carolina football squad practiced Friday afternoon as it continued preparations for the New Year’s Day Capital One Bowl matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers.
No. 10/10 South Carolina (10-1) defeated Winthrop (6-3) 69-61 Friday afternoon in non-conference action at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks led by as many as 19 in the game, but the Eagles fought back, with South Carolina sophomore Tiffany Mitchell’s 20 points holding off their upset bid.
South Carolina is ranked No. 14 in the nation in the Collegiate Baseball Preseason Top 40 as announced on Friday morning. The Gamecocks begin the 2014 season on Friday, Feb. 14 in the first game of a three-game series at Carolina Stadium.
Clemson is ranked #21 in Collegiate Baseball’s 2014 preseason poll, released on Friday. Cal State Fullerton is atop the Collegiate Baseball poll, followed by #2 Mississippi State, #3 Louisiana State, #4 Oregon State, and #5 Florida State.
Notre Dame will play at Clemson for the first time since 1977 when the Irish came to Memorial Stadium on October 3, 2015. The ACC and the University of Notre Dame announced the dates of Notre Dame’s games with ACC schools for the 2014-16 seasons on Friday.
Holding a three-point lead at the half, South Carolina was unable to keep up with USC Upstate’s shooting from the field in the second half (48.1 percent) as the Gamecocks fell 74-68 today at Colonial Life Arena.
No. 10/10 South Carolina hosts Winthrop Friday at noon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks (9-1) are set to welcome a chorus of local elementary schools to the contest in their annual Field Trip game.
