No. 14 South Carolina women defeat Florida 67-56
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ashley Bruner scored 16 points and Aleighsa Welch and Ieasia Walker added 14 apiece as No. 14 South Carolina defeated Florida 67-56 Sunday.
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Baseball Hosts Ball State Tuesday and Wednesday
South Carolina (8-2) is back in action on Tuesday, March 5 beginning a two-game series with Ball State. First pitch for the opener is 7 p.m. with Wednesday’s game scheduled for 4 p.m. Ball State heads to Columbia after a pair of games vs. Morehead State in Spartanburg, S.C. on Monday night. This is the first meeting between the two schools on the baseball diamond. Both games can be heard on the Gamecock Radio Network from IMG College with live video broadcast available on the All Access Channel at GamecocksOnline.com.
USC Kicks off Spring Practice Tuesday
Football spring practice will begin on Tuesday, March 5.
The practice time for practice No. 1 has been moved to 3 p.m. from the usual 4:15 start time.
Gamecock Baseball: Week In Review
South Carolina continued the 2013 season with a win over Furman in a midweek contest and a series victory vs. Clemson with two wins in three games over the weekend. South Carolina made a bookend of the weekend with a 6-0 shutout on Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium as well as an 8-0 shutout of the Tigers on Sunday at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks have now won 20 of the last 28 games played between the two schools from the 2007 season to the present. The Gamecocks are now 8-2 on the year. Carolina hosts Ball State in a pair of midweek games beginning Tuesday with a three-game series this weekend vs. Rider as well.
Sunday’s Time Schedule
No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 9 Michigan State, 4 p.m.
Belcher’s Shutout Gets Gamecocks Series
Senior lefthander Nolan Belcher pitched a three-hit shutout in #7 South Carolina’s 8-0 victory over Clemson in front of 8,242 fans at Carolina Stadium on Sunday. The Gamecocks, who won the series 2-1, improved to 8-2 on the season. The Tigers dropped to 6-4 in 2013.
Saturday’s College Basketball Scores
Brown 61, Columbia 58
USC Women Set SEC Standard On Senior Day
No. 14/13 South Carolina over-powered Florida late in the second half en route to a 67-56 victory Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. The Gamecocks opened the second half on an 8-2 run and held the Gators off at every charge, and a 14-5 surge over five minutes late in the second half sealed the school-record 11th SEC win of the season. The three team captains led the way, especially down the stretch. Ashley Bruner’s 16 points led the offense, while Ieasia Walker scored 14 points and tied her career high with eight assists. Aleighsa Welch posted her ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Turners lead Texas A&M over South Carolina 74-56
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Elston Turner scored 28 points and Ray Turner 16 to help Texas A&M to a 74-56 win over South Carolina on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between the new Southeastern Conference foes.
North Carolina A&T routs SC State St 58-35
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jean Louisme scored 15 points, making 4 of 8 3-pointers, to help North Carolina A&T blow out South Carolina State 58-35 Saturday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.
