South Carolina maintains hold on No. 1 in AP poll
South Carolina still leads the way in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll in a week that saw seven ranked teams fall to unranked opponents.
South Carolina still leads the way in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll in a week that saw seven ranked teams fall to unranked opponents.
Pinch-hitter Bryar Hawkins drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning to score the go-ahead run in Clemson’s 3-1 victory over Stony Brook at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Andrew Eyster had two hits to lead the Carolina offense, while Noah Campbell drove in three. On the mound, Brannon Jordan struck out nine and allowed just two hits and two runs in six innings of work.
Carolina improves to 27-1 with today’s win, and extends the nation’s longest winning streak this season to 21 consecutive games. This win was also the 300th for head coach Dawn Staley in her time leading the Gamecocks.
Between the two games 10 different Gamecocks produced hits with Haley Simpson, Mackenzie Boesel, Kassidy Krupit and Lauren Stewart leading the charge. The Ochs and Heath combo in the circle held opposing batters to just seven hits in 14 innings of work.
The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 6-0 on the season, while the Seawolves dropped to 1-5.
The Tigers never trailed and led by as many as 26 at Conte Forum. Five different Clemson players scored in double figures, and the Tigers defeated the Eagles 82-64.
Wes Clarke’s second home run of the game, a grand slam, happened in the sixth inning. The Gamecocks had 13 hits on the day, led by Clarke’s 3-for-4 performance.
Carolina falls to 8-6 in SEC play with only four regular-season games remaining.
The Tigers, who took a 1-0 series lead in the first-ever meeting between the two schools, improved to 5-0, while Stony Brook fell to 1-4.