COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina Gamecocks will kickoff their 2017 football season with a 3 pm contest against North Carolina State in Charlotte on Saturday, September 2, it was announced today. The game at Bank of America Stadium, home of the NFL Carolina Panthers, will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Gamecocks lead the all-time series by…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Matchups have been unveiled for the 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge and it was announced that South Carolina will host Texas Tech on Jan. 27 at Colonial Life Arena. The meeting will mark the fourth all-time between the two schools, and the first since the 1976-77 campaign. Frank Martin owns an all-time record of 5-1 versus…
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina freshman Mia Horvit solidified her standing in the NCAA Singles Championship with a decisive 6-4, 6-1 win over No. 43 Meible Chi of Duke to advance to the Round of 16. Her straight-set victory will earn All-America status in a few weeks, making her the first freshman and second Gamecock in program history…
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s sophomore and 49th-ranked Ingrid Gamarra Martins took down Vladica Babic (63) of Ohio St. in straight sets to advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships at the Dan McGill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. She joins fellow Gamecock Mia Horvit, who defeated Ioanna Markesini (118) of East Tennessee…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – South Carolina raced out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Kentucky responded with seven unanswered runs and defeated the Gamecocks 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 33-24 with Kentucky 39-18 on the year. Kentucky went to one of its starters…
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis juniors Gabriel Friedrich (49) and Harrison O’Keefe (71) fell in the First Round of the NCAA Singles Championships at the Dan McGill Tennis Center in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday. Friedrich played a close match against Strong Kirchheimer (37) of Northwestern, forcing the match to a three-set, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, battle. He…
NORFOLK, Va. (ODU Athletics) – Nikki McCray-Penson has been named the seventh head coach of the Old Dominion women’s basketball program, ODU Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig announced on Wednesday. “I welcome Nikki McCray-Penson, her husband Thomas, and their son, Thomas, Jr., to the ODU family,” said President of Old Dominion University John R. Broderick. “Nikki is a proven winner…
HOOVER, Al — Below is a revised bracket based on the postponement of tonight’s Game 4 to Wednesday morning. Each game is pushed back by one game in the tournament. Please be aware that this format will result in one team from the loser’s bracket playing two games in one day on Thursday, and a different team from the loser’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golf standouts Katelyn Dambaugh and Ainhoa Olarra both received All-America honors from the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), the organization announced Tuesday afternoon at the NCAA Championship. Dambaugh was named to the WGCA All-America Second Team, while Olarra was tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American. Tuesday’s recognition marked the fourth All-America honor for…
HOOVER, ALA. (– A two-out walk to Riley Hogan with the bases loaded followed by a two-run double from Alex Destino helped lift South Carolina to a 7-4 win over Vanderbilt in 11 innings on Tuesday in an elimination game at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament. Junior right-hander Tyler Johnson pitched a season-high 4.1 scoreless innings of relief and struck…
