COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina women’s tennis earned a pair of wins Saturday at the University of North Florida Tennis Complex in Jacksonville, Fla. The No. 16 Gamecocks began the day with a 4-0 win over North Florida, before powering past Florida A&M 4-0. The day began with the morning session against North Florida. In doubles,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (USC SID) — No. 24/24 South Carolina (15-4, 5-1 SEC) was handed its first conference loss of the season Saturday evening at Rupp Arena, as it fell 85-69 to No. 5 Kentucky (17-2, 7-0 SEC). Senior Sindarius Thornwell led all scorers with a new career-high 34 points. The Wildcats forced three turnovers early and jumped out to a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina aims for sole possession of first place in the SEC on Saturday when it travels to Lexington to face No. 5/5 Kentucky (6 p.m. ET, ESPN) in a battle of the two remaining undefeated teams in SEC play. The Gamecocks also look for back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the second time this…
Coming off their 57-53 win over No. 19 Florida Wednesday night, the No. 24 Gamecocks go right back to a Top 25 test, their toughest task of the regular season, facing No. 5 Kentucky in Lexington Saturday night. The stakes are even higher headed into tip-off, as USC (5-0) and UK (6-0) are the last two unbeaten teams in SEC…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Southeastern Conference released its 2017 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends on Friday morning, and it was announced that Gamecock great Bobby Cremins has been selected as South Carolina’s representative this season. Featuring former greats from all 14 SEC member institutions, the 2017 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legends will be honored at the men’s basketball tournament, which…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The South Carolina men’s tennis team opens its 2017 season with a doubleheader at home Friday, Jan. 20. The Gamecocks will face off against the Citadel at the Carolina Tennis Center once at 2:30 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. “The team has put in a great training block since we’ve been back from break…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 15 points and 15 rebounds for her 54th career double-double, and All-America forward A’ja Wilson returned from a sprained ankle as No. 5 South Carolina defeated Mississippi 65-46 on Thursday night to stay perfect in Southeastern Conference play. The 6-foot-5 Wilson missed the previous two games after hurting her right ankle at Florida…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and his staff announced on Wednesday plans for the 2017 Legends Weekend, which will be held Feb. 3-4 in Columbia. Weekend events will celebrate all Gamecock Legends, and highlight the 20th anniversary of the 1997 SEC championship team. The championship squad will be honored at halftime of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior defensive end Darius English will participate in the 92nd East-West Shrine Game, set for Saturday, January 21, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. English, a 6-6, 245-pounder from Powder Springs, Ga., tied for fourth in the SEC in 2016 with 9.0 sacks, which tied for fifth on the school’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C.(USC SID) — Back at Colonial Life Arena this week, No. 5/5 South Carolina opens a two-game homestand against its SEC rivals from the state of Mississippi. The stretch opens Thursday night with Ole Miss in a 7 p.m. tipoff on SEC Network. week. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES • Under head coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks are 10-2 against Ole Miss,…
