USC Gamecocks

Five Gamecocks Earn NSCAA All-South Region Honors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s soccer standouts have earned NSCAA All-South Region honors, the coaching organization announced this week. Seniors Kaleigh Kurtz and Chelsea Drennan, junior Savannah McCaskill and freshman Mikayla Krzeczowski were named to the All-South First Team, while senior Paige Bendell landed on the All-South Second Team. Carolina’s four first-team honorees marked a program single-season…

No. 3 Gamecock Women’s Hoops Travels to No. 14 Texas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/3 South Carolina faces its second ranked opponent in as many games when it travels to Austin, Texas, to face the No. 14/15 Texas Longhorns. The 7 p.m. (ET) tipoff on Thu., Dec. 1, will air live on ESPN2 and is one of three top-25 matchups in this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES…

Coates and Wilson Selected To Wade Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the second-straight season, South Carolina women’s basketball standouts Alaina Coates and A’ja Wilson have been named to the “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Thursday morning. The Gamecocks are one of six teams to boast multiple student-athletes on the 25-player list. Now in its 40th year, the Wade Trophy is presented…

Nationally-Ranked Carolina Hosts Vermont Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns home for two straight games, beginning on Thursday when Vermont travels to Columbia. The meeting versus the Catamounts marks just the second all-time for Carolina, and the first since the 1979-80 campaign. The Gamecocks look to capture their seventh-straight win to open the season for just the third time since the 2003-04…

Dambaugh Grabs 18-Hole Lead At Stage III Of LPGA Q-School

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior women’s golfer Katelyn Dambaugh sits atop the leaderboard at Stage III of LPGA Q-School after opening the 90-hole event with a 67 (-5) Wednesday at LPGA International. Dambaugh, one of just four amateurs to finish under par in the first round, began her day at the Jones Course with a birdie on…

Gamecock Kicker Fry Named to SEC Community Service Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior placekicker Elliott Fry was named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team for the sport of football, it was announced today. Fry, a 6-0, 170-pounder from Frisco, Texas, has been active in the community, most notably with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Fry has an affinity for that organization,…

Notice Named NABC Good Works Team Nominee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina senior guard Duane Notice has been named a nominee for the Allstate NABC Good Works Team. It was announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Wednesday morning. The team honors student-athletes for their outstanding community outreach. During his time at South Carolina Notice has been extremely involved in community…

Four Gamecocks Land On Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Four South Carolina women’s basketball players have been named to the 2017 Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Senior Alaina Coates and juniors A’ja Wilson, Allisha Gray and Kaela Davis landed on the 50-player list for the Gamecocks, whose four honorees led all schools. This season marks the second-straight year Wilson…