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USC Bowl Eligible, One Step Closer to a Return to Prominence

With Carolina’s 44-31 win over Western Carolina Saturday afternoon, the Gamecocks are now bowl eligible and Will Muschamp is one step closer to building back the program that Steve Spurrier once brought to national prominence. Click the video to watch comments from Muschamp, Mason Zandi, and TJ Holloman. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Gamecocks

Deebo Samuel’s 3 TDs lift Gamecocks to 44-31 win

South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) picks up yardage against Western Carolina defensive back Marvin Tillman (29) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Deebo Samuel scored three touchdowns, including a 100-yard kickoff return, Rico Dowdle ran for 226 yards and South…

Gamecocks Top BYU To Reach Elite Eight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Senior midfielder Chelsea Drennan’s penalty kick in the 69th minute propelled No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer to a 1-0 victory over fourth-seeded BYU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at Stone Stadium. With the win, the third-ranked Gamecocks (21-1-1) advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in…

No. 1 Seed USC Soccer Battles (4) BYU Saturday in Round of 16

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 1 seed South Carolina women’s soccer (20-1-1) is set to host fourth-seed BYU (18-2-1) in the third round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament on Sat., Nov. 19, at Stone Stadium. This weekend’s match, which kicks off at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+, features a top-five battle between the third-ranked Gamecocks and fourth-ranked Cougars. With…

USC Tops SC State 92-50

COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID) — South Carolina (4-0) picked up a non-conference home win Friday night after downing South Carolina State (1-2) 92-50. Senior guard Sindarius Thornwell led all scorers for the fourth-straight game with 22 points (8-of-15 from the field). It was Thornwell’s third 20-point game of the season. Carolina went to the first media timeout up 11-3, after starting…

Gamecocks Drop Senior Night Match to Alabama

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina volleyball dropped a three-set match to Alabama (18-11, 7-9 SEC) Friday night, 28-26, 25-19, 25-22. Passing issues on service kept the Gamecocks from running their offense consistently, and the defense was unable to slow down the Tide’s Krystal Rivers (19 kills) to drop Carolina to 18-9, 6-9 in SEC play. Mikayla Shields countered Rivers as well as she…

SECN Alt to Televise Senior Day

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina football team will play its final home game of the 2016 season on Saturday, November 19, versus Western Carolina. The Senior Day game at Williams-Brice Stadium will be televised on SEC Network Alternate, beginning at 4 pm. The SEC Network alternate channels are on DirecTV (Ch. 611-1) and DISH Network (Ch. 596/597 & 404.1-404.2…

Gamecocks Host SC State Friday Night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina concludes the home portion of its play in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational when SC State travels to Columbia on Friday. The meeting is the 21st all-time between the two schools and the first since the 2013-14 campaign. The contest marks South Carolina’s fourth-straight home contest to open the 2016-17 slate. GAME STORYLINES…

Gamecock Equestrian Concludes Fall Schedule at Auburn

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team concludes the fall season on Friday, Nov. 18, when it takes on Southeastern Conference rival Auburn University. The meet begins at 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) at the Auburn University Horse Center in Auburn, Ala. Friday’s competition begins with equitation over fences and horsemanship running simultaneously. After a…