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NCAA Regional Matchups Announced

COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO) – The NCAA announced Monday the four teams that will play the Columbia Regional this weekend at Founder’s Park. Columbia Regional: (1) USC, (2) UNC Wilmington, (3) Duke, (4) Rhode Island #Gamecocks @abc_columbia — Mike Gillespie (@MikeABCColumbia) May 30, 2016 The Gamecocks take on Rhode Island Friday at 7 p.m. USC will face Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Friday…

Huskey, NeSmith Earn PING All-Southeast Region Honors

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf standouts Keenan Huskey and Matt NeSmith were named to the NCAA Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced today. The All-Region selection is Huskey’s first and NeSmith’s fourth. A sophomore from Greenville, S.C., Huskey earned medalist honors at the Camden Collegiate Invitational and the Hootie and Bulls…

Former Gamecock Tiffany Mitchell Scores 14 in Fever’s Loss to Dream

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points and the Atlanta Dream beat Indiana 85-76 on Sunday, spoiling a milestone game for Fever star Tamika Catchings. Catchings joined Tina Thompson as the only players in WNBA history to reach the 7,000-point plateau. Catchings had 16 points to push her total to 7,005. Thompson had 7,488. Layshia Clarendon scored 17…

Gamecocks Hold 11th at NCAA Championship

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — A big closing stretch propelled the University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team to a round of 285 (+5) on Saturday in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. After 36 holes at Eugene Country Club, the Gamecocks are in 11th place, with a score of 572 (+12). Vanderbilt leads…

Swander Swims 100m Breaststroke Olympic Trials Cut

Courtesy: USC Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina assistant coach Kevin Swander became the latest Gamecock to swim a US Olympic Trials cut on Saturday when he achieved a qualifying time in the 100m breaststroke at the Carolina Aquatics May Breakout. Swander, who last swam competitively at the 2012 US Olympic Trials, clocked a time of 1:02.18. The…

Former Gamecock Tiffany Mitchell Scores 16 Points in Fever Loss Friday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus scored 12 points each and the Minnesota Lynx held off a late charge to beat the Indiana Fever 74-71 on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s WNBA Finals. Whalen had 10 points in the first five minutes and the Lynx (5-0) outscored the Fever 29-6 in the first quarter. Minnesota had…