USC Gamecocks

USC Gets Best Finish Since 1991

By USC SID

ATLANTA (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving team continued to reach new heights on Saturday as three more Gamecocks captured All-America honors to conclude the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships. South Carolina finished 17th as a team, their best overall result in 25 years. Akaram Mahmoud set a new standard for Gamecock…

USC Wins 4-0, Finishes Sweep At Ole Miss

By USC SID

OXFORD, MISS. (USC SID) — Freshman right-hander Adam Hill pitched six scoreless innings to earn his fifth win of the season and 10th ranked South Carolina broke out of the gates with three runs in the first inning on the way to a 4-0 victory over sixth ranked Ole Miss to sweep a three-game SEC series at Swayze Field.  The…

Florida Ends USC Tennis Win Streak

By USC SID

COLUMBIA. S.C. (USC SID) — No. 8 South Carolina women’s tennis was dealt its first loss in SEC play this season, falling to No. 7 Florida, 4-1, Saturday at the USC Field House. The Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead after a dramatic doubles victory, but were unable to keep it going as the Gators’ highly-ranked singles unit claimed the first…

Webb Dominates, USC Clinches Ole Miss Series

By USC SID

OXFORD, MISS. (USC SID) — Freshman right-hander Braden Webb struck out 14 batters in eight-plus innings and was backed by an offense that belted out 14 hits as 10th ranked South Carolina defeated sixth ranked Ole Miss 9-5 on Friday night to clinch a three-game SEC series.  South Carolina is 22-2 and 5-0 in the SEC with the Rebels dropping…

UnSweet 16! Syracuse Shocks Gamecocks 80-72

By Associated Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Brianna Butler scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:01 left, and Syracuse upset No. 1 seed South Carolina 80-72 in the Sioux Falls Regional semifinal of the women’s NCAA tournament Friday night. Syracuse trailed by as many as 13 late in the first half and was…

A Familiar Road, Against Familiar Opponents, In Unfamiliar Terrain

By: Mike Gillespie

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Six inches of snow hit the ground Wednesday night, the second of six potential nights for the Gamecocks in Sioux Falls. “Does it ever snow in South Carolina?” Tiffany Mitchell, USC’s all-SEC guard asked in Thursday’s press conference, just hours after teammates held a snowball fight outside their hotel. “It’s been fun since we’ve been here,”…