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USC Beach Volleyball Defeats ULM and FAU on Day One of Carolina Classic

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — With wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Florida Atlantic, the South Carolina beach volleyball team improved to 8-3 on the season. Carolina opened the day with a 5-0 win over Louisiana-Monroe and closed the day with a 3-2 victory over Florida Atlantic. All five of South Carolina’s victories against ULM came in straight sets. Jade Vitt and…

USC Wins Second-Straight Fishing National Championship

By: FWFishing

SENECA, S.C. (FWFishing) — The University of South Carolina team of Chris Blanchette of Irmo, South Carolina, and Hampton Anderson of Anderson, South Carolina, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 4 ounces, to win the FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Keowee presented by the Lowrance Insight Genesis College Cup. The Gamecocks bass team…

Gamecocks Clinch Series With 6-2 Win Over Arkansas

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore catcher John Jones hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season and freshman right-hander Braden Webb tied a career-high with seven strikeouts in his longest outing of the season as 12th ranked South Carolina defeated 13th ranked Arkansas 6-2 on Saturday afternoon at Founders Park to clinch the weekend series. The Gamecocks are…

USC Softball Falls to (12) Georgia Saturday

By: CU SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 12/12 Georgia (25-3, 1-0 SEC) took its SEC opener in a 4-1 win at South Carolina (21-6, 0-4 SEC) on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. The Bulldogs scored in the first on Kaylee Puailoa’s infield single, plating Sydni Emanuel after her infield hit to start the contest. South Carolina tied…

What Dawn Staley is Saying Before Sunday’s Game Against K-State

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley addressed the media Saturday before Carolina’s second round NCAA Tournament game against Kansas State Sunday night. The Gamecocks (32-1) face K State at 7 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena Sunday with the winner advancing to the Sweet 16 in Sioux Falls, SD. Sunday night’s game will air on ESPN. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks

Carolina Cruises By Arkansas In SEC Opener 10-6

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven-plus innings of work and was backed by an offense that belted out 16 hits as 12th-ranked South Carolina defeated Arkansas 10-6 in the SEC opener on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 18-2 on the year, while the Razorbacks fall to…

USC Women Roll In NCAA Tournament Opener

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 22 points and 10 rebounds, A’ja Wilson had 15 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 seed South Carolina ran past first-time NCAA tournament team Jacksonville 77-41 on Friday night. The Gamecocks (32-1) won their fifth straight NCAA opener and will take on ninth-seeded Kansas State on Sunday night for a spot in…

Wilson & Mitchell Naismith Trophy Finalists

By USC SID

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson are two of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Friday. The Gamecocks make up half of the list, which includes UConn’s Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart. With her leadership and contributions in key moments, Mitchell has propelled…

USC Starts SEC Slate With Arkansas

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Twelfth-ranked South Carolina belted out 19 hits to tie a season high with Marcus Mooney 4-for-4 with four RBI and Gene Cone driving in a career-high four runs as the Gamecocks defeated Davidson 15-2 on Wednesday evening at Founders Park. Junior right-hander Matt Vogel recorded his first win of his career after allowing just one…