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Two USC Divers Earn All-America Honors

By USC SID

ATLANTA (USC SID) — University of South Carolina divers Julia Vincent and Lauren Lamendola earned All-America honors as the Gamecocks started their run at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday. Both Vincent and Lamendola earned their All-America laurels in the 1-meter dive. Vincent qualified for the championship finals of the 1-meter and finished fourth…

Kurt Roper Talks Quarterback Competition

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football team spent a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day afternoon on their new practice fields. The Gamecocks, wearing helmets and shorts, worked out Thursday afternoon for the second time this spring. Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper is working hard to get his unit up to speed with his system. “It’s always an…

5 USC Players Remain Suspended

By Sports Department - Tim Hill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — After the recent arrests of two of his players charged with vandalism, Thursday afternoon USC released a statement from coach Frank Martin. “We are aware of the allegations against Eric Cobb and Jamall Gregory and we will have no further comment at this time due to this being a legal matter.” • Frank Martin The…

USC Women Ready To Tip Off NCAA Tournament

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — 3/2 South Carolina, the top seed in the Sioux Falls Region, opens NCAA Tournament action on Fri., March 18, against Jacksonville at Colonial Life Arena. Playing in the second game of the session, the Gamecocks and Dolphins will tip off 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 5 p.m. game between George Washington and Kansas…

USC Makes It 7 Straight With 15-2 Win Over Davidson

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…

Dambaugh Earns SEC Weekly Honor

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf standout Katelyn Dambaugh has been named the SEC Women’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon. The award marks the fourth conference weekly honor for the junior, who placed ninth at the Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday. Dambaugh’s ninth-place showing this week was her fourth-straight top-10 finish for the…

NeSmith Earns 2nd Straight SEC Weekly Honor

By USC SID

BIRMINGHAM, AL (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was honored as Southeastern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week, the league announcedon Wednesday. The SEC award is the second in a row for the senior from North Augusta, S.C., and his third career player of the week laurel. NeSmith garnered his second straight SEC Golfer of the…

Staley National Coach Of The Year Finalist

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — For the third-straight year, South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley has been tabbed a finalist for the Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Wednesday. Staley joins UConn’s Geno Auriemma, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and Oregon’s Scott Rueck on the list of finalists, and the winner will be…

USC Tops USC Upstate 12-6, Improves To 16-2

By USC SID

GREENVILLE, S.C. (USC SID) — LT Tolbert and Marcus Mooney each homered for the first time in the season and were part of a 16-hit attack as 12th ranked South Carolina defeated USC Upstate 12-6 Tuesday night at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.  The Gamecocks improve to 16-2 on the year with the Spartans dropping to 8-10 for the season….