COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson were named to the John R. Wooden Award Final Ballot, the organization announced on Wednesday. Mitchell is also a finalist for the Dawn Staley Award, given by the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia. Mitchell collected All-SEC First Team recognition for the third-straight season, the first…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict Athletics) — The Benedict College women’s basketball team moved up in the final regular-season polls. Benedict moved three spots to No. 11 in this week’s USA Today Sports Division II women’s basketball poll, and moved two spots to No. 10 in the Women’s Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA. The Lady Tigers are 27-2 overall,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — My Carolina Alumni Association will host South Carolina men’s basketball for an NCAA Tournament Championship Selection Show watch party on Sunday (March 13) evening at the USC Alumni Center in downtown Columbia. The NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled in a two-hour show on CBS, which begins at 5:30 p.m. ET. Capacity is limited for…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The indoor track and field season will come to a close this weekend, with South Carolina competing at the NCAA national championships in Birmingham, Ala. from March 11-12. Five Gamecocks will vie for a national championship across four events. The meet can be followed live on WatchESPN, with a wrap-up special airing on ESPN2 Sunday…
Damani Staley COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — From Airport High School, to a standout college career at USC, to an All-Pro decade+ run in the NFL where he currently coaches as an assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles, the name Duce Staley carries about as much football cache in Columbia as anyone. Duce’s son Damani apparently doesn’t see that as anything other…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — John Jones and Alex Destino each homered and 16th-ranked South Carolina scored five runs in the first three innings on the way to a 5-4 win over Furman on Wednesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks improve to 12-2 with Furman dropping to 7-5 for the season. Right-hander Tyler Haswell earned the win in relief…
NORMAN, OK (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Will Starke was named to the nominee list for the 2016 Byron Nelson Award, it was announced today. Starke is one of 10 players eligible for the award, given annually to a graduating senior who excels not only on the golf course but also in the classroom and community. A…
BIRMINGHAM, AL (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was named Southeastern Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced Wednesday evening. It’s the first SEC weekly honor of the season for NeSmith and the second of his Gamecock career. NeSmith won the SEC’s top weekly honor after capturing medalist honors at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, held…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — All nine Gamecock starters tallied at least one hit and four Gamecock pitchers combined for 17 strikeouts as 16th-ranked South Carolina defeated Wofford 7-1 to snap a two-game losing streak on Tuesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 11-2 on the year, with Wofford 10-4 on the season. Dom Thompson-Williams went 3-for-3 with…
AIKEN, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team dominated from start to finish at the 2016 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, winning the tournament on Tuesday with a final score of 821 (-19). Gamecock senior Matt NeSmith also left Palmetto Golf Club with some hardware, as he captured medalist honors by one stroke with a three-day total of…
