COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina closes out the regular season Sun., Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. against LSU at Colonial Life Arena. Ending the regular season at home for just the second time in four seasons is fitting to celebrate the 2016 Senior Class that is the foundation on which the program’s unprecedented success has been…
CLEMSON, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s tennis put together a total team effort Saturday en route to a 4-0 win over Clemson and a 7-0 sweep of UNC Asheville at the Hoke Sloan Tennis Center in Clemson, S.C. A comeback win in doubles by No. 51 Harrison O’Keefe and Alex Fennell gave the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead, and…
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. (USC SID) — Three more Gamecocks hit the medal stand Saturday as the SEC Indoor Championships came to a close out at the University of Arkansas. Nakita Gray brought home the women’s first individual championship since 2011 with a win in the high jump, and Dondre Echols and Briana Haith claimed bronze. It would be a tight competition in the high jump, but just…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Alex Destino homered twice, including his second career grand slam, and John Jones added a grand slam, his third homer of the year as well, as 15th-ranked South Carolina defeated Penn State 16-5 on Saturday afternoon at Founders Park. The Gamecocks improve to 7-0 on the year, while the Nittany Lions drop to 2-4. Freshmen…
STARKVILLE, MS. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s basketball team lost on the road at Mississippi State (13-15, 6-10 SEC) Saturday afternoon, 68-58. The Bulldogs’ pressure on defense would earn them an early lead and the Gamecocks (23-6, 10-6) would not be able to recover. Sindarius Thornwell led the team in scoring with 12 points. Mississippi State came out well-coordinated on…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (USC SID) — South Carolina (11-2) picked up a win on Saturday morning in the Gaucho Classic I, defeating UC Santa Barbara (6-7) at the Campus Diamond 6-1. Freshman right fielder Kennedy Clark put the Gamecocks up 2-0 in the first with a two-run homer to right center. That also scored freshman second baseman Alexis Mack, who…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Fifteenth-ranked South Carolina belted out 14 hits with sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt pitching seven scoreless frames allowing just one hit as well as the Gamecocks defeated Penn State 7-1 at Founders Park on Friday afternoon. Schmidt’s stint was the longest of his career and he tired a career-high with eight strikeouts to secure the victory….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — My Carolina Alumni Association is hosting a pep rally on Mon., Feb. 29, as a send off for South Carolina women’s basketball to the SEC Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. Doors at the USC Alumni Center (900 Senate Street) will open at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but please register to attend by visiting MyCarolina.org/2016PepRally. Parking…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 16 points, Tiffany Mitchell added 12 and No. 3 South Carolina beat Mississippi 66-45 on Thursday night. South Carolina (27-1, 15-0 Southeastern Conference) has won five straight games since its only loss of the season to top-ranked UConn. The Gamecocks jumped out to a 34-19 by halftime, holding Ole Miss to just five…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The Gamecocks (5-0) return to action on Friday hosting a three-game series vs. Penn State (2-2) at Founders Park. First pitch on Friday is 4 p.m. with Saturday’s game at 2 p.m. and Sunday’s series finale at 1:30 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus and can be heard on the…
