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(21) USC Faces SEC-Rival Tennessee Saturday

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina looks for its second-straight SEC road win when it travels to face Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville for a Noon tip-off versus the Vols. The Gamecocks won last season’s meeting against the Vols, halting a 15-game UT win streak in the series. GAME STORYLINES – South Carolina is in its 108th season of varsity basketball in…

(2) USC Tops Auburn, Stays Atop SEC Standings

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Paced by another double-double from junior center Alaina Coates and a key run in the second quarter, No. 2/2 South Carolina pushed past Auburn, 74-58, on the road Thursday night at Auburn Arena. Coates tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds, finishing as one of four players in double figures for the Gamecocks, who moved to…

USC Women Take Perfect Record To Auburn

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 2/2 South Carolina plays its first of two road games this week on Thu., Jan. 21, at Auburn. The Gamecocks have won six of the last nine against the Tigers, including three straight heading into Thursday’s matchup. South Carolina (17-0, 5-0 SEC) plays three of its next four on the road after taking on…

Carolina Comeback! USC Edges Ole Miss 77-74 In OT

By Associated Press

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Michael Carrera scored 19 points, Laimonas Chatkevicius added 17 and No. 24 South Carolina rallied to beat Mississippi 77-74 in overtime on Tuesday night. Ole Miss led 64-53 with 5:17 remaining in regulation, but South Carolina tied the game at 66 with 43 seconds on a layup by Carrera. Carrera also made the most important play…

Wilson Named SEC Player Of The Week

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — For the fourth time this season, South Carolina sophomore forward A’ja Wilson was named SEC Player of the Week, the league announced today. In two wins over top-15 opponents last week, Wilson scored 26 points and blocked eight shots in each and averaged 10.5 rebounds for the week. She earned ESPN National Player of the…

Wilson Named ESPNW National Player Of The Week

By Sports Department

ESPNW named USC sophomore forward A’ja Wilson its national player of the week Monday.  Wilson scored 26 points and blocked eight shots in each of last week’s wins against Kentucky and Texas A&M and averaged 10.5 rebounds per game. http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14591478/south-carolina-gamecocks-aja-wilson-espnw-player-week This week the #2-ranked Gamecocks hit the road.  Carolina plays at Ole Miss Thursday and at Mississippi State Sunday. Categories:…

USC Women Stay Perfect, Edge Aggies 59-58

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Khadijah Sessions hit the game-winning free throw with 0.9 seconds left after an inexplicable foul, lifting No. 2 South Carolina to a 59-58 win over No. 15 Texas A&M on Sunday. The Aggies had tied the game on an 80-foot baseball style pass from Taylor Cooper to Chelsea Jennings with a second left before surprisingly Shlonte…

Muschamp Makes Halftime Appearance

By Sports Department

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — As part of a big recruiting weekend, USC football coach Will Muschamp spoke to Gamecocks fans at halftime of the home basketball game against Missouri Saturday afternoon.  Click to watch his halftime message and additional press conference comments. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks