South Carolina’s Kaela Davis (3) handles the ball as Duke’s Oderah Chidom (22) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown) DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke wants to show it once again belongs among the elite teams in women’s basketball. Beating No. 3 South Carolina is a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/3 South Carolina continues its tough stretch of road games, traveling to Duke for a 2 p.m. tipoff on Sun., Dec. 4. The Gamecocks (6-0) have three wins over top-15 opponents, all either on the road or on a neutral court, and have topped the Blue Devils (8-1) in the last two meetings at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The Gamecocks finish a two-game home stand when FIU visits Columbia on Sunday. The matchup is the second for Carolina head coach Frank Martin versus his alma mater during his time in Columbia. The Gamecocks look to extend their winning streak to eight games to start the 2016-17 campaign and aim for their seventh-straight at…
South Carolina’s PJ Dozier drives down the baseline while defended by Vermont’s Ernie Duncan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — PJ Dozier came to South Carolina last season as coach Frank Martin’s first McDonald’s All-America recruit. Things, however, did not go Dozier’s…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored a career-best 31 points and had 12 rebounds to help No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 14 Texas 76-67 on Thursday night in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Wilson scored nine points in the fourth quarter. Kaela Davis added 12 points, and Tyasha Harris had 10 for the Gamecocks (6-0). Kelsey Lang had 15…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The dates for the University of South Carolina’s annual special events for the 2017 football season are set. Parents Weekend and Homecoming are two weekends held each fall that bring thousands of families of current students and alumni, respectively, to campus for a weekend of activities. The home football game against the University of Arkansas…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s soccer standouts have earned NSCAA All-South Region honors, the coaching organization announced this week. Seniors Kaleigh Kurtz and Chelsea Drennan, junior Savannah McCaskill and freshman Mikayla Krzeczowski were named to the All-South First Team, while senior Paige Bendell landed on the All-South Second Team. Carolina’s four first-team honorees marked a program single-season…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/3 South Carolina faces its second ranked opponent in as many games when it travels to Austin, Texas, to face the No. 14/15 Texas Longhorns. The 7 p.m. (ET) tipoff on Thu., Dec. 1, will air live on ESPN2 and is one of three top-25 matchups in this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the second-straight season, South Carolina women’s basketball standouts Alaina Coates and A’ja Wilson have been named to the “Wade Watch” list, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Thursday morning. The Gamecocks are one of six teams to boast multiple student-athletes on the 25-player list. Now in its 40th year, the Wade Trophy is presented…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina returns home for two straight games, beginning on Thursday when Vermont travels to Columbia. The meeting versus the Catamounts marks just the second all-time for Carolina, and the first since the 1979-80 campaign. The Gamecocks look to capture their seventh-straight win to open the season for just the third time since the 2003-04…
