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USC Beach Volleyball’s Postseason Run Comes to a Halt in Semifinals

By: USC SID

Emerson, Ga. (USC SID) — After a tough loss to Florida State in the semifinals, the South Carolina beach volleyball team ends their time at the CCSA Conference Tournament at the Lakepoint Sporting Commmunity in Emerson, Ga. South Carolina went 2-3 on the weekend, defeating UAB and No. 10 Florida International but falling to No. 9 Georgia State and No….

USC Beach Volleyball Heads to Conference Semifinals, Still Making History

By: USC SID

Emerson, Ga. (USC SID) — With a 4-1 victory over third-seeded, 10th-ranked Florida International on Saturday, the South Carolina beach volleyball team punched their ticket to the semifinals of the CCSA Conference Tournament at the Lakepoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga. The victory over the Panthers will go down in the record books for the Gamecocks as the first-ever win…

Longtime Gamecock Equipment Manager Will Stay at USC

By: Mike Gillespie

Chris Matlock (right). Courtesy: Facebook COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just one day after ABC Columbia learned longtime USC Football Equipment Manager Chris Matlock was let go by Will Muschamp, Matlock has been offered another position with the school. On Friday, Matlock and his staff were fired by Muschamp, but according to his Facebook page, he will remain at USC with his…

Cone Breaks Single-Season Hit Streak Record, USC Tops Mizzou

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone tied Whit Merrifield’s school record 26-game hitting streak, sophomore outfielder Alex Destino drove in four runs and freshman right-hander Braden Webb struck out 10 batters as fourth-ranked South Carolina defeated Missouri 5-1 on Saturday afternoon to clinch the weekend series.  The Gamecocks are 32-8 and 13-4 in the SEC with Missouri…

Cone Ties School Record, As USC Defeats Missouri 8-5 In Series Opener

By: USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone extended his hitting streak to 25 games and went 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI as fourth-ranked South Carolina defeated Missouri 8-5 on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 31-8 and 12-4 with Missouri dropping to 20-19 and 4-12 in league play. Trailing 4-1 entering the bottom…

Snaer Ties SEC Single-Season Doubles Record in USC Softball’s Loss at (14) LSU

By: USC SID

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — South Carolina took a 2-1 lead in the third, but No. 14/15 LSU (34-13, 8-11 SEC) scored six unanswered runs to take a 7-2 win on Friday night at Tiger Park. The Tigers struck first in the second on a bases-loaded groundout by Emily Griggs, scoring Constance Quinn. The Gamecocks (32-14, 5-11 SEC) answered…