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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Selection Show is set to air on Mon., April 25 at 6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. The 72-team field will be revealed during Golf Central, which will announce the 18 participants at each of the four sites for the NCAA Regionals (May 5-7). This year’s sites are Stanford,…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — No. 11 South Carolina women’s tennis had its run in the SEC Tournament halted, suffering a 4-0 defeat to No. 12 Auburn in the quarterfinal round on Friday at the LSU Tennis Complex. The Tigers claimed a tight doubles point and wins at No. 2 and 4 before clinching with a rally at No….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 11-seed South Carolina gave third-seeded Texas A&M all it could handle in a tough 4-3 loss in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals today at Carolina Tennis Center. With the match tied 3-3 and the teams’ top players on serve in the third set, the stakes could not have been higher for the 14-14 Gamecocks when…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Chad Holbrook addressed the media before (4) USC’s (30-18, 11-4 SEC) weekend series matchup with Missouri (20-18, 4-11 SEC) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Holbrook previewed the weekend series, talked about the series loss to Georgia and Gene Cone’s 24-game hitting streak, which is one hit away from tying the school record set by Greg Keatley in 1976….
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Will Muschamp, while showing off his new “Boom Bus” also addressed the recent firing of former Gamecock Chaplain Adrian Despres. Muschamp has received criticism for his decision to not retain Despres for this football season, but Muschamp claims he’s going a different direction with his “spiritual development program”. Coach Boom says the decision to not retain Despres…
