Softball victorious against Western Carolina with the only score of the game
The South Carolina softball team faced off against Western Carolina on Tuesday night in a defensive battle that the Gamecocks (14-2) won 1-0.
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The South Carolina softball team faced off against Western Carolina on Tuesday night in a defensive battle that the Gamecocks (14-2) won 1-0.
With four games left in conference play and South Carolina sitting second in the SEC, Wednesday's 84-58 beatdown against Tennessee brings the Gamecocks a game behind the SEC leaders, Kentucky. If the Gamecocks hold their place or do better, then they would receive a first-round bye in the SEC tournament at the beginning of March.
The Gamecocks lost to No. 23 Kentucky Saturday in a game that could have flexed South Carolina’s NCAA Tournament muscles. South Carolina (21-4, 8-4 conference) suffered the worst loss of the season thus far by a score of 89-62.
The South Carolina men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams wrapped up their regular season over the weekend with a set of wins against East Carolina and William and Mary.
This season has been a bumpy one for USC hockey. Currently, they are 6-11-0 in American Collegiate Hockey Association play (2-3 in Southeastern College Hockey Conference), but they have had to cancel seven games due to natural events such as flooding and snow.
Women’s basketball, having crushed their first three SEC opponents this season, looks to continue their winning ways against No. 9 Kentucky (13-1) on Thursday night.
Two wins. Two wins away from being the best of the best. Granted, those two wins would have had to come against the top teams in the nation, but after coming so far and playing so well, head coach Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks couldn’t help but be heartbroken.
The Gamecocks enter postseason play against New Mexico Wednesday night, finishing the regular season third in Conference USA. The two teams met back in September when the Gamecocks’ Jeffrey Torda scored in the 99th minute of overtime to win the game against the then No. 7 Lobos, 2-1.
The men’s soccer team has struggled recently, losing three straight games. On Tuesday night, they look to snap that streak against a Florida International University team that sits fifth in the Conference USA standings.
First, it was the conference opener versus University of Alabama-Birmingham. Then, it was eighth-ranked Elon. Four days later, it was No. 7 New Mexico. The Gamecock men's soccer team played arguably the toughest part of their schedule and not only survived, but emerged unbeaten. The team returns to action Friday when they travel to West Virginia in a conference matchup against a 4-5-0 Marshall team.
Men’s soccer has had some highlights this season, and they have had some low points. Despite the hills and valleys of their short season so far, they still are leading in one important aspect of their game: the Conference USA standings.
Coming off a 1-0 win and a stout defensive performance against conference rival UAB, the Gamecocks will take on a hot Elon team. Standing at 7-0, the Phoenix jumped in NSCAA Coaches poll from the 20th spot to No. 11.
On a clear night at Williams-Brice, South Carolina had their first home matchup against SEC East competitor Kentucky. Last year, Kentucky pulled off some late-game heroics by scoring 21 unanswered points to garner a win.
Standing bronze and tall, a statue of the Gamecock’s most heralded running back, George Rogers, was unveiled the Saturday before the Kentucky game. South Carolina glorified the running back, winner of the 1980 Heisman trophy and South Carolina’s all-time leader in rushing yards, with a statue.
The Gamecocks, after a disappointing loss to Clemson, will try to rebound against UNC Greensboro Tuesday. South Carolina won last year’s matchup 2-1, but Greensboro returns much of their production from last season. Junior German Christopher Reingen returns this season after leading the team with four goals, and sophomore defender Eric Gunnarsson started 19 out of the Spartan's 20 games in 2014.
Undefeated South Carolina headed for their first road game Friday night against their upstate rivals, Clemson. The Gamecocks are coming off a pair of wins where they handled Mercer 2-1 and had an incredible second half to squeeze past Georgia Southern 4-2. Clemson, ranked ninth in the nation, have also enjoyed a winning season behind solid team play. Out of the seven goals of the season, Clemson has six different scorers (midfielder Paul Clowes has two goals). South Carolina won last year’s matchup 2-1 in double overtime.
With the weekend off, the Gamecocks were back in action Monday against Georgia Southern, and won the game 4-2. South Carolina won their opener Friday, beating Mercer 2-1 thanks to goals from freshman Ben Davidson and senior Jeffrey Torda. Georgia Southern dropped their first game to Stetson on Friday, 3-1, even though they were tied in the 84th minute. This is their first meeting since 1997 when they tied 3-3.
Last season, the Gamecocks had an unusually subpar showing at defensive line. What once was a strong suit became the downfall for the defensive coordinator. In the past, the likes of Jadeveon Clowney, Melvin Ingram, Chaz Sutton and Kelcy Quarles dominated the trenches.
On Monday, the Gamecocks take on the Georgia Southern team that dropped their opener to Stetson last Friday with a score of 3-1.
The Gamecocks began their 2015 campaign against Mercer in a rematch of last season’s matchup, a game South Carolina won 2-0. Mercer returned nine starters from last year’s Southern Conference regular season title team, including 85 percent of its goal production. South Carolina bring back 16 total members of the 2014 Conference USA runner-up team, but lost 53 percent of their goal production. However, junior midfielder Kurtis Turner stepped up in the preseason, scoring three goals in the three games he played.