Martin ready to face alma mater
By Tanner Abel | Nov. 19, 2013South Carolina’s men’s basketball team is off to a 1-2 start and will face coach Frank Martin’s alma mater, Florida International, Sunday at 1 p.m.
South Carolina’s men’s basketball team is off to a 1-2 start and will face coach Frank Martin’s alma mater, Florida International, Sunday at 1 p.m.
It was not pretty for the Gamecocks in their 19-14 victory over Florida on Saturday, but it was enough for South Carolina to keep its SEC East hopes alive.
“Our defense was really sensational the second half,” coach Steve Spurrier said. “Our guys got tougher in the second half and shut Florida down pretty good.”
The 2013 season has been one full of suspense for the Gamecocks and the game against the Gators was no different.
When junior keeper Sabrina D’Angelo was knocked over clearing a routine dump-in in the 14th minute, South Carolina hadn’t recorded a shot and the match had been played primarily in the Gamecocks’ defensive half.
The crowd erupted as junior forward Aleighsa Welch rebounded a shot and quickly pushed the ball up the court to sophomore guard Asia Dozier, who nailed the three and put the Lady Gamecocks in a place they hadn’t been all game-the lead.
The injury bug that has plagued Florida this season hit its defense hard during this week when sophomore linebacker Antonio Morrison was ruled out for the year with a meniscus tear in his knee.
In the first half of the season, South Carolina’s defense gained a reputation for blowing leads and giving up yards in chunks. But the unit has made strides to repair its image by stringing together several consecutive solid outings.
1. How do you think Tyler Murphy has handled his unexpected role as a starting quarterback, and does his injury seem serious enough that he has a legitimate chance of not playing against South Carolina? If he can’t go, who will replace him?
Coming into the season, every Gamecock had circled two matchups on their calendar: this weekend’s with Florida and the annual rivalry game with Clemson.
The South Carolina men’s soccer team’s bid for an NCAA Tournament appearance fell short Tuesday when they lost 3-1 to sixth-seeded Tulsa.
For a South Carolina volleyball team that is reeling after dropping its last five SEC matches and losing several key players to injury, a weekend visit from No. 6 Missouri and Alabama must seem like scheduling overkill.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team will begin its march to the College Cup when the Gamecocks host Furman Friday night at 7 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
It took all 40 minutes to settle the score between the South Carolina men’s basketball team and Baylor, as the Bears escaped by the skin of their teeth Tuesday with a 66-64 victory.
This past weekend was one to forget for the South Carolina volleyball team. Not only did the Gamecocks drop a pair of SEC matches, but coach Scott Swanson announced that setter Kellie McNeil’s season is over, due to a foot injury.
What the heck has happened to Florida? One year after earning an 11-2 record and an appearance in the Sugar Bowl, the Gators are sloshing through a 4-5 season and are in danger of missing out on a bowl game for the first time since the first Gulf War.
With the regular season in the books, the South Carolina men’s soccer team is entering the Conference-USA Tournament as the No. 4 seed.