If you take special teams out of the equation, South Carolina played one of its more impressive games in recent memory Saturday. For the students that decided to stay, they got to see the Gamecocks rack up nearly 579 yards of offense and 31 first downs.
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After South Carolina’s 35-25 victory over Vanderbilt, the team has two weeks to relish in the Gamecocks’ 13th straight home win.
After South Carolina’s week two loss at Georgia, junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney’s exasperation with opponents’ running plays to his opposite side seemed to evidently boil over in the post-game press conference.
As South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier exited his press conference, defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward entered for his. “Whammy, we didn’t give up 300 yards,” Spurrier barked from the doorway.
After a tough loss at Georgia, South Carolina will take the field against Vanderbilt looking to prove that despite their 1-1 record, they are still one of the most formidable teams in the nation.
After allowing 41 points and 536 total yards in last Saturday’s game against Georgia, coach Steve Spurrier was the first to say his defense’s performance was not pretty.
South Carolina’s offense piled up more than 400 yards of offense last week against Georgia and scored 30 points in a conference game.
No. 18 South Carolina will put its undefeated record on the line Thursday when it takes on South Florida in one of the last remaining matches before SEC play begins. The Gamecocks entered the top-25 of the NSCAA Coaches poll this week for the first time this season after racing out to a 5-0-1 start to the season. The team received even higher praise from Soccer America, landing at No. 9 in the publication’s weekly rankings.
After falling to Coastal Carolina in its first of two straight games against ranked opponents, South Carolina men’s soccer will look to right the ship against No. 12 St. John’s when the team heads to New York City Friday. While a 700-mile road trip to play a top-20 team may seem like a daunting task, coach Mark Berson says there is a method to the madness when scheduling such an opponent.
The South Carolina men’s golf team finished in 10th place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate tournament Sunday at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga. The Gamecocks ended play Sunday with a three-round score of 888 ( 24). Will Starke, a sophomore from Chapin S.C., was the low scorer for the Gamecocks finishing two under par for three rounds. Starke recorded his second career top-five finish and carded a team best seven birdies in round three.
On Saturday against the Bulldogs, the South Carolina defense was exposed like it hasn’t been in quite some time. Over the past four or five years, the Gamecocks were developing a defense that was comparable to that of other top SEC teams, like Alabama and LSU.
South Carolina’s women’s soccer was back in action Sunday, defeating SMU 2-0 to remain undefeated. The Gamecock victory dropped SMU to .500, with three wins and as many losses.
South Carolina men’s soccer will face perhaps its toughest test of the season so far today as the team hits the road to take on No. 12 Coastal Carolina.
The Gamecock offense got off to a slow start in their match against High Point on Friday night, but they exploded with four second-half goals.
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