Coastal Carolina is a Football Championship Subdivision school, but its offense was not something to take lightly, putting up 45.5 points and a little over 500 yards per game before Saturday’s game at Williams-Brice Stadium. Those averages for the Chanticleers will dwindle after South Carolina handed them a 70-10 loss.
Although Saturday’s matchup with Coastal Carolina carries no significance in terms of standings, a South Carolina win would be much more than just that for senior quarterback Connor Shaw, as he looks to surpass Todd Ellis’ record for most wins in school history.
On the surface, No. 11 South Carolina’s meeting with Coastal Carolina looks like a break in the schedule between the end of SEC play and the annual battle with Clemson, but for a number of reasons, coach Steve Spurrier said he and his players have their eyes fixed straight ahead to Saturday’s game against the Chanticleers.
Another game, another blowout win for the South Carolina women’s basketball team. the No. 19/14 Gamecocks dispatched Clemson 68-43 Wednesday for South Carolina’s fifth 20-plus-point win in as many games this season.
Entering the final stretch of the season, the South Carolina volleyball team is looking to finish the year on a high note.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team will look to continue its dream season Thursday when the Gamecocks travel to Los Angeles to take on the Stanford Cardinal. The match is a second-round tie in the NCAA Tournament.
After opening the season with four consecutive home games, South Carolina women’s basketball is leaving the confines of Colonial Life Arena to embark on a three-game road trip.
Earlier this week, students got an email reminding us to request tickets for the remaining home games against Coastal Carolina and Clemson. In that same email, students were offered a chance to apply for discounted SEC Championship game tickets.
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.
The volleyball team had a tough go of it this past weekend, dropping matches against Alabama (3-0) and undefeated No. 6 Missouri (3-0). Despite not winning a single set against the Crimson Tide, coach Scott Swanson’s team showed they still have some fight in them after losing the first two sets by only two points against a group that, on paper, was supposed to win anyways. Juliette Thévenin had another career day, recording her eighth double-double of the season with 18 kills and 11 blocks. Dessaa Legros added another 10 kills while Jacgy Angermiller did her part at the net, tallying four blocks on the day.
It looked like South Carolina women’s basketball team would face its first test of the season Sunday against Seton Hall. But a sluggish first half for the Gamecocks gave way to the dominant showing fans are used to, as South Carolina went on to win 88-67.
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. Despite the no-call, the SEC Defensive Player of the Year stood up quickly, as did the rest of her teammates.
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.