Women's soccer enters homestretch
By Patrick Ingraham | Oct. 23, 2013The Vanderbilt Lady Commodores and No. 7 South Carolina will face off in a late season SEC matchup Friday night at 6 p.m.
The Vanderbilt Lady Commodores and No. 7 South Carolina will face off in a late season SEC matchup Friday night at 6 p.m.
It is no secret that the majority of the South Carolina men’s basketball team is made up of players who are fresh out of high school. But despite the team’s youthful nucleus, head coach Frank Martin is embracing the growing process of his younger players as he attempts to combat the learning curve.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team went back-to-back games without recording a win for the first time this season during their two game road trip this weekend. The Gamecocks lost 2-1 at Missouri on Friday night before drawing 1-1 at No. 24 Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon.
Many people were left scratching their heads after Tennessee kicker Michael Palardy kicked through the game-winning field goal against South Carolina this past Saturday, and for good reason.
South Carolina was able to salvage their weekend series by defeating Ole Miss on Sunday, but their loss to Mississippi State on Friday will serve as a constant reminder for the rest of the season not to take any team for granted.
For the third consecutive week, junior wide receiver Damiere Byrd caught a touchdown pass off a deep ball. He was responsible for South Carolina’s first score of the day, a 76-yard reception after beating one-on-one coverage once again.
Over the course of the first six games of the season, junior defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has faced many a double- or even triple-team.
South Carolina football has had consistency issues all year, but many fans thought that last week’s dominant showing at Arkansas would be a turning point in the season.
Arkansas @ No. 1 Alabama, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPN/WatchESPN Coming off its 48-7 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats, the Alabama Crimson Tide switches focus to an Arkansas team that suffered a 52-7 home loss to South Carolina last weekend. Alabama’s ground game destroyed a mediocre Kentucky defense last Saturday, accounting for five touchdowns from three different players.
No. 16 Texas Tech @ West Virginia, Sat. noon, Fox Sports 1 A pair of Big 12 teams face off Saturday. One of them is Texas Tech, led by first-year head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It is uncertain who will start for the Red Raiders this weekend, as freshman quarterback Baker Mayfield missed last weekend’s victory against Iowa State.
While the defensive line did not record a sack at Arkansas last weekend, it performed well, defensive line coach Deke Adams said. Adams said he saw progress in Saturday’s game, even though the unit still made some mistakes.
It is hard to complain about the South Carolina offense when it put up 52 points and more than 500 yards last week at Arkansas. However, coach Steve Spurrier is hoping there won’t be a letdown against Tennessee.
After a three game stretch that saw South Carolina earn a reputation for blowing leads late in games, last weekend’s 52-7 pummeling of Arkansas was just what the doctor ordered for the Gamecocks.
Through its first four meets of the season, No. 3 South Carolina jumped out to an early lead against its opponents. Against No. 1 Georgia on Friday, the Gamecocks did the same thing, jumping out to a 4-1 lead after the first event.
South Carolina dropped a couple of three-set decisions this weekend as they fell to Georgia on Friday and No. 15 Kentucky on Sunday.
The South Carolina women’s soccer team continues to impress this season, defeating Alabama 2-1 with a dramatic come-from-behind victory last Friday.
The South Carolina Athletics Department announced the finalists for the new men’s and women’s basketball student section names Thursday. They are “The Coop,” “Spur Section,” “Martin’s Maniacs,” “Cocky’s Crew,” “Spur Zone,” “Spur Squad” and “The Roost.”