PHOTOS: Often Overlooked: Winter Sports Edition

Several club and college sports teams are often overlooked by fans amid the hype surrounding sports like football and basketball. While waving rally towels around in Williams-Brice Stadium or cheering on our top-ranking women’s basketball team may be a must for South Carolina sports fans, attendance is on the rise for smaller production sports like Cock Hockey.

With a highly competitive club sport like Cock Hockey and a variety of collegiate sports teams like South Carolina’s tennis, swim and dive and track teams, the university offers a large variety of entertaining matches and tournaments that sports fans can root for all winter long.

Senior IM swimmer Luke DeVore fires himself up before his race against the LSU Tigers on Oct. 8, 2022. The women’s swim and dive team won 161.5-138.5 while the men’s swim and dive team lost 143-157 against the LSU Tigers.

Junior Hayley Mason smiles with her teammates mid match during a swim meet against the LSU Tigers on Oct. 8, 2022. The women’s swim and dive team won 161.5-138.5 while the men’s swim and dive team lost 143-157

The South Carolina Cock Hockey players attempt to power past Georgia defenders during a match against the Georgia hockey team on Sept. 23, 2022. South Carolina defeated Georgia 3-1.

Sophomore Connor Thompson serves the ball at the Carolina Tennis Center on Sunday March 20, 2022. The Gamecocks defeated the Ole Miss Rebels 6-1.

Freshman Sarah Hamner serves during a singles match against Clemson on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. The Gamecocks won both matches of the doubleheader, beating Clemson 4-2, and Charleston Southern 6-1.

Members of the South Carolina track team compete in a distance event at the South Carolina Indoor Track & Field Complex during the Carolina Challenge tournament on Feb. 2, 2020. The South Carolina track and field team meets feature a variety of events including distance running, pole vault and high jumps.