The last line of defense
By Tanner Abel | Feb. 17, 2014Gamecock fans should expect a variety of names to contribute in the outfield this season on the South Carolina baseball team.
Gamecock fans should expect a variety of names to contribute in the outfield this season on the South Carolina baseball team.
Entering Sunday with a three-stroke lead, the South Carolina women’s golf team had their sights set on being top dog at the Florida State Match-Up in Tallahassee.
After South Carolina sacrificed a 12-point second-half lead, sophomore Mindaugas Kacinas and freshman Sindarius Thornwell emerged to save the Gamecocks’ day, as they helped beat Alabama 67-66 on Saturday.
While the rest of Columbia was thawing out after an uncharacteristically icy week, the South Carolina baseball team was coming out of the gates hot with a three-game sweep of Bucknell to open the season.
With Sunday’s 73-57 victory over LSU in Baton Rouge, the first since Jan. 15, 1994, the South Carolina women’s basketball team earned its record-tying 11th SEC win of the season.
Baseball earns 2 dominant wins to open season After postponing Friday’s season opener due to unfavorable weather, the Gamecocks got their 2014 campaign underway with a doubleheader Saturday.
The South Carolina men’s basketball team has struggled this season, to say the least. With a 1-9 SEC record, the Gamecocks aren’t coming out of the league basement anytime soon, as has been the case the last few years.
When coach Frank Martin cleaned house leading up to the start of the current men’s basketball season, it was assumed that there would be some growing pains with a team of eight newcomers.
The South Carolina track and field team took part in the Armory Collegiate Invitational this past weekend in New York City. The No. 15 women’s team was particularly impressive, finishing third overall in a meet where more than 60 teams competed.
From an outsider’s perspective, Saturday’s equestrian meet between No. 1 South Carolina and No. 6 Georgia had a clear favorite, even if the meet was in Athens, Ga. The Gamecocks were the top-ranked team in the country and had won their last three matchups.
Fresh off a win just days before, the South Carolina women’s tennis increased its current win streak to three when it won both matchups Sunday in a doubleheader against Charleston Southern and Davidson.
The South Carolina softball team posted a 3-1 record in the Carolina Classic to kick off the 2014 season at Beckham Field.
Fans at the Colonial Life Arena got exactly what they expected Sunday afternoon as No. 6 South Carolina bested Arkansas 67-49 in a hard-fought, defensive struggle to stay atop the SEC.
Leading up to Saturday’s contest at Tennessee, men’s basketball coach Frank Martin was concerned that his young team would be outmatched by the Volunteers’ size and experience. And to his own chagrin, the coach was right.
Leading up to Saturday’s contest at Tennessee, men’s basketball coach Frank Martin was concerned that his young team would be outmatched by the Volunteers’ size and experience. And to his own chagrin, the coach was right.
The success of No. 6 South Carolina’s two towering centers has been documented throughout the season.
Bouncing around the bottom floor of the brand new softball stadium, laughing and chatting away, the women of South Carolina softball are full of new life and energy.