Men's soccer looks to finish strong
By Patrick Ingraham | Nov. 6, 2013Hoping to finish the season out strong, the South Carolina men’s soccer team will face Old Dominion Saturday in its regular season finale.
Hoping to finish the season out strong, the South Carolina men’s soccer team will face Old Dominion Saturday in its regular season finale.
The South Carolina men’s soccer team had a dramatic come-from-behind upset victory on the road against No. 10 UAB Sunday by a score of 4-3.
After holding a comfortable double-digit lead through the majority of the exhibition game against USC-Aiken, South Carolina met some adversity midway through the second half.
Tailback Mike Davis said he’s been thinking about a 1,000-yard season since before the Missouri game. On Saturday against Mississippi State, Davis finally got his wish, becoming the eighth player in South Carolina history to achieve such a milestone, recording 128 yards on 15 attempts against the Bulldogs.
Saturday’s 34-16 win over Mississippi State was a breakout defensive performance in terms of turnovers, as the Gamecocks forced five of them on the day against the Bulldogs.
Connor Shaw delivers many touchdowns, few yards in 34-16 victory
1. What did MSU learn from its first SEC win of the season against Kentucky? I’m sure there must be some momentum going into this week’s game at South Carolina after picking up that important first league win.
When senior quarterback Connor Shaw entered the game in the third quarter last weekend, more than just that single game turned around.
There has been nonstop chatter around Columbia about Connor Shaw’s performance in South Carolina’s victory last week against Missouri.
If you take away the 96-yard touchdown pass Missouri had Saturday against South Carolina, the Gamecock defense held the Tigers to 308 yards of offense and 17 points, a respectable number in the SEC.
South Carolina players admittedly did not expect to play a five-set match Wednesday night against Coastal Carolina. But, coming off an excruciating SEC stretch that saw the Gamecocks drop five out of their last six SEC matches, South Carolina needed a win in any form possible.
For the South Carolina women’s soccer team, there truly is no place like home. The Gamecocks (14-2-2, 7-2-1 SEC) have allowed just three goals in nine home games this season. Junior keeper Sabrina D’Angelo has posted six shutouts at home and has yet to give up multiple goals in any home game. South Carolina is a perfect 9-0 at Stone Stadium in 2013 and the team will return to its home grounds tonight to close out the season against Kentucky.
With just days until the South Carolina men’s basketball team plays its first exhibition match of the season, coach Frank Martinis still waiting for his team to mature.
This Sunday, the men’s soccer team will take the field for what will be their final away game of the season against arguably be their toughest opponent to date. The UAB Blazers, who come in sporting the highest-scoring offense in the country, have been a force to be reckoned with this season, ranking 10th in the latest NCAA Coaches poll. The Blazers have steam-rolled through the second half of their schedule, winning 8 of their last 9, with their sole loss coming in overtime to No. 20 Old Dominion.
After losing five of its last six matches, including its last two, the South Carolina volleyball team is in dire need of a break. In the past two weekends, the Gamecocks have given both Mississippi State and Tennessee their first SEC victories.
For reasons I have never understood, some people have had negative opinions of Connor Shaw. Throughout his career, I have heard people on campus and around South Carolina say that he runs too much and that he doesn’t make the right decisions.
It’s a time-tested adage of sports: Teams must play their best at the end of a season. So far, the South Carolina men’s soccer team has done just that, and it will need to continue as the postseason nears.