Upper Dublin’s Price-Whitehead striving to break his national long jump record before joining Gamecocks
Jaden Price-Whitehead, who won the PIAA indoor state title in the long jump during his junior season at UDHS, is training to break his PR in the event before joining the South Carolina Gamecocks men’s track and field team.
No. 2 South Carolina recovers to beat No. 17 Wildcats 76-55
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 21 points and No. 2 South Carolina got back on track after its first Southeastern Conference loss in two seasons with a 76-55 victory over No. 17 Kentucky on Sunday. The Gamecocks (18-3, 13-1 SEC) had won 31 straight over league opponents before blowing a double-digit, second-half lead […]
Smiths lead No. 20 Missouri to 93-78 win over South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dru Smith hopes all of Missouri’s players-only meetings lead to this. Smith said the 20th-ranked Tigers met without coaches heading into Saturday’s game against South Carolina simply to make sure they were all of one mind heading down the season’s final stretch. Missouri certainly looked in synch, with Smith scoring 17 […]
Davis leads No. 21 Tennessee over No. 2 South Carolina
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rennia Davis scored all 24 of her points in the second half and No. 21 Tennessee beat second-ranked South Carolina 75-67 on Thursday night, ending the Gamecocks’ 31-game conference winning streak. The Lady Vols (13-5, 7-3 Southeastern Conference) came back from a double-digit deficit at halftime to beat the Gamecocks (17-3, […]
Bailey leads No. 19 Tennessee over South Carolina, 93-73
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Every time South Carolina made a move, Tennessee answered. Victor Bailey was a big part of the Volunteers’ response. Bailey connected on 7 of 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 93-73 victory over the Gamecocks on Wednesday night. The game was originally […]
No. 1 South Carolina gets 19 from Henderson to top LSU 66-59
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Destanni Henderson scored 19 points and Aliyah Boston added 12 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as No. 1 South Carolina beat LSU 66-59 on Sunday for its 31st straight Southeastern Conference victory. The Gamecocks (17-2, 12-0 SEC) haven’t lost in league play since falling to Arkansas in the SEC Tournament […]
Henderson, No. 1 South Carolina defeat Missouri 77-62
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Destanni Henderson knew the only way to overcome losing at No. 2 UConn — and she showed that Thursday night in the top-ranked Gamecocks’ bounce-back win over Missouri. Henderson scored seven of her 11 points in a decisive third-quarter run as her team pulled away from the Tigers 77-62 […]
Petty, No. 11 Alabama hold off South Carolina 81-78
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Petty Jr. scored 20 points and No. 11 Alabama held off South Carolina 81-78 on Tuesday night to bounce back from its first Southeastern Conference loss of the season. The Crimson Tide (16-5, 11-1 SEC) were off to their best league start in 65 years before falling to 10th-ranked Missouri […]
Bueckers leads No. 2 UConn over No. 1 South Carolina in OT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 31 points, including her team’s final 13, to lead No. 2 UConn to a 63-59 overtime victory Monday over top-ranked South Carolina. The freshman scored all of the Huskies’ nine points in overtime, including a 3-pointer that bounced high off the back of the rim before dropping in […]
South Carolina returns to top of women’s basketball poll
Coach Dawn Staley has South Carolina back where her team started the season: No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll. The Gamecocks regained the top spot on Monday, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Gamecocks will be tested right away; they visit No. 2 UConn on […]