I'm beginning to think our
girls soccer team was overrated. 1-2 in league play now.
FROM USC:
COLUMBIA, SC – The No. 8 South Carolina women’s soccer team (6-2-3) fell to No. 20 Arkansas on Sunday, 0-1. The loss marks the second of the season, with both losses coming in conference play.
Junior Catherine Barry got things started, taking the first shot of the game 10 minutes in but was met by a save from Arkansas goalkeeper Grace Barbara. 5th year Samantha Chang followed suit less than two minutes later, but came off wide up top.
After three fouls and a yellow card on the Razorbacks, Ava Tankersley was able to find an opening in the back right corner of the net to put Arkansas up 1-0 on the Gamecocks in the 32nd minute of play.
Corinna Zullo put up another chance for South Carolina, but it was saved once more by Barbara.
Despite putting up five more shots in the second half and ending the game with an 8-5 advantage, the Gamecocks were unable to bounce back.
The Razorbacks received four yellow cards on the day including head coach Colby Hale. Barbara ended the game with five saves, and the team took two corners.
UP NEXT
South Carolina will stay at home to take on Florida, Friday Sept. 30 at 7:00 p.m. in Stone Stadium.
On the other hand the
men's team is playing much better.
FROM USC:
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina men’s soccer team won its Sun Belt Conference opener Saturday afternoon (Sept. 24) over Georgia Southern 1-0. The Gamecocks improve to 5-3-1 on the season and their first win as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
Carolina out-shot the Eagles 15-8 on the afternoon and held a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. In net for the Gamecocks, Ben Alexander earned his second shutout of the season with a pair of saves.
South Carolina was looking dominate in the first half, putting up 10 shots and holding possession for 67 percent of the half.
The Gamecocks continued the offensive pressure early in the second half, finally breaking through in the 58th minute. Adam Luckhurst blasted a shot from just outside the 18-yard box that the GSU keeper was able to make a diving save on. However, Cristiano Bruletti was right there to gather the rebound and burry it home for his second goal of the season.
The lone shot on goal allowed in the second half by the Gamecock defense came in the 70th minute, but Alexander was able to knock the shot over the crossbar.
South Carolina returns to action October 1 at 7 p.m. when it travels to West Virginia for a Sun Belt Conference match.
The
Volleyball team split a pair of matches with 12th ranked Florida.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina (7-5, 1-1 SEC) rallied from a 2-1 deficit to notch its first ranked win of the season, taking down No. 12 Florida (10-3, 2-1 SEC) in five sets on Sunday afternoon. The two sides traded blows all game, but the Gamecocks saved their best set of the weekend for the fifth. Riley Whitesides recorded four of her team-high 16 kills in the final frame and the Gamecock defense piled up a season-high 18 blocks against the Gators. The team continues its stretch of five games in eight days when it travels to Athens for a midweek matchup with Georgia on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The match with the Bulldogs will be a national broadcast on ESPNU. |