Good Morning, Gamecocks! Get up! It’s game day at CLA!

What else is Brewin’?

🏀 Tourney time
⚾️ Baseball plays at Arkansas
🤙 And much more!

🎥 TAILGATE TALKS

Tailgate Talks: Joe Connolly Part 2 — It's time for round two with former Gamecock football strength coach, Joe Connolly! This time, we dive into the specifics of sports performance training with the 2024 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. What all goes into getting a college football team ready for play? How has training changed over the years? What is a wet fart in an astronaut suit, and how is that relevant? We answer it all.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Let’s March. The second-ranked Gamecock women’s basketball team starts their NCAA Tournament run today! They’ll host 16-seed Tennessee Tech at 4 p.m. on ESPN. The second quarter belongs to the Gamecocks this postseason, as they outscored opponents by an average of 13.3 points in the SEC Tournament. With a win, South Carolina would play No. 8-seed Utah or No. 9-seed Indiana on Sunday.

🏆 Tournament Central
🎥 Watch the hype video

🔺 Business Trip. Gamecock baseball is playing at No. 3 Arkansas for their first SEC road trip. Game one begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. All three games will stream on SEC Network+.

Weekend Rotation:

• Friday - Brandon Stone

• Saturday - Jake McCoy

• Sunday - Dylan Eskew

🔺 Weekend Festivities. There’s a top-15 matchup at Carolina Softball Stadium this weekend! The 11th-ranked Gamecocks will host No. 12 Texas Tech for a three-game series. Check out this 4 for $40 ticket, drink, and food bundle deal for Family Fun Night tonight at 6 p.m.! Tomorrow, fans will receive Gamecock softball friendship bracelets. Sunday features post-game autographs. All three games will stream on SEC Network+.

🔺 She’s The Best. Women’s golfer Maylis Lamoure has been named the SEC Golfer of the Week! It’s her second honor of the season. She went 3-0 in her matches at the Old Barnwell Derby Matchplay this week. She helped the Gamecocks to a runner-up finish with wins over No. 22 Duke and No. 12 Virginia.

🔺 World Stage. Three Gamecock runners will be competing at the 2025 Indoor World Championships in China this weekend! Former Gamecocks Anass Essayi will represent Morocco and Filip Demsar will represent Slovenia. Current Gamecock Jasauna Dennis will run the 4×400m relay for Jamaica.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

What is the Gamecock women’s basketball program record for games against ranked opponents?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 3/21

🏀 No. 2 Women’s Basketball vs. Tennessee Tech @ 4:00 p.m. | Tickets | ESPN
🎾 No. 21 Women’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma @ 5:00 p.m. | Watch
🥎 No. 9 Softball vs. Texas Tech @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+
🎾 No. 18 Men’s Tennis at LSU @ 6:00 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball at No. 3 Arkansas @ 7:30 p.m. | SECN+

Saturday 3/22

🎽 Track & Field hosts Weems Baskin Invitational
⚾️ Baseball at No. 3 Arkansas @ 3:00 p.m. | SECN+
🥎 No. 11 Softball vs. No. 12 Texas Tech @ 3:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Sunday 3/23

⛳️ Men’s Golf hosts Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
🥎 No. 11 Softball vs. No. 12 Texas Tech @ 12:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+
🎾 No. 21 Women’s Tennis vs. Arkansas @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. College of Charleston @ 1:00 p.m.
🎾 No. 18 Men’s Tennis at No. 20 Mississippi State @ 2:00 p.m. | Watch
⚾️ Baseball at No. 3 Arkansas @ 3:00 p.m. | SECN+

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 16

🤙 Have a great weekend, y’all