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Cock-A-Doodle Brew 9/17: Ball So Hard
South Carolina has most in WNBA Playoffs, men's soccer sweeps honors, and more!

Good Morning, Gamecocks! We’re less than 50 days from basketball season!
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🔺 FAMily Reunion. Fast Break Passes and G-Hive memberships for Gamecock women’s basketball are on sale now!
The Fast Break Pass is an add-on to a game ticket that allows ticket holders to beat the lines at the door and the concessions stands by entering CLA 30 minutes before doors open for all other ticket holders.
The G-Hive is a club that allows the most avid Gamecock fans to be even more involved and invested in the program. Members can receive selected team-issues t-shirts, giveaways, and other perks.

🔺 Ball So Hard. Men’s soccer’s Ethan Ballek was named the TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week and the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week! He scored three goals last week in wins over Winthrop and No. 11 UNCG. He also recorded an assist in each match.
Additionally, William Nilsson was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. He anchored the defense the limited Winthrop to zero shots in the first half and only one on goal for the entire match. He also helped keep UNCG without a shot on goal in the second half and only four shots on goal overall.

🔺 Great Eight. South Carolina leads NCAA schools with the most players in the WNBA Playoffs! Eight former Gamecocks are chasing a title — A’ja Wilson (Aces), Allisha Gray (Dream), Te-Hina Paopao (Dream), Aliyah Boston (Fever), Bree Hall (Fever), Zia Cooke (Storm), Tiffany Mitchell (Storm), Laeticia Amihere (Valkyries).

🔺 Fell Short. The men’s soccer team fell to North Florida 2-0 last night. Loic Sany Kong, Ethan Ballek, and Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez had shots on goal for the Gamecocks. South Carolina will host Georgia State to start conference play on Friday.
🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA
Today’s trivia question…
How many times has men’s soccer swept Sun Belt Conference honors this season?
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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD
Wednesday 9/17
⛳️ No. 12 Women’s Golf at Stephens Cup
Thursday 9/18
Friday 9/19
🎾 Men’s Tennis hosts Carolina Classic
🐎 Equestrian hosts Garnet & Black Scrimmage @ 2:00 p.m.
🎽 Cross Country at Adidas XC Challenge @ 5:55 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. USC Upstate @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Georgia State @ 7:00 p.m. | Tickets | ESPN+
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Twice!
🤙 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!