Good morning. Today, we’re remembering Tommy Moody for all of the lives he touched, and all he gave to South Carolina.

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Mario Anderson has had quite a journey to Columbia. This week’s episode of The Story dives deep into Super Mario’s path from playing high school ball to landing in the SEC. Plus, we’re finding out where he learned the skills that have him firmly entrenched as the team’s barber.

Settle in and join us this evening to get to know South Carolina’s breakout star running back a little bit better! It’s all on GamecocksPlus.com tonight at 8:00pm ET!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Super Mario. And speaking of Super Mario, Mario Anderson came to South Carolina as a 1,500-yard rusher at Newberry College, and the transfer running back knew he was ready for the bright lights of SEC football. Now, with 287 yards and two scores in his last three games, Anderson feels like he’s truly highlighting exactly what he came to Columbia to do.

“Just being able to have a nickname like that from people calling me Super Mario, I’m very blessed to be here,” Anderson said. “To be able to showcase my talents for everyone and just embrace what everyone is bringing to me and what I can bring to them. So I’m very happy and very lucky to be here and have that.”

🔼 They’re The Champs. The Las Vegas Aces are your back-to-back WNBA champions, and that means A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates are champions! The Aces won a back-and-forth Game 4 last night with A’ja posting 24 points and 16 rebounds in the title-clinching win. Check out some of our favorite moments from the game here, here, and here!

🔼 Showing Out. Xavier Legette continues to turn heads with his outstanding season! Legette was named a Midseason Second Team All-American by the Associated Press. Legette is second in the SEC and fourth in the nation with 119.3 receiving yards per game, putting him on pace for 1,432 yards this season.

🔼 Gold Glove. Congratulations to Christian Walker who was named a Gold Glove finalist this week! Walker, who won the award last season, had 150 hits, 33 homers, and 103 RBI in 582 plate appearances during the regular season.

🔼 Tip Time. The SEC Tip-Off is in the books for the Gamecocks and we’re bringing you the best highlights you might’ve missed as we get ready to start a new season of Gamecock men’s hoops:

• A full recap of what the Gamecocks did at the SEC Tip-Off

• “There are shooters on this team.”

• The Gamecocks are a more experienced team taking the court this season

• This promo video will get you hyped for the season

• Enjoy behind-the-scenes images from the SEC Tip-Off here and here

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All-Time Greats. We’re so ready for Gamecock men’s basketball to tip off! Can you name the top three scorers in program history?

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

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 10/19 - Monday 10/23

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA Carolina Regionals

Thursday 10/19

⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Texas A&M @ 8:00pm ET on SEC Network+

Friday 10/20 - Tuesday 10/24

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Carolina Regionals

Friday 10/20

🏊 Swimming and Diving @ Queens @ 4:00pm ET (swimming only)

🥎 Softball vs. Brunswick Community College @ 5:00pm ET (exhibition)

Saturday 10/21

🏈 Football @ Missouri @ 3:30pm ET on SEC Network 

Sunday 10/22

 🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers @ 1:00pm ET (exhibition)

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Georgia @ 2:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Tickets

🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ Auburn @ 2:00pm ET on SEC Network+

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. UCF @ 6:00pm ET on ESPN+ | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: BJ McKie, Alex English, and Sindarius Thornwell

McKie is the all-time leader in points scored for South Carolina men’s basketball with 2,119 points from 1996-99. English scored 1,972 points from 1973-76, and Thornwell tallied 1,941 from 2013-17.

🤙 Have a good Thursday, y’all.