Good morning. A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates are champions! These moments between Alaina and Coach Staley and A’ja and Coach Staley are tugging on our Gamecock heartstrings this morning.

What else is new in today’s Brew? ⤵️

👀 Keep watch
🌱 Planting seeds
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Mario Anderson had a stellar career at Newberry College, so why did South Carolina’s breakout running back put his name in the transfer portal? It was time, Anderson said, to take a chance on himself and his future success.

Dive deep into Anderson’s journey to the SEC, why he’s the team barber, and so much more in an all-new episode of The Story: Backfield Barber, streaming now only on GamecocksPlus!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Keep Watch. Sania Feagin is one of 20 named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award Preseason Watch List! Feagin has landed on the watch list three times during her career at South Carolina, and the junior is now shooting 60.0 percent from the field as a new season gets ready to start.

🔼 Coach’s Keys. Coach Beamer is back with this week’s keys to the game as South Carolina gears up to take on Missouri on the road.

🔼 Can’t Miss. South Carolina’s men’s basketball freshman Collin Murray-Boyles is ready to make a splash, and he’s landed on the national media radar ahead of a new season! Murray-Boyles checks in at No. 13 on The Athletic’s list of Top-20 Freshmen.

🔼 Talk About Him More. ESPN’s Field Yates says what we’ve all been thinking about Xavier Legette: the NFL world “needs to be talking about this dude a lot more.” Yates praises Legette for his ability to gain yards after the catch and his body control when making tough grabs.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Planting Seeds. Gamecock women’s basketball’s new season is creeping closer! How many times in program history has South Carolina earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament?

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

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

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: The Gamecocks have earned a No. 1 seed seven times.

🤙 Have a good Fri-yay, y’all.