Good morning — and what a sweet Monday it is! This coast-to-coast play from MiLaysia Fulwiley still has our jaws on the floor.

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

✈️ Next stop: Albany
🧹 Grab the brooms
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Changing Expectations: Chapter 7: South Carolina men’s basketball set out on a key mission this season: change expectations. After finishing with the most regular season wins in program history and returning to March Madness for the first time in seven years, we’re already counting down the days until next season tips off. Expectations have changed in Columbia.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Next Stop: Albany. Coach Staley and the Gamecocks are heading back to the Sweet 16! South Carolina dominated eighth-seeded UNC, 88-41, yesterday afternoon to advance. MiLaysia Fulwiley paved the way for Gamecock women’s hoops with 20 points and nine rebounds while Kamilla Cardoso (12), Chloe Kitts (12), Tessa Johnson (11), and Ashlyn Watkins (11) all finished in double digits. Nine different Gamecocks found the scoresheet in the win.

After the game, UNC coach Courtney Banghart had some kind words for our incredible fanbase. We’ll see y’all in Albany, FAMS!

🔼 Dove Right In. The NCAA Championships are in the books for South Carolina women’s swimming, and two Gamecocks are coming back to Columbia with All-American honorable mentions. Sophomore Amy Riordan finished 15th overall in the 200 back, while junior Greta Pelzek finished 10th overall in the 200 fly. The duo became the first Gamecock women’s swimmers to earn All-American honors since 2020.

🔼 Get Set, Go. The Weems Baskin Invitational was good to the Gamecocks over the weekend as South Carolina Track & Field finished Saturday’s slate with 12 wins and two new program records. Cynteria James set a program record in the women’s 100-meter sprint, clocking in at 11.01, while Anthony
Greenhow’s 10.01 time in the 100m prelims set a Gamecock record and is the fastest time not just in the NCAA, but in the world. Full results here.

🔼 Grab The Brooms. South Carolina wrapped up a dominant first SEC home weekend series with a sweep against No. 3 Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks won 8-4, then 8-3 during Saturday’s doubleheader behind sharp pitching and hot bats, and then went ahead and followed that up with a 10-2 win on Sunday to close out the sweep.

Freshman Tyler Pitzer delivered 6.1 scoreless innings on the mound, giving up three hits and one walk while striking out nine in his first career start on Sunday. Ethan Petry continued his on-base streak, reaching base in 34 straight games dating back to last season.

Here’s a quick round-up of our favorite highlights from the huge weekend sweep:

• Garrett Gainey took an early lead for most energetic celebration of the season so far. Bring this kind of energy into your Monday morning and you can’t go wrong.

• Cole Messina gets the Gamecocks to double-digit runs on Sunday

• Dylan Brewer’s homer game stayed hot

• Kennedy Jones’ moon shot traveled 411 feet for his fourth homer of the season

• Gavin Casas belted his third home run of the season

• Tyler Pitzer’s eighth K of his first career start

• Ethan Petry gets the Sunday scoring started

• GamecockCentral profiled Eli Jones, writing that he “continues to prove why he’s the ace on staff.”

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Sweet 16. South Carolina women’s basketball is on to the Sweet 16! Who did the Gamecocks beat in last season’s Sweet 16 game? Bonus point if you recall who they beat in the Elite 8, too!

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Tuesday 3/26

⚾ Baseball vs. Presbyterian @ 6:30pm ET on SEC Network+

Wednesday 3/27 - Saturday 3/30

🏊 Swimming & Diving @ Men’s NCAA Championships (Indianapolis, IN)

Wednesday 3/27

🥎 Softball vs. Charleston Southern (DH) @ 3:00pm ET on SEC Network+

🥎 Softball vs. Charleston Southern (DH) @ 5:30pm ET on SEC Network+

Thursday 3/28

🏃 Track & Field @ Raleigh Relays (Raleigh, NC)

⚾ Baseball @ Alabama @ 8:00pm ET on SEC Network

Friday 3/29 - Saturday 3/30

🐎 Equestrian at the SEC Tournament (College Station, TX)

🏃 Track & Field @ Florida Relays (Gainesville, FL)

Friday 3/29

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Georgia @ 5:00pm ET | Live Stats

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Ole Miss @ 5:00pm ET | Live Stats

⚾ Baseball @ Alabama @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+

🥎 Softball @ Ole Miss @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+

Saturday 3/30

⚾ Baseball @ Alabama @ 2:00pm ET on SEC Network+

⚽ Men’s Soccer @ Garnder-Webb (Exhibition) @ 3:00pm ET

🥎 Softball @ Ole Miss @ 4:00pm ET on SEC Network+

Sunday 3/31

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Mississippi State @ 11:00am ET | Live Stats

🥎 Softball @ Ole Miss @ 12:00pm ET on SEC Network

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Tennessee @ 1:00pm ET | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: South Carolina took down UCLA, 59-43, in the Sweet 16, then beat Maryland, 86-75, in the Elite 8.

🤙 Have a good Monday, y’all.