Good morning. Aliyah Boston is a true role model for girls everywhere. Our girl teamed up with the WNBA and NBA to support Lean In Girls in an epic mission to celebrate leadership on and off the court.

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏆 Fresh phenom
🌧️ Rain, rain, go away
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Have you watched The Follow: Season 2: Episode 1 yet? We’re deep-diving into what this year’s team is striving to accomplish. Spoiler: It’s all about Omaha.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fresh Phenom. JaMeesia Ford’s stellar freshman season has earned her recognition as the SEC Women’s Freshman Runner of the Year for the indoor season. The Track & Field superstar is the reigning 200-meter and 4×400 relay SEC Indoor Champion and is the seventh Gamecock in program history to earn the award. Ford and a handful of her fellow Gamecocks will hit the track this weekend in Boston for the NCAA Indoor Championship.

🔼 Moving & Shaking. Xavier Legette turned in a fantastic NFL Combine performance, and the league is taking note. PFF’s Trevor Sikkema took a look at the biggest movers after the Combine, and on Legette, he noted:

"Legette was one of the biggest risers during the season this year, as he went from being an afterthought in South Carolina’s passing attack to the guy the Gamecocks built their passing game around…His combine testing reaffirmed his exceptional athleticism at 221 pounds, as he posted a 4.39-second 40-yard dash and 40-inch vertical.”

🔼 Rain, rain, go away. Softball fans, if you were hoping to see yesterday afternoon’s clash with USC Upstate, we have good news - the postponed game has been rescheduled to May 1 at 6:00pm ET!

🔼 To The Finals. Six Gamecock swimmers are ready to hit the water at the women’s NCAA Swim & Dive Championships. Jordan Agliano, Nicholle Toh, Bella Pantano, Meaghan Harnish, Greta Pelzek, and Amy Riordan all posted individual qualifying times and will compete in Georgia from March 20-23. Meanwhile, Gamecock divers are gearing up for qualifiers this weekend in Athens.

🔼 Midweek Win. It was a rainy afternoon at Founders Park, but the Gamecocks picked up the win in a weather-shortened game yesterday. South Carolina baseball beat Davidson, 4-1, allowing just two hits and striking out 11. Tyler Pitzer, the game’s winning pitcher, fanned five in 3.1 innings of work, while Ty Good secured his first save of the season with four strikeouts in 1.2 innings.

As a whole, South Carolina’s pitching staff’s ERA this season now sits a 2.38, while Dylan Brewer leads the squad with 19 hits this season to compliment a .452 batting average.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Best Rookies. JaMeesia Ford is the fourth female to win the indoor SEC Freshman of the Year Award. Can you name any of the other three?

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

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Friday 3/8 - Saturday 3/9

🏃 Track & Field @ NCAA Indoor Championship (Boston, MA)

Friday 3/8 - Sunday 3/10

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ SEC Tournament (Greenville, SC)

Friday 3/8

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

🥎 Softball @ Texas A&M @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Live Stats

⚾ Baseball vs. Longwood @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Tickets

Saturday 3/9

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Tennessee Tech @ 11:00am ET

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Mississippi State @ 2:30pm ET on SEC Network

⚾ Baseball vs. Longwood @ 4:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Tickets  

🥎 Softball @ Texas A&M @ 5:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Live Stats

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. North Florida @ 5:00pm ET

Sunday 3/10 - Wednesday 3/13

🏊 Swimming & Diving (Dive Only) @ NCAA Zone B Diving (Athens, GA)

Sunday 3/10

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. New Orleans @ 11:00am ET

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

🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Georgia @ 1:00pm ET | Live Stats

⚾ Baseball vs. Longwood @ 1:30pm ET on SEC Network+ | Tickets  

🥎 Softball @ Texas A&M @ 2:00pm ET on SEC Network+ | Live Stats

🏖️ Beach Volleyball vs. Eastern Kentucky @ 5:00pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: LaShinda Demus (2002), Nadonnia Rodrigues (2009), and Erika Rucker (2012) all previously won indoor SEC Women’s Freshman Runner of the Year in the Garnet & Black.

🤙 Have a good Thursday, y’all.