Good morning. Need a moment of zen to start your workweek? Here’s 30 seconds of slo-mo South Carolina swimming & diving highlights from over the weekend. Gamecock poetry in motion.

What else is swimming in today’s Brew? ⤵️

⚽️ A last-second winner for the ages
🏈 Success after the bye week
🤙 And much, much more

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It’s Homecoming Week and we’re rolling out the red garnet & black carpet for the Florida Gators. Get back in the game after the bye week with the first seven episodes of The Story—and catch up with our docuseries following South Carolina football all season long.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Five Seconds To Spare. Why win in the final minutes when you can do it in the final seconds? Ethan Dekel Daks scored with five seconds left to lift South Carolina men’s soccer to a 1-0 Sun Belt Conference victory over visiting Old Dominion.

How’d it go down? With 34 seconds left in the match, Dekel Daks drew a foul outside the 18-yard box. With the clock ticking down to the final seconds, Dekel Daks stepped up to take the free kick from 28 yards out. With five seconds left, he delivered for the Gamecocks with his third goal of the season to the upper right 90—sending the team and bench into a massive dog pile celebration.

🔼 How Sweep It Is. No. 8 South Carolina equestrian had its first road test of the season on Friday, sweeping the day over South Dakota State and Fresno State. The Gamecocks won 12-8 over the Jackrabbits, followed by a 12-4 victory over the Bulldogs. South Carolina now moves to a 4-0 start to the season.

🔼 Fight To The Finish. Gamecock volleyball dropped a tight five-set decision against No. 25 Auburn afternoon—losing a 2-1 set advantage with each of the three lost sets decided by the minimum two points. Four hitters finished with 10 or more kills for South Carolina, led by 15 from Kiune Fletcher and Riley Whitesides.

🔼 One On One. No. 13 South Carolina women’s soccer heads back home with a 1-1 draw against Missouri after facing the Tigers yesterday afternoon. Despite the draw, the Gamecocks remain undefeated in conference play so far this season.

After a scoreless first half, South Carolina turned things up in the second half, when Corinna Zullo capitalized on a deflected ball inside the six, passing it right through a Missouri defender’s legs to put South Carolina on top 1-0 in the 63rd minute. The goal was Zullo’s second of the season and 14th of her career.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Bounce back. After some much-needed rest this past weekend, South Carolina football is back on the field for Homecoming against Florida—which got us thinking about how the Gamecocks have performed after a bye week with Shane Beamer on the coaching staff.

In the six seasons that Shane Beamer has been with South Carolina, how many games have the Gamecocks won in the week immediately after the bye?

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

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday 10/9

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Jackson T. Stephens Cup

Tuesday 10/10

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Jackson T. Stephens Cup

Wednesday 10/11

⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Jackson T. Stephens Cup

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Georgia @ 6:00pm ET on ESPNU | Watch Live

Thursday 10/12

⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. West Virginia @ 7:00pm ET on ESPN+ | Watch Live

Friday 10/13

🐎 Equestrian at Georgia @ 2:00pm ET | Live Scoring

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Ole Miss @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network | Tickets Starting At $3 | Watch Live

Saturday 10/14

👟 Women’s Cross Country @ XC 23 Pre-Nationals

🏈 Football vs. Florida @ 3:30pm ET on SEC Network | Single Game Tickets | Watch Live

Sunday 10/15

🥎 Softball at Furman @ 2:00pm (Exhibition)

🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Texas A&M @ 3:00pm ET on SEC Network | Watch Live

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 5!

Fun Fact: Florida was also the game immediately after the bye week in Shane Beamer’s first year as head coach back in 2021. The Gamecocks won that game 40-17.

🤙 Have a great Monday, y’all.