Good morning. And Happy South Carolina Women’s Soccer Day to all who celebrate!

The Gamecocks are facing off against Duke in a top-15 exhibition match tonight at Stone Stadium—keep scrolling for all the details, including some helpful parking reminders.

What else are we tossing into today’s Brew ⤵️

⚽ Kicking off tonight vs. Duke
🏆 Be kind, rewind
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Keep building. South Carolina women’s soccer plays their first exhibition match of the season tonight as they keep the momentum going from last spring when their impressive run earned them an SEC Championship title and a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

Re-live the magic of last year—and go behind the scenes from their journey through the tourney on Gamecocks+ today!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Kicking Into High Gear. South Carolina women’s soccer will officially hit the pitch for the first time this season—facing off against Duke for an exhibition game tonight at 5:00pm ET in Stone Stadium. Both teams have been ranked in the top-15 for the preseason, with the Gamecocks coming in at No. 12 and the Blue Devils checking in at No. 4.

Admission to this game will be free.

Park That Thought: Gamecock fans will be able to utilize free parking in the grass lot located behind the Athletics Village Parking Garage (1300 Heyward Street) or overflow parking located at the Roost (201 South Marion). Fans will also have the option to park at any of the City of Columbia metered spots located around Stone Stadium, subject to fees required through the ParkMobile app. The Athletics Village Parking Garage will not be available for fans during the entire 2023 season, due to the university maintaining new ownership and operation of the garage.

🚘 Read more about parking around Stone Stadium this year.

🔥 Check out the new kits that South Carolina women’s soccer will be sporting this season.

🎟️ Get your season tickets today and upgrade to get this season’s limited edition soccer scarf.

🔼 Listen Up. South Carolina men’s soccer is right behind the women’s squad as they get their season started against NC State on Sunday evening at 6:00pm ET—and attendance to their match is free as well at Stone Stadium.

🎙️ Hear from Coach Tony Annan and freshman midfielder Mika Habel ahead of this weekend’s first exhibition match.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Be kind, rewind. It’s an all-soccer Brew today, so let’s keep things rolling for today’s trivia question.

We mentioned earlier that the women’s team made a deep run in last year’s NCAA Tournament, knocking off two squads before losing a close one to Duke.

Our question today—can you name the two teams that the Gamecocks beat?

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

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 8/10

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Duke (Exhibition) @ 5:00pm ET

Saturday 8/12

🏐 Women’s Volleyball’s Garnet & Black Scrimmage @ 2:00pm ET

Sunday 8/13

⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. NC State (Exhibition) @ 6:00pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Wake Forest and Harvard!

🤙 Have a good Thursday, y’all!