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Greene Street gate debate continues Brandon Waltz @BRANDONDWALTZ
The closure of the Greene Street gates is still a hot topic of debate in student senate. Resolutions to keep it open and closed have both been presented, but only one can pass. Sen. Brian Samples heads the effort to open the gates from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on weeknights. The major points on his side of the argument include the current lack of a connection between Greene and Bull streets and impeded traffic to Columbia residents and USC students. The resolution to open the gates also states, “There is no immediate safety concerns to students given the low speed limit, low pedestrian foot traffic during proposed open gate hours, high police presence and driving obstacles.” Senators Stacey Brown, Katherine Galang, Michael Norris, Jeremiah Parks, Courtland Thomas, Jeffrey Toler and Christopher Wolfe also helped introduce the resolution to open the gates. A rguments against opening the gates largely centered on student safety. Current freshman who are accustomed to closed gates and the potential for
drunk drivers traveling from Five Points through campus were the most prominent arguments, but many more were also discussed. Of the opinion that opening the gates could be dangerous, Sen. Lee Goble said, “Why in the world would we not do something where we can do something?” Goble, as well as senators Philip Allan, Tatiana Chin, Mackenzie Daly, Jonat han Holt, Mark us Johnson, Zachary K irby, Katherine LaWall and Grace Zimmermann introduced a r e s olut io n t o k e e p t he g at e s permanently closed. One of the arguments in favor of this resolution centers on preserving campus and look ing at its f ut ure potential. The thought of making Greene Street purely a student-focused space and giving it a chance to evolve into this role has gained support of those who want to keep the gates closed. A vote is scheduled for next week. Students are encouraged to share their opinions on this issue with their senators, who can be contacted through Carolina Concerns on the USC Student Government website.
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Music and dancing draws students to Greene Street for Hip Hop Wednesday.
Lauren Shirley @SURELYLAUREN
The rumble of bass could be heard all across campus. Any students who followed the sound found themselves at a thumping party on Greene Street: Hip Hop Wednesday. “Keep the hip-hop alive out there!” the DJ shouted to the students who had gathered in front of Russell House for the event. Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Hip Hop Wednesday draws a crowd monthly with its hip-hop music and offers the opportunity for students to network and learn about ways to get involved on campus. D r e s s e d i n a s a l m o n c olo r e d suit, Tony Breth, a first-year mass communications student, joined the ranks of dancers in the middle of the street, showing off dance moves that he picked up from his older brother. “I was walking by Russell House and I heard the music and I just couldn’t keep it in,” he said. “I didn’t even know it was Hip Hop Wednesday.” Although it was his first time at the event, Breth was certain that he would be making a repeat appearance in the future. “I have to come back now,” he said. “It was fun.” The env ironment was lively as members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity entertained t he crowd w it h t heir freestyle stepping. Jabari Clyburn, a member of the organization and a
fourth-year media arts student, loves the atmosphere of the event and hopes that more people will come out and join in the fun. “ I j u s t h o p e t h a t w e ’r e n o t misperceived about what we’re doing out here,” Clyburn said. “I wish we had the entire population coming out and supporting us in this because a lot of people listen to hip-hop these days.” Natarsha Bright, a second-year finance student, and Ja’Covia Johnson, a second-year criminal justice student, h a v e b e e n t o s e v e r a l H ip Ho p Wednesdays in their time at USC. “It’s about the dancing and hanging out,” Bright said. “It’s a little bit of both.” According to some of the students in attendance, Hip Hop Wednesday is a lot more than just hip-hop music and dancing in the middle of Greene Street. Partnering with other student organizations, university offices and community partners, the event drew a crowd in front of Russell House. “It’s great to spend time with other people at USC,” Johnson said. “The music, the people, I like that everybody comes out.” This month’s Hip Hop Wednesday was focused on teen dating violence and healthy relationships. The Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention and Prevention Office set up a booth on Greene Street and handed out pamphlets and informational brochures. “I just want to uphold the tradition,” Clyburn said.
Courtesy of Kristian Nairn
Kristian Nairn will be DJing with LiDDLE UGLEEz and Danny B Thursday night.
Erika Ryan @RIKA_RYAN
Ever yone k nows K ristian Nairn from his role as Hodor in t he series “Game of
T h rone s,” but t he y might not k now that he’s also a DJ. Na i r n is com i ng to Social Bar and Lounge in the Vista on
Thursday, Feb. 12 as part of his U.S. “Rave o f T h r o n e s ” t o u r, which he launched in late 2014. “ To m o r r o w n i g h t SEERAVEPAGE3
Students ‘Discover’ seminar opportunities Madeleine Collins and Krishna Thakker @THEGAMECOCK
Wednesday night marked the start of the first session of the Discover Seminar program. Discover is a four week not-forcredit program that is open to all undergraduate students at USC. The seminars help students form a plan for research, learn about funding
opportunities, how to network and how to showcase research. Every Wednesday, students involved in Discover meet to review topics that will help them jump-start their research. In the past, Magellan awardees who participated in Discover did research on cancer, the influence of SEEDISCOVERPAGE2
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South Carolina House passes bill banning abortion past 20 weeks The South Carolina House passed a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, The State reported. The legislation is based on pro-life supporters’ claims that a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks, though this fact is disputed within the medical community. Abortion is legal in South Carolina through 24 weeks. The only exception is when the mother’s life is at risk. Those who are against the legislation argue that some life threatening abnormalities cannot be detected until after 20 weeks and that late abortions are often the result of complications. If passed by the South Carolina Senate, doctors who perform abortions after 20 weeks would face up to three years in jail and fines between $2,000 to $10,000. Last year, a similar bill passed through the House only to fail in the Senate. — Madeleine Collins, News Editor
3 students killed by neighbor in Chapel Hill, North Carolina Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad AbuSalha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were killed by neighbor Craig Stephen Hicks, The State reported. Barakat and Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha were married. Yusor and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were sisters. Barakat was a doctoral student at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Dentistry, where Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha planned to begin school soon. Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha was a student at N.C. State University. Chapel Hill police said that a parking dispute could have lead Hicks to shoot the three students. The women’s father, Dr. Mohammad Abu-Salha, thought that the execution style shooting was a hate crime because of their Muslim faith. The investigation has not been launched as a federal hate crime investigation yet. Hicks was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is being held in the county jail without bail. — Madeleine Collins, News Editor
Retired teacher of Greenville, South Carolina dies in car accident Mike Farmer, a retired physics teacher at Riverside High School, Greenville Technical College and the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, died at age 73 in a car crash, Greenville Online reported. Throughout his career, Farmer inspired his students, and some of them went on to become professors, engineers and brain surgeons. Farmer was well known for his passion for space and teaching, and was popular among his students. He was a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching and was a Greenville County Teacher of the Year. Farmer also won several awards from Discover Magazine and the National Science Teachers Association. Friends, family and colleagues say they remember Farmer as passionate and friendly. They say they will miss him greatly. — Madeleine Collins, News Editor
DISCOVERPAGE1 studying abroad the effects of sleep deprivation along with other topics. Riley Brady, a third year marine science st udent and Magellan Ambassador, said the Discovery Seminar program is a great resource to students who are unsure of how to being research. Brady v isit s Un iversit y 101 classes to explain the basics of
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Dick Nixon’s Tip Top Record Shop Sundays 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Every Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m., Dick Nixon’s Tip Top Record Shop provides Columbia with two hours of music that Dick Nixon probably condemned. We regularly feature different genres that had followings in the 1960s and 70s: pop, psych, soul, funk, folk, country and trusty rock n’ roll. Sometimes our show will concentrate on a particular movement in music, like krautrock, Girl Group fever or “Every Band Gram Parsons Was Part Of.” Other times we just play the hits as we know them. This playlist features a diverse handful of my favorite artists and recordings from about 1966-1975.
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Aesop Rock is an underground member of the rap scene, but an underrated, eloquent and experimental one.
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Not to be conf used w i t h A $ A P R o c k y, Aesop Rock is probably one of hip-hop’s most underrated artists. Aesop Ro c k i s n’t j u s t you r t ypical rapper—he’s a phenomenal wordsmith. Aesop Rock is one of the many eclectic, underground rappers signed to t he label R hy mesayers Entertainment. On top of that, he was previously signed to another label, Defi nitive Jux, the same label that EL-P of Run t he Je wel s i s s ig ne d u n d e r. C o m f o r t a b le being in the limelight, Aesop Rock has made eight solo albums since the early 2000s. A e s o p R o c k ’s o n e true defining feature is his colorful vocabulary — he should consider changing his stage name to Encyclopedia Brown. Aesop Rock doesn’t have the typical rhyme flow that most hip-hop artists do, but that’s okay because his lyrics are practically genius. Aesop is probably the nerdiest rapper out there — who
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else raps about “Little Shop of Horrors?” His music is chock-full of extended metaphors, heavily relying on word association. For example, “I bounce checks like a modern man/ sleep with one eye open while the other two drift together s p e c i me n s f r o m t he promised land” from the song “Bent Life” off the album “Labor Days.” According to a recent study, Aesop Rock has the largest vocabulary in hip-hop using over 7,000 unique words. Ok ay, so he k nows practically ever y SAT word that exists. Aesop Rock raps some peculiar a nd u nu s u a l s ubje c t matter. Apparently, not all hip-hop is littered with subjects like sex, d r ug s a nd mone y. A good example of t his wou ld be t he song “Fryerstarter” off of the album “Skelethon” which describes what goes on in a donut shop called “Bob’s Donuts” which Aesop has been known to frequent. It s not a l l f u n a nd games — Aesop Rock does make some pretty dark and macabre tunes
‘Awkward Moment’ Morgan Smith @MORETHANMORGAN
“That awkward moment when” is often repeated because it’s true — everyone is, at some point, awkward. For example: that awkward moment when you think you see your best friend walking down the street and wave at her, but it turns out to be somebody else. After recognizing that it is in fact not my best friend, I would break eye contact immediately and begin viciously swatting at the air around me as if some kind of poisonous insect was circling my head until the familiar stranger passes by me. But I look down at the five reactor cards in my hand, and there is nothing even close to this response. All I see is a collection of confident and pathetic reactions to embarrassing situations I could never think of doing in real life. And that is the point of the card game Awkward Moment. More specific than “Apple to Apples” and more PG than Cards Against Humanity, the gameplay is quite similar. There is no board, only cards, and no specific strategy to winning the game. The idea is definitely not original but the content is one of a kind. The moments and reactions are hilarious and extremely relatable. Everyone can recall a situation where they felt extremely awkward and had no way of going back to being the normal person people assumed you were, before your self-implosion. Awkward Moment is a card game for anywhere between three and eight players. Each player gets five reaction cards. These cards provide players with possible responses to the moment card, which poses a hypothetical situation that may or may not be realistic to which players must choose a response out of the five reaction cards.
as well. Songs like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “None Shall Pass” are abstract but c a l l at tent ion to c r it ic a l m at t er s l i k e p ol it ic a l c o r r up t io n and materialism. A not her t rack where t h is is appa rent is “Zodiacaccupuncture” off of one of his earlier a l b u m s “ Fa s t C a r s , Da nger, Fi re a nd K n i ve s .” “ T he h a nd cannons won’t ask ‘bout your zodiac boy.” W o r d s m i t h , p h i l o s o p h e r, A e s o p makes some poignant raps about clever outlooks on life like in t he t rack “Daylight,” “Life’s not a b----! Life is a beautiful woman/ you only call her a b--- because she won’t let you get that p----. Maybe she didn’t feel y’all shared any similar interests.” T he i n st r u ment a ls on his albums are also n o t i c e a b l e . Tr y i n g his hand at producing, Aesop once made a 45-minute composition for Nike. These talents are apparent in his work, as most of the beats are fresh with electronica influence. Aesop Rock doesn’t
always operate alone. H e ’s a l s o p a r t o f a hip-hop duo with Rob Son ic called “Hail Mary Mallon.” If you’re just getting into Aesop Rock, you might want to start out here. The instrumentals on their records are emphasized and well-thought-out, ma k i ng it ea sier to uncover Aesop Rock’s talents solo. In addition, they have recently released a new a l b u m , “ B e a s t i a r y,” which like Aesop’s solo work, contains a lot of conceptual tracks, as well as some fun ones. He also has been k now n to collaborate w it h ar t ist s t hat you would never expect, like singer Kimya Dawson, fel low r app er E L -P, and John Darnielle of the folk-punk band the Mountain Goats. Sure Aesop Rock has received a lot of flack for his sentence fragment, haiku-esque f low, but without a doubt he is talented in t he realm of p r o d u c t io n . He’s defi nitely worth a listen — a listen that will be an experience if nothing else.
But players can’t just choose any card that seems reasonable to them. The judge of that round must draw a Decider card, which provides a guideline for the reaction such as “easiest to do,” “most cowardly” or “most likely to end up in a disaster.” For example, even though in real life I would bounce back from awkwardly waving at a confused stranger by creating imaginary bugs, the decider card said “bravest” and this is the list of the cards in my hand: 1) Say nothing ... Awkward silence attack. 2) Teach them how to dougie. 3) Take a shower and drown in your tears. 4) Your accent isn’t fooling anybody. 5) Pretend your shoe is untied. Needless to say, I decided to teach that stranger who looked so much like my best friend how to dougie. My friends looked frantic as they shuffled their own cards to find a response that would impress the judge, but it took us a while to select our cards. Actually, we only ended up getting through four rounds of the game because we spent so much time sharing our own personal awkward situations and bonding over our combined awkwardness. The game was filled with PG questions about ripping your pants in public or wearing ugly clothing, but we also realized the game posed some serious questions about social issues and controversial topics such as bullying, racism, gender roles and bias. I was very impressed by some of my friend’s enlightened comments and reactions they would have to these awkward situations in real life despite the cards they were forced to choose under the decider card guidelines. At the end of the game, the person who has won the most number of rounds wins. Unfortunately, I didn’t win any of them. I guess my realistic reactions to awkward moments aren’t weird enough for this game. I recommend this game to creative people who have an open mind and like to crack jokes about their gracelessness. It is great for late nights for a group of friends, for kick-backs that seem to be going nowhere and very stimulating for college students who like to discuss, debate and decide our stance on topics that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find in a silly little card game.
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ISSUE Chapel Hill deals with deaths of students. OUR STANCE Colleges must stand together against violence. Chapel Hill, the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State Universit y are suffering through some of the same emotions we felt last week — sadness, confusion and anger. So ma ny of t he fact s of Tuesday’s events are different than what happened here last Thursday and some are st ill unclear. W hat is clear is that yet again a college campus, a communit y and a family are reeling from a tragedy. Just because a n event happens off campus and may be unrelated to the school doesn’t mean that students can brush off these horrible acts. Cherished members of these institutions
t hat ca n seem i ngly st r i ke anyone, we must embrace that concept of onene s s a nd t r y to t u r n t hat into a posit ive. Everyone should speak out and come together because it could “We feel compelled to comment, if have been anyone. We must only to say we stand united with all not forget, however, those who fell. We must celebrate them so college students especially in times they are not remembered as just like these.” anyone, but for all the qualities that made them who they were. We c a n n o t s p e a k o n ever y t h ing happen ing in b a c k g r o u nd s , b ut w e mu s t Chapel H il l — we do not all push back against acts of presume to know how deep the violence that tear people away pain is even after the events of and don’t give us t he chance last week in Columbia. But we to experience their greatness. feel compelled to comment, if College should be a collection only to say we stand united with of the best we have to offer, and all college students especially in it is good to see some of those times like these. qualities shine through in an It is heartening to see t he attempt to shut out the darker response coming from people part s of hu man it y t hat have who st udied wit h t hose lost. touched these campuses. As we said last week, we stand In the same way we may be strong when we stand together. fearful of violent reactionism are gone and we can offer our sympathy and perhaps empathy. We may st udy at dif ferent schools or come from different
Stewart leaves void in our hearts Ben Turner Third-year print journalism student
Jon Stewart’s announcement that he will leave “The Daily Show” by the end of the year has left many across the nation feeling verklempt. Verklempt, as Stewart could tell you, means emotional in Yiddish. Judaism and Jewish culture was just one of the subjects Stewart tackled over the years. But he became best known for sharp political and media commentary despite having no background in politics or news. It was these moments that won Stewart the most praise, but also the most criticism. Media personalities attacked Stewart for wanting to be a political player or media critic but retreating into the cloak of comedy whenever challenged. For my part, I see Stewart fitting into the grand tradition of political satire that has existed in America for hundreds of years. Stewart is the modern day Mark Twain — a man who excels in his field (writing for Twain, comedy for Stewart) but also ser ves as t he people’s champion by mocking the elites for their buffoonery. However, it remains to be seen if Stewart’s comedy will stand the test of time like Twain’s literature does. Over the last 16 years, Stewart has taken on CNN, CNBC, FOX News and other personalities and out lets. He’s also proven to be good at inform ing his audience while entertaining,
leading some to suggest he join the news media he so often mocks. I would rather see Stewart continue in comedy than be stifled by a news desk. Others see Stewart following in the footsteps of Al Franken — going from comedy to political office. Stewart, despite his Washington D.C. rally and nuanced policy discussions with heads of state and congressman, has maintained that he does not want to be a partisan member of the political process. Also, while I have no doubt he could win office in New York or New Jersey, I wonder if Stewart would be happy and productive dealing with bureaucratic nonsense all day long. In the short term, Stewart will probably become a director if his recent fi lm “Rosewater” is any indication. Beyond the question of his future, however, is the question of who will take over “The Daily Show” anchor chair. Few of our generat ion remember t he f irst anchor Craig Kilborn. Kilborn came to the show from “SportsCenter” and left to take the 12:30 timeslot on CBS. While Kilborn left almost no legacy, Stewart has built a late-night f ranchise on par w it h “The Tonight Show” if not in viewers in social consciousness. His shoes will be hard to fi ll, as the show has come to be both a source of news and comedy. Will there be another great satirist ready to step into the breach and continue doing Stewart’s work? Hopefully, otherwise we will lose a valuable commodity in American media.
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As our campus mourns the loss of a beloved professor, I can’t help but to reflect upon a thought that passed through my mind last Thursday afternoon. As I anxiously waited in my apartment watching news reports of the unfolding tragedy, I updated my roommate on the situation by saying “he’s still inside.” A few minutes later a TV reporter also referred to the shooter as “he.” We know now that the shooter was female, so why did the reporter and I automatically assume the perpetrator was male? Did you think the same thing? If so, it turns out statistics may have influenced us. Studies show that 97 percent of school shooters are male and if you include all mass killings the number sits at 94 percent. As school shootings have become increasingly common the past two decades, why has our nation not addressed or even mentioned this glaring fact? Jackson Katz of the Huffi ngton Post notes that after tragedies “we turn on the TV and watch the same predictable conversations about guns and mental illness, with only an occasional mention that the overwhelming majority of these types of crimes are committed by men — usually white men.” Katz continues, “the key difference is that because men represent the dominant gender, their gender is rendered invisible in the discourse about violence. So much of the commentary about school shootings, including the one at Sandy Hook Elementary, focuses on ‘people’ who have problems, ‘individuals’ who suffer from depression, and ‘shooters’ whose motives remain obtuse.” “When opinion leaders start talking about the men who commit these rampages, and ask questions like: ‘why is it almost always men who do these horrible things?’ and then follow that up, we will have a much better chance of finding workable solutions to the outrageous level of violence in our society.” While what occurred on our campus doesn’t fit the norm, it gives us a chance to reflect on the numbers and start conversations in our community. We can’t keep having events like this, so we must think about past tragedies from all angles — weapons used, mental health, race and gender — to come up with viable solutions. — Erin Steiner, fourth-year political science and women’s and gender studies student
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Gamecocks return home for LSU matchup
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The Gamecocks and the Tigers met earlier in the season at the Peta Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge where South Carolina ran away with a 75-51 victory.
Kelli Caldwell @TDG_SPORTS
Returning home after its first loss of t he year against No. 2 Connecticut, No. 1 South Carolina (22-1, 10-0 SEC) will take on the LSU Tigers (14-9, 8-3 SEC) in the Colonial Life Arena Thursday night at 7 p.m. The fi rst time these two teams met t h is season was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where South Ca rol i n a won w it hout muc h trouble, 75-51. Following their 25-point loss to the Huskies, the Gamecocks will look to bounce back with a win, even though South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said that she wasn’t displeased with her team’s effort up in Storrs. “We got beat by a really good basketball team,” Staley said. “But I thought the effort was there.” Although many see Connecticut a s t he t ou g he s t t e a m S out h Carolina will most likely face all season, Staley gave credit to the SEC, say ing, “We play in t he toughest conference of America.”
Overall, South Carolina finished with 17 turnovers as a team in t he loss to Con nect ic ut. The Gamecocks struggled to shoot the ball well, but senior forward Aleighsa Welch showed dominance on the court, finishing with 17 points. Welch realizes the mistakes that she and her teammates made on the road, but said that they just have to carry on and not worry about what’s happened in the past. “At the end of the day they made plays. We have to evaluate our film and evaluate ourselves and we have to move on,” Welch said. After the game, both Welch and Staley were adamant when saying that they would like to face head coach Geno Auriemma’s team again in March and Staley believes that her Gamecocks haven’t hit their ceiling yet. “I don’t think we’ve peaked yet,” Staley said. “I don’t think we’ve played our best basketball yet.” A s f or L S U, t he T i g e r s recently beat A labama at home 51-39. Coming off a victory, LSU is looking for better play in its second go-around versus the Gamecocks.
Sophomore g u a rd R a ig y ne Moncrief and junior guard Danielle Ballard each scored 11 points each for LSU in the win over Alabama. Ballard leads LSU with 13.8 points per game this season. As for the Gamecocks, junior g u a rd Ti f f a ny M itc hel l , t he reigning SEC player of the year, is averaging 14.9 points per game. One key difference bet ween S out h C a r ol i n a a nd L S U i s of fensive product ion. The Gamecocks average 77.3 points per game while LSU puts up only 63.8 points per contest on average, but anything can happen over the course of a game. Staley is confident in her team, but knows LSU has well-rounded players along with a developed team and that South Carolina expects to just walk in and win. “ We h a v e a t e a m’s t h a t ’s extremely focused,” Staley said. “We will be dejected for the next 24 hours then we’ve got to move on and we’ve got to play this LSU team that’s been playing really well.”
No victory found on field
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South Carolina’s softball team left 12 runners on base and for the team as a whole struck out 11 times at bat.
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It was a rough home opener for the South Carolina Gamecocks, as they fell to the Golden Knights from UCF, 4-1, putting their record at 4-2 on the season. Senior pitcher Julie Sarratt was credited with the loss, and falls to 2-2 on the season. She finished the game pitching 2.2 innings, and recorded three strikeouts. A fter an abysmal f irst inning, in which the Gamecocks let up four runs and five consecutive hits to the first five batters, they held UCF scoreless for the remainder of the game, but only managed to score one run courtesy of an RBI fielder’s choice from junior outfielder Alaynie Page in the sixth inning. South Carolina was only able to muster up five hits today, and loaded up the bases on three different occasions, but was only able to score one run. South Carolina left 12 runners on base, and struck out 11 times, four of those from looking. Gamecock hits were recorded from Page, senior outfielder Kristen Struett, junior third-baseman Jordan Bizzell and freshman shortstop Krystan White.
UCF’s starter junior pitcher Shelby Turnier who was ranked in the top 15 in the NCAA in ERA and strikeouts per seven innings last season, moved her record to 3-0 by tossing a complete game and striking out 11 South Carolina batters, while also giving up five hits and six walks, as the Golden Knights remain undefeated on the season at 5-0. A few of the only bright spots for the Gamecocks came from White who went 2-2 in her first two at-bats as a Gamecock, and from sophomore pitcher Nickie Blue who pitched a strong 4.1 innings, giving up only one hit, a walk and striking out three. UCF’s third basemen Farrah Sullivan was the only Golden Knight today who recorded multiple hits, as she batted 2-3 from the plate. UCF travels down to Florida this weekend as they participate in the NTC Spring Games. For South Carolina, they host the Gamecock Invitational this upcoming weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium and Beckham Field on Friday at 3 p.m. vs. Presbyterian. It continues Saturday vs. the Tar Heels of North Carolina at 3 p.m. and finishes up against Appalachian State and College of Charleston at 12:30 and 3 p.m.
Women’s golf to tee off spring season Will Helms @WILL_HELMS
The Gamecock women’s golf team ended the fall season with the best ranking in school history of No. 1 in the country in the GOLFSTAT rankings. A month later, the team was dealt a blow when freshman phenomenon Nanna Madsen announced she would forgo the rest of her eligibility to turn pro. The Denmark native placed in the top 10 in all of the team’s four fall tournaments, and she also ended her college career as the No. 3 player in the nation. This is a big loss to the South Carolina women’s golf team to say the least. However, Madsen isn’t the only big-time player to contribute to the team. Senior Justine Dreher fi nished her fall with a second place finish at the Dixie Amateur. The No. 14 player in the country had a strong fall that helped lead the Gamecocks to two wins out of four. The French golfer also won the first tournament of her career. Junior Mary Fran Hillow also ended her fall season by shooting a tournament record 65 on the final day of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hillow played well all fall and looks to keep up the strong play heading into the longer spring schedule. The Gamecocks begin play this weekend at the Florida State Match-Up. Last season, South Carolina scored a win over two top 10 fi nishers. A win over the 12-team field this year would be a great confidence boost going forward. The field consists of four of the top 25 teams in terms of scoring average. No. 8 Mississippi State will be a team to keep an eye on. The team contains the No. 8 and No. 9 players in the country according the Golfweek, and finished sixth in last year’s NCAA championship tournament. The three-day tournament will be hosted by Florida State at Tallahassee’s Southwood Golf Course. Last year, the Gamecocks set the tournament scoring record at 871 and sophomore Katelyn Dambaugh set the second best single round mark with a Sunday 67 (-5). The Gamecocks have four tournaments before the SEC Championship in April, but the Florida State Match-up is the only one in February. The next competition for South Carolina will not be until the weekend of March 6 when they host the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. The team hopes to top last year’s school record fi nish of 13th in the nation. The team fi nished 2nd in both the SEC Championship and NCAA East Regional before faltering a bit on the fi rst day of the NCAA tournament, shooting a 301 (+201). For most tournaments, teams choose five players that will factor into the scoring. Like many teams, head coach Kalen Harris likes to rotate her starters based on factors such as the course, tournament and whether a player is on a hot or cold streak. Harris has not announced a starting five yet for this weekend, though her lineup may remain somewhat constant based on this weekend’s results.