The Gamecocks put in a solid performance at the East Coast 7s Tournament in Buena Vista, Virginia February 25, finishing 4-1 while showing flashes of great play.
USC broke out of the gate strong with runaway victories over Queens II 43-0 and Columbia II 40-0. The Gamecocks then bested Virginia Tech, a team that captured the NCR DI-AA national 15s championship in December, 10-5.
Their next opponent, D1-A Queens, kept the Gamecocks on their backfoot for much of the game and fairly coasted to a 24-7 win. Disappointed in the lop-sided loss, USC rebounded for a 21-14 overtime win against the host team, D1-A Southern Virginia 21-14 in the consolation game.
Officially, the Gamecocks finished third in the 12-team tournament. Queens defeated Va. Tech in the finals 22-10.
“There is no shame in losing to Queens,” said Coach John Roberts. “But we failed to play our best game with a chance to go onto the finals. I’m very proud of the way we bounced back to defeat a very physical Southern Virginia team. In all, it was good to play out of region and compete against some D1-A teams.”
The Gamecock B-side was scheduled to participate in the Georgia 7s Invitational. But that competition was cancelled early Saturday morning due to rain.
The Gamecocks are idle the next two weeks for Spring break. The program hosts the Gamecock Invitational March 18. Both A and B sides will compete.
Photos by Jesse Copeland
USC broke out of the gate strong with runaway victories over Queens II 43-0 and Columbia II 40-0. The Gamecocks then bested Virginia Tech, a team that captured the NCR DI-AA national 15s championship in December, 10-5.
Their next opponent, D1-A Queens, kept the Gamecocks on their backfoot for much of the game and fairly coasted to a 24-7 win. Disappointed in the lop-sided loss, USC rebounded for a 21-14 overtime win against the host team, D1-A Southern Virginia 21-14 in the consolation game.
Officially, the Gamecocks finished third in the 12-team tournament. Queens defeated Va. Tech in the finals 22-10.
“There is no shame in losing to Queens,” said Coach John Roberts. “But we failed to play our best game with a chance to go onto the finals. I’m very proud of the way we bounced back to defeat a very physical Southern Virginia team. In all, it was good to play out of region and compete against some D1-A teams.”
The Gamecock B-side was scheduled to participate in the Georgia 7s Invitational. But that competition was cancelled early Saturday morning due to rain.
The Gamecocks are idle the next two weeks for Spring break. The program hosts the Gamecock Invitational March 18. Both A and B sides will compete.
Photos by Jesse Copeland
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