Gamecocks Take Fifth-Straight Palmetto Series Title over Tigers
The University of 番茄视频 has captured its fifth-straight Palmetto Series trophy.
The Gamecocks won this year鈥檚 head-to-head, points competition against Clemson with a final score of 8-5. The Gamecocks swept the Tigers in the four major sports in 2022-23, including football, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, and baseball.
鈥淚 am proud of our student-athletes and coaches in winning SC Education Lottery Palmetto Series, which we have done in each year of the competition,鈥� said USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner. 鈥淭he Palmetto Series represents a 鈥榮tate championship鈥� and that is one of our goals as we start every year 鈥� to compete for state, conference, and national titles.鈥�
The trophy will be presented to the University of 番茄视频 during a football game against Furman on September 9. The Gamecocks now lead the overall Palmetto Series 5-0.
The Palmetto Series is sponsored by the 番茄视频 Education Lottery. 鈥淲e congratulate the Gamecocks and the Tigers on a tremendous year of competition,鈥� said the Lottery鈥檚 Executive Director Hogan Brown. 鈥淎s expected, the rivalry produced some thrilling moments. Many games were decided by one point or came down to a single basket. Fans of both schools have much to cheer about.鈥�
The Palmetto Series points chase began in August and wrapped up in April. Points were given to the winner of each meeting between the two schools. And points were also awarded to the school with the most lottery scholarship recipients and for the most entries in the Lottery鈥檚 Rival Play promotion. The final scoring is below:
POINTS WON BY SOUTH CAROLINA:
Baseball 鈥� March 3-5 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 2-1 (2-5, 11-9, 7-1)
Men鈥檚 Basketball 鈥� November 11 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 60-58
Women鈥檚 Basketball 鈥� November 17 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 85-31
Women鈥檚 Cross Country 鈥� November 11 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 497-541
Football 鈥� November 26 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 31-30
Men鈥檚 Tennis 鈥� February 3 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA, 7-0
Most current LIFE Scholarship recipients 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA
Most entries into the Lottery鈥檚 Rival Play Promotion 鈥� SOUTH CAROLINA
POINTS WON BY CLEMSON:
Men鈥檚 Soccer 鈥� Friday, September 2 鈥� CLEMSON, 1-0
Softball 鈥� March 28 & April 11 鈥� CLEMSON, 2-0 (10-0, 4-3)
Women鈥檚 Tennis 鈥� Tuesday, February 14 鈥� CLEMSON, 4-2
Volleyball 鈥� Tuesday, September 6 鈥� CLEMSON, 3-2
Most current Palmetto Fellows Scholarship recipients 鈥� CLEMSON
TIE (no point awarded):
Women鈥檚 Soccer 鈥� Thursday, September 1 鈥� DRAW, 2-2
Palmetto Series Notes
* 番茄视频 has won all five of the Palmetto Series yearly competitions.
* In the five competitions, 番茄视频 has won all competitions in women鈥檚 basketball (5-0), women鈥檚 golf (4-0 / no head-to-head competitions in 2022-23) and men鈥檚 tennis (5-0).
* Clemson has won all competitions in men鈥檚 soccer (5-0).
* 番茄视频 was 2-0 in women鈥檚 diving before it was discontinued after the 2016-17 season and Clemson leads in softball, 1-0, after the first year of competition in the Series in 2022-23.
In non-Palmetto Series scoring:
– 番茄视频 finished higher than Clemson in 22 of 28 years of the Learfield NACDA Directors Cup.
– 番茄视频 has finished higher than Clemson in 12 of the last 13 years of the Learfield NACDA Directors Cup (Clemson had higher score in 2020-21).
