Nov. 10, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina has earned the No. 4 seed in the 2013 Conference USA Tournament and will play No. 5 seed Tulsa on Wednesday, November 13, at 3 p.m. at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C. The Gamecocks fell to Tulsa 2-1 earlier in the season.
The Gamecocks (7-6-5, 4-2-3) are set to face Tulsa (9-5-3, 4-3-2) in the event’s opening contest. The Golden Hurricane is the reigning C-USA tournament champion and also won consecutive titles in 2007, 2008 and 2009. South Carolina also has a pair of tournament titles under its belt, winning 2005 and 2010. The Gamecocks were the team that halted the Tulsa four-peat in 2010 by defeating the Golden Hurricane, 1-0, in double overtime. The winner of Wednesday’s match will face top seed New Mexico on Friday at 5 p.m.
This year’s tournament, which features seven of the league’s 10 teams, begins Wednesday with three quarterfinal matches at 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Semifinals will be played Friday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The championship is set for Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m. and will be aired live on the CBS Sports Network. The first two days will be streamed through the C-USA All-Access package.
2013 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 13 (Quarterfinals)
Match 1 – (4) South Carolina vs. (5) Tulsa – 3 p.m.
Match 2 – (2) Old Dominion vs. (7) Kentucky – 5:30 p.m.
Match 3 – (3) UAB vs. (6) Charlotte – 8 p.m.
Friday, November 15 (Semifinals)
Match 4 – (1) New Mexico vs. Match 1 winner – 5 p.m.
Match 5 – Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 17 (Final)
Match 6 – Semifinal Winners – 1:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
All times are Eastern. All matches played at Charlotte’s Transamerica Field, Charlotte, N.C.
