COLUMBIA, SC (April
28, 2025) – The University of South Carolina has captured the 2024-25
Palmetto Series trophy.
The Gamecocks won this year’s head-to-head points
competition against Clemson by a final score of 7-4. The Gamecocks bested the
Tigers in football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s golf, volleyball, and
claimed the point for the most LIFE Scholarship recipients to bring the title
home to Columbia.
“Winning the Palmetto Series is a reflection of the
commitment and dedication displayed by our student-athletes,” said USC Athletics
Director Jeremiah Donati. “This achievement highlights the broad-based
success of our programs that we set as a goal to accomplish. I am
appreciative of the South Carolina Education Lottery for sponsoring the
Palmetto Series and look forward to the competition it brings for years to
come.”
The trophy will be presented to the University of South
Carolina during the football game against South Carolina State on September 6.
The Gamecocks now lead the overall Palmetto Series 6-1.
The Palmetto Series is sponsored by the South Carolina
Education Lottery.
“We congratulate the Gamecocks and the Tigers on a fantastic
year of competition,” said the Lottery’s Executive Director Dolly Garfield.
“Like a lot of South Carolinians, I eagerly anticipate these matchup, because
this great rivalry never disappoints. Fans of both institutions have much to
cheer about.”
The Palmetto Series points chase began in August and wrapped
up in May. 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’s Carolina vs.
Clemson promotion. The final scoring is below:
POINTS WON BY SOUTH
CAROLINA:
Men’s
Basketball –
December 17 – SOUTH CAROLINA, 91-88
OT
Women’s
Basketball –
November 20 – SOUTH CAROLINA, 77-45
Football
–
November 30 – SOUTH CAROLINA, 17-14
Women’s
Golf – Sept. 9-11, Sept., 20-22, Feb. 2-4 & Feb. 16-18 – SOUTH CAROLINA,
4-0
Volleyball
–September 20 – SOUTH CAROLINA, 3-0
Most current LIFE
Scholarship recipients – SOUTH CAROLINA
Most entries into the
Lottery’s Carolina vs. Clemson Promotion – SOUTH CAROLINA
POINTS WON BY CLEMSON:
Baseball
– February 28-March 2 – CLEMSON, 3-0 (3-5, 1-5, 2-8)
Men’s
Tennis – February 7 – CLEMSON, 7-0
Women’s
Tennis –February 11 – CLEMSON, 4-1
Most current Palmetto
Fellows Scholarship recipients – CLEMSON
TIE (no point awarded):
Cross
Country – October 5-18 – DRAW, 1-1
Men’s
Soccer –
August 30 – DRAW, 2-2
Women’s
Soccer –
September 5 – DRAW, 1-1
Softball
– March 25 & April 15 – DRAW, 1-1 (6-0,
2-1)
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