Bottle service: Coca-Cola is offering commemorative bottles celebrating USC’s title

They’ve got the trophy. In a few weeks, they’ll hoist the banner. And now, they’ve got the bottles.

On Tuesday morning, soft drink giant Coca-Cola unveiled special commemorative edition glass bottles celebrating South Carolina women’s basketball team’s 2017 national championship.

“Coca-Cola would like to wholeheartedly congratulate the University of South Carolina and its fans,” Aimee Cox, director of Sponsorship and Universities at Coca-Cola, said in a press release. “As another way to prepare for the upcoming season, Gamecock fans can pick up limited-edition bottles to celebrate the team and coach Dawn Staley bringing home a national title for the first time in program history.”

The glass bottles feature the Gamecocks’ national championship logo, the phrase “Forever to Thee” and the score 67-55, the final result from South Carolina’s championship game against Mississippi State this past April.

According to Coca-Cola, the bottles will be available starting this week in participating South Carolina stores in six packs.

The bottles come several months after Coke unveiled commemorative cans on April 11, a little more than a week after the championship game. At that time, Coca-Cola also offered limited-edition bottles marking the occasion for sale on its website. However, each bottle cost $5, and they are no longer available.

The Gamecocks host their first exhibition game of the 2017-2018 season on Nov. 3 against Coker, then open the regular season Nov. 10 against Alabama State. Both games will take place at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

This story was originally published October 24, 2017 at 9:31 AM with the headline "Bottle service: Coca-Cola is offering commemorative bottles celebrating USC’s title."