Gamecocks standouts Alaynie Page, Justine Dreher earn All-American honors

Two South Carolina student-athletes are now first-team All-Americans.

USC softball junior left fielder Alaynie Page became the first All-American under head coach Beverly Smith, earning first-team accolades from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

Senior Justine Dreher earned Women's Golf Coaches Association First-Team All-America honors. With the honor, Dreher becomes the third first-team All-American in program history.

Leading South Carolina in 12 offensive categories, Page blew away former Gamecock single-season records in home runs (15), home runs per game (0.25), total bases (157), slugging percentage (.805) and on-base percentage (.538) and had 12 other marks in USC's single-season top 15, with eight of those making the top five. Starting all 60 games, she reached base safely in all but three.

Page becomes the first Gamecock since 1999 to garner All-America accolades.

Dreher has been the undisputed leader of the Gamecocks this season and was ranked No. 6 in the GolfStat individual rankings entering the NCAA Championships. With her steady play and low rounds, Dreher led South Carolina with a 72.53 scoring average, the lowest single-season stroke average in school history.

Dreher posted five of her nine career top-five results in 12 postseason appearances and finished in the top 12 at all four of her SEC Championships.

This story was originally published May 27, 2015 at 5:31 PM with the headline "Gamecocks standouts Alaynie Page, Justine Dreher earn All-American honors."