ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Columbia for Tennessee-USC women’s game
ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Columbia.
South Carolina women’s basketball is set to be highlighted on the pregame show before the Gamecocks’ regular-season home finale against the Tennessee Lady Vols on Sunday, Feb. 20.
The show will begin at noon, with the game set to tip off at 1 p.m. on ABC. It will be the first time South Carolina has played on the network.
College Gameday’s trip to visit Dawn Staley’s USC will be its first time making an exclusive trip to a women’s basketball game in 11 years. The show has previously highlighted UConn in 2010 and Tennessee in 2011.
“With the highly-ranked Lady Vols and Gamecocks set to play this key conference matchup in one of the sport’s best atmospheres, this was a perfect opportunity to continue ESPN’s efforts to showcase women’s basketball with a special edition of College GameDay originating from Columbia,” Patricia Lowry, coordinating producer, women’s college basketball said in a release.
Doors to Colonial Life Arena will open at 11:30 a.m. for ticket holders to attend the pregame show. College GameDay will be hosted by Elle Duncan and feature analysts Carolyn Peck, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe and Andraya Carter.
College GameDay has previously made multiple trips to South Carolina for football games, most recently in 2014 for the Gamecocks’ matchup with the Missouri Tigers.
This story was originally published February 10, 2022 at 2:13 PM.
