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The Statistical: South Carolina

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1 year ago

November 10, 2024

Five Factors

Five Factors	Vanderbilt	South Carolina
Five Factors	Vanderbilt	South Carolina
Plays	59	61
Total Yards	274	454
Yards Per Play	4.64	7.44
Rushing Attempts	26	41
Rushing Yards	118	216
Rushing YPP	4.54	5.27
Passing Attempts	33	20
Passing Yards	156	238
Passing YPP	4.73	11.90
Rushing Success Rate	42.31%	51.22%
Passing Success Rate	33.33%	65.00%
Success Rate	37.29%	55.74%
Avg. Field Position	28.4	25
PP40	2.33	5.60
Turnovers	1	1

Well, we knew Vanderbilt had been playing with fire over the past few weeks — starting around the Ball State game, the offense hasn’t really done a whole lot, relying on the defense to play bend-don’t-break ball and wait for the opponent to beat itself. When that formula runs into Beamerball, well, what you see above is the result.

Vanderbilt’s defense bent but didn’t break, holding South Carolina to a missed field goal attempt on its first drive. Then the defense broke and broke and broke as the Gamecocks simply refused to implode on their own — you know, as they do every time they play Vanderbilt. The offense, on the other hand, got very little going, and when it did get something going it couldn’t convert it into points, with two turnovers on downs in the second half and fumbling it right back to South Carolina after the Gamecocks gave them a free shot at the South Carolina 15.

(I will push back on Clark Lea’s reference to this game as a “three-phase ass-kicking,” though, if only to point out that Jesse Mirco did in fact have a good game punting the ball.)

Anyway, the losing streak to South Carolina is now at 16 years and it’s probably good that we have a bye week next week. Then comes LSU and Tennessee. Thankfully, we’re already bowl eligible so we can lose both of those and it not matter.

Individual Stats

Passing

Passing	Comp	Att	Comp %	Yds	TD	INT	Sacks	Yds Lost	Net Yds	Success Rate	YPP
Passing	Comp	Att	Comp %	Yds	TD	INT	Sacks	Yds Lost	Net Yds	Success Rate	YPP
Diego Pavia	16	31	51.61%	166	0	0	2	10	156	33.33%	4.7

Suffice to say, Diego Pavia did not have a good game passing the ball, with the South Carolina defensive line (which is very good) spending most of the day in the backfield. I am not sure Pavia has been sacked twice in a game in a while, which tells you how much pressure South Carolina was getting. There were also a surprising number of passes batted down.

Rushing

Rushing	Att	Yds	YPA	TD	Success Rate
Rushing	Att	Yds	YPA	TD	Success Rate
Diego Pavia	11	75	6.818181818	1	63.64%
Sedrick Alexander	10	30	3	0	30.00%
AJ Newberry	3	4	1.333333333	0	33.33%
Nate Johnson	1	7	7	0	0.00%
Moni Jones	1	2	2	0	0.00%

Pavia did break off a couple of big runs on scrambles, including a 17-yard run on 3rd and 8 for Vanderbilt’s only touchdown. The rest of the running game was… not effective. Nate Johnson had a late rushing attempt after Pavia went into the injury tent.

Receiving

Receiving	Targets	Catches	Yds	TD	Catch Rate	Yds/Target	Yds/Catch	Success Rate
Receiving	Targets	Catches	Yds	TD	Catch Rate	Yds/Target	Yds/Catch	Success Rate
Eli Stowers	7	4	41	0	57.14%	5.9	10.3	42.86%
Quincy Skinner	6	3	26	0	50.00%	4.3	8.7	33.33%
Junior Sherrill	6	3	23	0	50.00%	3.8	7.7	50.00%
Loic Fouonji	3	3	23	0	100.00%	7.7	7.7	33.33%
Richie Hoskins	3	2	20	0	66.67%	6.7	10.0	33.33%
Sedrick Alexander	3	1	33	0	33.33%	11.0	33.0	33.33%
AJ Newberry	1	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0	#DIV/0!	0.00%
Moni Jones	1	0	0	0	0.00%	0.0	#DIV/0!	0.00%

This is the most I can remember Loic Fouonji doing this season. Other than that, there isn’t much noteworthy here. A lot of the “targets” that weren’t catches were uncatchable balls where the official scorer was making his best guess who Pavia was throwing it to.

Defense

Aside from Miles Capers forcing a fumble, there were very few havoc plays on Saturday: Vanderbilt’s defense got just five tackles for loss and four pass breakups. Randon Fontenette and CJ Taylor tied for the team lead with seven total tackles. Maurice Hampton was playing a lot more than I can remember him playing before.

What’s Next

Vanderbilt has a week off before going to Death Valley to play LSU on November 23; game time and TV network are to be announced.

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South Carolina’s Raven Johnson carries her grandfather’s legacy into Sweet 16

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8 hours ago

March 26, 2026

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South Carolina’s Raven Johnson carries her grandfather’s legacy into Sweet 16

Alyssia Hamilton
| Special to USA TODAY

COLUMBIA, SC ― With the clock winding down and pressures of the Women’s NCAA Tournament rising, South Carolina senior guard Raven Johnson isn’t playing just to win. She plays in honor of a voice she can no longer hear – but that she still carries with her every time she steps onto the court.

That motivation was on full display Monday night, as the No. 1-seeded Gamecocks took down No. 9 USC to advance to the Sweet 16. Johnson earned her 1,000th career point ― what would prove to be her last point at Colonial Life Arena ― on a steal and fast-break layup that brought a roar from the crowd. The Gamecocks will face No. 4 Oklahoma Saturday in Sacramento, with another Elite Eight appearance on the line.

For Johnson, the moment symbolized something deeper – a career shaped by the memory of her late grandfather. Johnson’s family watched as she achieved the milestone, her mother, grandmother and twin brother. It was a full circle moment for a player whose journey took root in her grandparents’ home.

Her grandparents helped raise her and her twin brother, Richard Johnson. The family lived together and she often calls her grandmother “mother” and her grandfather “papa,” reflecting the impact they had on her upbringing.

“My grandparents did a really good job,” Johnson said. “We wouldn’t be playing sports if it wasn’t for them.”

The Boones introduced the twins to basketball through their church and spent countless hours training them, often pushing them past their limits. A sergeant first class in the Army Reserves, he supervised soldiers in his unit and brought that same discipline to his grandchildren on the court, being demanding, structured and determined.

“I remember being outside and he was training us and I thought it was so hard. I wanted to give up,” Johnson said. “I used to cry, and he would be like ‘You’re not going to cry in my face, and you’re not going to give up.’ It was little things like that that made me tough.”

The standard of grit, accountability and composure, is something Johnson carries today.

“She’s just a winner and she’s a great point guard,” said South Carolina senior guard Ta’Niya Latson, who also played with Johnson at Westlake High School in Atlanta. “When she’s confident, we’re confident. When she’s poised, we’re poised. It’s hard to have that type of personality and leadership on the court, but she carries it well.”

Rodrick Boone was diagnosed with stomach cancer in December 2012 and died in April 2013 while Johnson was at a tournament in New Orleans. She was 10 years old.

“I remember I shut down,” Johnson said. “My mind went blank. I was like ‘What?’ I thought he was untouchable.”

Months after her grandfather’s death, something shifted in her mindset.

“I think that’s my why,” Johnson said. “I keep going today because he is my why.”

As a child, Johnson didn’t even like basketball. She preferred T-ball and cheerleading and thought basketball wasn’t for girls, until she saw Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins and began to see herself differently.

“She was so pretty to me and I remember asking ‘Can I be girly and hoop?’” Johnson said.

She was the only girl on her recreational team, earning the nickname “Killer” for her defensive intensity alongside her brother, nicknamed “Thriller” for his offensive ability. The boys tested Johnson by playing physical and trying to push her out of the sport.

“I used to be cooking them out there a little bit, and I think they didn’t like that,” Johnson said.

She said the boys trying to make it hard on her actually made her tougher both physically and mentally.

Her grandmother, Connie Boone, said her grandfather would be proud of what Johnson has become.

“He might be crying but he would be happy about it,” her grandmother said. “You start them young, but you never know what the outcome is going to be.”

Johnson imagines the conversations she’d be having with her papa if he was still here.

“He would still be on my butt riding me, he’ll tell me maybe I need to fix something,” Johnson said. “He’ll be happy and I think he’ll be like ‘All right let’s get back to the drawing board. Let’s get ready for the next opponent.’”

She knows her papa is always watching, and she talks to him a lot at night.

“I just want to tell him that I’m going to keep pushing through even when it gets tough,” Johnson said. “He’s always telling me to push through because nobody cares. Nobody cares if you’re at your lowest, nobody cares.”

On Monday, fans chanted “Raven, Raven, Raven” as she walked off the court for the final time at Colonial Life Arena, Johnson’s moment was bigger than the scoreboard.

It was about diligence, progress and a promise kept.

With another game ahead and the possibility of a deeper tournament run, she isn’t finished. She continues to push and play for the voice that gave her a reason to begin.

Alyssia Hamilton is a student in the University of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute.

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Orleans County man faces peeping tom charge in South Carolina

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20 hours ago

March 25, 2026

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Orleans County man faces peeping tom charge in South Carolina

Rochester, N.Y. — An Orleans County man faces a peeping tom charge in South Carolina after a woman said he left an audio recording device in her home.

According to an incident report from the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, an officer responded to the home Jan. 24 for a report of a possible peeping tom or voyeurism incident. The victim told the officer she had been in a relationship with Nicolas Vagg from May-October 2024 and said he traveled from New York to visit her in 2024.

The woman told the officer she found a small black rectangular device in her bedroom. She later determined it was a recording device. She said she connected the device to her phone and found audio recordings captured during her time with Vagg, as well as others from her interactions with another man after she and Vagg broke up.

Vagg, 32, of Albion turned himself in Tuesday, according to the report. He was charged with sex/ peeping tom, eavesdropping or peeping.

Georgetown County Detention Center records indicate Vagg was initially held on $2,000 bond and released later Tuesday.

The victim received a no-contact order of protection, according to the incident report. Vagg’s next court date is scheduled for May 28.

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SC House passes boat tax relief bill; heads to Gov. McMaster’s office

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March 25, 2026

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SC House passes boat tax relief bill; heads to Gov. McMaster’s office

ANNAPOLIS, – MAY 07: Jospeh O’Conner launches his boat at Sandy Point State Park, on May 7, 2020 in Annapolis, Maryland. Governor Larry Hogan has relaxed the ban on outdoor activities, such as boating, tennis, camping, fishing, state park facilities will be open while the stay-at-home order is still in effect. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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