Reliving the top 10 South Carolina Gamecocks sports moments of 2022

South Carolina Gamecocks have had a big year on the field, court and track.

South Carolina Gamecocks won the 2022 NCAA women's basketball championship. They beat UConn 64-49 in the championship game.

South Carolina football beat No. 8 Clemson 31-30 in the Palmetto Bowl on Nov. 26. The Gamecocks had lost seven consecutive games in this rivalry.

South Carolina's women's soccer team won the postseason conference title for the second time in four years. The team advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament and finished 15-4-5.

Aliyah Boston was named the consensus national player of the year. She was also named Naismith Defensive Player of Year. Boston won her third consecutive Lisa Leslie Center of The Year award.

South Carolina fans stormed the field after the team's win over No. 5 Tennessee in 2010. The hedges along the student section were reduced to sticks as fans tore off branches as souvenirs.

The South Carolina Gamecocks beat Clemson 60-58 on Nov. 11. Chico Carter scored 16 points.

Ashlyn Watkins won the dunk contest at the 2021 McDonald's All-American game. She became the ninth player in the history of college women's basketball to dunk.

Daniel Rodrigues and Connor Thomson won 18 games in a season and had the best winning percentage in the school history at 81.8%. They upset pairs from No. 8 Texas, No., 25 Stanford and No, 3 Baylor en route to the semifinals. They lost to No.: 2 Ohio State.

The Gamecocks' women's 4x400-meter relay team broke the school record and placed fifth at the NCAA championships. Stephanie Davis, Makenzie Dunmore, Angel Frank and Jahnile Registre earned first-team All-American honors.

GG Jackson is the highest-ranked recruit in program history. He reclassified from the class of 2023 to 2022 and was ranked the No. 6 recruit. Jackson originally committed to North Carolina, but he decommitted nine days later.