The Southeastern Conference has postponed Thursday night's women's basketball game between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, until Friday because of winter weather. The decision Wednesday comes a day after a winter storm dropped about a foot of snow in parts of south Louisiana and made travel hazardous in subtropical communities that possess little in the way of snow-clearing equipment for roads and airports.
A major winter storm that has spread snow across Southern states this week, including the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana, has impacted multiple sporting events in the region.
The game, initially scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Colonial Life Arena, will now be played on Friday at 5 p.m. ESPN will broadcast the game as planned, but the “College GameDay” show will no longer be part of the broadcast.
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The game is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.
A frozen alligator was spotted in a pond on Cat Island, in South Carolina, on Wednesday. The National Service Office in nearby Charleston, S.C. reported 2-4 inches of snow fell over the region with temperatures that dropped to the mid-20s.
The No. 5 Tigers (20-0, 5-0 SEC) haven’t beaten South Carolina since 2012, which means their losing skid in the matchup now spans 12 seasons, two coaches and 16 games. Even under Mulkey, LSU is 0-4 against the Gamecocks, one of only two Division I teams with more wins than the Tigers over the last four seasons.
The Southeastern Conference has postponed Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Louisiana State and No. 2 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, until Friday.
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