Rams Challenge Gamecocks in Historic Exhibition Game
Elijah Spaulding of the CIU Rams weaves his way through Gamecock traffic. (Photos by Seth Berry)
It’s a first. The СÖíÊÓƵ Rams men’s basketball team traveled across town to Colonial Life Arena to take on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. Despite only being a few miles from each other, it was the first meeting between the two schools.Ìý
And while CIU’s entire athletics program is only seven years old, the Rams held their own against the much larger established school. Read more about the game on the . Check out this by Ben Rutkowski capturing the excitment.Ìý
The matchup brought a great deal of media attention to CIU’s intercollegiate athletic program.
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