South Carolina headed into Sunday needing to win one more match to guarantee its placement in the 2024 NCAA women’s soccer tournament. For much of the afternoon, it seemed like the Gamecocks would secure that automatic berth. But it ultimately was not their day on a rainy afternoon in Pensacola, where it fell 1-0 to No. 3 seed Texas in the SEC Tournament Championship. [GamecockCentral: $1 for 7 days and 50% off first year] South Carolina’s first two matches of the tournament were defined by slow starts. In the case of both the Gamecocks and their opponents, it took at least 10 minutes until a …