 That day, 12,168 fans turned out to see the South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Tennessee Lady Vols.On November 22, 2002, the Lady Gamecocks opened the newly constructed Colonial Life Arena (then known as Carolina Center; the arena's deal with Unum was signed a year later) would be with $1 admission night, leading to a crowd 17,712 saw the Lady Gamecocks defeat the archrival Clemson Lady Tigers.The first sell out with 18,000 in attendance occurred on February 8, 2016 against the University of Connecticut Huskies in a match up of the two top ranked teams in the country.