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Sports__ Volleyball starts StL play by David Cloninger Assistant Sports Editor The South Carolina volleyball team will start its South eastern Conference schedule this weekend as the Gamecocks play host to Kentucky and Tennessee at the Volleyball Com £ petition Facility. USC (6-4) has exhibited strong performances this season, beating Florida State on its home court and winning two tour naments. However, the team fell to Michigan last weekend in a disappointing effort after leading the Wolverines 2-0. Kentucky, who finished 16-14 last year, split the season se ries with USC in 1998 and is also starting its SEC schedule Fri day night. The Lady Wildcats are led by All-SEC performer Jaclyn Homan and Katie Eiserman, but are still learning the new system set by second-year coach Jona Braden. The Wildcat recruiting class features three high-profile players in Kristen Bait, Aleisha Craven and Elizabeth McCaslin. The three have already seen significant playing time this year. Tennessee, 19-10 in 1998, were dominated by the Game cocks last year. Coach Rob Patrick watched the Lady Vols get r . .. _ 1 . beaten twice by USC and is looking for some payback. The Volunteers are led by Adana Wilson, who made sec ond-team All-SEC in 1998. Also contributing will be sopho more Erica Lear, who turned heads her freshman year by fin ishing third in the conference in assists. USC, coming off of Coach Kim Christopher’s 300th ca reer win, will be led by sophomore Cally Plummer. Plummer has been a consistent scoring force since returning from a shoul der injury suffered in the preseason. Senior Crystal Moore will be helping out also, trying to duplicate an all-tournament per formance last weekend. Carolina freshman setter Sam Alban will be expected to continue her strong performances this season, as she leads her team to the strong offensive force it has shown in 1999. Also, freshman Bema Dwyer has been a threat, starting the majori ty of USC’s matches this season. They will be joined by an other freshman, Megan Hosp. USC and Kentucky will play at 7 p.m. Friday, while Ten nessee and Carolina play at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Gamecocks will then go on the road for two matches against Arkansas and Louisiana State next weekend. Langston from page 8 They were running things, man. They * had the Devil beat, and they were heal ing lepers left and right. They had it to gether. I’d say in the spiritual realm, they have a good record. Does Holtz have the same loyalty from his players? Can he trust the fate of uicspuiiucu wvjnu wiui uic&cguys: nieica only so much one man can do with the corps of players this team has. Not to say the players are awful, but work is need ed in some of the crucial offensive spots. Holtz can only db so much. From there, it’s up to the players to improve their skills. It seems obvious his presence has not dazzled the players in the same manner it has the fans. 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