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rl Swim rr By STEVE BULLARD Gamecock Sports Writer Eight members of USC's 1975return this fall for various persoi LACK OF STUDYING time, scholarship policies and being tii reasons given by the eight forme "Since I've been here, we gener the team members per year," he said. Gentry said the attrition rat ! reasons. ! He said swimmers have a rugi practicing all year and spending foi in the pool. Some swimmers find i their goals, the heavy training scholarship limitations have ma i average performers financial at swimmers, he said, just lose interei FORMER DIVER Clark Hare because of a scholarship differei (Gentry) was going to take my sch Lhe said I hadn't performed well," wwammmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmammammmmmmmmammm Big plays By RONNIE HUTCHEN Gamecock Staff Writer Even after compiling impressive statistics Saturday night, the most important edge USC had over Virginia in a 35-7 win was the ability to ignite the big play. i AiLUAtK CLARENCE WILLIAMS, who opened the second half with a 68-yard touchdown run, said that the offensive bursts by Carolina came at the right times. "I think the big plays gave us the momentum right at the times we needed it most," he said. "I think it probably took a lot out of Virginia when I came up with that long run at the beginning of the second half. Ti u ? i > x ney u piayea us pretty close until then. I'm sure it broke them some. 441 agree with the idea that a team can develop a dominance, or momentum with a big play early in each half." The specialty team was the first to contribute a big play as Zion McKinney returned the opening kickoff 56 yards to establish early momentum for Carolina. IJSCpassi another t By SALLY WILSON Asst. Sports Editor "Every game is a test for us Jim Carien said after USC's 35-7 night. "It's been that way for t VIRGINIA LED the Gameqocl ' second quarter, 7-6, but failed I and allowed Carolina 422 varHs n "We played well on defense on they spread us out with runs ar eventually they came up Virginia's head coach Dick Bes Carlen thought Carolina's t\ was good but should have been early in the game. "We should h< ball more in the first half," Carl play for USC came with more tha left in the second quarter when Logan caught a 45-yard pass froi Hon Bass for a touchdown. 4<nm /i *;?.? > iney iVirginia s six-man d forced us to do two things: g throw," Carlen said. Not one of half passes hit the ground as 10 to Gamecock receivers and tercepted, Carolina's sole tur r game. See CAKOl lers give took my ov improved i 76 swim team did not was USC's lal reasons. Gentry disagreements over disagreem ed of swimming were omer man r swimmers. thing." ally lose 27 per cent of Formers ad coach Alan Gentry not receivi e is caused by several swim," R0i did well en< ged training schedule, Robbins, I ur or more hours a day competitor f they are not reaching interest wl is worthless. NCAA ide it harder to give MIKE S d, Gentry said. Some academic r * have the ti 5ll,,l,,caiwu- Dean Ham said he left the team of swimmi rice with Gentry. "He "I didn't tolarship away because scholarshij Hare said. "But if you it would hi give USC t eWwwPMWt W%J^sB3Kf*< ^?HRSsh EHHhSIrEbI^ Scott Blackman "In a game like that, I think it adds a little more importance to the jobs like mine," McKinnev said. "When a game is sort of tight or the offense is being inconsistent, sometimes it'll take a big play by the offense or a specialty team to es HHB est mm head coach win Saturday wo years." j ks early in the to score again f total offense. ave thrown the ? en said. A key M / n four minutes efensive line) o outside and Bass s 11 first wit were complete * Iirw>V11 ?"e> was in- Virginia qua. nover of the Carolina's Sc? -INA, Page 12 into lhc han< ; reasc erall scores from 1976 as compai about 20 points on both boards," number three diver during most refused to comment on thi ents. 411 don't discuss scholarship the swimmer," he said. "It's I >wimmer Cricket Robbins quit la rig a scholarship offer. "I came bbins said. "I was under the impi [>ugh I would be given a scholars JSC's top breatstroker in dual in the 100-yard individual medle; len not offered a scholarship. IULLIVAN DID NOT return easons. "I'm a pre-med major ai me to devote to my studies and ilton quit the team Oct. 7 because ng." want to work that hard sinc< )," Sue Hite said. "If I had been < we been worth it though." tdge in u Zion McKinney untrack things. "BUT GENERALLY, I'll or get about one good chance for runback during an average gar so it's always pretty important 1 me to make it a good one." On the other side of the big pi ' Hr ? ^ . Rrafltt : - - *' ig an intercepti< rterback Andy llitt was itt Hlaekman (80) to throw t Is of USC's right cornerbi rns for qi -ed with 1975,1 "We don't worry aboul he said. Hare worry about the ones we'v< of the season. of those swimmers left e scholarship coaching staff and teamr )s with anyone Hamilton and Sullivan .00 personal a coach. "I can't say enoug Hamilton said. "He is a v< st spring after "He (Gentry) is very go< to Carolina to interest in his swimmers ession that if I HOWEVER, HARE die hip this year." Sullivan. "He's (Gentry's meets and a I've been here," Hare said y, said she lost come in I'd go back out I Other swimmers who h? Dan Reider and Fred Ehnr this fall for at this time. Ehmke holds I ntd I just didn't butterflv and is a membei all," he said. relays which have school e he was "sick Gentry did not consider quit the team. He terme 2 I wasn't on "Each of the swimmers on scholarship season," Gentry said. 4T team in the middle of the rin over Vir The Garr Spo coin, Carolina's defense limited o Virginia's offense to 196 yards, g uses offense totaled 422 yards, t For the defensive secondary, the t game was a comeback after suffering a fourth-quarter letdown at o Baylor the week before. s According to right ocrnerback p , Lance Garrett, some pre-game IV |g advice proved true for the tl secondary. s "It was just what our secondary coach (Dale Evans) was telling us si before the game," Garrett said, tl ily "Any time we can stop their big B a play we'll probably win." s< ne "We had somp roallv aruu\ im. ^till*' or derneath support from the v linebackers," Garrett said. f< ay "That's why a lot of the balls were *r JU forced by Garrett, (larrett intercc he football returned one for 22 yar ack Lance \ ^ ^ A A. lilt t ill g t the ones we don't have; we e got," Gentry said. "Every one with good relations with the nates." thought Gentry was a good ;h good things about the man." sry good coach, and very fair." ! 3d," Sullivan said. "He takes an m ?? fh in't agree with Hamilton and ) been on my case ever since I. "If a new swim coach were to tomorrow." we quit include Nancy Grimm, j ike. All have declined comment 'he school record in the 200-yard * of the 400 medley and 400 free records. the eight swimmers as having d their action "stopping off." j stopped at the end of their >' ve never had anyone quit the ;ir swim season." J nrvn v/v W/M MWJ1/ \ "lecock * rts verthrown. Together with the ,ood pass rush that was put on, hey made it a lot easier for us on he outside. ? "STILL, I COULDN'T say it was ne of our better games deferiively. We've got a lot of sharening up to do before we play lississippi. From what I've heard, ne passing game is one of their tronger points." "We did a pretty good job of uuning on any Dig pass plays of leirs," said defensive end Scott ilackman. "We were letting up ome but we always seemed to eact when they started moving. I as satisfied' with our per>rmance but I'd like to see a little lore consistency on our part. v?Pf-. ?nH ^ pr ^ v^hIH tpted two of Ilitt's passes and tin. j I