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JK SfJ!, jpnM fc' - i s sill End of the line Carolina linebacker Da> Mississippi tailback Reg Rebel By SALLY WILSON Asst. Sports Editor Mississippi's Reg Woullard appeared to be a sure touchdc game when he was hit by Car the one-yard line. The ball was forced out of USC's Bill Currier fell on the 1( for a touchback. The fumble and recovery which good defensive plays e to defeat Mississippi 10-7. "When you oeat Ole Miss Carlen said, "I don't think yt "Our defense is where we Carlen said. "I thought our de Illglll. Carolina's offense scored wl winning touchdown after I Mississippi to punt from thei third quarter. (JSC's quartei pleted three of three passes use wil By MITCH SHEHWOOI) Asst. Sports Editor Prior to Saturday night. U! than 22 points a game and Mi more than 18 points per game win over Ole Miss was ind struggle that may have beer this season. "It was one of our best d linebacker David Prezioso. front five and we played a re* "KFORT-WISE this was season/' said defensive b "Everybody gave 110 per ce Defensive back Bill Curri* Miss fumble in the end zone ii game, credited the defense w giving up the big play. 4 aiiuiiiciuuill rtMU 11 WHS JUS Currier said. "The line play< secondary palyed outstandinj "All season we had been gi\ here we didn't,'* Currier said IpS^ MSB BP w o 1 9M 'id Prezioso (50)) is tac Woullard (22) following a 's Woi driv< "I play: was on his way to what seve iwn with 1:35 left in the mov< olina's Rick Sanford on Mi total Woullard's grasp, and yard )ose ball in the end zone climaxed a game in fon?j nabled the Gamecocks pres< "j1 10-7," head coach Jim t^roi >u can be too greedy." won the ball game," . fense got after them all ^ j: lat turned out to be the sa* JSC's defense forced A i r end zone late in the was< rback Ron Bass com- rush, in the 29-yard scoring is defen SC had averaged more dowi s-issippi had averaged play i Therefore, USC's 10-7 Mi ieative of a defensive said i Carolina's best effort 'The had i efensive efforts," said "It was a determined *1 good game," he said. yard pass nno r?f nur K*vo* "'i'^ vr* \j i?i wiii uua ack Jaoyn Adamski. hav< nt." pass ;r, who recovered Ole Mi n the last seconds of the tean ith hard hitting and not theii 'Hitting gave us the woul t Q frAman/lAiiA M h u u VIII^IIUUUO JUU, (.111111 ?t1 outstanding and the In g," he said. Geoi ring up the big play and Geoi .14We had a few break :kled by return of an ii 20-yard (64) chases Pi nllard i that put Carolina ahead 10-' was disappointed we didn't m s," Carlen said about USC's f ral series. "This team was a d the ball against," ssissippi's defense allowed Cai offense while the Gamecock d< s in the game. rlen believes Mississippi has Una has played in two years. 1 short yardage plays)," Carle ?ed with Mississippi, hey (Mississippi) blitzed the igh us," Carlen said. Two ] ecocks this season have beei gaining short yardage, Carlen s jigger athletes on the line of >roblem for Mississippi's head Carolina's pass rush. "They ha Cooper said. Ellis lost 47 ya See CA1 give bat [is that could have hurt us bu ed tough," Currier said, ississippi gained 163 yards p* tne receivers were not the >y were average receivers," Ci good hands but not much speed i LOT OF their completion: lage and we would rather give i then give them 25 or 30 yar lat we try to do is play the lo i to give anything up we will g t? iddle guard Bubba Shugart sail i support. "The fans were inci * noise helps us a heck of a lot, Id say that the defense played k we just played solid defense comparing Mississippi's of rgia's, defensive tackle Joe rgia's line was better. "Their See D1 BHBBBBBKKHBSSflfiSBI v-' ISfifiBBBESB iterception. Mississippi tackle rezioso as Lance Garrett (21) never r. H ake short yardage ailure to score on I difficult team to ! 'olina 273 yards on | eiense gave up 2iy the best defense' "They stymied us n said. "I'm imlinebacker right Droblems for the i pass protection HRBj aid. "We've got to scrimmage," he Eg] coach Ken Cooper d a very good pass rds and gained 16 j \ ROLINA, Page 13 t the defense just W~ "* issing but Currier best he has seen. irrier said. "They IjBflBfc?'''' v uuiut them 10 yards on a ng pass and If we I Kl|fl ive them the short KS pP| i the fans gave the -edible tonight and " Shugart said. "I ? , ? their best game. I AlTOOl B. Mississippi fensive line with attempting ! McGregor said receiver Zu offensive line was pass as Mc EFEN8E, Page 9|P Cai nctor?THE GAMECOCK Terrence Walker prepares to block. found { 8BFi^?1f4ex21B ' IBm ' '^3 m 9p : ? Jan Omm Oil ne defensive back Brad Pittman (2; to intercept a USC pass inte m McKinney (41). Pittman couk "" "S7 inciR up uie pi? , * ... "4 & * rolina j LO *j Miss 1 Or ? *oal HBHQnHHflHMHHHUHBMKflHI I y JRf m ^b^kbSfc ft ^ss m &v ^Cf igP- nH jfflS M?r+-THH OAMICOCK > V ? 1? A _ iL i; leaps into ine air tided for Carolina I not hang on to the iy.