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hb J l^nB hHL'iI EMU * i flHH '! t hffWL f j*? SraE*? ' ^Hn i J^T 4 ^VH^I J3r J ^ 1 V V VI Carolina's Cheryl Grindle and an Krskin control the ball Tuesday while I'SC's Sherr on. Carolina defeated Krskine 15-12, 15-5. Batth Offensive line problem hurt Carolina's chances f Ru \/inra MnAra ^ Jf w ???? VWVWWB . Asst. Sports Editor Carolina's offense lias faltered in recent w taking a large part of the blame for USC's losses in the last four games. A quick study o offensive unit reveals an above average quarter! good receivers and runningbacks bordering o cenence. So wluil's the problem? Unfortunately, it's a 1 average offensive line, the most integral part effective offense. The Tony Dorsetts of this y wouldn't Ih? so well known if it wasn't for offe lines who can open holes large enough to drive a through. IT SHOl'l.D be mentioned that offensive lin lead a dubious life in the world of football. They i a lot of time getting their brains rattled by defe players whose sole purpose for 60 minutes < Saturday is to dismantle the opposition's back They do their work in relative obscurity things are going well. As long as the running I are churning out yardage, everything is fine an backs get the glory. But when the ground ] breaks down, the offensive line gets the blame Carolina's offensive linemen are now in th< comfortable position of having an accusing f pointing their way. The first indication that the offensive line wasi a I L'hmilrl K/i /?'ktvw> 'Hf'iliiL't ofirlior thic II ? /V VtllllV CI^UIIIOl \1V \M f^lll V>41 *'Vl UIUJ ) I Carolina had (lie hall, first and goal, and fail jTW "H sees room tor imp "We're still m< aM^la^*' "iat we ve K?t to said, "We're goinj 'i'ww rr^aetoroS some basic tilings . , AFTKK A 22-11 01 e player reach to season, Graham t y Messinger looks may be stronger th continually encour C B a ? ot carolin _ score. ^ In a short yardage situation like becomes power versus power. The d< to line of scrimmage, clogging the i offense goes straight ahead. It becom n offensive line to move people off th< WIIKN YOl' don't score from one v tried, it's the offensive line's J linebacker Hon Zambiasi was in the I I'SC quarterback Hon Hass could piv from center. In fact. Carolina lost twines and had to settle for a field goal. Hut I lie problem became even mor eeks, week's loss lo Ole Miss. Carolina's pa three nullified as the Mississippi defense if the all afternoon, forcing him out of back, making him run when he didn't wa n ex- Hut to be fair, the offensive line I cellent job of protecting Buss until I; >elow the only thing that made the USC off< of an us it was. I'ntil the Olc Miss game, I vorld good yardage passing and kept th nsive concentrating on the run truck Carolina has always had the prol when they get close to the goal line, talents of an offensive line are ne< emen coach Jim Carlen recognizes this. ? IT'i? U V ? r\??AKlnm IIU I I tl lll'in.l tl |/l IIMH II I IIM llll nsive Carlen said. "We just haven't reel every fensive line position. Against Mis: field, fensive line gave the best effort the when just got overwhelmed." (jacks Top teams in the nation like Michi id the have good offensive lines, and th? game reasons they're chasing national ch; . And fall. !? un- "Teams thai are consistent I v l'oo inger "have good offensive lines When it they get the yardage they need " fi't all The (lamem'ks have scored one to year, last six quarters of play, and that ea ed to See 111"! \ ' ! olleyball team, T-1T ''' an enthusiastic ?-^^^5 t i. light games to Tuesday at the y -^ \ \ ter. [';. .' ; f J Presbyterian i . "; 1}\ .." then beat Er1 concluded the mson 15-6, 15-3. ave the I^ady ' record so far gainst Clemson. a lead of li-i in id built a 13-1 . second game. L upport from the pgjflll uthy Graham big leads were d us a tremenaid. "The more le better off we )ig plus to be at I'SC's Leslie Fern e was the only n;?ht i approached Graham still way we play," she sa rovement. time we play there is iKing mistakes improvement.'' eliminate," she ; to have to do when the state t better." begins November 11, C uting in her first very possibly face W hinks the team the College of Char lis year. "Iam teams who have defeat aged about the Gamecocks this seaso as: USCvs (hat, it simply COOC/l?S DC ?fense moves up .,.,,1 I tm M. rn Mm les the job of the SaTl/rOUy t>l e ball. By MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Write ard out in three fault. Georgia The battle of the Cai backfield before the Gamecocks meet ol with the snap Chapel Hill North Car o yards in three lx>th defeats were to nai identical score of 10-7. e evident in last Though Carolina and issing game was <>f IJSC's break from harrassed Buss Gamecocks have won tl the pocket and meeting in 1974 in Col nt to. lad done an ex- TIIK TAB IIKK1.S ar ist week. It was North Carolina St., 27-1 ?nse as effective game after losing to I\ [JSC made some "They've got one of I e defense from and Ithink, l>esides the the best team we'll fac blem of scoring said. "You have to give a time when the North Carolina St tear eded most. And are going to beat them of costly turnovers we ee years now," roaching the Tar He uiUni at the of- head coach at Georgia sissippi, the of- game last week again y could but they continue to plav well \ "SOI'Til CAKOI.IW gan or Alabama of doing things well it is one of the "They're a team that c impionships this they have been hurt by underrate a team that I d," Carlen said. The Tar Heels are l< 's third and-two, caller in the Multiple I 395 yards and four toi uchdown in their runningback with fr< une on a 72- Paschal and Phil Karri LINK, page II sports h| ^ ^gBfii?fr' *JBp8^ '* -?B ji^^nnm ^Richard voge^TH^GAMfctOC^^ spikes the ball in a quad-match Tuesday Lid ^rih!>m ic lnrtlfinn f?ni"ir/l ?!,? i noticeablc state tournament. "We're hoping to peak as a team around the time of the tournament," she said, ournament "We're really looking forward to arolina may playing Winthrop and College of inthrop and Charleston again." leston, two The winner of the tournament ed the I^ady advances to Regional play in n. Harrisonburg, Va. . UNC >oley, Carlen agree g day for both teams ? rolinas will come this Saturday afternoon when their neighbor to the north, the Tar Heels in olina comes into the game with a 4-2 record, but tionally-ranked Kentucky and Texas Tech by the North Carolina have not met regularly because i the Atlantic Coast Conference <ACC), the he last five games with Carolina winning the last umbia, 31-23 e coming off an impressive win over state rival 14, in Raleigh. USC brings a 4-3 record into the lississiDDi 17-10 in Oxford. lie best football teams that we'll meet this year Georgia team we faced earlier this year, they're e this season," Carolina head coach Jim Carlen North Carolina a lot of credit in heating a tough n in Raleigh. They played really well and if we we are going to have to cut down on the number committed against Mississippi." i els is Bill Dooley, the brother of Vince Dooley, Dooley thinks the Tar Heels played their best st the Wolfpaek hut that North Carolina must aiiii int' uamecocKs ancaa. ; t has a good football team and one that is capable offensively and defensively." Dooley said, an play well at times, but in their recent games turnovers. 1 can tell you this for sure. You can't las beaten you the last five times." ' ed by sophomore Matt Kupec who is the signal attack. Kupec has completed 31 of 57 passes for jchdowns North Carolina has strong depth at eshman Amos I>awrence, sophomores Doug is at tailback, junior Bob Ixxtmis and sophomore See NORTH CAROLINA, page II . ^