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sports Carolina By SALLY WILSON Sports Editor Carolina's soccer program, witl this fall as a club-level sport, tercollegiate program effective n< IJSC athletic director Jim Carl the decision to increase the club's: is the first sport Carlen has a tercollegiate program since he be< 1976. "We've been thinking about rr sport for a year," Carlen said. "S< o? interest in this area, especially junior highs. It (the interest) has r ? iout years. The announcement was made recruiting and scheduling for next; soccer coach Tim Hankinson will c< "He (Hankinson) deserves the oj Carlensaid. "We're going to give h Hankinson, who was a player-co this season, plans to recruit play Miami" and from England, Norw CSemson b in lacrosst By DOl'Ci .IOLLKY Gamecock Staff Writer Buddy Blide and ('buck Wood! combined for nine points and nine i team's comeback effort, 13-12, Clen\>t/u was apparently taking former Southeastern Conference third quarters of the-game, scoring and six of seven in the third, holdin second victory of the season ovci CAROLINA CONTKOLLKI) ph three straight goals to lead at t Clemson to come back and tie it a could manage only one goal to CI though mistakes became more abi The first three auarters were sir lacrosse, but a fired-up Carolin; completely different team for the Clemson offense, which averages points in the fourth quarter, to onl> L'SC'S OFFENSE made a gall* chett's game leading six points, point, Carolina controlled the ball I the ball out of bounds with fifteen s possession, the Carolina players scoring range only to have time Clemson high scorer Buddy Carolina's play. "They have im them earlier this year," he said because, besides the traditional these guys real well and have play getting beat. So this win feels espe Carlen re The five-year contract c director and head football cc South Carolina, has been exi board of trustees. Carlen's original contract, through 1980. The contract i: The contract has been extendi ne was promoted 10 ameuic < until 1982. "IT'S A show of interest in He said it is useful in recru since most football players years. Carlen said he could their parents he would be thei . V ssoccer said th< limitat h one game left to play $80,000 becomes a varsity in- "I hi ext September. progra en announced Thursday spend t status to varsity. Soccer assista idded to Carolina's in- Hankiti same athletic director in the ph; althouc taking soccer a varsity Caro >ccer is a sport with a lot which [ in the high schools and schedu come in the last three or eluding the pre ! at this time to help teams1 /ear's team. Carlen said their si antinue coaching at USC. Hank innrtlinitV tn u/nrb ill il " ,rv. .w..v iv * v* i? uv it, ciiuiup lima chance." recruit ach last year and coach junior < ers from "Maryland to Thanks ay and Sweden. Carlen champ teats USC s match lead of the Clemson lacrosse lean: issiststo stifle a determined Carolina iturday. lessons from its football team. Tlu patsies dominated the second an( ; all three points in the second quartei g on to win in the last period for theii - use. \y during the first quarter, scoring he end of the quarter, but allowec it the half. Obviously tired, Caroline emson's six during the third period indant on both ends of the field. >w for the usually fast-paced game oi a chanced the nace. i-omina mil : - ? T O " last period. Holding a goal-hungrj over twenty points a game and ter r four points. int comeback effort behind Bob Fit With 50 seconds left and trailing on< out could not score. Clemson knocket econds remaining to play. Regaining passed the ball and put a player ii run out. Blide was visually impressed bj proved 100 percent since we playet . "This game was important to u; Carolina-Clemson rivalry, we knov ed them many times before, and kep eially good to us. The close play kep ceives one if Jim Carlen, athletic Dr. >ach at the University of sity, tended hy the university "Ji for th signed in 197f>.was valid "The 5 now binding until 1983. Weai sd twice. Last year, when unive director, it was extended progi "Tl me the coach," C'arlen said. grow iting high school seniors, and < attend college for five the f promise the players and No r coach for all five years. club gets' e team will be allowed the NCAA 11-f ion, and USC's budget should be betwi ad to see if we could afford anothe m," Carlen said. "We have to be ca rom here on out." Hankinson will not nt coach but can have a gradual ison, who will graduate in December, ysical education program in additio ;h no definite plans have been made, C lina will no longer have the schedu go along with club level sports. Hani le a higher caliber of teams than ir ; six to eight of the top teams in the Sou stige of the university and the growth will want to have the privilege of havii chedule," Hankinson said. ;inson will attend a regional junior ionship in Maryland this weeke ing. Last year six of the 11 first-strin college players were from Maryland igiving he will attend the National ionship at Miami, Fla. ? V* \ A v-Q " V \ Wmm ^ t-':^-~-" :~,>v^^r"->:' - v: V . ;>" ?'J-frwr' i USC lacrosse player Bob Fi , challenge the Clemson defei \ Cebe llabersky looks on. I it exciting, and it was the la f game this fall for lx)th of us." 5 USC captain Cebe Habersky w< v pleased with the strong defensn t play shown throughout most of tl t game, and the team effort show* year extei James B. Holderman, president of made the announcement Saturday, m Carlen is building a quality athlet e University of South Carolina," Hold< board of trustees and I support him a re confident that with the continued su ;rsity community, the intercollegial am will continue to grow, he Gamecock Club is evidence of the iwiiiiiiuiiiiy. it nas expenencea ] th," Holderman said. "It increased r contributions by 25 percent to over $1 irst time last year. terms of Carien's contract have been varsity si ull scholarship Boo Weston, i eon $75,000 and who participate A Poi*Ali?A rtAvi vv? vuivillld I1CM r non-revenue recruited by thi ireful what we player in the sta be allowed an At 22, Hankins te assistant. "B" licensed (2n will work with America. A r n to coaching Development of arlensaid. national and 01 ling problems coaching for Soi Vinson plans to Carolina soccer i the past, in- since he was 5. th. "Now with Carolina's sc of soccer here, Southeastern So ng Carolina on Orleans. The G Florida State 2 11 1- * .TjTTvgtrToccergoais iur usi. nd to begin g All-America On Saturday < schools. Over defeated LSU 2-1. junior college by Phil Savitz. penalty kick. li v >?1 > Ichett prepares to lse as teammate game-lead ^itchett scored a Tigers, 1 list in the final minutes of the gam< was impressed with the wa; came out," he said, "and showed some definite talent /e there, especially (Bob) Fitc le ;d "This is the fastest game on ision on U the univer- - USC FOOTBA: records of 7-5 in ic program season. Thecons< erman said. in almost a dec nd his staff. pearance in the ipport of the third bowl game te athletics The Gamecocl ' support in play Wake Fo phenomenal Saturday, nembership million for "I appreciate pressed by Dr. I announced. Carlen said Sati QTUS i soccer player from Stockholm, Sweden, ^ 1 in an Irmo exchange program, will come year, Hankinson said. Weston, who was *ee Columbia area schools, was the best ite while at Irmo, according to Hankinson. on is the youngest U.S. Soccer Federation id highest national coaching level) coach in nember of the National Committee for Clinics, Hankinson was appointed by the ympic soccer team coach as director of nth Carolina. He also ran the first South coaching school and has played soccer >ccer club finished seventh in the ccer Classic this past weekend in New amecocKs lost to Vanderbilt 2-0 and tied 2 Friday, with Pat I,ayden scoring both v/$ Carolina tied Mississippi State 0-0 and Scott Reeves scored one goal on an assist Then Saviiz scored the other goal on a Button Ancirow* TMT GAMECOCK ing six points, but Carolina lost to the l2- # s. "I feet, and when we play this spring / we with all our players we should have we no trouble defeating them. I think out the thing that beat us was our slack hett. training and conditioning coinpared to their intense program." two ^ SC contract LL teams under Carlen have posted 1975, 6-5 in 1976, and 4-5 so far this ecutive winning seasons were the first :ade for the Gamecoeks. Their apTangerine Bowl in 1975 was only the in history for USC. is had an open date Saturday. Thpv %r */ rst in Winston-Salem, N.C., next the confidence in our program exloldermon and the tx>ard of trustees," urday. J