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Facing one of the toughest schedules in the South,
USC's soccer team will kick off the start of the 1979
season next Tuesday, Sept. 11 versus Erskine, the
first of five consecutive home games.
The Gamecocks, in only their second season of
varsity competition, will be presented with a stiff
challenge to better this past year's fine 13-3-1 mark.
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12 teams that were involved in post-season play a
year ago. In addition, five of those teams placed in
the season's final top twenty poll, and three of the
teams (Indiana, Connecticut and Clemson) were
champions in their respective regions.
"We have a vastly improved team over last
season," assessed Berson. "Each of our players and
coaches has worked hard over the summer to be
ready for the start of the season."
BERSON'S TEAM finished as the seventh ranked
team in the South and at one time was ranked as high
as fourth. But Berson is striving to have the
Gamecocks gain more than just the South's attention*
"Our goal this year is to establish ourselves as a
regional and national power and to secure a bid to the
NCAA tournament," he said.
The Gamecocks came very close to receiving a bid
last year in tneir initial season, and tne nucleus of
that club has returned for another shot at the
playoffs.
USC's top five scorers from 1978 are all returning
as seniors. Led by Brian Winstead (18 goals, 12
assists), Eddie Fuchs (23 points) and Ed
Muehlheausler (25 points), the team boasts a potent
scoring unit which averaged 3.9 goals a contest last
year.
Berson is confident of the offense's ability to put the
ball in the net. "We have all our top scorers back, and
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The coach noted that the team has a larger number
of quality players this year, allowing him to be able to
give any injured players more time to recover when
injuries occur. The addition of these players has also
given Berson some additional maneuverability. For
example, the coach indicated that Rich Wurdack
would be freed from his defensive position to take up
anchor as a midfielder.
SENIOR PAUL TURIN, a 14top class collegiate
keeper" according to Berson, will again be in the nets
when the season opens. Turin allowed only 11 goals in
17 games last season and recorded ten shutouts.
Backing up Turin are Joel Schiedeke and David
Whittington. Berson is looking for either Schmiedeke
or Whittington to nail down the number two spot,
although he has not made a decision on who it will be
yet.
"The team has had a week of three a day workouts
behind them, and we look very good at this point,"
said tne coach. He was also happy with the return to
form of two injured players from last year.
"JIM HEILICH broke his leg in three places last
October, and he is 100 percent. That is a credit to his
hard work and determination. Eddie Fuchs had knee
surgery twice on the same knee, and he is fully
recovered. He is one of the toughest competitors in
college soccer. Heilich's and Fuchs' hard work
exemplifies this team's spirit."
The Gamecocks will tune up for their home opener
with a scrimmage on Saturday at 5 p.m. and again on
Sunday at 11 a.m. The opposition will be provided by
Meramec Community College, a junior college in St.
Louis, Mo. where seven Gamecock players played
before moving on to USC. The contest will be held at
the USC soccer field, located at Heyward and Sumter
streets. Admissioi\is free.
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USC soccer coach Mark Berson points dir^^ons for
another successful season. His squad finished with a 13-3-1
record a year ago.
| 1979 Soccer Schedule \
SEPTEMBER
11 ERSKINE . 4 p.m.
14 CONNECTICUT 4 p.m.
16 UNC - WILMINGTON 2 p.m.
19 WINTHROP 4 p.m.
! 23 GEORGIA STATE 2 D.m.
j 28 at East Carolina
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13 at Charleston
8 EMORY 4 p.m.
10 at Francis Marion
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19 at Wheaton Tournament
20 at Wheaton Tournament
24 at Furman 3 p.m.
\ 28 APPALACHIAN STATE 2 p.m.
30 WESTERN CAROLINA 3 p.m.
NOVEMBER
3 at Rollins
5 at Central Florida
8 BAPTIST 3 p.m.
Columbia booster club
wants USC action
(AP) ? A Carolina basketball booster club has called on the school's
administration and trustees to give "full and fair consideration" to
proposed affifliation with the Metro-7 Conference.
FURMAN WINGATE, president of the Columbia Tip-Off Club, said
the club was promised "by men of honor and high position" at USC that
the invitation from Metro-7 would be put to a vote by the trustees. The
club supports Metro-7 affiliation.
USC President James B. Holderman has announced that the
| university is seeking to join a "comprehensive" conference. Metro-7,
which does not include football, would be ruled out under Holderman's
dictum.
The university, independent since withdrawing from the Atlantic
Coast Conference in 1971, has received an invitation only from Metro-7.
I "WE FEEL IT is incumbent upon the board to allow Larry Albus,
commissioner of the Metro-7, to appear before the Athletic Committee
| and the full board to answer any questions about the Metro-7/' Wingate
I said Wednesday.
1 The trustees' next scheduled meeting is Sept. 15.
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