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USC hopes foi Care By Richard Meyers Assistant Sports Editor Carolina's soccer team ciosea oui meir regular season Sunday afternoon with a 3-0 victory over the College of Charlestown Cougars. V' W11 i-www.w y.\-A y.y - iJSC's Victor Wikstrom over Rollins. (Photo by Dan White s Garnet By Jim Corbett Staff Writer It had all the appearances of an intercollegiate basketball game; except that the Gamecocks were playing against themselves in an open scrimmage Saturday night. The While team relied on balanced scoring to defeat the Garnet squad 90-69 before a crowd oi over 1,000 ?n r VIII IMIIICI UU3Kt"lU<tll lailb. Bitfly Bessoir, Jimmy Foster, and Kevin Darmody combined for 54 points to enable the White squad to overcome Zam Fredrick's 34 point performance. Bessoir, a 6-6 freshman trom Scranton, Pa., scored 19 points, mostly on outside shots, including 11 in the second half. Foster, a 6-9 forward from Greenville, tallied 18 points from close range and showed some of (he form that made him one of South Carolina's most sought-after players following his junior year at Wade Hampton High Bessoir reflected the thoughts of hts teammates concerning the scrimmage. "There were a lot of good points, but there were a lot of bad points. We have to get in better shape and work harder," he said. SOPHOMOKE I'OKVVAKI) Kevin Darmody also contributed 17 points, 11 in the first halt. The 6-7, 210 pound product of Bishop O'Connell High School in Springfield Va., was impressive off the boards, starting several fast break opportunities. Fredrick led head Coach Bill Foster's new running attack for the Garnet squad. Fredrick scored 22 second half points and led a Garnet comeback that cut the lead to just three points early in the second period. But that was as close as the Garnet i i t ?***.<%* ... . 1."j.Oit' '.? !?"?*{ -i r NCAA bid >lina clo The win raised the riu COacAM rr* r% viMitivvwno OVUOV/11 111(11 Tk to 12-5-2, and now await a possible NCAA playoff bid. Carolina dominated the action in the first half, firing nine shots on goal to only two for the Cougars. pursues the ball in last Si Langendorf) quad ut in scrim squad could come as the White team pulled away to victory. Jimmy Foster, no relation to coach Bill, feels that the team is coming along, but has a long way to go. Foster says teamwork will be the key for the coming season. "To have a real good season we're going to have to play 100 percent as a team," Foster said. FOLK PROSPECTIVE recruits were on hand to witness the second open perlormance oi the season for the Gamecocks. Carolina |BMM|" v i USC's Jimmy Foster (4* go up for a rebound in S scrimmage. (Photo by Ky/t fciSik''" ?* r' r ses regi USC scored their first goal 19:82 into the match. Forward Victor Wikstrom's shot from thirty feet out sailed over the head of Cougar o_i A - r - ? guaue reier amius lor a i-u lead for the home team. The goal was Wikstrom's ninth of * ?turday's Gamecock win sfeats image has already received a commitment from one player for next year. He is 69, 225-pound power-forward uuane itenaau, wno signea a letter of intent last week. Kendall told a Las Vegas newspaper that he decided to sign well before the national signing date of mid-April because recruiting "gets to be a hassle." The next appearance by the Gamecocks at home will be Monday, November 17, when they take on St. Francis Xavier University of Novia Scotia in an exhibition game *3^ ' sBtKfe d M ; <i! BHimHIaBBjwr '9T - ? 4? V3i 4) and Kevin Darmodv (24) aturday night's intrasquad 9 Holland) ilar seas the season, and turned out to be his third game winning goal. USC HAD several other scoring opportunities in the first half, but couldn't convert. David Burr and Wikstrom each tried indirect penalty kicks in the half, but both were unsuccessful. A great individual effort by sophomore midfielder Art Kramer resulted in the Gamecock's second goal, with 33:12 remaining in the second stanza. Kramer dribbled past three Cougar defenders down the right side of the field and passed off to David Goodchild. Goodchild sliced a shot into the lower left ?^ummmmm mhmmmmmmb,m Did YOU I Applic Room E EtflSiii cum Ed Static Appointments ru 1982. DEADLINE ffl Contact Student 1 (Presenting c J The new Designer reflecting the impoi beauty of genuine c ArtCarvea innovat This collection is al diamond substitute creates the same d< Wot ^COL Sym fx,Iiz iuf> your abilit Nov. 11, 12, I fcilr I * also available with Cubic Ziromi I k'[> >Ml r?*(|uir?fl Master Chaiyi son with hand corner of the net for his team leading 13th goal. USC continued to apply offensive pressure in the second half, but missed their best chance to score with five minutes to play when David Goodchild's shot hit the right goalpost and bounced out. ~ wi 1 u:~ Eiiic nawft.e& !>cgicu ma second goal of the season with 15 seconds remaining on an assist from David Burr to close out the scoring. The victory was USC's sixth in a row, and the team concluded the regular season by posting a 9-2 1 in their final 12 contests. "I'm satisfied with the win," coach Mark Berson Ever want Editor? rations are av~Mible in 31 d Russell I *or: ditor of Gamecoi jr or Vfcirnen anu itor of the Portf < and in Manager of Wl n from June 1,1981 >r applications Is No Media Office at 777 Information. >ur Designer Diamond * This week only, Art A dramatic new college ring w in 10K and 14K gold. Oi the ArtCarved renresen " I Diamond Collection, ^ rtance, value, and rare liamonds, is an ion. ^ ? so available with a new % , Cubic Zirconia, which ^ izzling elegance for less. ^ sVLD DMA LEGE RINGS COL I v to arhivw. 13 Kussel Campus Bookston . ? <?. ? uin>l?>iKJ nuilMIIUIC i-i>t Visa ,M(i |>ti'(l (< uirlnriT said. "I don't think we played our best soccer game of the year, but the College of Charlestown had something todo with that. "We missed numerous scoring opportunities in the first half, probably a half a dozen, but the players didn't get frustrated." According to Berson, Appalachian State and Alabama A&M will probably get the Southern bids to the playoffs. Competition for an at-large bid will be between seven teams. "I think it's a wide open ollnntinn ' ' I) i ??? ouuaiiuu, uci aun adiu, I don't think we have a great chance, but we have a chance. It depends on what the other teams do." 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