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Weaver Say From page 12 Weaver shrugged off his play and commented "I didn't play to the best of my ability, just put it like that." a ~ i * 1 wppunciiis nave naa a tougner time brushing aside Weaver. Weaver, a Junior College All-American at tight end while at Arizona Western, used his size and speed to rank third in tackles on the team last year and his 37 tackles this year puts him fourth on the squad. "Weaver is a very good ballplayer," Belue said, "He's intimidated a lot of centers in the past." DEFENSIVE END Phil Ellis as another intimidating factor for Carolina. Ellis had 13 , .ckles (tied for the game high with Georgia linebacker To..imy Thurson and tops on the Gamecocks), including two sacks for 11 yards in losses and one fumble recovery. Ellis credited his coaches for his fine defensive showing. "A lot of that (performance) comes with me doing what the coaches told me what to do," the 6-1, 220 pound junior said. Ellis went on and said his play was a combination of Godgiven talent and his coaches. "Mostly those coaches. They tell us everything to do," he said. The native of St. Petersburg. Fla.. felt his fumble recovery and other breaks created by the defense in the first half were part of the job: "That's just our job. That's what we're supposed to do." Ellis didn't think he and his defensive comrades played V"v i * 4 T il?? mIf ?< r r* m r\ ItttAii^ ?-v 1 ?-> ? ? Unii ' T711 1 #-. >L. IIICII UC31. 1 IIUI1IV WC cclll dlWd^S UCllCI , Emilia, WIIO was flagged for a dead ball facemark against Walker in the third quarter, said. "I think we did our job, but I think we can always do a little more than our job," Ellis said. "We don't like to be scored on." GEORGIA BROKE the game ooen late in the third Quarter. a quarter in which the Bulldogs had the ball for almost 11 minutes. Belue felt that fatigue was a factor later in the game. "They played a lot of night games and probably weren't used to theheat," Belue commented. "I think it (fatigue) did take a toll on them later on in the third quarter until it probably made a difference in the game." Weaver made no excuses after the game. "That has nothing to do with it," he said. "We run hard every day. The heat was no factor. It iust so haDoens thev nlaved better than us." WORTH GETT The 1980-1? 1 Garnet & Bis $ * Special Tribute to George | * Great Greek Section ? History or btuaent Lite u I '81 at U.S.C. i OTHHl Don't Wait LIMITED C I Pick Your Copy Up < ? Thp Inrl Flnnr r\f thp t?ncc< .. . - WI V ? ?> IV | Lobby, Monday, Sept. 28 | Wednesday, Sept. 3 9:00-4:00 for $I2j | The Best Deal in Tov _ #& i 's ne ii never i Both Belue and Walker had favorable impressions of the 1 aeiense alter tne contest. "They've played good defensive football all year long," Belue said. 1 t "I THINK SOUTH Carolina's got a good defense," Walker saiu, cause mey were still nustiing. They never gave up and i during the end of the game they were still hustling T think that showed the mark of a winner." i "They're real quick and they hit hard," Walker said. riliorf n^Ka/iL Trvwrnf *"* 1 ~ ^ "'v ^ * v4t4iuvw^iv vjuauti uaciv a d i y uioiiup aidU IIUU pidldt: IU1 ' his defense. "We just kept them on the field too much," < Bishop said. "They played their hearts out. I credit our 1 defense." Weaver said he was "playing the way I usually play, every ? day,'' during the game, but that he was not satisfied c "I'll never be satisfied. If there's any way I can do more t then I'm gonna doit. I'm never satisfied." ( Menhc _ i ^ % LITIS : By CHRIS HUGHES ^ Staff Writer . Sophomore forward Mike y Menhart picked a good time to score his first goal in a Gamecock uniform. Menhart netted the winning score on an assist from Mark Berson forward Chris Heidelberger 3:45 into the second overtime ... team 7-1 in the USC soccer team's 3-2 victory over Erskine College # r INC | 1 Ideas CI >81 i T)D ?ck if A ? 0 T T 4 ? I I?I ; > Rogers | | I AUTH om 1980 to | lisa Bm9 | ! SPEA >> $ >\ !5 | I Oct 2,7:00prr I I RH Ballroon 1 t Students Fr< I | Public $1.50 opies! 1 I RESCHEDl On I f) ell House | | i ? f thfAiinh (< C. hm ??i ""vmkii // a;, " l0- If1 i 00 << & "i ? p vn! 111 I Jte- w >?:< ;< ; ?e Satisfied' " MOTES AND QUOTES: Linebackers Mike Durrah and J.D. Fuller recorded 12 and LI tackles respectively to stay first and second on the team in ackles. Durrah has 53 on the year and Fuller 44. Pprrklinn's: lpnHinO Apklf?r<; ln?t vpar lin*?hnr?lr<?rc ITH Baxley and Walt Kater, with Weaver in third. Ellis's 13 tackles gave him 32 on the season and moved him nto the No. 5 spot. ^ Belue felt USC's defense was similar to Clemson's,a team vho beat Georgia 13-3 last week. "Carolina has a verv good tefense. Their defensive front is comparable to Clemson's. rhey played well in the first half," he said. Belue also felt Weaver may not have had one of his better ;ames. "He's given other people a lot more trouble than he J1H lie aHax; M 0^0 miar^nnKonl/ arirlarl aivi uo iwviuj | tiiv vjuui ivi ua\,i\ auu^u. Defensive back Pat Bowen made a superb, diving inerception late in the second quarter to stop a Bulldog scoring irive. irrsui uooi PVVVCI ICUlil Saturday. Erskin's comeback, scoring their first tally off of a ^ corner kick by Billy Barrow Carolina, now 7-1, built 3 2" 1 Q C^/l inf a f VtA Unlf i rr r jr- u rx . j 1U ^ nuu ovv-uuu iiciii. 0 lead off of midfielder David rwi.n rvnnna(1h?0 fv,o . , , ^VVIMll V/ l?VM HIV Burrs penalty kick 12:03 game with 20:44 remaining mto the match and Dave in match t0 senc[ jn^0 Goodchild s second goal of overtime the season 12:15 into the second half. Burr's goal was his third in two games. 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