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GAM sW'?Wmi ?1 11" ?? I I riTT 11 A 8 *> A second-naif ?i By JOHNNY BOGGS SUH Writer With Pitt leading Carolina 42-7 midway through the third quarter, the game was supposed to be over. But someone forgot to tell the Gamecocks. A fight that led to the ejection of a USC and a Pitt player sparked a Gamecock comeback, as the offense got on a roll and turned an apparent blow into a respectable 42-28 loss to the fourth-ranked Panthers. "In the first half, without any reservations, their (Pitt's) defensive line overwhelmed us," USC Head Football Coach ii r* 1 i J i?/\ - - rr i? t^arien saiu. uur onensive line is where we are the most vulnerable, but our offensive line matured a little in the second half and I applaud (USC quarterback) Gordon Beckhan for hanging in there." BECKHAM PLAYED the entire game and passed for 235 yards and three touchdowns Hp?nitp h#?incf sapkpH hv ctopn Pitt riofanHorc f- "?"O "J "'V. .. ? ??V V.WV..UWU a total of 10 times during the game. "The line of scrimmage was the tale of the game," Carlen said. "We spent more time on the throwing game than we ever had, but it's still not coming through. "I think the difference in football is the offensive line. Very few teams have a solid offensive line. Our shortcoming without any reservations richt now. is our offensive line We're scrambling and it's not a case of lack of effort," Carlen continued. "I thank the fans, the students, Man, they hung in there and hollered" Carlen said. "You can't beat that, but I'mnot happy with a loss if that's what people are asking. No way." _ tea _ Z? < :?>&^asSs F'WmK '' ^nDra^^M?\ ^?ggj t:v .'/.'A':- v ^ i [ -"- 7-X-"" J^f '::-::lSPPI|^^F JIT $ Pitt Quarterback Dan Marino looks for ai ECOCI jrn* Dili na*MA Cjillc CfaJtiI WM I* a 1111^9 ^IIVI I | PITT COACH JACKIE Sherrill credited t the Carolina fans with the comeback. "They hung m there ana gave mem support ana turned it around. A lot of places, when it's 42 f points, they'll leave the stadium," he said. f "The first half was certainly no contest whatsoever," the Pitt helmsman com- I mented. "In the second half, however, Carolina exploded. ; "Wp lnet niir pnnsifitpnpv lnsf thp momentum," Sherrill said. "I thought the second half lasted four hours. We just didn't j maintain the football, control the football, and use the clock up, and that's what you've got to do." The first half was a lopsided affair. The I Panthers rolled up 12 first downs compared to the Gamecock's one, and had 275 total ! offensive yards while the Gamecocks had -7. | jrui quarieroacK uan lvianno, wno emereu the game as the nation's third best passer, threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns to give Pitt a 28-0 advantage going into halftime. Marino finished the game with 346 yards passing, completing 24 of 39 with two interceptions. THEY TALKED about the offense wasn't coming along,"USC middle guard Emanuel Weaver said. "Well, we, (the defense) weren't doing what we were supposed to be doing and let them get 42 points against us." *?f * .1 A t A At A. 1 1 weaver saia mai ior uie intensity levei and momentum of the comeback should prepare the Gamecocks for next week's contest at Kentucky, who lost 21-3 to Clemson Saturday afternoon. i1 j li ~ . n open receiver during win over USC. SUH Photcrby BARRY NIWMAN ? mw? clc use. |?^ '-7 ^-'--r-\i r' ; > -% TvJ! wr .'j?^Bj8B|X-v-JMm " V-V = \\ .s"::Tr-"' I WE ffB fff W I 1 twrffflrfffflS & i Aamwtcju-1 Gamecock Quarterback Gordon Beck prepares to pass Saturday afternoon. Be< contest. "It should let us know we should never wait for the offense to make something happen; we should go out and make something happen," the 6-4, 225-pounder added. USC offensive tackle Chuck Slaughter said that despite Beckham getting sacked 10 times, he thought the offensive line played pretty good. "I DON'T THINK our blocking was that bad," Slaughter said. "Pitt was bringing eight men at times and we only have five offensive linemen. "I think that we have a lot of pride and we never gave up, and finally turned the corner." Slaughter continued. "I think the iiictiii siiui we iietsueu was <x &nui ui confidence and we got that." While Slaughter and Weaver played outstanding games, the afternoon really belonged to Gordon Beckham. Besides Pitt, that is. USC Bids f By CHRIS HUGHES Rumble, with SUH Writer Cooney COITlir held the Eag USC's soccer team showed shots on its offensive oower Sundav r n rnl ina'c a - ^ V/Ul V/Iiliu O by ripping the Eagles of mered Emor Emory College 6-0 at the Schneider an Graveyard. with 27 shots. Carolina dominated every USC, now aspect of the game by what Coach exibiting some of the best their biggest < passing of the season, season at Cl< "We've been waiting all year Clemson is r to have a great offensive the nation, nerformance," commented undefeated m Coach Mark Berson." Forward "Today everything clicked. " tapped in USi Junior Roy Dunshee and his fourth oft Freshman Chris Ffaeffle into the gam shared credit for the shutout fr0m David along with the Gamecocks' forward Woi aeiense. ueiensive backs ched in Cai John Nitardy, Eric Hawkes, tally by evad Mike Devine and Tom the ball pa 'US? i JH AA I ALOiaiiS ' I Mi a wM ham evades Pitfs Phil Pezzuoti and I ckham was sacked ten times during the | Staff Photo* by BARRY NEWMAN f The 6-1, 190-pound junior from Atlanta, ^ i Ga., had been alternating the quarterback * | spot with junior Terry Bishop in the first four contests, but played the entire game against Pitt. BECKHAM HAD 17 completions out of 34 attempts with two interceptions, and threw for 235 yards, 225 of those in the second half. Despite having a good day, Beckham said he still saw room for improvement in his throwing and defensive reading. t "1 thought Coach Carlen might go with y N j Terry (Bishop) at the start of the second half," he said, "but he didn't. It gave me confidence." | Beckham saw Pitt's defense as the toughest Carolina has played this year. "The front seven is very good," he said. ,,rPhnt'c nr?t talrinrr c\nvthin(r ou/air f*v?rr? I * ?IMV U livrv lUIXHI^ UIIJ VlJlll^ MTTMJ ?1 Viit their secondary, but the front seven is fantastic." See CARLEN, page 13^ ? a ,invr f g-v help from Chip Schneider's diving attempt, ig oii the bench Forward Mike Menhart got les to just two the assist. goal whole offense ham- Forward Chris ... T-. . IJ hie' ' y Keepers i?,a hciuciuci gci iicucu hu> I d David Smith second goal of the season 9:16 into the second half. 9-1, will face Freshman forward John Berson calls Lusch scored his first goal ^h?llpnt*p nf tho this vear on a feed from j 0~ t ^ emson Sunday, midfielder David Burr, his I anked third in fifth assist of the season. I carrying an With Pfaeffle playing net in ark. the second half, Dunshee * * 1?1 A I Uir* rom Norton came oui ano ceieuruitnj ma C's first goal ? 21st birthday by slipping in a he season 19:10 shot past Schneider at the e off of a feed 25:25 mark. Midfielder Mike (Joodchild, and Mousaw ciosea up infill Gregg pun- scoring for Carolina on olina's second Menhart's second assist of ing and slipping the afternoon with 1:30 st keeper Ed remaining in the match.