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GAME( ggWBBigaiiai ^88SBhBS? 4S3&^ IBHffylWf TtM & Bestwick "knows" what Gordon Beckham can do. ( ; Soccer Team Tied College of Charleston's further goals the contest \ Terry Tennant booted in a went into overtime. goal 48 seconds after a USC Neither d h score to give the host managed a s^ore jn the Cougars a 1-1 overtime overtime period. snrrf?r tip with t h p Gamecocks Wednesday. The Gamecocks, who saw Tom Norton took Tom their record drop to 9-2-1, Reilly's feed and chipped in outshot the hosts 20-10. a goal to give USC a 1-0 lead Carolina made eight saves, with 4:20 expired in the while the Cougars, now 7-2-3, second half. ha(* seven. The Cougars, however Carolina travels to rebounded quickly with Durham N c Sund for a Teraiant's score, assisted by match with Duke. Alston Badger, and with no ! ! rCanwco I ^ SUEST PICKER ^ I)r. James B. Holderman 1 ! USC President i f Virginia at USC USC North Carolina at North Carolina St. UNC ' Iowa at Michigan Michigan Penn St. at Syracuse Penn St. Florida St. at Pittsburgh Pitt Mississippi at Florida Florida i C'lemson at Duke C'lemson Miami (Fla.) at Mississippi St. j Mississippi St. I Missouri at Iowa St. Missouri Texas at Arkansas Texas SMU at Houston HOUSTON Stanford at Southern Cal Southern Cal UCLA at Washington St. UCLA Kansas at Oklahoma Oklahoma Illinois at Ohio St. ILLINOIS Ixm Angeles at Dallas Dallas Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Cincinnati San Diego at Baltimore ;>an Diego Tampa Bay at Oakland Tampa Bay Philadelphia at Minnesota Philadelphia t nrnz ?Ti j \J \j ?\. Struggling Invade f By CHUCK WRIGHT s SUM Writer C ? V It has not been a particularly good season for Dick Bestwick. In fact, it's probably one that the Cavalier coach would F just as soon forget. Bestwick's Virginia football program, it seems, has shifted into reverse after a successful (by UVA a standards) 6-5 season in 1979. The Cavs slumped to 4-7 last \ year, and with an 0-5 mark thus far this season, even a repeat of last year's record now stands a tall order. The poor start, however, has not had a negative effect on s his players according to Bestwick. "It has made them more determined if anything," he says. "Determined to win one t cnnn Hur imiinffofnnp ara o snaniol kroiul " UWll* V/Ui J VUllgObVi O C-*1 U OJJVVIUl W1 V/V/U . ^ Special breed or not, many of the Cavaliers' key players will watch the game from the sidelines. "We have injury d problems everywhere, even more so than South Carolina I s think," Bestwick laments. "Our whole defensive backfield is t out, and now even one of the replacements is out." I OTHER VIRGINIA casualties include starting quar- * terback Todd Kirtley and leading ground gainer Quentin h Walker. Walker had been rushing the ball at 7.5 yards a carry, while Kirtley was the only established signal caller on d the team. These two injuries have prayed heavily on Best- a wick, especially Walker's. "Anytime you lose a back like that it hurts," the six-year UVA coach stated. "It would be like South Carolina losing Rogers...he's that calibre of a back. C tie s not as Dig as Kogers, out ne runs a 4.5 40 and weighs 200 ^ pounds. He had a 53-yard run against Duke on one leg." t? While Bestwick never coached against Rogers, his point is b well made. He's lost some very key people during the course of the season, and at Virginia, depth charts are not usually v Players go up for a pass in Wednesday night's Skoal-Ami Skoal won 20-19 in overtime. ck Pick-em Ppi lark Platte Tracy Helms Chuck Wright Editor Sports Editor Staff Writer 85-34-1) (83-36-1) Sports Staff 11 (82-37-1) JSC use liSC JNC UNC UNCr Michigan Michigan Michigan ?ennSt. Penn St. PennSt. Pitt Pill Klorida Florida Florida L'lemson Clemson DUKK Miss. St. MiamKFia.) Miss. St. Missouri IOWA ST. Missouri Texas Texas Texas SMU SMU SA1U L'mrIV.urn c. .1 I /'~l 7VUUIMM vxi ^Hllllfni V-MI iTvuinnii VMI UCLA Washington St. UCLA Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Dallas Dalian Dalian Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pittsburgh San Diego San Diego San Diego Oakland Tampa Bay Oakland Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia I Cavaliers j arolina tacked with quality players. Even so, the Cavaliers have >nly been out of one game going into the fourth quarter. That vas last week's 27-0 loss to Clemson. 1 Bestwick figures on running into many of the same problems that he ran into last week. nr/\ /\? />?* iiia aam ma/v>.a 4la u?.lt nv, die v.unvti ncu uii nucuiu ui uui v*c tail lliuvc UIC UH11 igainst South Carolina," he acknowledged. "They have a - ^ ery strong defense, and their kicking game is very sound, w) "IN THOSE RESPECTS, they're a lot like Clemson...outtanding on defense." Bestwick recognizes the fact that the Gamecocks had their rouble on offense earlier in the season, but he's afraid that's >ehind them. "Early in the year, I think the offense...made it hard on the lefense, but they're more consistent now," he noted. "They . eem to have solidified with Beckham. I understand that heir other quarterback is an outstanding athlete, but Jeckham has brought them together." i On Beckham, the Virginia coach didn't have to review nany films for familiarization. "We really tried to get hinqf < ici c at v u ^inict, su wc iviiuw wnai nt; can uo, oesiwicK saia.~ 'If he's on with his passing, we're in trouble. We expect a , liversified offense from South Carolina with equal running nd passing." 1 AS FAR AS his own team is concerned, Bestwick says the 'avaliers will do nothing special in preparation for the iamecocks, just "keep trying to improve as a football earn." According to the Virginia coach, "these kids bounce } ; >ack. They won't quit." And Carolina found out during the Pitt game that attitude j vill eventuallv nav off *' 1'i MB 1 > *>9<- vSx-S >6:: .. _ I Gate 8 : ^!v.S;Vva>X.:: m i To Be ., 3 1 Closed tSS?' J Due to construction, Gate 8 r 3 of Williams-Brice Stadium i,? will be closed for Saturday I. j^m, USC-Virgiiii* <-- ft ) * * ^ Spectators may enter j( *" ' either Gate 7 or 9 instead. \ ?**! % & 1 * ?rica's Team same. . (f StaM Photo by MIKE IOUGM ?i" mm nonets ?i 1 s . f: (; Jim Corbeti Tom Coyne f Asst. Sports Editor Asst. 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