Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Monday March 1, 1982 n-ATV/nr.i """use Soccer T BY CHRIS HUGHES Intramural Sports Iditor USC's soccer team christened the bubble last weekend in the Carolina Invitational Indoor Soccer Tournament. The dirt field was not the most ideal playing condition but served its purpose in keeping the players dry during the inclimate weather Friday and Saturday. The tournamenl proved that the bubble has the potential to become an in valuable facility for the university. Head Coach Mark Berson split his team down the middle tc oritnp Iuia cnnarlc in the tnnmampnt IT'sf1 T u/nn thp four V/11 tVi ITTV OVjUUUO AAA V11V VVUI V/K^V/ * *? v?a v..v ??% * nament while USC II made it to the semi-finals where the> lost to a determined UNC-Charlotte team in a shootout after a five minute overtime period. In the finals, Chris Heidelberger and Russell Gruber netted second half goals tc defeat UNC-Charlotte 2-1 and capture the tournament. UNC controlled the tempo in the first half and jumped to s 1-0 lead when Arto Von Grondelle chipped in a lose ball ir front of the net. Grondelle's shot was the only ball USC ] keeper Chris Pfaeffle allowed in the net during the tour nament, giving him a .20 goals allowed average for th( weekend. The Gamecocks woke up in the second half while UNC seemed to tire out. Brian Murphy, Mike Devine, Jay Ballard John Rutten and David Goodchild began playing tenaciou: defense keeping UNC's offense at bay, and creating scoring chances for Carolina's offense. I1CP TT VioH o tnurtViur art nf if or?H ViaH tn hnrv? fnr a flin nf s 11 *"? ? VWU6W^.? b" ?* ??"V. .v,. " '"f . coin to enter the semi-finals. Erskine I, Jacksonville, Baptis and USC II all tied for third in the round-robin portion of th< tournament. George Purgavie, who ran the logistics of th tournament, picked two names out of a hat and flipped a coil between them and the two teams that were not picked to se who would enter the semis. Erskine and USC II won the coi tosses. Tom Norton stole the opening kickoff, eluded two defer ders, and slipped a shot under UNC-Charlotte keeper Davi Higgins in seven seconds to give USC II an early lead. Vo Grondelle tied the match toward the end of the first half on direct kick from 25-yards out. In the second half, UNC-Charlotte had a golden opportunit to take the lead when Jeff Ponchot was called for a hand ba in the penalty area. Toni Rossi's penalty kick hit the left po< and the match went into overtime. After a scoreless ovei time, UNC-Charlotte and USC II went into a shootou Higgins allowed onlv one penalty kick into the net as UN( Charlotte put in three out of four thwarting a USC I versi USCII final. "I thought the tournament went real well," Berson con mented. "All the games were close, the competition was re; even, I was extremely pleased." "The tournament was an excellent situation to study tl players under a game situation," Berson continued. "Tl competition was good enough that it exposed weakness th; we need to work on' " W' ? ? - IBfe-y.-.-SBS ffi HB JpyA^: J jffi KWv | x-: :.'x-:David Burr eludes a Baptist College defendc 1-0. cock m ' <PI . 4 C/itlll Villi WIC11& 'v < i \ ..S ::'-. '... :S&& ^Sfl? E BK&tBainfofr- >?$% : 3- -.-v K ; n v ?x ) I' ;.:r* j-.-':-'V^' ";-'V^;.' : r-.'"^V r---: M V ;\/. -'--^ :/; vV;;^::. I Ba ?i?S?|5?lgH^ ">:^ IS illllSI IfHSill^^ l II ^WH gpS &/iPpp:lil?ftPtlPgpiPlpt:fmMSMS&mW?7, 1 Er%) i QHHK^ mm- _ - ^ : ' %' ' '-c- ;'' ''^: v r ^ :';-v^ ;: e B '.-. ' ' Hp ./-'/^ * "' ; ' :;; * vv' ."' : I 11 Si ~ ~ _ ~ is % % e I ~ - - - I n Tom Norton sends a pass for USC II Friday nig {~ Tournament in bubble. n Although the event was not publicized a fairly decent 1 a crowd showed up to witness the first event in the bubble. O i.1. ?3 I ' ? ' ? .... C. amce uie uamecocKS team was spin down me middle y Berson concentrated on evaluating individual performances. ? U "The transition is so fast on a field like this that it takes total concentration to remain in the game. Our players have to be . r_ able to anticipate. A situation like this is excellent for ir I developing mental tactics," Berson said. "Sarge Frye and y the ground crew did an excellent job in getting the field ready ' jg for this tournament." USC I goalie Mike Brewer played admirably in the tour1J nament despite being battered by an extremely physical al Erskine team Friday night. Brewer was clipped in the side e and kicked in the head by Erskine attackers. Earlier Friday tl ie night Roy Dunshee and Brewer collided bruising Brewer's p }et lower back. Brewer came back the next day and saved a F penalty kick in a match against Jacksonville keeping USC II tl .-jjpWI Berson Loo By chris Hu(iHKs ||? Intramural Sports Idilor :r. USC II won the match another of a long line of fine St. Louis players that we've IWBfO??HaBdHB?M?B?IIH?WMI ?IIIIB mi n 111 ii I I; | f l : fcp ^ li!ji fif f!H ::?^|iwpn^BH|^BHB| ;ht in the Carolina Indoor Invitational Soccer n the running for an entry to the semi-finals. Carolina showed some of the scoring weapons soccer fans an expect to see next season. Goodchild had the prettiest lot for USC in the tournament against the College of harleston. Goodchild fired a 40-yard blast into the left arner of the net. Mike Menhart also had a fine goal heading i Rutten's chip past Erskine goalie Gary Ellaby in USC I's imi-final victory. Heidelberger scored twice for USC I and ad several close calls. Norton scored two goals and had one ssist for USC II and David Burr created several scoring nances lor tne uamecocks. Roger Norman and Lance Van Winter played key roles in nabling USC I to control the tempo of all its matches during he tournament by dominating play in the midfield. USC will lay its first outdoor competitive match against the Potomac dickers from Potomac, Md. The Kickers are ranked thrid in he country among amateur teams under 19. ks Forward To Season " 11 T season? "We've got a tremendous team coming ft back. We've got a team that 1111111 1 think is very exciting. fF^ ^ We're going to play a very ' ** *, WP good schedule," said Berson. 0 "The players are exH perienced. They played T^Tinmpipi: m against some of the top * competition, they've defeated some of the top teams in the country, and I think they are ready." Wb / < Next year's team will have seven seniors to face what JpSM Berson calls his toughest schedule yet which includes Mark Berson a home match against archrival Clemson. had here over the past." Berson has *iso recruited The Gamecocks have Mark Heed, a goalkeeper spent the on season m what from Independence High Berson calls a very School in ('* rlol'e, N.C (}? manning weight-lifting who has "a! :? physical program The program attributes y<?.. . v when showed its success in the recruiting <i : e." ac- indoor soccer tournament in cording to Bei vu. the bubble last weekend as USC I outlasted UNCSo how cou' \ c e not be Charlotte to win the touropt j mistic of ;rcnna's 1982 nament.