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Volleyball c
By Tracy Mixson
Throughout the 1983 season, USC
volleyball coach Elaine Mozingo has been
non-commital towards Carolina's chances of
winning the Metro Conference title.
But now that she's seen all of the conference
competition, she's made a decision.
"I think we have a good chance of winning
it, but it's not going to be easy," she said.
44We played Louisville last weekend, and I
thought they gave us more of a challenge
than Florida State did earlier this year.
Louisville is a big team, bigger than Florida
State. When we played Louisville, both
teams fought and gave 100 percent."
TWO OF Carolina's three losses this
season were to the Seminoles, and over the
weekend the Gamecocks narrowly defeated
Louisville in a five-game Metro match at
Cincinnati.
Mozingo said the Gamecocks are seeded
second in the Metro tournament Nov. 18-20
at Louisville, and should make it to the
semifinals against the Cardinals.
"If it does happen, it will be a tough
match," she said. "Louisville is the defen
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Equestrian CI
By Beth Harrison
USC's Equestrian Club won both the hun
seat championships at the second annual US<
Horse Show Sunday.
Hunt seat competition is English riding, ?
Western riding, club president Julie Banta sa
Championship rider Helen Baldwin woi
trophy, and USC now leads Region 9 of th
Horse Show Association. In competition foi
club chooses one rider to represent it in pur
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points, and in stock seat, USC leads St. Andr
College, Laurinburg, N.C., by eight points.
Baldwin won three of USC's blue ribbons i
at Cedar Ridge Farms in Columbia. The cla:
competed are open horsemanship on the flat,
ship over fences and advanced stock seat.
Open horsemanship on the flat is a class in
required to walk, trot and canter the horse, E
horsemanship over fences is stadium jumpin
Ellen Roosen won two blue ribbons for
termediate stock seat and one in beginner \
Tiller also won a blue ribbon in intermediate
Blair took second in intermediate stock seat
ELLAN PORTER won a second place i
horsemanship on the flat. Banta won secom
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ding Metro champion, and will be the home
team, which will give them an edge. But if we
do get past them, I think we can win it all."
To win, Mozingo said the Gamecocks will
have to be consistent, with effective passing
and strong defense.
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stock seat. Amy "We try to introduce peopl
around horses," Banta said.
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aid. "We'll also have to have a strong offense,
not just from the team as a whole, but
from every individual player."
USC has had four losing seasons prior to
1983, and now with a 26-3 record in her first
^ear at Carolina, Mozingo said she is pleased
ivith both the play and attitude of her squad.
"I'm really pleased with their attitude,"
>he said. "They wanted to turn it around this
^ear, especially the returning players, and
:hey wanted to win. They were willing to
work hard, have long practices and make a
lot of sacrifices."
"I think the season's going well, and we're
really excited about how well we're playing,"
junior power hitter Teri Montoya said. "I
feel good about the team because we've really
improved over the season."
AS FOR the Metro title, the athlete said,
"We played really well this past weekend,
and I think we'll have any problems beating
anybody we have to play. We have the talent
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Freshman coi
to pace soccei
By Haywood Taylor
Since starting his season as a reserve player
for the USC soccer team, freshman Danny
Ratcliff has become one of the Gamecocks'
most potent offensive weapons, scoring nine
of the team's 33 goals this season.
USC head soccer coach Mark Berson
describes Ratcliff as being "composed with
the ball," and Ratcliff said one of his
greatest assets is his ball-handling skill.
"My ball handling would probably be my
strongest point along with my distributing
and shooting. Agressiveness also plays a big
part in scoring goals along with having a nose
for the goal."
Ratcliff, a native of Coral Gables, Fla.,
has been playeing soccer for 12 years.
"1 began playing when 1 was six years old,
and 1 just started liking it," Ratcliff said.
"My goal when I came to (JSC was to do
anything I could to contribute to the team,"
he said.
Making the transition from high school
athletics to college athletics is not always an
easy task, and Ratcliff said he also went
through his share of changes.
"It was a very big adjustment because of
the high level of competition," Ratcliff said.
"At first I wasn't starting, but then we had
ininrifc nnH rna^rh Rerson nut me in.
Afier I had scored a couple of goals, the
coach got confidence in me. And once I got
confidence in myself, things went okay," he
said.
Even though Ratcliff leads the team in
scoring, Berson does believe there is room
for improvement.
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>lleges. $1,339, but
entry fees.
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Is go on to national competition raised $180
tate University. $300 to pay
bers, 16 of whom ride hunt seat cost about S
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ndful of members, Banta said. Horses neec
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her) also teach basic health care
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year for the
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USC travels to Clemson Friday to play the
Tigers and Virginia Cavaliers. As non-Metro
matches, Mozingo said her team will use
these games to prepare for the November
tournament.
The Lady Gamecocks defeated Clemson
earlier this year, but the coach said the competition
will be tougher the second time
around.
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have to play together like we know we can,
and let the other team make the mistakes."
Carolina takes on Georgia Tech Sunday
afternoon at 2-p;fn. in the Blatt Physical
Education'Center.
"It's going to be a lot tougher at Clemson
because they always play harder at home,"
she said. Clemson beat the University of
Georgia on the Tiger's home court earlier
this season, while Carolina's only other 1983
loss has been to the Bulldogs. V
MOZINGO SAID the key to victory will
be to make few mistakes and play together as
a team.
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(JSC soccer forward.
"Danny has been consistent with a
freshman," Berson said. "He has shown
some inconsistencies, and that's typical of a
freshman: Sometimes they play brilliantly,
and sometimes they make mistakes. The final
report card on Danny will be how well he
matures both physically and mentally."
Ratcliff said he also believes he can play
better.
"There's improvement needed; I can
always improve," Ratcliff said. "My goal
for the rest of the season is to get better and
to win the rest of our games."
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es, she said.
ly's show, (JSC brought 17 horses and Davidson
rews Presbyterian brought four each.
r we have use of some summer camp horses.
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hardworking team with a lot of enthusiasm and
spirit.
PORTANT for people to be good at the beginner
as the advanced level."
may get supplemental funding of about $1,775,
m Campbell said. The club received a budget of
has already spent most of the money allocated for
aised money by selling ads for the horse show and
in a concession stand at the show. It costs about
the team's entry fees of $10 per class. Trophies
>150 and ribbons, $100, Campbell said.
oing to have to start fund raising for entry fees.
i feed, and you have to pay their (vet
s expensive. We're going to be scraping, but with
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RS PAY for horse rental individually. They can
llments, or they can pay one lump sum of $150 a
"package deal," which pays for 12 riding lessons,
ice rides and competition in horse shows, Banta
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