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" * v s .-w-4 . v> - ^ . . , . .v ....... _ ... ;?V.v. '<*'** v ?" "^v W /r *,lW'',,x"' " '" '' _ fr Page 10 ? September 24, 1984 Sports THE GAMECOCK Enthusiastic di By Tracy Mixton Greater enthusiasm and a beefed-up defense gave USC's football team a 21-0 victory over Duke University Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. After the narrow 31-24 victory over The Citadel Sept. 8, USC head coach Joe Morrison said team enthusiasm against the Blue Devils would be necessary to win. "We were much more emotional this evening and more en inusiasuc man a cuupic 01 weens ago, ne saia. we naa a tremendous amount of enthusiasm." CAROLINA LINEBACKER Carl Hill agreed that team excitement was a must for the game, and said the Gamecocks were inspired to improve after their season opener. RbA ur I S&LM iS^^tjF ^ \mLjzf W&W * w* ^JUhJ|||LjK^^ &2y^^ 9^e8KKHjMeJ|Jl^^y <" ^ ^Hri. J^m?s. |? " K-. is P?r u^JHlBB^B ^Bn v* TL wgraM Cv^L ^NiFW^''''^ffi^S^t8^?r^^^B^lk' ^ f \ ? J?^ ^Br Big hole USC running back Kent Hagood runs for yardage during the Gamecocl his thigh during preseason. Gamecocks win tou with 2-0 victory ov By Andrew Miller Berson $ajd . Winning any soccer tournament is a thrill, but when you said USC soccer coach Mark Berson, but have to expect winning your own is great. It was the I And that's exactly what the Gamecocks had trailed all did yesterday, as they defeated Old Domi- team showed i nion University 2-1 to win the 4th Annual "We didn't S.C. Invitational Tournament. composure am "It's just a great feeling for us," Berson "I'm real ] said. "I know the players are thrilled, and so fought back, am I- team for the \ didn't auit." "YOU HAVE to give the players a lot of credit," he added. "They've worked very . THE GAM] hard for this." a Keith Leep It was the second time Carolina has won thorsson assis their own tournament. They also won the game. first one in 1981. Leeper, the To win the tournament a team would tournament, either have to win both games, or if two place at the'ri teams have identical records, the team with "The ball the higher goal difererence would win. kept it alive" 1 The Gamecocks put themselves in a posi- right in front tion to win the tournament by beating the The second University of Tennessee 6-0 Saturday, behind came after a n Doug Allison's three goals. ward Doug A MIDFILDER JIM Sonefeld also added "DOUG B two goals and an assist in the win. "He made a g Also on Saturday, the University of North do again was Carolina at Charlotte beat Old Dominion in "I was jn { a sudden death shoot-out 9-8. National Col- for both goal: legiate Athletic Association dictated the Berson crec score be reported as a 0-0, but for tourna- Qf the trouble ment purposes the win went to UNCC. "They sagg In yesterday's match Old Dominion sajd. "That n started the scoring when Monarch forward attack them th Kevin Walsh headed in a nass from Vince oa tr\ tho Ante ? ?- ? I g,V/ IV/ VIIV WUIO Beck 10 minutes into the contest. Berson said the goal resulted from a slip up Berson said in the defense. the two-day tc The Game< "WE JUST didn't think during the goal," P- * Wednes< I ' efense blanks E "We got tired of hearing about The Citadel," he said. "Everytime somebody wrote something about it, it teed us off tr\ nl qv tkot mnpk via" iw piuj iimv iiiuvii uui uvi Morrison commended USC's defense, which forced four Duke turnovers and seven sacks. "It's always good to win the football game, but tonight I'm especially proud of our defense," he said. "Anytime you shut out a team, you have to have people hustling and going to the football. "I'M PROUD of (USC defensive coordinator) Tom Gadd, his staff and of course our defensive players." While the coach praised the defense, he said he was still uncertain about the team's offensive unit. tfBPL. jBBmHgLaBBWyjtt^ ^ I 1^^E^|GE53p^ J^"m ?IM^0^ Photo by Jennifer Woolen <s 21-0 win over Duke. It was Hagood's first game since he bruised 'It was an unfortunate thing, have a let down like that you a goal." irst time all season Carolina season, and Berson said Lhe '^;w;-:'rHI .4*s* E i t lot poise in coming back. panic," he said. "We held our A came back. proud the the team .^n|k You really have to credit this .Ja-'vay they keep at it. They just ^iwK >er goal, with an Ami Am- ^ t, with 32:04 remaining in the wgiflj ^ jj Most Valuable Player of the Sg ^ happened to be in the right ^ ^ ght time. am had been deflected, and Ami ' *a| Leeper said. "The ball bounced ^ of me, and I just kicked it in." " v^^fjS Carolina goal, also by Leeper, fc ass from, All-Tournament for- ' mson. EAT his man," Leeper said. reat pass to me, and all 1 had to just kick the ball in. 7 '"fn "* fie right place at the right time ?953E)Elk^^H9^BB^HR&BBHB3BX&2g lited the Monarch's for much Carolina had on offense. ;ed in on the middle," Berson Brtakes it very difficult for us to irough the middle, so we had to iide. ?,,rLtmen,Played We" U8inB >? head :ocks will host Furman a. 4 /" Tournament full back Tim Be lay Gamecocks won The Carolina Invi Slue Devils "We came a long way defensively since (The Citadel) game, but offensively, I'm not sure," Morrison said. "Offensively we need to eliminate our mistakes and eet a lot crisner anH sharper with the schedule we have coming up." USC faces high-rated Georgia this Saturday, then Kansas State, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame the. following weekends. NEITHER CAROLINA nor Duke could produce a successful drive until midway through the second quarter, when USC recovered a Blue Devil fumble and proceeded to score. Allen Mitchell, who completed eight of 11 for 87 yards, ran right on the quarterback keeper for two yards and the touchdown. "The defender was outside, and I was able to turn it in, get up field and into the end zone," he said of the play. iwu possessions laier, uat goi on me scoreooara again, thanks to another Duke fumble. LINEBACKER JAMES Seawright, who recovered the miscue, said Carolina's defense shifted to a different linebacker alignment that confused Duke and eventually led to the fumble. Running back Raynard Brown swept right on the ensuing play for 17 yards and the score. Scott Hagler's extra point was good, and USC led at the half, 14-0. THE THIRD quarter began with USC's defense continuing to flex its muscles. Threatening to score, Duke's first possession ended when Gamecock defensive back Bryant Gilliard intercepted Drew Walston's pass on Carolina's 18-yard line. The quarter ended with unsuccessful scoring efforts from both teams, but USC's first possession of the fourth quarter produced the game's final score. RUNNING BACK Quinton Lewis rushed twice for 33 yards, and Mitchell connected a 31-yard pass to wide receiver Eric Poole for the touchdown. Linebacker Paul Vogel credited motivation and difficult nractice*; dnrino I ISr'c r*r?f?n Hotp loci mooi .i~? B --o ^ uuiv m,n nrwi\ 1UI IIIC VltlUI y. "We had two weeks of hard practice with high intensity and a lot of team spirit," he said. "We tried to hustle with 104 percent." FITZGERALD DAVIS, who had six tackles including three sacks for minus 19 yards, said "geting excited is part of the game. "If you're not excited, you'll be about a second off the play," he said. "We had a mental edge this game. We had to be more intense and a lot sharper. Our timing was off (against The Citadel), but now we have it back." 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