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Page 10 ? September 28, 1984 Sports the gamecock . M^-^^-frML,. f^'lWyL?##l Wf iKss&u, J WW flu ^r f H^HHfiniKSBVllli^jmtfL?dt g, \ *^ V *2|lJHp * B *f ^Bja^kTl I ma dm "'^:;c;S|;-'^-;'l>*t* / ajPWK^Kh^njj^Ha '^^Hw 41 w? ^Btf ^ I Br * fWilBiifflii dM lite? ^ In his grasp USC's Mike Durrah sacks Georgia quarterback John Lastinger in last year's game. The Gamecofcks take on the 12th ranked Bulldogs tomorrow at Williams-Brice Stadium. USC travels to play highly-r By Ray Gronbet^ t^e gu||s WOuld have an adva Koaa games are tough, especially in college soccer. Berson agreed. "Tampa is Ask Connecticut. They're ranked 15th in the nation and play in," he said, citing the 1 have a 6-3 record. Two of those losses came on a road trip into field, which has different pro the South, shutouts at the hands of Clemson and USC. Ask USC. The Gamecocks are 8-1 and ranked 18th in the WHILE WEDNESDAY'S country this week, but the sole loss was a 6-1 drubbing at the not the way the Gamecock hands of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. weekend, Berson was hopeful NORTH CAROLINA, by the way, is 3-4, with all its losses USC head coach Mark Berson cited these examples when he explained why Saturday's game with South Florida in Tampa "Winning on the road in college soccer is a difficult task ^ and is becoming more so," he said. "But in order to go into > a, 1 the ,NCAA tournament, it's something you have to do." k P the season so far. One game isn't going to make or break a "It's also a hip rhallpnoe hprance Snufh Florida ic an pv. ->< . jis - y cellent team," Berson said. "They handled us very easily last ' year, winning 3-1." *?^^H9ra&g|^|hfc. * South Florida is 2-2-1 so far in 1984, with the losses coming to nationally-ranked Hvansville and UCLA. Against second- tflk J jBmgBSr ranked UCLA, the Bulls ? on the road ? forced the game into overtime before losing 3-2. Losses have unquestionably hurt South Florida. "We aren't the star-studded team we used to be," said head coach Don IN 1983 the Bulls scored 92 goals. Thirty-five of them were Sill scored by strikers Nigel Clarke and Roy Wegerle, both of .. jwHB Clarke graduated. Wegerle signed a pro contract with the North American Soccer League's Tampa Bay Rowdies after being the first man picked in the NASl/s 1984 draft. South Florida has scored only nine goals in live games so lar *.?&... ? ~ ~ this year. Returning forward Matts Westerhorstmann has five of them. But the Bulls' defense returned virtually intact and has allowed USF opponents only nine goals. "* ~^i-V ' " ' ' %*'' -W * ON THE offense, sophomore Aris Bogdaneris and . *>' ' freshman Charlie Raphael each have a goal and an assist as D . . replacements for Clarke and Wegerle. I Breaking away "We've got young players in there adding enthusiasm to our game," said Holcomb. "We're going to give them .heir USC midfielder Keith Leeper chance, although we re still changing our lineup. , , , . . ? > About Saturday's game. Holcomb said he thought the 21 Wertnesday 10 UP ,he" rei Gamecocks "are stronger than they were last year," but added Gamecocks 12th-ranke By Tracy Mixson USC offensive line coach Mike Bender said the Gamecocks will have their work cut out for them when they take on 12th-ranked Georgia at 7 p.m. tomorrow in WilliamsBrice Stadium. "Georgia's defensive line is probably the best we'll olav all vear." he said. "Thev're big,"they're fast and they're mean." Bender said the Bulldog defense will employ two down linemen, a scheme the Gamecocks have faced the past two weeks against The Citadel and Duke. BUT EVEN with USC's experience against the defense, he said, the Gamecocks "will have to play our best offensive game this season." Quarterback Allen Mitchell will lead the flnmpi-nrL r?ffpncf? Tfir? A.O I junior ranks third in the nation for passing efficiency and 25th in total offense with 386 total yards, averaging 193 per game. Wide reciever Ira Hillary and running backs Quinton Lewis and Thomas Dendy will also lead the veer offense for USC, a ^ u \/: ? i. guiuc ^iaii Vitui 51a llCdU VUdLII V II1LC L/UUIC) said his team rarely sees. "They (USC) run the veer offense to perfection, and that's something we never sec except against Carolina," he said. "With the veer, they're always a threat to make the big play." USC HEAD coach Joe Morrison said his offense will have to eliminate mistakes made in its past two showings to face the Georgia squad. "We won't stay in any game very long with the penalties and mistakes we're making," he said. "We can't make mistakes and hope to move the ball with any consistency; we just aren't a good enough football game i i n m i egaraea doutr ntage by playing at home. "Maybe we a very difficult environment to Gamecocks, he Florida heat and USF's narrow on everything" portions than the Graveyard's USC's nation pressure, Berso narrow win over Furman was "At the end ;s wanted to prepare for the the ranking we * * * # M a^BI>RiiiliM? iu| H| ^^UByBB^H^D^Epnfl fj A dribbles past Baptist College's Kent Johnson in soccer aci :ord to 7-1 for the season. For the Furman game stroy to face d Georaia to hurt ourselves." Both USC and Georgia stand undefeated in 1984. The Bulldogs opened with a 26-19 win over Southern Miss and then stunned Clemson last weekend with a come-from hphinrl virtnrv Place kickcr Kevin Butler tied a. Southeastern Conference record for field goals last week when he kicked a 60-yarder in flic final 1 1 seconds to lift the Dogs over the then second-ranked Tigers. THE SENIOR represents Georgia's ?... . 1 . 1 . _ .1 ' . . . 1_ _ ?.* i greatest inreat, leauing me nation in scoring and field goals with a .889 accuracy. USC opened with a narrow 31-24 victory over The Citadel Sept. 8, then blanked the Duke Blue Devils laM Saturday, 21-0. Morrison said he was pleased with the 2-0 record and credited the defensive unit for the wins. "I'm r .u,? i i 111 >11 y |;niiu ui mi tl IUI I clliu JJI ^'?1 CV> made by our defensive unit," lie said. "They've regained the intensity that they played with last season." Despite praise for the unit, defensive line coach Tim Washburn said the Gamecocks still needed t j improve for tomorrow's game. "DON'T GET me wrong ? we're tickled to death with the wins, but we're still not playing very good football," he said "Some of our kids have played pretty well, but after looking at (Georgia's) films, some of them were ready to give up football." Washburn ealled the Bulldogs' offense "young but outstanding," with quarterbaek Todd Williams at the helm. "They're inexperienced, but they're doing the job," he said. "They've got good people, h 11 f cn r\ A uro \\/a' nAt r rv iyi nt ^ ^ 1 jv uv "v. v * v. 5U1 iu j;iuvt this week." i Florida pnt it r?ut r\f r?nr cvcipm " ho coiH TV>? added, are "going to try to be a little sharper than they were Wednesday against Furman. lal ranking also contributes incentive, as well as n said. of the season we'll know. We feel we deserve have, but we have to go out and prove it. We're SOCCER Photo by Ray Gronberg lion ealier this season. The Gamecocks beat Furman see page 12.