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By JEFF SHREWSBURY
Sports editor
USC's top three cross country
nunners were voted to the allconference
team at Saturday's
Metro Conference cross country
meet.
Tom Howe, Rob Devlin and
Ken Costello all finished within
10 seconds of each other and in
the top 10 places at the rainsoaked,
five-mile race.
The Gamecocks' team finished
in second place in the conference
with 57 points, 18 points behind
16th-ranked Virginia Tech. I
Howe, USC's top finisher,
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VPI's Jeff Taylor won the event '
with a time of 24:46. Taylor was
the winner of the Carolina Invita- t
i tional at Fort Jackson two weeks
r W ago.
"Virginia Tech just outclassed .
us a bit," Howe said. "We were
closer than they ever expected us <
to be."
But, he added, "18 points is
not that much for a cross country
meet, its only a couple of
places."
Rounding out USC's top five,
Devlin finished fifth, Costello
0 placed seventh, Andy Foster ended
15th and John Bahura was
26th.
"I'm pretty pleased with my
effort and the way that I ran
Saturday," Howe said. "We ran
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veil as a team, although not
:very individual did as well as
hey wanted."
"I thought they ran really good
:onsidering the weather," head
:oach Charlie Strong said. "But
\ndy didn't run as well as he
:ould have, and John was disapDointed
because he wanted to
"inish in the top 20."
Costello, who had been out
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lot keeping with early season
performances, Strong said.
"I don't think the injury was
bothering him," Strong said.
"It's kept him from running consistent,
but 1 expect him to do
well next week at the rcgionals."
USC will travel to Furman for
the Southern regional meet, this
weekend. The southern region
has 73 teams eliaible to comnete.
but Strong said he thinks only
about 45 will be there.
The southern region is often
called the toughest region in the
nation, according to both Strong
and Howe, containing six of the
top 20 teams. Qualifying for nationals
would be quite an accomplishment,
Strong said.
Only the top three teams and
top five individuals will qualify at
the regional meet for the nationals,
Nov. 24 at the University
of Arizona.
"Given a few breaks and you
can't tell what might happen at
region," Strong said.
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singles championships while Jeff Chambers and tiddie Stet
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3ack from a 21-6 deficit late in the clock."
USC 45-28. The strati
opened the scoring with a 33-yard ball on the 1
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and his two interceptions, drove one touch
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li close Nov. 1 before finally losing poor tackli
ield goal to make the score 14-6. the Seminc
iuson's performance, the true FSU over nine
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ne. With 7:45 left in the first half, The loss,
consecutive completions and USC as much" ;
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By TONY THOMPSON
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! The Gamecocks ? all
Hj guaranteed a bid to the N<
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ended the regular season w
j 4-1 victory against sixth-ra
Akron, Saturday at
H Graveyard.
USC will take a 17-4 recor
y to the 23-team playoff toi
J ment, which will begin
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? culminate in a champioi
final to be played Dec. 1
Tacoma, Wash. Although
have vet to he announced h
NCAA Selection Comm
USC seems certain to finis
one of the top two teams i
Southern Region and recer
automatic bid as a result.
Akron, which will also
the tournament, beat top-r?
Evansville 1-0 on Oct. 28
figured to give Carolina a
challenge in the first meetini
ween the two teams. Bui
Gamccocks played perhaps
^est soccer season anc
the Zips back to Ohio sm<
from their worst defeat o
After Gavin Coombs r
scored with a blistering free
STE!B/The Gamecock USC forward Scott Coo!
tercepted a pass at midfield
rcundstroke during passed off to Dan Ratcliff, \
h sight teams pre 10th goal of the season
1-8, 8-4, 8-3 for ths Carolina a 1-0 lead at 32:5*
wart of tU Uiilwar- Scott Brown made it 2
itition 6-3, 6-3 over 42:09 when he converted
Root's free kick with a pov
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n the first half, but failed to move the
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egy backfired and the Seininolcs got the
Carolina 45 yard line after a Scott Bamc
:49 left. Ferguson's 29-yard touchdown
he Gamecock lead to only eight at
mentum now on their side, the Seminoles
second half with a drive that culminated
yard touchdown run by sophomore
ctor Floyd. The two point conversion
re at 21.
necock offense, less potent because of
uised knee, failed to move the ball again
reed to punt.
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down, moved the Seminoles in for
jchdown and the rout was on. Carolina
ng and continued FSU resurgence gave
)les a commanding 42-28 lead with just
minutes to go. The Seminoles added a
or the final score.
, which drops USC to 2-6-1, hurts "twice
according to Bethca.
lound USU
i. 6 Akron
mo, outjumped a pack of
defenders in front of the Akron
but goal for his fifth goal this year.
-AA The Gamecocks pulled away in
t ? the second half when Bill Hency
ith a bustled out of the back and
nked knocked a ball forward that went
? n e to Root in open space near the
Akron area. Root made good on
d in- the shot and USC led 3-0 at
irna- 53:41.
with Carolina secured the win less
and than a minute later when Ratcliff
iship made it 4-0 on a superbly-taken
3 in goal that flummoxed Zupko.
bids Ratcliff trapped the ball with his
y the chest, and volleyed it into the far
ittee, corner of the nets for his second
>h as goal of the match.
n the Pat Nash drilled a low shot ink'e
an to the Gamecock goal at 69:52 to
give Akron some measure of
make hope with 20 minutes remaining,
inked but USC held fast against
and desperate Akron pressure and
stiff gave seniors Bill Hency, Dan
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t the Arnthorsson happy memories of
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f the Notes: After the 3-0 home loss
to Furman Oct. 29, Coach Mark
learly Berson made some changes,
kick, Freshman Chris Foley has replack
in- ed Charlie Arndt in goal. Captain
, then Bill Hency, who appears fully fit
vhose and recovered from his broken
gave foot, is back at sweeper in place
I. of Tommy Loeber, who moves to
!-0 at right fullback. Billy McMullan is
Mark now a midfielder, and Keith
verful Leeper is back in familiar ter>m
Ir- ritory at center half.
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