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use Sto] By TRACY MIXSON Staff writer Eighth-ranked USC continued to ride its roller coaster of emotion and intensity Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium as the Gamecocks posted their fifth win, this time over scrappy but inexperienced Appalachian State, 35-9. After a less-than-impressive victory over East Carolina Sept. 17, USC surprised then-No. 6 Georgia with a convincing 23-10 win two weeks ago. Saturday, Gamecock fans saw a combination of the two previous performances, as USC built a comfortable lead in the first half and then coasted in the game's final 30 minutes. Running backs Harold Green and Mike Dingle led the USC attack with a pair of touchdowns apiece as the team lifted its record to 5-0. The Gamecocks struck quickly, carrying their first possession 80 yards for a touchdown. Using a good blend of passes and rushes, USC capped its scoring drive on Green's three-yard gain to the right side. 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Despite a nagging ankle injury, the junior from Ladson rushed 78 yards Saturday to move into 12th place on USC's career rushing list with 1,614 yards. After the explosive first half, the Gamecocks seemed to lose some of their steam as ASU began to dominate the time of possession. In the third quarter, the Mountaineers kept the ball 11:22 to USC's 3:38. "The first half we played pretty well, but then we got a little tired," said USC defensive back Ron Rabune. "It was pretty hot out there. We really needed to maintain the ( level of intensity we had in the first half. We really weren't ready to play when they scored their touchdown." A 14-yard pass from Fuller to Sam Wesley gave ASU its only other score, as Nittmo missed the extra point. The Gamecocks then used the most of its six minutes of possession in the fourth quarter to put the game well out of reach. Consecutive rushing touchdowns w ^ ^ , m J- mr ' J: mm 9 * <.(? **&*> Jingle takes to the air Saturday against. :tory. 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We had three good workouts this week, but it just didn't show today." Three interceptions highlighted a tenacious performance by the Appalachian State secondary. Overall, however, it was not the brightest day for the ASU offense, as the Mountaineers helped USC's cause with seven fumbles, three interceptions and a score of dropped passes and poorly-executed plays. ASU, the defending Southern Conference champion, drops to 3-1 and will take to the road against league foe Virginia Military Institute next week in Lexington. The Gamecocks, 5-0 for the first time since 1984, also travel to Virginia Saturday, to face Virginia Tech. The contest is the first of three in a row away from Williams-Brice Stadium, where the Gamecocks enjoy a 13-game winning streak. TEDDY LEPP/The Gamecock Appalachian State. 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While punter Rodney Price's kicking average is 38. yards, the overall performance and coverage of the pui and kickoff return teams have been better than average Although USC handled Georgia's kickoff and pui return teams well two weeks ago, some speculation r< mained throughout last week, before the Gamecock fifth game against Appalachian State. Redshirt sophomore Carl Piatt emerged Saturday 1 answer critics concerned with the punt return team. Pla returned two punts for 60 yards, including a 32-yai return that set up the fourth USC touchdown. He averaging 12.3 yards per return after his performam against the Mountaineers. Adjustments were made in this week's practices to ir prove returns, Piatt said. "Earlier this week, Coach Dunn told us we were goii to put a new return in and go right to left with it instead up the middle. We worked on it all week, and it came o pretty good." Coach Morrison also was pleased with the results ai WUSC-FM-" |oooooooooooooo<?o ?wooo? ? JANUARY THI | RUSSELL o October 11, 1988-9:01 8 October 11, 1988- 10:00 x Russell X TRADITIONAL EVENTS $ (See list on page 50 ii X CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION.... g REGISTERED STUDENT ORGAI^ O (See above times for the g OTHER 5 ACADEMIC CLASSROOM SPACI g (No classroom space will be Does President Holdei This and other burning qi BREAKFAST WIT Friday C Li .-7^ f:' For more information vb* \ call 777-7130 or come by Russell House room 209 USCsurprises FSU women ream opened its Metro Conference State at the Sol Blatt P.E. Center. Seminoles in consecutive sets 15-10, Ei^-u ana 1/-13. wun tne win, tne Lady Gamecocks improved their record to 8-7, 1-0 in Metro ConJunior outside hitter Kim DeNeve had an excellent game for USC, picking up 24 kills. Junior middle blocker Stephanie Pflughaupt added 17 digs. The Lady Seminoles are the defending Metro Conference champions and had a 22-game win streak in Metro Conference play until their loss on Friday. The last time Florida State had been beaten in the conference was in 1985 by USC. ILDDY LEPP/The Gamecock V. latt hauls in an Ap y. Piatt returned two passes for 62 yards. i j c special teams felt good about Piatt's performance. "I felt Carl did a good job on punt returns. He got the g wall set up and some good blocking." >- Not only has Piatt played an extremely important role :e on special teams, he has also played an important role in the receiving corps. His 20 pass receptions for 347 yards 6 has established Piatt as one of the leading receivers on a it team that has 14 players who have caught one or more ;. passes this season. it Piatt has also been a model of consistency for the other s- young receivers. He has divided his 20 receptions equally, 's catching four passes in each Gamecock victory. Although Piatt seemed happy with his performance on :o punt returns, he did not believe the offense played well in tt the first half. d "We played better the second half than we did in the is first half," Piatt said. "We had some objectives for the :e game ? that we would rush for 130 yards and would pass for 200 yards. I don't think we did it, but we came back in n- the second half and did a good job of scoring points." As the Gamecocks head off on a three-game road trip, ig steadiness and a minimal amount of mistakes will be a of vital factor if they wish to attain success. The Gamecocks ut hope Piatt and his teammates on special teams will continue their effective play and provide some of the id steadiness that induces championship seasons. "The United Way works 365 days a year, not just JOME the day they take up the RNATIVE 90.5 money." 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