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By CHRIS SILVESTRI
Assistant sports editor
The USC soccer team will host th<
Metropolitan Life Soccer Classic this
weekend at The Graveyard.
Air Force, Indiana and Stanforc
join the Gamecocks in the tourna
ment, which will begin Saturday wit!
Indiana taking on Stanford at 11
a.m., followed by USC and Aii
Force at 1 p.m. On Sunday, Aii
Force and Stanford play at noon anc
USC faces Indiana at 2 p.m.
The competition will be importam
to all the teams involved as tc
whether or not they will receive a bic
to the NCAA postseasor
tournament.
"We are in a position where w<
need to win in order to assun
ourselves an NCAA bid," GamecocI
head coach Mark Berson said. "1
would not want to lose two game;
this weekend and have to pui
everything in front of a tournamem
selection committee and not know
what the result would be."
However, the quality of the team;
competing in the tournament thi?
year pleases Berson.
"The teams involved we are very
very pleased to have here in Colum
bia," he said. "Not only are they ex
cellent soccer teams in Indiana, Stan
ford and Air Force, but they also br
ing with them three of the top
coaches in the United States."
Here's a quick look at the team;
competing in this year's Met Lif<
Classic:
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insure them of an NCAA tournament
; bid. Air Force graduated only four
5 starters from a team that went 17-3-2
in 1987 and are currently ranked
1 third in the Midwest. Providing scoring
force for the Falcons will be fori
ward Chris Foster. Among other
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Midwest team and was the 13th
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hoping that a strong performance
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s seed in the Great Lakes region of the
NCAA tournament. The 1987 In,
diana team had a number one ranking
going into the NCAA tournament
before losing to eventual national
champion Clemson in the second
round. Forward Ken Snow will be the
) major scoring threat for the
Hoosiers. Snow led the nation in
s scoring last season while earning All;
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getting off to a 5-0 start. Stanford
finished third in the Pacific Soccer
Conference with a 9-9-3 record last
season and return with most of their
1987 squad. The Cardinals will be led
by forward Chris Porch.
USC ? The Gamecocks, 11-3-3,
are searching for their fourth NCAA
tournament appearance in as many
years. USC is coming off a 1-0 win
over N.C. State and two wins in the
Met Life Classic would virtually put
a lock on an NCAA bid. Leading the
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this weekend at The Graveyard.
way for the Gamecocks will be senior
goalie Charles Arndt. Arndt has 12
shutouts this season and has allowed
only seven goals in 17 matches.
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The Ladv Gamecock volleyball
team is on a roll.
After winning its last eight matches
and 14 out of the last 15, USC is
ranked eighth in the South Region,
the highest ranking in history for the
Lady Gamecocks.
Besides that, senior outside hitter
Diane Denton ranks first in the nation
in digs with a 4.712 average per
game.
USC goes into its final five games
with a 21-8 record and an unblemished
Metro Conference mark of 4-0.
"We're very excited," senior outside
hitter Colleen McKenzie said.
"We have great talent, a great attitude
and a lot of leadership.
Everyone knows their role on the
court."
Head coach Bonnie Kenny agreed.
"We couldn't have asked to be in a
better situation," Kenny said. "The
intensity is definitely there. This is by
far the best team I've had here.
There's a lot of depth and skill on the
team. It also helps that the players
respect each other so much. There
are no big personality conflicts as in
some womens' sports."
Two big Metro Conference matches
are ahead this weekend for the
Lady Gamecocks. USC takes on
Louisville at 7 p.m. Friday. Cincinnati
comes to town Saturday. The
starting time has been changed to 5
p.m. because of the USC-Florida
State football game.
The Cincinnati Lady Bearcats
come in ranked second in the conference
with a 3-1 mark. If the Lady
Gamecocks win both, the team
automatically gets a bye for the first
round of the Metro Championships
Nov. 18-20 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"We'll already be in the semifinals
if we win these two games," Kenny
said. "We have to rise to the occasion
this weekend. We could very
easily end up in a three-way tie for
The Great America
Smokeout. Nov. 17.
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Sophomore setter Tammy Correll
said she looks foward to this
weekend's games.
"The whole team will be up for the
games," said Correll, who ranks 20th
nationally in assists with an average
of 11.548. "If we work hard, stay
together and play well, I have no
doubts that we'll win."
Middle blocker Stephanie
Pflughaupt also entered the national
rankings at sixth in the block
category with 1.989 a game, while the
Lady Gamecocks as a whole; rank
16th in the nation in blocks with an
average of 3.239 per game. ^ )
Kenny said the support by the fans
has increased since the beginning of
the season in September.
"The fans have been great,"
junior outside hitter Kim DeNeve
said. "It helps a lot when it's packed.
We really need the recognition!"
Kenny said she hopes fans attend
the games this weekend, especially
the Cincinnati match.
"Come and tailgate with the
volleyball team." Kenny said.
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