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in battle
By KEVIN ADAMS s
and TRACY MIXSON
Staff writers
CLEMSON ? USC's football
team fumbled away any hopes of
beating in-state rival Clemson Saturday
in Death Valley, falling to the
15th-ranked Tigers, 29-10.
Clemson, 9-2 and champions of
the Atlantic Coast Conference, embarrassed
the mistake-riddled
Gamecocks to avenge last season's
bitter 20-7 loss in Columbia. Only a
handful of the 84,500 people packed
in Memorial Stadium were disappointed
with the afternoon's outcome,
which saw Clemson force four
fumbles and interceptions defensively
and dominate time of possession,
37:07 to 22:53. Clemson also
outgained USC in total yards,
417-257.
The Gamecocks, 8-3, accepted a
bid after the game to play in the
Liberty Bowl against Indiana Dec. 28
in Memphis, Tenn. As ACC champ,
Clemson will travel to Orlando, Fla.,
Jan. 2 to take on Oklahoma in the
Florida Citrus Bowl.
Clemson wasted little time. Saturday,
scoring on its initial possession
with a 47-yard field goal by placekicker
Chris Gardocki at 10:46 into
the first quarter.
Using the run-and-shoot offense
for the first time this season, USC
threatened in its opening drive,
carrying the ball to the Tigers' nineyard
line. But the Gamecock momentum
snapped when Clemson cornerback
Dexter Davis recovered a fumble
by USC running back Harold
Green.
The Tigers capitalized on the error
with a 78-yard drive capped by Gardocki's
31-yard field goal with 1:16
left in the first period, putting Clemson
up 6-0. The score was set up by a
40-yard pass from quarterback
Rodney Williams to wide receiver
Gary Cooper.
For the game, Williams completed
13 of 26 passes for 192 yards and also s
rushed for a second-half touchdown. s
USC threatened again early in the 1
second quarter,, but gave it away t
when quarterback Todd Ellis was f
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Clemson running back Terry Allen head
touchdown in the Tigers' 29-10 win.
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Not scoring any points after tw
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disappointment, said freshman wid
receiver Robert Brooks.
"I think that hurt us real bad,
Brooks said. "I think if we had goi
:en something out of that, it woul
Slave been a totally differen
Dallgame."
The Gamecocks cut their ow
:hroats again on their next possessio
with yet another fumble. A bad e>
:hange between Ellis and the cente
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inebacker Levon Kirkland, an
Clemson turned it into Gardocki'
hird three-pointer of the day. Th
freshman placekicker nailed
38-yard kick to put the Tigers aheac
)-0.
Clemson proved it could also pr
he ball in the end zone with 2:49 lei
n the half, as it put together a
11-play, 85-yard scoring drive. Runn
ng back Terry Allen's 8-yard swee
o the right carried him into the en
:one untouched for the score and pu
he Tigers up, 16-0.
But good field position for USC o
he following kickoff helped th
jamecocks produce a brief, erroi
'ree drive and their only touchdow
)f the afternoon. After a persom
oul was called against the Tigers o
he previous extra point, USC'
Seorge Rush returned a short squi
cickoff 24 yards to the Clemson 33
-rom there, it only took three play
'or the Gamecocks to get on th
joard as Ellis, who completed Ho
10 passes for 141 yards and one in
erception on the afternoon, cor
tected with Brooks for a 20-yar
score at 1:31 to draw USC withi
16-7 at the half.
The touchdown was USC's first ii
nore than nine quarters and onl;
ts second in the last five games.
"We thought the touchdown w
icored at the end of the half migh
;ive us some momentum," US(
lead coach Joe Morrison said afte
he game. "But, we didn't get gooi
'ield position at all the second half.'
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Clemson increased its lead in the
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it extra point was no good, making the *
score 22-7. j
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n their arch-rivals in the final quarter,
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tercepted an Ellis pass and set up
y another score. Williams rushed seven
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a 47-yard field goal by kicker Collin
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allotted 25,000 tickets to the n
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iy RICHARD W. ROWELL
taff writer
The North Carolina soccer team's hopes of making t
Lational quarterfinals blew away in the wind Sunday or
ireezy afternoon at The Graveyard, as top-seeded US
ook the South Region Championship with a 3-1 victc
iver the second-seeded Tar Heels.
With the win, USC, now 13-3-4, will advance to t
[uarterfinals in the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc
ion tournament for the first time since 1985. The 3-1 v
lso avenged a loss from last year when UNC knocked t
}amecocks out of the tournament in the second rouni
The crowd of 1,516 was treated to a fine performar
iy both clubs, although the Tar Heels waited until the :
ond half to challenge USC.
The Gamecocks dominated the first half, controlli
tie mid field and forcing the Tar Heels to make numero
listakes.
USC recorded its first goal at the 27:17 mark in the fi
lalf. Gamecock Clark Brisson shot and the ball deflect
>ii tar heei goanceeper uarren Koyer. mil aiaenDi
vas there for the rebound and put it away for the goa
The Gamecocks increased their lead to 2-0 with 38:
;one in the half. USC goalkeeper Charlie Arndt punt
JSC wins one,
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Vfetro Tourney
The Lady Gamecock volleyball
earn ended its season this weekend in 1gB
he Metro Conference tournament in
Cincinnati.
In the first round, third-seeded
JSC swept Virginia Tech in three
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unsccuuvc games, iJ-t* anu
5-1. However, in the semifinals, the Ul
.ady Gamecocks were defeated by
Jo. 2 seed Florida State in three
traight games, 8-15, 13-15 and 6-15.
JSC had defeated the Lady KMFitjjy ?j
eminoles in three games earlier this
With the loss to FSU, the Lady
Jamecocks finished the season with
Lady Gamecock sophomore setter
'amray Correll and junior middle
locker Stephanie Pflughaupt were
anted to the Metro Conference All- |
ournament team.
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the ball with North Carolina's Donald Cogsville in Sunday's
ard. The Gamecocks won, 3-1, to move into the national
quarterfinals
the ball to the UNC's 18-yard box where Pat Walsh headed
it to Grenville Pope. Pope controlled the pass and put
he the ball into the back of the net.
1 a UNC closed the gap in the second half. With 82:30 gone
>C in the match, a penalty kick was awarded to the Tar Heels
try after USC was called for a handball inside the penalty
box. Derek Missimo faked Arndt and easily scored the
he kick to the right.
ia- USC scored its final goal off a direct kick from 20 yards
dn out. Grenville Pope tapped the ball to Clark Brisson, who
he drove a shot past the UNC wall into the lower left corner
i. of the goal.
tee USC head coach Mark Berson said this was the most
seT complete game his team has played all year.
"I was a little concerned when we created so many good
ng scoring cnances in me nrst nan ana aian t put tnen
us away," said Berson. "Usually in a big game like this those
missed chances come back to haunt you, but our kids did
rst a great job. They fought hard from the opening whistle.
:ed USC will face Southern Methodist University next week
irg in the quarterfinals. SMU defeated St. Louis 2-1 in double
il. overtime Sunday.
37 The site and time of the match will be determined by the
;ed NCAA today at noon.
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John Hudson takes control of the tip-off in the Gamecocks'
over Bracknell Thursday night at the Carolina Coliseum. Hud-' 1
in scoring with 18 points and also grabbed six rebounds in the
tie.
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