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Seminoles s By RICH TAYLOR Staff Writer . The Florida State Seminoles scalped USC 41-10 Saturday afternoon, handing the struggling Gamecocks their third consecutive defeat. The Gamecocks were able to cross midfield only once in the first three quarters, and trailed 34-3 entering the fourth quarter. By the time Carolina scored their only touchdown with 1:26 left in the game, the majority of the Williams-Brice Stadium crowd of 71,438 had departed. Coach Sparky Woods lauded FSU's play, while again expressing disappointment with the Gamecocks' performance. "Florida State has an excellent football team," he said. "They won every phase of the game. They have excellent weapons at every position and were dominant at the line of scrimmage. Field position obviously hurt us throughout the game. This is a very disappointing loss. "I thought we were ready to play," Woods said. "We practiced hard all week, and the intensity was there before the game. The defense made some tackles that they didn't (make) two weeks ago, although we still missed a lot of tackles. In the second half, they just knocked us off the ball." USC wasted several early op portunities. On the game's first play from scrimmage, FSU quarterback Casey Weldon attempted a pass that landed-in USC cornerback Antonio Walker's hands. Walker was unable to hold onto the ball, and the Seminoles retained possession. Carolina took over after forcing an FSU punt but gave the ball back to the Seminoles when quarterback Bobby Fuller was intercepted by FSU comerback Terrell Buckley. Walker had another chance to make a key interception when, on second and one from the USC 21-yard line, Weldon threw the ball into the right flat. Walker stepped in front of the intended receiver and had nothing but open field between him and the goal line. But once again, he dropped the ball. ] "On the two missed intercep- < tions, I just took my eyes off the I ball and started running before I ] caught them," Walker said. 'Those 1 could have turned the game ar- < ound. I just counted the chickens 1 before they hatched." Schedule of Events Monday Volleyball ? use at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball ? High Five America at USC (Exhibition), 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Volleyball ? use at Georgia State, 3 p.m. Friday Women's Basketball ? Belgium National at USC (Exhibition), 5:30 p.m. Men's Basketball ? Sparta Czechoslovakia at USC (Exhibition), 7:30 p.m. Volleyball ? use in Gamecock Invitational vs. AlabamaBirmingham, 2 p.m.; vs. North Carolina State, 8 p.m. Saturday Football ? Southern Illinois at USC, 1:30 p.m. Cross Country ? USC at NCAA Region III Championship, Greenville, S.C. Volleyball ? use in Gamecock Invitational vs. Rutgers, 12 p.m. GAMECOCK I ADVERTISING 777-4249 ;calp USC, ^^ll Members of the USC offensive Seminole defense. USC lost Sa Five plays later, FSU running back Amp Lee scored the first of his three touchdowns, this one from five yards out. Richie Andrews' kick made the score 7-0 with 10:19 left in the first quarter. On FSU's first possesion of the second quarter, Lee scored again, this time on an 11-yard run. The Seminoles led 14-0 with 12:47 remaining in the first half. After a USC punt, FSU moved to the USC 26. On fourth and 18, Andrews booted a 43-yard field goal, leaving the Gamecocks on the short end of a 17-0 score. USC took the ensuing kickoff and drove from their own 20 to the FSU nine-yard line. But on second and seven, Fuller was sacked for a seven-yard loss. Facing third and 14 on the FSU 16, Fuller overthrew a wide open Robert Brooks in the end zone. Collin Mackie came in and kicked a 33-yard field goal on the next play to pull Carolina within 17-3 with four minutes remaining in the second quarter. USC got the ball back after an FSU punt but was unable to move downfield. On fourth and 25 from their own 15, USC was forced to punt Daren Parker's punt was partially blocked, giving FSU the ball at the USC 32-yard line with 1:15 remaining before halftime. The Seminoles had a holding Nobody reads C Advertise in The Gamecock and get ^sssssssssssss^^ ANNOUN New Dimension Columbia's hottest coi a complete 1: comics, all o on Thursday computerize^ no minimum to 20%, lowest price: of back-issue back-boardec collecting su boxes of all: prices, Limited Edit Japanimatioi Visit Our Newly R( the New Managemen comics collector for c 1930 Main Street 779-HER mmSaLi^ (fiJSSjjBL > BJPgr .* /JMH^^bwJk^^B i* Im & ^ FjwL unit look on as running back Rob turday's game 41-10. penalty called against them on first down but none the less capitalized on the good field position as Andrews kicked a 42-yard field goal at the :33 mark, giving FSU a 20-3 halftime lead. The second half was more of the same. On their first possession, FSU drove 66 yards in 10 plays for a score, with Lee running in from 13 yards out at the 8:28 mark. Lee, who rushed for 94 yards on 15 carries, was through for the day. Unfortunately for the Gamecocks, FSU wasn't. Lee's backup at tailback, freshman Shawn Jackson, rushed for 115 yards on 12 carries, and set up the Seminoles' next touchdown with runs of five, 14 and seven yards. On first and goal from the seven, backup fullback Paul Moore nearly walked into the end zone, giving FSU a 34-3 lead with :42 left in the third quarter. FSU's Final touchdown came on a one-yard run by fullback Maurice Pinckney with 3:25 left in the game. USC closed out all scoring with backup quarterback Wright Mitchell's 42-yard pass to Mario Henry with 1:26 remaining. FSU inside linebacker Kirk Carruthers, who had seven tackles and harrassed Fuller most of the afternoon, was not surprised by the Seminoles' domination. "We were well prepared for Jamecock ads! 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"USC has everything a kid could want in a university ? good facilities, a good education ? but they don't have the numbers within the state to just recruit within South Carolina. Recruiting out of state is the difference. I think he's on the right track now. "We have too many good football players," Bowden continued. "South Carolina has some, but not as many as we do. Our defense was in complete control today and that allowed us to run the ball. Our offensive line played well and, along with the defensive line, won the game for us." USC saw its record dip to 4-4 while FSU improved to 6-2. The Gamecocks host Southern Illinois Saturday while Florida State returns home to face Cincinnati. ' * Unibad Way of the Midlands riiy ni I LIZARD CORNELL ARl buy ONE meal and ge (Dc OFF FOF mam mam mam mam warn mam warn mmm mm mam warn SPORTS BF1 Golfers triumph in N.C. tournament The USC men's golf team won the Old Dominion University/ Seascape Invitational over the weekend in Nags Head, N.C. The Gamecocks finished with a two-day total of 564. USC was led by Daniel Seawell who fired a 67 first round and a 72 second round to finish in third place with a total of 139. Gamecocks Michael Christie and Robert Dargan finished in a tie for third with a 142 score. Brett Quigley fired a 144 to finish in a tie for 10th while Carl Paulson had a 145 two-day score to finish tied for 16th. ODU's Jon Hurst captured medalist honors with a 136 total. Tennis standout falls in Athens, Ga. Dave Hopper of the sixth-ranked USC tennis team was eliminated from the Volvo All-American Championships in Athens, Ga. on Friday. Hopper fell to the third seed, Jose-Luis Noriega, 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the tournament The rest of the USC men's tennis team is in Gainesville, Fla. participating in the Barnett Bank Invitational, which ended Sunday. USC wins, loses in weekend meets The USC men's swimming team lost to Tennessee Friday but rebounded Saturday to defeat Cincinatti. 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