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8 Gameo * ^ fr I 1 my West Virginia linebacker Steve 1990. Soccer t< By BRANT LONG Copy Desk Chief A coach whose teams win nearly 75 percent of their games is either in his first season, or is a great coach. Gamecock soccer fans will tell you, that after 14 seasons, Mark Berson is a great coach. The USC soccer head coach notched his 200th career victory Wednesday afternoon at The Graveyard as the ninth-ranked Gamecocks defeated Presbyterian College, 2-0. Berson, 38, started his career ai The Citadel in 1977, where he led the Bulldogs to an 11-5 record Then, he came to USC, where he has built one of the nation's besi collegiate soccer programs ovei the past 14 years. In the previous 13 years as Gamecock coach, USC has had only one losing season, and has advanced to the NCAA Tournament seven times. Berson has beer named National Soccer Coaches Association/Metropolitan Life Coach of the Year in the South or three occassions ? 1984, 198f and 1988. The Gamecocks, 2-0, tried tc put the visiting Blue Hose awa> early for Berson's 200th, missing numerous first half opportunities Freshman Rob Smith and senioi captain Andrew Coggins both missed goal chances on Presbyterian goalkeeper Bret Boulware, as USC outshot the visitors 10-4 ir the opening stanza. Sophomore Matt Haiduk de Fir If FRESH, CHAR-GI f{ 12oz. FISH : /i WEDNES // Oysters ? l{ Steamed Clar i{ HAPP All WELL Raw Bar Oysters $3.00, FULL ABC Bi ocks loc #J^ HL^ ' ** File photo Grant led the team in tackles in jam defea cided it was time to convert one of those chances at the 25:38 mark. Taking a pass from defender Brian Scott, Haiduk faked a defender and ' drilled a 30-yard shot into the right 1 corner of the goal past a diving Boulware. "Haiduk's goal was outstanding," Berson said. "I don't think you'll see a better goal than that this year." USC's best chance for an insurance goal came in the second half, when freshman Chris Faklaris, jut ? rr T ?i?A^orv, 1 ujui nans luiiiicj anu suuui nuam I Binding all missed consecutive shots in front of a crowded Blue ' Hose goal. t Sophomore Bret Kurland didn't miss his attempt to notch his first goal as a Gamecock. With 52:02 i gone in the match, Lohner crossed I the ball to a wide-open Kurland on > the right side of the Blue Hose goal. The Clearwater, Fla. native i calmly headed the ball past Boul? ware for the final 2-0 tally. ^ "We played pretty well," Bcrson i said, "and we kept our composure. > We have a young group and PC is a good team. Our guys did a good > job." ' It was the second straight game ; where the Gamecocks held their opponents scoreless, as junior goar lie Spencer Lueders shutout the i Blue Hose. He had five saves to Rruilwnrp'e wvp.n Thf?. fiamp.r.nr.k'S > also outhsot PC 20-10. The loss i evens PC's record at 1-1. The Blue Hose hammered Limestone in their opener 8-0. RILLED/BLACKENED STEAKS DAILY DAY'S SPECIAL 1 W >3.00 per dozen |5 ns $4.00 per dozen m Y HOUR 4-7 B DRINKS $2.00 M /Doz. Clams $4.00/Doz. 8 days/wkW *R - $2.00 BAR BRANDS 4-7 ft KNOX ABBOTT DR. $ YCE 794-4805 0 Thurs. 11:00am -10:00pm K 11:00 - 11:00 Sat. 4-until JK LUNCH SPECIAL DAILY M All ABC Regulations Enforced wvft SPORn l<;\Y1l.(0(K >k to reboui By AARON SHEININ Sports Editor Big questions remain for the Gamecocks as they head into Morgantown, W.Va., to face the Mountaineers in the second game of the season. One question is whether or not a young USC squad can bounce back after tying Duke. Outside linebacker Robert Gibson doesn't think there is any problem. "We're going to take it as another game. We said at the beginning of the season we had 12 games to play. This is just another one of the 12," he said. In order for the Gamecocks to advance to a 12th game, a bowl game, they must right themselves against a big Mountaineer squad. In the opening game, West Virginia was soundly beaten by Pittsburgh, 34-3. The Mountaineers only managed 267 total yards against the Panthers. Spring surprise Adrian Murrell finished the game with 79 total yards, 75 rushing and 4 receiving. The following week, coach Don Nehlen's Mountaineers rebounded with a 24-17 victory over Bowling Green, to even their record at 1-1. Murrell racked up 152 yards rushing in that contest. Although West Virginia's starting quarterback, Darren Studstill, is still hurt, senior Chris Gray has stepped up and played well. In two games, Gray has passed for 283 yards completing 25 of 44 passes, with two interceptions and one touchdown. Michael Beasely, this past season's leading rusher with 607 yards, returns for his senior year. Beasely, who will play a number of positions, and Murrell, will probably be running through or around right tackle a lot this season, Til TT is 1)1 ue nuse, "^ jjjj USC forward Bret Kurland is helped off the fi< in Wednesday's game against Presbyterian. After the game, USC Athletic could only Director King Dixon presented an Davidson \ award to Berson commemorating son said the his 200th victory. But Berson's good game 201st victory will likely be tougher Tar Heels, his 200th. "UNC is Sunday, USC plays host to he said. "It seventh-ranked South Region pow- valries. It v erhouse (and Berson's alma mater) tests for oui North Carolina. The Tar Heels, an absolutel . 2-0-1, have already edged ACC ri- Kickoff f val Clemson earlier this season but 2 p.m. at T1 ^ Liiprintec /f /* "NA Vjmuie i' (\ * A filVw! n.T.i . . ranmnnn HiH I 1 Block in,1 \ 1235 Assembly Si., i a Phone. 779 2290 ^>.*1$* FEEL Tl of Super Y$>y CgJ Seg ^v/ (Ninloml(i') ^ Power Up Video Games Rents and Video Game Electronics. We're located only minutes from campus at Si Take your mind off classes, come see us we'll 612 St. Andrews Road (Ashland Park, Beside Yesterday's) , . eta (OCMC5I5) rs nd in Wes taking advantage of 6-foot-10, 320 lb. lineman John Ray. Murrell has gained 231 yards on 48 attempts in two games this season, and returned 227 more. The Mountaineers, who have never had backto-back losing seasons under Nehlen, will have to rely on the rest of an unproven offensive line to help Ray. Sophomore Rich Braham at left tackle and junior Lorenzo Styles at left guard, both earned starting spots by the end of this Dast season. Junior Mike Compton is another key, returning after surgery on a broken leg. The strength of the defense is in the secondary, where four starters return. Sophomore Mike Collins at strong safety and senior Darrell Whitmore at free safety are 195 and 205 lbs. respectively, and are capable of making big hits at any time. The Mountaineers also have a veteran back-up in Tim Newsom to offer relief. Two returning starters, Cecil Doggette and Kwame Smith, battle for the start at wide corner, with Doggette being listed atop the depth chart. At short corner, junior Leroy Axem will start over a highly-touted redshirt freshman, Tommy Orr. a pair or taientca uneoacicers ieaa west Virginia defense in tackles. Senior inside linebacker Steve Grant had 141 tackles in 1990, and already has 26 in two games. On the inside, sophomore Derrick Wiley has 18 stops. On the defensive line, junior Boris Graham will have the job of putting pressure on quarterback Bobby Fuller, while Tarris Alexander will drop back and contain. The heart of the line, however, was rattled by injuries during the spring. Jim Gray returns as a four-year starter at nose tackle, after Steve Redd /% A I TTOn ^ , Z-U S By AARON COUN( Staff Writer Andrew Coggins senior year as capt; |F mr Gamecock soccer te is currently ranked N JL nation. Coggins is comir past year's team as I w . scorer with 10 goal: year is a strong cai All-America honors. The 1991 soccer te young, and there new players. This perience, but Cog leader on the field, make the younger pi comfortable. Thus far the tean fine by scoring vie Davidson and Pre Scott Aston/The Gamecock Coggins had a goal i against Davidson. H< eld after being injured reaj test comes th against nationally ra Carolina. manage a tie against Coggins played Vednesday night. Ber- school soccer for i match will be another High School in C , as usual against the g.C., which he led i three state titles in \ always a great game," He also holds the is one of the great ri- 0hna high school set rill be one of the early r team and it should be y great game." -?H K r\r T IMP motnh 1C Qt lL . VJ1 UIV UIUIVII 1J ut Y y- I / le Graveyard. EVery thre away enoug : entire I Items ^ ?alt Tb 1i B bo ^ 1 J 1m w OLONjAl; j ? ( (Nhtinmio) JOIN US EVERY I HE POWER BIGSCREENMC Nintendo and BRING YOL a Genesis 150 wi Sells the latest in CBe?0D WEDNESDAY-DRAF Starts at 9:00 Bl< Andrews and I-26 . LIVE JAi show you how. Servin 731-0466 ^ 11:30 w 799-1225 Friday, September 13, 1991 t Vi rmrn o ^ T 11 ciiiia and Todd Robinson were sidelined for the season with injuries. Sophomore Scott Gaskins was the only lineman to escape spring without injury, and will back up Rick Dolly at tackle. In this past season's matchup, the Gamecocks made Thanksgiving Day turkeys out of the Mountaineers, with what coach Sparky Woods called "a complete game," a 29-10 win in Columbia. Running back Rob DeBoer finished with 98 yards and a touchdown, filling in for injured Mike Dingle. Collin Mackie kicked five field goals in his final game as a Gamecock, and Bobby Fuller passed for 229 yards. The year before that, however, was a different story. The Mountaineers, behind quartert 1 1 ! TT J J *1 n I _ oacK Major nams aormnaieu me uaniecocKs in Morgantown, 49-21. West Virginia plays on Omniturf in Mountaineer Field, and this will be USC's only appearance on turf this season. West Virginia leads the overall series 6-3-1, and the last time USC won in Morgantown was 1953. Another major question is ? can a young Gamecock team learn from mistakes against Duke. Woods will try to convince young special team players and a defensive secondary to move on, as Gibson, a senior, said. If the secondary plays to potential, Gray will have a hard time finding receivers, and the load will fall on a more experienced linebacker corp to stop and Miiitp.11 The Gamecocks should be prepared to see a lot of gold and blue, the colors that most of the expected 63,000 fans will be wearing. If the Gamecocks are going to challenge for a bowl appearance, a win on the road will be a big step, as USC comes home next week to face a tough Virginia Tech team. soccer captain by example ]!IL with 127 goals. In his final sea son at Middleton, he scored 43 enters his goals 'n leading the team to a ain of the 6-AAA State Championship am, which ?ver Riverside of Greenville, o. 9 in the While on the subject of soccer, congratulations go out to ig off this Coach Mark Berson for getting the leading his 200th victory over Presbytes, and this fian Wednesday afternoon, ididate for Coggins believes he owes Berson a lot of credit for being so am is very influential in his development e a lot of as a soccer player. "He's a great mnfivatnr anH he's taught me a i^aua iiiwy- ?"- * ?? ? ? o? ;gins is a lot as far as the skills I have which will learned in college," Coggins ayers more said Berson commented after the 1 has done Presbyterian game Wednesday tories over that Coggins "is a good athlete, sbyterian. he's a g0od example for the n the game young players, he leads by exawever, the ample on the field, and he is Sunday Works very, very hard." nked North In addition to the accomplishhis high ments Coggins has made on the Middleton soccer field at USC, he is also a lharleston, very good student. He is a the team to member of the South Carolina four years. Honors College, where he has South Car- maintained a high grade point )ring record average. =?< Jl It H < e months, the U.S. throws : : h aluminum to rebuild our commercial air fleet. ,. s if ore you throw away that uminium can, look around, ere's probably a recycling ' X right around the corner. 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