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Footba By AARON SHEININ Sports Editor The USC Gamecocks have a perfect opportunity Saturday to try to return some confidence to a disappointing team when the East Tennessee State Buccaneers come to town for Homecoming. But they'll have to do it shorthanded. Vincent Dinkins, starting left guard on the offensive line, underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Dinkins injured the knee during practice Tuesday. Dinkins, a 6-2, 284 lb. redshirt freshman from Columbia, had started all four games for the Gamecocks this season. Barring Soccer te By BRANT LONG Copy Desk Chief Too bad there aren't lights at The Graveyard. Too bad for the College of Charleston, that is. The Cougars fell in overtime 5-4 to USC Wednesday in a game called because of darkness. But it was only after pushing the eighthranked Gamecocks to one of their toughest games of the season. "College of Charleston was primed for this game," USC head coach Mark Berson said. "Our guys showed tremendous heart and courage in coming back. "This was not the best game we've played and College of Charleston really played well. They didn't catch us off guard, though. We have to give their guys a lot of credit," he said. The Cougars, 5-4-1, led the Gamecocks ? winners of their last six matches ? for part of the match and were forced twice to score equalizing goals, but Andrew Coggins' score in the overtime period, and the darkness, kept Charleston from registering the upset Braves National w ATLANTA 92 ( Los Angeles 92 6 Following a dramtic win Tuesda recorded his 20th win for the Brc Dodgers lost to San Diego to fall were off Thursday and Atlanta w Houston and L.A. will travel to t *MVP WATCH: AB Terry Pendleton 580 CY YOUNG WATCH: W Tom Glavine 20 stats through Wednesday's game BRAVES NOTES Tommy Glavine became the major's first 20-game winner in Wednesday's wjn over Cincinnati...Glavine has the most wins by a Braves leftie since Warren Spahn's 23 wins in 1964...Glavine is also the first Brave to win 20 games since Phil Niekro won 21 in 1979...Alejandro Pena is 10-10 in save opportunities and has a .56 ERA since coming to Atlanta...Terry Pendleton regained the lead in the NL batting race. Pendleton raised his average to .319. Cinrinnati's Hal Morris did not play Wednesday, and his average remained at .318...the Braves wrapped up their road trip with a perfect 6-0 record, and have won 19 of their last 26 Thinking Come by the Student Employment Center 6th floor B.A. Bldg. or call 777-2124 ill team complications, Dinkins could return to the football field in time for spring practice. Expected to replace Dinkins is 6-3, 285 lb. senior Dany Branch, with redshirt freshman Antwan Jackson slated as Branch's backup. Several other Gamecocks are currently banged up and their status won't be determined until game time. Tight end Mathew Campbell and comerback Toby Cates, both suffered sprained ankles and were listed as out on Sunday. Cates is out at least one week, and normally would be replaced by senior Antonio Walker. However, Walker has fallen from grace for the moment after being burned by Clayton Driver of East Carolina for a >/7m on no c ti/ / V With just under a minute remaining in the first overtime, freshman Chris Faklaris slid the ball to Coggins right in front of the Cougar net. The senior captain poked the ball in for a 5-4 Gamecock lead. Five minutes into the second overtime period, as the Cougars lined up for a corner kick, referee Paul Wright called the match because of darkness. "I know the scoreboard shows that we won," Berson said, "but I there were really no losers here." The Gamecocks, 8-1, controlled 1 the early going of the match, getting the game's first goal when freshman Bill Baumhoff's cross was headed by Coggins past Cougar goalkeeper Greg Weiss at the 14:26 mark. Eight minutes later former Gamecock Ryan Kurtz equalized the game, when he took the ball in the goal box, faked a USC defender and beat goalie Spencer Leud ers. It was the first goal scored on Leuders in his college career. The 1-1 tie at halftime was no thing compared to the flurry of action in the second half. The Cougars wasted little time Watch Leage West L Pet GB L10 >7 .579 ? 7-3 >7 .579 ? 6-4 y over Cincinnati, Tommy Glavine ives over the Reds Wednesday. The into a tie with Atlanta. Both teams 'ill finish the season at home against o San Francisco. H AVE HR RBI 185 .319 21 83 L E.R.A. K 11 2.55 192 looks t< (1-2-1) Kickoff 1 48-yard touchdown pass in Saturday's loss. Walker was beaten twice more in the second half for touchdowns as well. Coach Sparky Woods told The State "If our corners get fooled on Cougars taking the lead. Early in the second stanza, Cortney Murray took a pass from Kurtz and scored to give College of Charleston a 2-1 lead at the 57:28 mark. USC attacked for the next 10 minutes, finally getting an equalizer of their own when Faklaris, dribbling far right of the Cougar goal hit a shot that went into the left side of the net. Sophomore Matt Haiduk gave the Gamecocks their second lead of the contest at the 70:24 mark, scoring on a double assist from Coggins and midfielder Ruben Tufino. But again the Cougars responded with sophomore Kyle BrownT The Greenville-native headed in a comer kick from Kester Lendor to tie the match at three, and then gave Charleston the lead when he beat USC keeper David Turner off an assist from Columbia native Hunt Boulware. With time running out on the Gamecocks, Tufino lined up for a free kick. Showing the same brilliance he had when he was named national Freshman of the Year in 1988, the Santa Cruz, Bolivia 4? 1 1 *.? f 1*1 uauve mupcu uic iree kick past a diving Weiss to force the extra time. ^ Tht College of Humanities and Social Sciencts & C Tuesday, Oct. 8 * Room 152 Go Career Ne *arJob ] ^g^lNQUI mmuM It's $19! Includi , round-trip train tran ) $199 * Wa Shop in America . For mor< aim d reboui >. w etsu g (1-3) 2 :30 p.m. del those things, we've got to change Bu corners," he said. "No way I can ant coach them any clearer." US Sophomore Frank Adams will ing take over starting duties on the nic right side and Jerry Inman, who coi use begin of From staff reports pg The South Carolina women's ti\ volleyball team will host Ala- vc bama Friday at 5 p.m. in the gr first Southeastern Conference c< contest in Gamecock history. The Lady Gamecocks, 9-6, sa are in the midst of a five-game cii winning streak and will be fac- fjj ing an Alabama team that is currently 8-4. w, Head coach Bonnie Kenny fa said she feels good about how th< her team has responded to the in challenge of playing in the an SEC. fc 'They realize that every SEC match is important," she said. pe "They're excited about the th opportunity. SI "The team realizes the caliber of competition we're facing," Kenny said. "We want to get pc Coggins now has a team-leading Ca eight goals on the season, with We Faklaris a close second with five goals. Tufino's strike was his first goal of the season. - ver Next up for the Gamecocks are hav the Furman Paladins, 6-2-0 and fresh off of a 1-0 upset over North Tht University Career Center Present... vnbrell Hall 3:004:3QpwO (working. | uuiners NG MINDS >4 long time ago the India > 1991, and you can have Newl (nu' yaw 9 Over Thank! Nov. 27-D as: 4 night hotel stay in sportation, and transpo Deposit of $150.00 di Go clubbi (meet Downtown % >erience the eastern Un tch the Macy's Thankst (See Santa C l's largest city on the bii e information come by RH i This is paid in pari by studei id fror iially starts at right, will move to \ left side. The Buccaneers feature two arterbacks who split time. Mark illiams and Randy Meredith ye both played in all four games s season. Williams has thrown for 525 rds and four touchdowns and jredith 333 yards and 1 score, e ETSU defense has only alved 653 yards passing (163.3 game) compared to the 1,049 >2.3 per game) the Gamecocks ~ense has allowed. However, the ccaneers play Division I-AA 1 face less talented squads then G. The Gamecocks are averag; 248.8 yards in the air, and se?r quarterback Bobby Fuller is ning off a superb outing in a s SEC coi f on the right foot and show c ople that we can be competi- 1 'e in the SEC. We want to de- a dop and be a part of the c owth of the Southeastern t >nference." Athletic Director King Dixon i id he shares in Kenny's exlement of being a part of the n st SEC contest \ "I think it is significant that a i 3men's sport would be the < st opportunity for winning in | e SEC," he said. "I can share l the thrill that Coach Kenny 1 id her Lady Gamecocks are i eling." : Dixon said he feels a sense of ! irsonal satisfaction knowing e time has finally come for : iC competition to begin. i "It is one of the real high- l ;hts of my life, having the op- 1 irtunity to participate in the * rolina in Chapel Hill on sdnesday. 'We know Furman is always y good," Berson said. "And we e to go up there. It's going to a big challenge. They are a at team; they've shown that" 612 St. Andr (Ashland Park, nex ns sold it for it for less than $200. fork k) sgiving ec. 1 Vl downtown Manhal rtation to and from ue October 11 ng ulie Brown)! lited States by train jiving Day Parade. llaus) ggest shopping da> rm. 209, or call 777-71 nt activity fees. n loss V losing cause. Derrick Hollins leads the Bucs on the ground attack with 254 yards, an average of 63.5 per game. For the Gamecocks,' freshman Terry Wilburn who has been impressive in four games, is doubtful for Saturday, also suffering a sprained ankle. The burden of the running game for USC, averaging 106.3 yards per game, will fell on freshman Brandon Bennett and sophomore Rob DeBoer. Bennett has 182 yards to lead the team"and DeBoer has 137 in only three games. Both backs are averaging 3?9-yards per game. Free safety Maurice Kelty'-lj?ids ETSU with 51 total tackles iri^'inside linebacker Murphy Deceit has 40. ' npetition lirection of the Gamecock etic program into conference iffiliation," Dixon said. "It is a? Iream come true to be a paft' of' he SEC family." Dixon also said the opporjijfc' ties in the SEC are abundant^ "I am looking forward to t! letworking of the eight states ^ vhich should not only enhance us athletically and academically, but economically as we$. [ don't think the people at the. University of South Carolina; nor in this state realize the full impact of what being in . the SEC will mean to the University of South Carolina." The match with Alabama is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in Lhe Sol Blatt P.E. Center. [JSC's second SEC match will jc 2 p.m. Sunday against Mississippi State. , ? . In 1990, USC edged the Paldins 1-0 on a second half goal by Jonas Gudjonsson. The game was evenly matched with USC outshooting the visitors only 12-11. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. at Furman Field in Greenville on Sunday. 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