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By AARON SHEININ
Sports Editor
Dick Sheridan and his 19thranked
N.C. State Wolfpack come
to town Saturday with their number
one ranked pass defense in
tow.
To add injury to insult, the
Gamecock's top receiver, senior
Robert Brooks, is listed as questionable
for Saturday's game. He
is still nursing a hamstring pull
sustained against West Virginia
Sept. 14. Although he has been
bothered by the injury for the past
six games, Brooks has still put up
impressive numbers. Through seven
games, the 6-foot, 175-pound
senior from Greenwood has 30 receptions
for 408 yards.
Without Brooks, head coach
Sparky Woods still has formidable
receive threats in seniors Eddie
Miller and David Pitchko. Miller
has 22 catches for 418 yards and
Pitchko has caught 21 passes for
295 yards.
On the positive side for the
Gamecocks is the fact that it is not
the Wolfpack's defensive secondary
as much as their pass rush
that causes problems for opposing
offenses. N.C. State has 15 sacks
USC freshman midfielder Bill I
Erskine earlier this season. IT
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for minus-136 yards. Tackle John J
Akins has four.
Stopping the rush will be a ma- j
jor concern for the 3-2-2 Gamecocks
as starting offensive guards
Antoine Rivens and Kenny Farrell
and back-up tight end Matthew
Campbell are all listed as probable I
for Saturday's game.
Junior cornerback Sebastian
Savage is the only returning starter
to the Wolfpack secondary. He is
joined by strong safety Mike Reid
and free safety Ricky Turner and
cornerback Wade Burton.
N.C. State is limiting opponents
to only 143.3 yards per game in
the air. and ODDOsing Quarterbacks
are completing only 47.6 percent J
of their passes. Gamecock quarterback
Bobby Fuller, however, is av- I
eraging 229.9 yards a game, at a I
.614 profeciency. USC balances its
offense, however, with an improving
ground game. Led by freshman
Brandon Bennett, USC is averaging
131 yards a game. Bennett
has 571 himself, 81.6 per game
and is averaging 5.1 yards per
carry.
Offensively, the Wolfpack are
led by freshman quarterback Geoff
Bender. Bender is only completing
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Soccer Correspondent of
USC's soccer match at Clemson ^
on Sunday has major NCAA playoff
implications. But the Tigers SP
have a much serious concern, as se.]
their long-time head caoch Dr. ^
I.M. Ibrahim recovers from a heart
attack. rai
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as head coach, was taken to a se
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during halftime of Clemson's 2-1 fa
loss to Virginia.
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director, said earlier this week that U!
Ibrahim may be released from the wl
hospital Thursday. Ti,
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South Carolina, Blackman said he thi
is unsure if Ibrahim will be able to an
coach or even be in attendance.
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irticularly impressive. Yet,
rough seven games N.C. State is
tscoring opponents 170-74. The
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winningest coaches and fifth on
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Wednesday night, the Tigers reonded
well without Ibrahim's
rvices, defeating Erskine 2-0 at
ggs Field.
Clemson is currently 12-4-2 and
iked 19th nationally by Soccer
nerica. They are led again this
ason in scoring by Jimmy Glenn,
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itched 10 goals and eight assists
r 28 points.
"This has become the biggest
me of the season for us," said
SC head coach Mark Berson,
10 has a 5-11 record against the
gers. "Our guys have responded
ill to challenges all season and I
ink they will go up there Sunday
d respond well."
As far as NCAA tournament imcations,
Berson says a loss does
t mean elimination from playoff
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In their second contest, the
Wolfpack mauled Kent State 47-0,
and followed it up with a 30-3
trouncing of Wake Forest on the
road.
In the battle for North Carolina,
State upended the Tar Heels 24-7.
After downing Georgia Tech
28-21, the Wolfpack was ranked
11th in the Associated Press poll.
The Yellow Jackets were the
Gamecocks' last opponent, losing
to USC 23-14 Oct. 19.
Marshall University almost surprised
N.C. State, and managed to
raise doubts concerning the Wolfpack's
lofty rankings. N.C. State
escaped 15-14.
Clemson gave the Wolfjpack its
first loss of the season this past
week in Death Valley.
Against Georgia Tech, the
Gamecocks displayed a brand of
football alien to most USC teams.
Featuring a wide-open offense and
a fake punt, USC dominated the
first half. The week before, however,
Louisana Tech battled the
Gamecocks to a 12-12 tie. In fact,
the entire season, guessing which
ay ride on CI
contention, "but if we win, we will
be in very good shape," Berson
said. "If we don't win, we'll be in
a very vulnerable position."
The top two teams from each region
around the country qualify for
the tournament, as well as various
conference chamDions. There are
also 10 at-large bids given.
"It's always difficult to predict
who'll get bids," Berson added. "A
win would really strengthen our
position."
There is also a revenge factor at
work this weekend. During the
1990 regular season, the largest
crowd in the history of The Graveyard
(6,025) watched as the Tigers
knocked off the Gamecocks
3-1. Clemson scored three second
half goals to erase a 1-0 deficit
The Gamecocks got their revenge
for that loss in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament
getting two goals from senior Greg
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field on a particular week could
make calculus look like child's
play. Sheridan agrees.
"They (USC) have been somewhat
erratic at times this season,
but when they are at their best they are
a very good football team," he
said. "And that is what we expect
to see this season.
"South Carolina is a fine football
team, that like us, has beaten ,
both Virginia Tech and Georgia
Tech. In fact, the Gamecocks defeated
both of these teams in an
easier fashion than we did."
The remainder of USC's schedule
is ranked as the toughest in
- the nation. The final four opponents
(N.C. State, Florida State,
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USC have a combined record of
22-5-1, a .804 winning percentage.
Next week, the Gamecocks travel
to Tallahassee, Fla. to face the topranked
Florida State Seminoles.
Saturday's game against N.C.
State is slated for a 4:08 p.m. kickoff.
ESPN will televise the game.
Air time is 4 p.m.
lemson game
Strehmel in a 3-0 pasting of the
Tigers at Riggs Field. Berson
knows some Clemson players have
fond memories of the tournament
loss, but thinks the Gamecocks can
handle it
"I think our group will respond
well to that. It's going to be
/another tough game. Most of our
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13 at Rutgers 3:00pm
Viet Life Qassic (Piscataway, NJ)
16 The Citadel 5:00pm
20 Wake Forest 2:00pm
23 Mercer 5:00pm
2 6 Notre Dame 2:00pm
Met Life Qassic (Columbia, SC)
2 7 Washington 2:00pm
Met Life Qassic (Columbia, SC)
3 at Clemson 2:00pm
r. 9 Kentucky 2:00pm
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aren't worried about what happened
last year," Berson said.
The 13-4 Gamecocks are fresh
off their second consecutive Met
Life Classic title, downing Notre
Dame 2-0 and beating Washington
3-2. Sunday's match is one of only
two remaining in the '91 season.
USC returns home Saturday, Nov.
9 for their first soccer match ever
against an SEC opponent as the
Kentucky Wildcats visit The Graveyard
for a 2 p.m. contest
Kickoff for Sunday's match at
Clemson is 2 p.m.
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