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Brant :* *p Long mm ? U.S. women take world championship By BRANT LONG Copy Desk Chief While most of you sports fans were probably watching such old-fashioned American football rivalries like Florida-Florida State, or maybe Georgia-Georgia Tech, some young ladies representing our great land were winning a championship halfway around the world. And no I'm not talking about Clemson defeating Duke over in Japan (couldn't we have given our good friends the Japanese a better game than Clemson and Duke? If I was them, I'd feel shafted). I'm talking about the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (like you didn't see that coming), who defeated Norway 2-1 Saturday to capture the first-ever FIFA Women's World Championship played in China. FIFA, for the uneducated, is the world governing body of soccer. Michelle Akers-Stahl, a 25-year-old from Florida, notched both goals for the Americans in the final as the U.S. won its first world soccer title in history. Akers-Stahl was a four-time All-American at the University of Central Florida and is considered by many to be the top women's player on the planet. The win over Norway avenged two earlier losses in fall exhibition games. The Americans didn't lose a game in the tournament, with their closest match being a 3-2 squeaker over Sweden in the opening round. From there, it was fairly smooth sailing as the U.S. women destroyed Brazil 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, where they hammered Taiwan 7-0. In the semis, they handed Germany a 5-2 defeat to move to the championship match. Before the tournament, the U.S. was one of a handful of teams to be predicted to capture the M&M's Cup, the prize of the Women's World Championship. The relative ease with which they won the cup proves the U.S. is a force to be reckoned with, maybe not yet in the men's division, but certainly on the women's side. Congratulations ladies. On to America, where the NCAA Soccer Tournament is nearing completion, but not without its share of upsets. In the Western Region, defending NCAA champ UCLA was knocked off by Santa Clara 2-1, who will advance to the Final Four to play Indiana, a 3-2 penalty kick winner over Southern Methodist. In the other bracket, St Louis, who blanked ACC-power N.C. State 3-0, will #?/"?/? \/<<-mnio tha nahnn's nnm law u?iiuu, uiv iiuwv.. ? ber one team, who defeated Yale 2-0. The semifinals will be played Dec. 6 with the NCAA Championship taking place on Dec. 8. All games will be played at the University of South Florida in Tampa. And for anyone who cares, while Americans bore themselves silly with the NFL, over in Europe, countries are vying for spots at next year's European Championship finals. So far, France, England, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia have made the field. It is truly amazing to see countries like Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, both going through tremendous conflict and transition, not only competing but win ning. Maybe ? just maybe ? some of the successes of these countries on the soccer field will help unite these people and help them solve their problems without fighting. You can take it with you. The Garnet & Black call 777-3888 % Gamecocks bea jr^ PKBr - OP ?\ 'Jffgto .i jyii - ^ ^plFSEI ^K^^o95?S$e 9^ % 8r ^;i;^'- JanH^J^^f **** " w*~ Ife*.,. ^ME^%.. ^llg&:. A Wv A tW ** . Wl <* V?' Y. ?w*k m 4^; ii^jjip r? File pnoto USC's Joe Rhett defends a Clemso~ p'ayer in a previous game. Clemson's program is being investigated by the NCAA. CW Etotfc Of 4 w* Be A Part vi Of The Most Peaceful & Clean ?r M -M Rockin' 2 Days A In History... fl Possible World Records: World's Largest Rock Event World'% Largest Stage PRE 1002 OFFEI I . ii yye are presently in negotiations with over 25 Ti la** I Vv?\ At least 20 groups will perform during this 2 Da; / L \j[ \ We will be naming the artists who will be perfor \ \ v\l west the year, at which time ticket prices will be set fr ^ \ d Hp* To take advantage of this one time offer of just ^ L et JLu call: 1-800-365-ROCK. VISA, MasterCard, or, n hoS^ooo December 31,1991. Tickets will be delivered by 1 ^^r?T 6 weeks. 1 All calls or mail orders received or postmarked al 1991 will be charged full ticket price. Wlf A ^ vrm, it Furmj From Staff Reports Former Gamecock Brent Price returned to Frank McGuire Arena Nov. 26 an Oklahoma Sooner as the Gamecocks lost their first game of the season, 61-60. Price, an Enid, Okla. native, left USC after his freshman season to play for Billy Tubbs' Sooners. An outstanding shooting guard, Price had been a prolific scorer for Oklahoma. Although the Sooners won the game, Price was limited to 10 points by the USC defense, in 11 nnn ni..? liuiu ui ii,wv-piuo laua. Seniors Jo Jo English and Barry Manning led the Gamecocks. English scored 17 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers, leading the USC basketball team to their third win of the season, a 69-49 victory over Furman Monday night at the Frank McGuire Arena. A crowd of 7,106 was on hand to see the Gamecocks, 3-1, hold the visiting Paladins, 1-2, to a dismal 26.7 percent shooting in the first half, as USC built a 36-25 lead. The Gamecocks hit 50 perMil Get 1 Mil Join < \C p*l Wt i* Bath Concession; Facilities Moi 1-2 DAY Dp Recording Artists. /Event! ^ ming at the first of om $100 to $150. 1 | $75 for a 2 Day Pass lail this form before certified mail in 4 to With 0V i:er December 31, OTQCri ORDER MasterCard E~ Orders ADDR LALL art. mmock = 7625 _ A in, St. J< cent of their shots in the game, including 57 percent of their threepointers in the first half. Barry Manning added 16 points in the win, including two threepointers. Junior Troy McKoy put in 13 while Joe Rhett added 12. Senior center Jeff Roulston also registered five blocked shots. Hal Henderson led Furman with 12 Doints. This past Saturday, USC made its first road trip of the 1991-92 season and came back victorious, defeating St. Joseph's 81-67 in Philadelphia. McKoy paced USC with a career-high 23 points. He also hit 3-of-4 three-point shots and 4-of-4 from the foul line. English added 22 for the Gamecocks, who shot almost 54 percent in the contest. The Hawks, 1-1, were led by Rap Curry, who was the game's high scorer with 28 points, the USC defense again held its opponent to a poor shooting night, allowing only 35 percent of St. Joseph's shots. nvolved... a student or ^ cw c XtUr Sprin 7 Ja" Big C < India South Facilities Provided: Cam| room Facilities Ever Comp Food, Soft Drinks & Beer SI re Than Necessary Waste Di PASS - 0 iNUS OFFER! EVENT T-SHIRT ery 4 Passes or 1 VIP Pa; ;d prior to December 31. PRE-CONCERT TICKET < TODAY! To take advantage of the special pre-1992 tw< mply fill out this order form and mail to: Native Amer ix 24214; Louisville, KY 40224 Please allow 4 to 6 \ i PRINT: ESS: STAT ck Money Order ^ E-nmn-nmn-cmn A MasterCard Exp. Date Shii Signature ^ >seph's The Hawks lead 23-17 with 8:25 left in the first half but USC responded, building a 35-29 halftime advantage. The Gamecocks play host to the Eagles of Winthrop tomorrow night in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. This past season, the Gamecocks defeated the Eagles 60-41. Winthrop has never beaten USC. USC will then take a 15-day break before heading to San Diego, and the Texaco Star Classic. Participating teams in the tourney are George Washington, Florida A&M, USC and the host San Diego State Aztecs. inrougn lour games nngnsn is pacing the Gamecocks with 19.25 points per game. Rhett is second with 14.25, and Manning is third, averaging 10 points per contest Rhett is also pacing the Gamecocks in rebounding. Rhett is pulling down an average of nine rebounds per game. 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