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? s edge( Pi ra fp Bv J.T. WAGENHEIM intl ROB RODUSKY Editors When USC punted at 12:53 in the first quarter, the rain came down ? it came down hard. By halftime. Cocky had called it quits, and the stands began to empty But the band played on. USC dropped their third straight to East Carolina Saturday night, 20-18, while rain-soaked fans watched sophomore placekicker Marty Simpson attempt two field goals from 37 yards with only seconds remaining. "I feel like all of them are good when I hit 'em. It felt good coming off my foot," Simpson said of the last attempt. Simpson made his first four field goals including his career- record 50 yarder. The fifth attempt from 36 yards was blocked but recovered by USC, giving Simpson one more chance. He missed wide right. The Gamecocks put Simpson in position to win the game by scoring a touchdown on its longest drive of the season, an eight-play, 72yard march, finished off with sophomore runniningback Terry Wilburn's two-yard run with 4:35 remaining. The Gamecocks failed to tie on the 2-point conversion when senior quarterback Wright Mitchell's pass to sophomore runningback Brandon Bennett fell incomplete. "We put ourselves in position to win, but'we just couldn't make it happen," USC Head Coach Sparky Woods said. "A win would have been a nice O _ ? soccer u By ANDREW BORGERT Staff Writer Despite the poor results on the footbaM-fi^ld, Caroling fall athletic season is not a total wash-out. The USC soccer team continued its winning ways when it defeated 14th-ranked Portland at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. The Gamecocks, ranked fifth nationally at press time, used twe ntA/l a tQnor>iAnc MXUUU-llctll gUOis cuiu a defense to defeat Portland 2-1. Freshman forward Steve Pier, starting in his first game, gave Carolina a 1-0 lead seven minutes into the second half on a Mat! Haiduk assist. Senior Hans Lohnei widened the lead to 2-0 on anothei Haiduk assist 12 minutes later. Portland scored its only goal ai the 78:04 mark on a strike b> Roger Gantz. The Gamecocks helc off the Pilots* rally to preserve the victory. The win was the second consec utive victory over a nationally ranked team. Last Sunday Carolina defeated the then second ranked St. Louis Billikens in the Umbro Kickoff Classic. Saturday's win raised Carolina': record to 3-0-1. Portland drops t< 3-2. Carolina will play thi University of Washington Sunday at 4 p.m. liOl 111 uic iwuiiicuitui championship game. Th< Gamecocks' next home game vvil be Thursday at 5 p.m. agains Erskine College. USC drops to 7-3 By NANCY SALOMONSKY Sports Editor The University of South Carolin; women's volleyball team lost twe consecutive matches on its rut through Texas. The Lady Gamecocks lost thei first game of die season on a 15-8 15-7. 15-10 decision to Texas-Sai Antonio on Thursday. USC was led by junior Diam MitrhHI who had eieht kills. Jod Thompson and Amy Innoccari le< the defense. They each had eigh digs. South Carolina then moved 01 to the Southwest Texas Stat* Tournament. USC lost to Southwes Texas State on Friday, 15-7, 15-1C 15-11. Innoccari, a sophomore, led th< Lady Gamecocks with 13 kills Junior Jennifer Guess added 19 digs On Saturday, South Carolina los a close five-game match to Baylo 15-9, 12-15, 15-1, 15-8, in the sec ond day of the tournament. Mitchell was the high scorer witJ 24 kills. Innoccari added 15 kill and Katie Gerst had 10. Thompsoi recorded 59 kills at Baylor. r* iJE5ir * i!" JSgf MMpp' o^JH^^MM^n ?' -y-^^'^f-s^^. ^&sm After the loss to ECU, the Gamecocks reward for all of the hard work early we've put in this past week," he on tr said. 35-y; Penalties hurt the Gamecocks back earn compe Hp|9^Rf IP JiiSKlil $Mr p ^ 4; t Rob Smith and the rest of the Gamec< Women'; - By KRISTIN BEARNARTH unb a Staff Writer Ii ) The women's swimmimg and lan' 1 diving team will se( no limits on ^c< success as they begin their '92-'93 ^Ial r season. A talented squad of return- ' ^ ing swimmers will combine with slro 1 some of the country's best incoming freshmen to give the Lady su0 1 Gamecocks what promises to be I i their best season ever. 311 t Head Coach Kelly Parker- 01 1 Medlin believes her team can chal- onc i lenge just about anyone in the ^e s ultra-competitive SEC. tors >t "For the first time we've got ^re one, two, even three excellent peo- ^ pie in every event, and Lhat gives m01 e us not just quality, but also quanti- ^ ty," Parker-Medlin said. All the stei events will be well covered with Kli 1 an outstanding mesh of talent and Hal depth, she said. Leading the way in the sprint are h freestyle events will be Anne slrc s Marie Wozniak, a 1992 SEC final- cov n ist, and newcomer Kerry Fraas. The duo should prove to be an Sport out Gam |j**^ jjf^* ~j^~ J> ' * hope to rebound in the SEC Game of the Wei on. A 15-yard personal foul procedure penalti le opening kickoff negated a second posses: aid return by junior corner- Gamecocks. Frank Adams. Two illegal Simpson kicke* tes in Husky Irj^WEiBC#?Z^? i||Bip ^sg^. *w ^^ ^ GHHHBP MMF V : :|A^H|K %jfl| > -v,. ^Jp ^ I J^^r 1 -? iH^| Mr i jiV .';ita?8iii \ > >cks prepare to host Erskine at the Graveyard s swim teai eatable combination. called on to le; it the middle distance and dis- pack of backs ce freestyle events, Parker- Albert in the b jlin will look to veteran Laura will be soph i: i c i T : 11 o _ . T ? u , l i ugan anu iicsuiuan jiu oavage. ju.sepnM.m auu i : freestyle squad is one of the McCarthy, ngest ever and should prove to The individual the cornerstone of the team's the deepest and cess. talented event "he specialty events will also be Gamecocks this important factor in the success All-American the team. I he breastrokers will sophomore Sher e again be looking to come off the way in tjie ^ blocks ahead of their competi- (jjveis je Leading die strong group of Gle? Galemm0i astrokers will be senior SEC strona at[ack u.st Mare, Iddtngs and sopho- ?cn,s The La(| re SEC finalist Sara Henninser. .. _ . . . "he butterfly events will be bol- a" 01 ,he,r meml ed by the addition of Alison ""J" exPecte nakis, a transfer from Seton swim 1, and freshman Ruth Lebeda. teams are antic Wozniak, Klinakis and Lebeda yeai an(^ aie r< going to make up a really challenges pos >ng fly lane, so we are really competitors, Pa ered in both the 100 and 200 "This is a great " Parker-Medlin said. "They are capa Senior Christy Albert will be anything. s tecocks, i|sp*> - flip . Sf B BRBBf^ jiMBBBHi IBB ^B^BB IBB MBP^il .jp^^H|K & |?||S Bf ltBBP^Ifo?.<:. * >3jj|^ ' llpf 11|%. ^ | BHBf BBBH HH^^k ^B F UPm I ?%T *$S Stephanie Newlin/The Gi ek against Kentucky on Saturday. es hindered the each possession to give sion tor the Gamecocks a 6-0 lead. The Gamecocks weren't c i field goals on for long as East Carolina Tournamen til 100KS 10 ad a competitive trokers. Joining ?_. . ackstroke events USC GanueCO< lomore Maggie and Diving Sc reshman Michelle medley Should be Oct. 24 College of Chai one ot the most Oct. 31 Tennessee s for the Lady Nov. 1 N.C. State season. Returning Nov ^ James Madisor Leah Land and . _ ... , Nov. 14 Cincinnati i Bums will lead Nov. 15 Ohio University \ events. Nov. 20 Clemson d by Head Coach Dec. 4-6 UNC Invitation* will also lead a Jan. 6-10 Ail-American D lainst their oppo- Jan' 7 Flonda Atlantic ' , Jan. 15 Alabama Gamecocks return Jan 16 Aubum ?ers trom last year Jan 23 Virginia Tech d to excel again. Jan. 30 Georgia mine and diving Feb 7 Louisiana State ipatins a banner Feb 17"2? fKChamptor . , Mar. 5-6 USC Invitation? -ady to meet the Mar.10-13 NCAA Zone Di' ed by their SHC Mar. 18-20 NCAAChampi< rker-Medlin said. SoUfc>. use Athletic department t team," she said, ble of just about a3^^|lr i 1 ibwmp^ v^' Stepanie Newlin/The Garr this Thursday evening. i : r? / 20-18 hack to score on an 84-yard drive, making the score 7-6. Penalties continued to plague the Gamecocks. Adams' electrifying 81-yard dash for the end zone off a I blocked field goal attempt gave Gamecock fans something to cheer about. But a clipping penalty negated the touchdown. "Every time things start going our way, they (ECU) get a big play. It seems like somebody is out to get us," Adams said. Sophomore wide receiver Toby Gates played quarterback on a few goal line situations. Two Cates fumbles further held the Gamecocks from scoring touchdowns. "There were wet conditions, and I was a little slow on getting the ball to the runningback. That's my job, and it was my fault. But the wet field did not help," Cates said. East Carolina's gain of 19 yards n fnb-Q rMint in tKo fnnrfh nnortnr Iim a iaivt/ puiu in uiu iv/uiui vjuai ivi helped to set up the winning touchdown, a 6-yard pass from sophomore backup quarterback Michael Anderson to senior wide receiver Clayton Driver with 8:07 left in the *1 The touchdown could have been avoided had senior linebacker Ben M Hog an tackled freshman Derreck Batson on the ECU 45, but Batson slipped his grasp and gained an extra 10 yards and the first down. i. * USC finished with a 38:09 to amecock 22:51 edge in time of possession, but the Pirates finished the game with the lead in total yards, 398 to ; the "We played better than East )n t Carolina did." USC senior quarterback Wright Mitchell said. "We i*i* ii , ? just didn t get the breaks. r Cross country fares well in N.C. By JILL BUEHLMAN Staff Writer The USC merTs and womerT s cross country teams finished third and fourth, respectively, in the N.C. State Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. The Gamecock men's team finished third behind Clemson and Georgia Tech. I Keith Gorski led the Gamecocks with his fourth-place finish in the men's competition. Other notable USC performances were given by: Tom Cronin, 12th: Mark Cruz, 15th; Eddie Clarke, 16th; and Jared Haag, 19th. Sue McGhie, a 1991 All-SEC ? performer, finished the competition in fifth place, pulling the Lady Gamecocks up to a fourth-place standing in the invitational. Additional key performances were given by: Tracey Capper, 9th; Danielle Adams, 18th; Marielle Beru-and, 25th; and Sara Singletary, 30th. Head Coach Greg Kraft was pleased by both Gamecock performances. "It was the first time we've (Lady Gamecocks) ever beaten Clemson and the men's team beat N.C. State and UNC, who were both nationally ranked last year," he Kraft believes the teams' successes relied on every athlete's ability, not just a few individuals. . . * _ ii. j cross country is a collective iecock sport. All runners tire key players," he said. >r success :k Swimming hedule IJftA 'leston Charleston, S.C. 10:00 am Columbia, S.C. 10:30 am Columbia. S.C. 3:00 pm i Columbia, S.C. 10:00am Columbia, S.C. 5:00 pm Columbia, S.C. 1:00 pm ^oiumoia, o.i^. iu:uu am Clemson, SC. 2:00 pm il Chapel Hill, N.C. All day iving Inv. Austin, Tex. All day Boca Raton. Fla. 4:00 pm Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1.00 pm Auburn, Ala. 12:00 noon Blacksburg, Va. 12:00 noon Athens, Ga. 1:00 pm i Columbia, S C. 1:00 pm iships Fayetteville, Ark. AH day )l Columbia, S.C. All day zing Meet Auburn, Ala. All day 5nships Minneapolis, Minn. All day ;; .. , Kristin Buehlman/The Gamecock