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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
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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
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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.
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success as they begin their '92-'93 ^Ial
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events will be well covered with Kli
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depth, she said.
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season. Returning Nov ^ James Madisor
Leah Land and
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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j cross country is a collective
iecock sport. All runners tire key players,"
he said.
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'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
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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
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