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Pumping up lilfc Sixteen students participated i noon. The event was sponsored Lady Gamec By ROB RODUSKY Assistant Sports Editor The Tennessee Lady Vols handed South Carolina a 15-5, 15-5, 1511 SEC women's defeat in volleyball action in Knoxville. The Lady Gamecocks were led by junior middle blocker Jennifer Clemson rival By ROB RODUSKY Assistant Sports Editor Forget that Clemson got routed by Maryland 53-23 on Saturday. Forget that Clemson has won the last four meetings. Throw out the records and the statistics. It is Carolina-Clemson! Going into the season, most fans figured this to be an easy cakewalk for Clemson. The play by the Gamecocks the past five weeks, though, has brought new hope and life for Gamecock fans. Asked about how much improvement his team has made since six weeks ago against Alabama where Carolina was trounced by Alabama 48-7, Coach Sparky Woods said, "I think it's miles. I think we're a heap better than we were down there. I didn't feel any intimidation today (against Florida)." Clemson leads the overall series Undefeated s1 From Staff Reports The Lady Gamecock swimming and diving team stayed undefeated (7-0) as they swept Kentucky, Cincinnati, and Ohio this past weekend. South Carolina tamed the Wildcats, 134-110, as they claimed first place in seven events against Kentucky. The event winners are: 50 Freestyle: Kerry Fraas :24.40 1-Meter Diving: Vivian Alberty :173.1 200 Backstroke: Michelle McCarthy 2:01.12 3-Meter Diving:- Tiffany Snieeocki 171.9 200 Breaststroke: Kristin Grant 2:22.63 200 Freestyle Realy: USC Team 1:39.44 Cincinnati was the next victim for the Lady Gamecocks. South Carolina defeated the Bearcats, 144-93. USC took first place in the following events: 200 Medaly Realy: USC Team 1:50.60 1000 Meter Freestyle: Lauren Halligan 10:33.79 400 Individual Medley: Sheri Bums 4:43.30 1-Meter Diving: Vivian Alberty 279.00 100 Backstroke: Michelle McCarthy 57.89 I - - ft* Safety y0 thi r< N kJM' i / r * s? l:- ^ **-' 1 I : X . n the Capitol City /USC Bench P d by the USC Body Building Clul ocks defeated Guess and outside hitter Diane Mitchell who recorded eight kills each. Junior middle blocker Libby Ralston notched a block solo and iwo diock assists ror tne Gamecocks. South Carolina dropped to 11-18 overall and 1-11 in the SEC. ry true test fo "This is a game where everyone plays 110 percent. This is for the bragging rights of Carolina." Richard Holland sophomore 53-32-4 and holds a 11-4-1 advantage at home. Last year's game saw Clemson's tenacious defense and explosive offense down the Gamecocks 41-24 in front of a sold-out Williams-Brice Stadium. The Tigers amassed 503 yards in total offense and held the Gamecocks to 318, but only 15 on the ground. Assured of consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the wim team win 500 Freestyle: Jill Savege 5:08.92 3-Meter Diving: Vivian Alberty 293.20 100 Breaststroke: Sara Henninger 1:06.74 400 Freestyle: USC Team 3:42.67 South Carolina had one opponent left in their weekend agenda and the Lady Gamecocks beat the RnKfite 1 1 A^VUVULO, I A . South Carolina won the following events: 200 Medley Relay: USC Team 1:49.61 1000 Freestyle: Sheri Burns 10:24.24 50 Freestyle: Kerry Fraas :24.57 1-Meter Diving: Vivian Alberty 270.90 100 Freestyle: Kerry Fraas :53.89 200 Backstroke: Michelle McCarthy 2:02.35 500 Freestyle: Sheri Burns 5:04.45 3-Meter Diving: Tiffany Sniegocki 270.225 200 Breaststroke: Kristin Grant 2:22.54 400 Freestyle Relay: USC Team 3:36.99 On the men's side, the uamecocks captured wins over both Kentucky and Cincinnati to improve their record to 139.5102.5. The Gamecocks had seven first 3o out with friends < tch other. Don't ime, address or p ners. On a first date, pi iblic place. Let pec u plan to be and le at others know. Sticl ETWOBI m ' % i i i. a Photo by Lea Clayton ress Championships Saturday at I in Knoxville t Tennessee improves to 12-12 and i 7-5 in the league. The Lady Gamecocks end their I season this weekend with a Friday match with the Auburn Lady Tigers at 7 p.m. and a Sunday match against No. 6 Florida at 2 p.m. r Gamecocks 1985 and 1986 teams went 5-6 and 3-6-2 respectively, Gamecock players are not upset about the possibility of Finishing the season with a record one game below .500. "Finishing up 5-6 still would be pretty good," freshman quarterback Steve Taneyhill said. Carolina students are very i ir\Ko a nkr\iit fha />kar?/?An thn upucai auuui uit tuanttd iui uic Gamecocks this weekend at Death Valley. "I don't think freshman really know the rivalry," sophomore Richard Holland said. "This is a game where everyone plays 110 percent. This is for the bragging rights of Carolina." The play of the Gamecocks the past few weeks has turned some fans like^sophomore Glenn Vose into believers. "I feel very confident going into this game considering the way we began the season," Vose said. "I think we'll win." is triple meet place finishes in their victory over Kentucky. 100 Freestyle: Dan Phillips 1:39.89 500 Freestyle: Jeff Palm 4:39.32 1-Meter Diving: Matt Borman 205.40 ^AA T J * 1 , l l f ii nn zuu iiiuiviauai ivieaiey: 10m DeJarnette 1:56.20 3-Meter Diving: Matt Borman 200.95 200 Butterfly: Dino Verbrugge 1:53.20 400 Medley Relay: USC Team 3:28.00 400 Freestyle Relay: USC Team 3:07.51 Against Cincinnati South Carolina took hold of the Bearcats and went on to capture a 146-91 win. Victories included: 1000 Freestyle: Jeff Palm 9:49.62 200 Freestyle: Dan Phillips 1:40.66 50 Freestyle: Peter Cadwell :21.88 400 Individual Medley: Dino Verbrugge 4:09.29 100 Butterfly: Rik Leishman :50.13 100 Freestyle: Peter Cadwell :47.48 100 Backstroke: Drew Ruggieri :52:94 500 Freestyle: Jeff Plam 4:37.03 3-Meter Diving: Matt Borman 319.35 and keep track of broadcast your dans in front of an to meet in a >ple know where t your date know < to your plans. Telephone E 252-8393 24 Hours Weekend scene for By The Associated Press ^ The Rose Bowl is set, and the Sugar Bowl is getting closer to anational championship showdown. ^.] That leaves the Fiesta, Cotton and Orange bowls wide open and hon - 1C ing something happens on the way <5^ to New Year's Day. 3) And it could very well, especial- j^o ly for the Fiesta Bowl. Qe No. 6 Michigan (8-0-2) and No. m 5 Washington (9-1) clinched Rose ( Bowl berths, while the Sugar Bowl y^ is starting to look like a collision of a s top-ranked Miami (9-0) and No. 2 Alabama (10-0). jon If Alabama loses the anc Southeastern Conference title and Qj., its Sugar Bowl bid, however, gf Miami could be headed to Tempe, Ariz., for a little championship par- "y ty with Florida State. The sor Seminoles (9-1) moved from fifth but to third in The Associated Press jlur rankings Sunday, skipping over undefeated Texas A&M (10-0)^ rajj which beat Houston 38-30 Thursday. Al? Florida State beat Tulane 70-7. sec While Miami was pasting Temple ^la 48-0 Saturday, Alabama needed a 10-point fourth quarter to beat No. or i 18 Mississippi State 30-21. The ons Crimson Tide has clinched a berth } in the SEC title game against either Th;, Georgia or Florida. Michigan clinched the Big Ten De( title with a 22-22 tie against Illinois, and Washington clobbered p Oregon State 45-16 to win the Pac10 and clinch its third straight Rose oan Bowl trip. pas. In other games involving ranked ^bi teams, No. 7 Notre Dame (8-1-1) pja, defeated No. 23 Penn State 17-16, No. 8 Syracuse (9-1) beat No. 19 gp, Boston College (7-2-1), 27-10, No. 9 Florida (7-2) beat South Carolina y 14-9, and No. 10 Georgia (8-2) er beat Auburn 14-10. jcnc Also, No. 11 Colorado (8-1-1) nat beat No. 22 Kansas (7-3), 25-18, ^rj Iowa State beat No. 12 Nebraska Wa (7-2), 19-10, No. 13 North Carolina t ~ W CI is now acce rnrrf wm -^|For Sf Applii in the 5 Ru Deadline Friday, Nc For more it victories bowl ma ite (8-2-1) beat Duke 45-27, No. Stanford (8-3) beat Washington ite 40-3, and No. 15 Southern 1.(6-2-1) beat No. 16 Arizona (6) 14-7, No. 17 Ohio State (8-2) at Indiana 27-10, No. 20 nnessee (6-3) beat Memphis ite 26-21, No. 24 Mississippi (7beat Louisiana Tech 13-6, and i '. 25 Wake Forest (7-3) beat < orgia Tech 23-10. Mo. 1 Miami 48, Temple 0 < Gino Torretta threw for 221 i He anrt ton TT>c iioainct Tpmnlp iix-touchdown underdog. The 1 rricanes extended the nation's gest winning streak to 27 games < I won their 51st in a row at the 1 inge Bowl. < ^o. 2 Alabama 36, No. 18 Miss. ] 21 ( Alabama's defense gave up sea- 1 i highs in points and yards, 301, j remained in the national title I it. Antonio Langham returned a 1 eked punt for a TD in 'Bama's y. : t was the 20th straight win for i ibama and the Tide's 12th con- i utive victory over the Bulldogs. ! tbama clinched the SEC Western 1 'ision title and will play Florida Georgia for the league champi- 1 hip and Sugar Bowl berth. t Mabama meets Auburn on I inksgiving Day, then goes to the 7 title game at Birmingham on c :.5. > Jo. 3 Florida St. 70, Tulane 7 1 lorida State scored 10 touch- r vns for the second straight c te. Charlie Ward threw four TD 1 ses in the first half, and Clifton aham scored twice on defensive r ^s as the Seminoles led 56-7 at ? "time. I Jo. 5 Washington 45, Oregon 16 t Washington's Rose Bowl clinch- > came a week after being >cked off its perch as the r ion's top-ranked team by J zona, 16-3. Last year, g shington beat Michigan 34-14 o he Rose Bowl, earning a share c ISC-F pting applicai ID IN CI >ri n v Seme, p nations are available Itudent Media Offic issell House 323. ! for Applicai ivember 20tf formation call set tchups of the national championship with Miami. No. 6 Michigan 22, Illinois 22 Michigan got the tie and won the conference despite six turnovers. Peter Elezovic kicked a 39-yard field goal with 16 seconds remaining for the Wolverines, and now it doesn't matter what they do at Ohio State next weekend. Illinois intercepted two of Elvis Grbac's passes and recovered four af Michigan's 10 fumbles. No. 7 Notre Dame 17, No. 23 Penn State 16 Rick Mirer threw a fourth-down scoring pass to Jerome Bettis, then hit Reggie Brooks for a two-point inversion with 20 seconds left for \fotre Dame, another of those top :oalition teams that could find its way into a big New Year's Day ?ame. No. 8 Syracuse 27, No. 17 Boston Col. 10 Marvin Graves scored twice, and Syracuse held BC's rushing game o half its normal yardage. Graves ilso threw a 1-yard TD pass as Syracuse dominated the second lalf. Syracuse could be headed to the 7iesta Bowl, while BC is set for he Hall of Fame Bowl. I No. 9 Florida 14, S. Carolina 9 Shane Matthews scored on a luarterback sneak and threw a 36rard touchdown pass to Aubrey lill as Florida won its sixth in a ow and extended the nation's sec>nd longest home winning streak to 8. Florida must beat Vanderbilt lext week to get into the SEC title ;ame. I No. 10 Georgia 14, Auburn 10 Georgia can get into the SEC itle game only if Florida loses to /andy. The Bulldogs almost didn't nake it this far, though. Auburn's ames Bostic was stopped at the ;oal line,and time ran out in the ;ame before the Tigers could get >ff another play. rlM *?' I I ick . r? tions tor w ^ pi r * ^ "IE-i ster A e :e, dons: 1,1992 -3888