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Scoreboard no easy task By WENDY HUDSON ti Staff Writer o It's third and goal. Steve ?' Taneyhill gives the call, and the ai ball is snapped into his hands. He tl sweeps his gaze over the field, c< sees an open player and throws n the ball. It sails right into the is receiver's hands, and the crowd goes wild. tl The crowd looks up to the a scoreboard and sees "Great Play" tl flashing across the screen. The a fans wonder, How did they do tl that so quickly? Do they have a g remote attached to the quarterback? Was it a lucky guess? v Actually, teamwork in the e graphics box made the great t< graphics happen just as teamwork $ on the field scored the touch- & down. b F.verv home eame. Jack Bailev ' ^ ~ O * ? ? ? \j and Gary Mckeever watch the ^ game from the control booths and help keep the excitement high at ^ Williams-Brice Stadium. As the graphics directors, they are j, responsible for designing graphics that go onto the message board, making sure the right messages ^ go along with the right plays and corresponding any spoken words r to text the fans can see. "One of the best parts is being in with the crowd," McKeever said. "Up here, we get a lot of crowd noise. It's good to know that we are doing something to help get the crowd going." The duo arrives at the stadium about two hours before every home game to start preparing. "During the week, we get sheets from Jim Petrus (in the athletics department) that tells us F what is going to go onto the mes- * sage board the following week," Bailey said. "When we get here, a we finalize the starting lineup, so f as Jean McKay (the announcer) reads it out, we can run it at the e same time. , J _ c "We find out a lot of informa- ( Soccer tean at Carolina ( By JACK PRINGLER Staff Writer ( Despite a valiant team effort and * some outstanding individual perfor- ^ mances, the USC soccer team fell v to the University of North Carolina s 3-0 Sunday in the Carolina Classic v in Chapel Hill, N.C. * The two teams played an even * first half. Both sides threatened to a score on several occasions. With F just seconds remaining in the opening half, UNC freshman Hector Suarez played a cross into the offensive third that managed to a drop in between the Gamecock backs and goalkeeper David Turner. Forward Todd Haskins sl chipped the ball over the advancing Turner and into the net at 44:53. a The Gamecocks battled back in a: the opening minutes of the second S] half, applying a great deal of pres- " sure in the box and managing a number of shots on goal. At 75:10, n UNC's Ben DiMeo scored on a c breakaway goal despite a protest 11 from the USC that he had received s< the ball in an offside position. Two minutes later, Victor Suarez added f insurance for the Tar Heels. Optimism rallying cr> By ROB RODUSKY / Sports Editor s Optimistic. This is the word for the 93-94 ^ season for the South Carolina ^ lacrosse club. The Gamecock ^ lacrosse club is getting ready to compete in the Southeastern s Lacrosse Conference again this season with at least half of the team returning from last years squad. a Coach Dave Basile has a bunch P of new recruits for this year. u "There were 75 guys and even some girls who signed up which C is great," Basile said. P John Houck, Eric Gomperts, v Scott Hill and Jason Scarf look to ^ be the leaders this season. ^ graphics 1 : for USC ! on the day of the game. We find C ut who the vocalist is that is E oing to sing the national anthem c< ad the alma mater and who leads le prayer. We also put up a wel- ai ome to the visiting team and the ^ ame of the head coach. Pregame a ; pretty much set up." 31 During the game, the pace in tv te graphics box picks up. There ^ re two phones in the box, one lat rings to the statitician's box ^ nd one to the control room, to let 01 tiem know statistics or emer- ? ency announcements. "During the game, we run w /hatever the situation calls for," S? tailey said. "If a player is about ^ d break a record, the people in tie stat box will call us and tell us ^ o we can put it into the message ioard. After a touchdown, we find tc mt how many yards it was and w ow many plays it took." tv Both men work with computers jj n their regular jobs. Bailey, who fr las been working the grapnics q ox since 1990, is a small com- y, uter consultant. McKeever, who 2( as been at Williams- Brice since th .979, works for the state govern- dc nent in data processing. a "Getting to see all of the games 01 s wonderful," McKeever said. K 'Most of the time, though, you >nly get to see a quarter of the fii ;ame because you are spotting T1 vhen you aren't working the hp :omputer." N. Sometimes its difficult to keep ^ he crowd into the game. Pi "If you get a game that gets 01 :ompletcly out of hand and is 'ery lopsided, you still have to >ut up messages like 'Defense,'" McKeever said. In spite of all of the challengers ind drawbacks, McKeever loves tic irvK Iio jWU. "It's kind of hard, but I just :njoy the work," he said. "Of :ourse, it's the best when we beat Ulemson." a shut out Classic va^i cuuMvc m n his praise Y or the team ^ md its com- j >osure. 'This team Berson iiowed a great Bj eal of character today under st? dverse circumstances," he said. After that first goal, we could ^ ave folded, but we came out q trong in the second half." lo{ Berson described all three scores s "heartbreaker goals that went q( gainst the flow of the play." He ingled out midfielder Rob Smith, Tr amed USC's Outstanding Player )r the tournament, for his perfor- ,,, lance during the weekend and omplimented the defense on playig "the best they've played all sea- m in." The Gamecocks will play m rskine at 5 p.m. today in The || rraveyard. f| ' for lacrosse team j according to Basile, "I hope ome of the new guys step up." The SELC consists of Georgia, leorgia Tech, Tennessee, 'anderbilt, Alabama, Emory, IH 'lemson and The Citadel. The goal for their season is imple. "We want to do as well as "T? ist year and be in the top three; 9 jams in the SELC ," Basile said. ; The Gamecocks, who will play =* 10 to 12 game schedule, will be laying at least seven of the ten ^ jams from their conference. V They begin the season in J )ctober, competing in the *5 'eachtree Classic in Atlanta. They ^ /ill also play three or four games lis fall to get ready for the regu- You ir season in the spring. Spo Crameccx y JIMMY DeBUTTS enior Writer The Kentucky Wildcats come to olumbia Thursday for an SEC astern Division battle that will be 3vered live nationally on ESPN. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. t Williams-Brice Stadium. The Wildcats come into the game with 1-2 record, while the Gamecocks re 2-1. Kentucky is coming off vo consecutive losses against lorida (24-20) and Indiana (24-8). 1992's game between USC and entucky in Lexington was a battle f the kickers. USC scored first on 30-yard Marty Simpson field goal i the first quarter. The Wildcats ere able to tie the score in the :cond quarter with a 24-yard field )al by Doug Pelfrey. With 25 sec.u_ cz ? u?ir c: IUS 1C11 111 U1C 111 M Ittlil, oinipsuu mnected on a 22-yard kick to put e Gamecocks up 6-3 at halftime. Kentucky scored the game's only uchdown in the third quarter hen Terry Samuels ran in from /o yards out. Simpson finished SC's scoring with a field goal om 46 yards out. Although the amecocks were able to gain more irdage than the Wildcats (215)3), they were unable to get into i 1 ?u~ c euu tvnc. rcmcy ciuscu uie >or on the Gamecocks by nailing 34-yard field goal with 52 secids left in the game, putting entucky up 13-9. Thursday's game marks the 20th ne USC has played on ESPN, le previous time the Gamecocks ipeared on ESPN was for the .C. State game in 1991. It is the rst SEC game that USC has ayed on national television. It is lly the fourth ESPN game for i jpi -r-r/.-t * R; f olleyball Coach Kim Hudson pri ^ady Gamecod rTRACILONG aft Writer After a rocky weekend of tournan ; USC women's volleyball team wil emson today in hopes of avenging s to the rival. USC, which is 6-3, will face emson team. USC's first three seaso me in the East Tennessee State In lumament. In Friday's loss to Southeast Missi )-15, 8-15, 6-15), USC hit for a .18 wwrnmmmmmm irniirirwiM r#:l)ow until the end dflhe foot e prpjjjgfin^ elections cant be beatfjeason re USC 31 Kentucky 24 Georgia Tech 18 Clemson 17 toCtapfcm-ft c/wfccocK may be having sex with someone who had s< KTS :ks battk I Kentucky, though. The Wildcats previously appeard on ESPN in 1985 against Louisiana State. Kentucky's offense has been led this year by junior quarterback Pookie Jones. He had 311 yards passing in the Wildcats' first game against Kent. The past two weeks, however, he has been shut down by Florida (82 yards) and Indiana (74 yards). Although he hasn't been able to pass effectively, Jones has appnmalofpH 101 \/orHc mcKinn UVVUIUUIUIVU 1^1 J UIUO XUOllIlI^, including two rushing touchdowns. In 1992, he set a Kentucky record for total offense with 1,729 yards. In his three years with Kentucky, Jones has amassed 3,421 yards of total offense. The Wildcat's leading receiver this season has been senior split end Mark Chatmon. He has five receptions for 91 yards. Alfonzo Browning has contributed to Kentucky's offense with four catches for 79 yards, including two for touchdowns. Kentucky comes into Thursday's game pretty much healthy. The only player that is listed as doubtful is starting tailback Mo Williams, who suffered a sprained ankle in the Indiana game. USC does not fair as well. uuisiae nneoacjcer Kooeri amim (pinched nerve in the neck) and offensive tackle Antwan Jackson (shoulder) are listed as questionable for the Gamecocks. Running back Cleon Jones (fractured foot) and inside linebacker Hank Campbell (fractured left foot) are listed as out for Thursday's game. Returning to action will be defensive end David Turnipseed, who was out of the Louisiana Tech game because of a spares to get the Lady Gamecock: :s winless at ET with 25 kills in 69 atte kills in 10 attempts v lent play, junior outside hitter. 1 travel to Saturday proved n< its 1992 Gamecocks, who fell t< first time ever. The Ga the 12-0 by the Lady Hokies 15oal losses 15. Senior middle bl ivitational recorded eight kills in 1 vice aces, ouri State F?r the second conse< 8 average Fast Tennessee State U in 31 attempts, senioi ball season, the sports staff will games. We believe that our ;sults: 4-4 < ''' Colorado 31 Miami, Fla. 28 Georgia 16 MISSISSIPPI 14 ?wth someone who has AlDS^To know mor for ESPN <? ** bm^i I W ^few i-ready Ernest Dixon, shown here help the Gamecocks avenj viral infection. Brandon Bennett is goir Thursday nights game with rushing yards, which plac< l^th on ITSr'c nil.(imp lict s back on track with a win ' SU tourney, :mpts. Leading with six Mil 'as Amy Iannoccari, a mat I 3 better for the Lady con ) Virginia Tech for the one imecocks were defeated Toi 12, 2-15, 7-15, 15-7, 8- reci ocker Jennifer Guess 1 9 attempts and two ser- 25 Gai cutive year, USC fell to fac niversity. With 11 kills Sati r outside hitter Diane Ker Charlotte next st< From Staff Reports The USC cross country travels to Charlotte, N.C., Sa tr\ mmtvtp in thp T TMP-fh IV/ vv/i*i|/wv *?? w*v Wi V/Il Cross Country Invitational. Other teams competing race are Davidson, UNC-Ast Duke (women only) and Tennessee State. In the c division, the teams cons Catawba, Johnson C. Smit ? about AIDS, call the Madison AIDS, just five yards behind S] Clarke. Bennett amassed 2 purpose yards against Loi Tech and reached the enc twice, giving him 19 career downs. Bennett's yardage, con with Steve Taneyhill's care game of 311 passing yards Saturday's game the secon< successful in Gamecock h k - -- I ^ 4 Matt Lindler/The Gamecock in the Louisiana Tech game, looks to ge 1992's 13-9 loss to Kentucky. USC was able to gain 631 total ig into yards, just five yards short of the 1,652 school record established in 1985 js him against The Citadel. He is Thursday night's game will pencer snowcase iwo duikus Awaru canai56 all- dates, senior inside linebacker jisiana Marty Moore of Kentucky and 1 zone senior outside linebacker Ernest touch- Dixon of USC. After Thursday's game, the ubined Gamecocks will have nine days to er best prepare for the defending national , made champions, Alabama. The Crimson 3 most Tide come to Columbia Saturday, listory. Oct. 2. Eric Glenn/The Gamecock tonight at Clemson. n m c prepare lor Tigers chell led USC through its final tournament :ch. )espite the disappointment of losing three secutive games, USC left Tennessee with member named to the ETSU Classic AUirnament team. Freshman Kelly Morrow jived the honor at the setter position, lie Gamecocks will play at home Sept. 24in the Blatt P.E. Center, hosting the 1993 necock Invitational Tournament. USC will e Appalachian State at 7 p.m. Friday, urday at noon, USC will take on Western ltucky, followed by UNC-Asheville at 6 p.m. Dp for USC cross country Lenoir Rhyne. team USC's women's cross country iturday leam's anc* men's team is arlotte H-l. Senior Sue McGuie leads the women's team, recording two conin the secutive meet championships for ieville the season. East Both the men's and women's ollege teams will compete in three more ist of invitationals before heading into h and the SEC Championships. Support Network at 255-1711. fc**.