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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
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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_
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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
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>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
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USC, which is 6-3, will face
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lumament.
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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
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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
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in 31 attempts, senioi
ball season, the sports staff will
games. We believe that our
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Miami, Fla. 28
Georgia 16
MISSISSIPPI 14
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help the Gamecocks avenj
viral infection.
Brandon Bennett is goir
Thursday nights game with
rushing yards, which plac<
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s back on track with a win '
SU tourney,
:mpts. Leading with six Mil
'as Amy Iannoccari, a mat
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) 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
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cutive year, USC fell to fac
niversity. With 11 kills Sati
r outside hitter Diane Ker
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From Staff Reports
The USC cross country
travels to Charlotte, N.C., Sa
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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
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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.
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