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^ A & y V.,.^ ? -- <?gj 4K^ ritff^ii K * jflH Senior Billy Baumhoff, shown her< relped USC defeat nationally ranked A Woods confident By ROB RODUSKY anc Sports Editor ma USC ? Alabama is coming to lin( town sporting a 27-game winning streak,* but Coach Sparky Woods carl doesn't seem to be as concerned as on'( some would expect. "We have to believe we can beat ^ ? them." Woods said Monday in his ai weekly press conference. "We realize we can upset them." ^ However, he is not saying that ^ USC will walk over Alabama in a j game that will be nationally tele- Qn vised on ESPN. we "They are deserving of the rating ? (No. 2 nationally)," Woods said. nat "They are solid all the way across. It is a good opportunity and a great w0 challenge for our football team." US Alabama Coach Gene Stallings ov is also not taking the Gamecocks jun lightly. He said USC is "as good fir< or better than anyone we've played fir: so far." eXj Commenting on the upset loss ' this past Thursday to Kentucky, rea Woods said it can be turned into a tea positive. the "We can't dwell on Kentucky sai 10 teams to compete From Staff Reports I USC ? The women's tennis |s I team hosts the Lady Gamecock *n A Fall Classic this weekend. The event, wmcn in tyyz attractea representatives from eight of the imp nation's top 25 teams, consists of ulti four singles and doubles flights. gia Friday and Saturday, play runs eve from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Maxcy 1 Gregg Tennis Stadium and Sam rel Daniel Tennis Center. Int< The field for this year's tourna- rati ment includes No. 5 Duke, No. 6 He Georgia, No. 11 Indiana, No. 14 Da Clemson, No. 20 Tennessee and C No. 25 Wake Forest as well as \% Kentucky and UNC. sinj I THE WORLDS LARGEST I STUDENT & YOUTH I TRAVEL ORGANIZATION. 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'IPs always good to play on ional television," he said 1992's game against Alabama n't provide much help for the C coaching staff. The game was er by halftime as the Tide uped out to a 21-0 lead in the it quarter. Alabama scored its st touchdown with only 1:20 >ired on the clock. 'It will be far more benefit to illy study this year's football m against this year's opponents y have already played," Woods d. in Gamecock te ?or USC Coach Ark) Elkins, this he first of five fall tournaments vhich his team will compete. 'Fall play is particularly import in allowing individuals to >rove their national rankings and mately qualify for one of colleite tennis' four grand slam :nts," Elkins said. In the 1993 fall rankings eased this past week, the jrcollegiate Tennis Association ed two USC athletes, senior len Crook and junior Victoria vies, among the nation's elite. [Took posted a 21-16 record in )2 playing primarily at the No. 1 gles spot. Crook and Davies are JQN'T I Th A aopfl! Garnet Start the gam* Made-From-Scrat For your conv ning at 8:00 a.m. ( down. Stop by Fla ? 1993 Hardee's Food Systems. In Spi USC roi By MATT PLODINEC Staff Writer USC- After a slow start, USC sot cer forward Chris Faklaris is show ing the skill that led him to becom the leading scorer on the U.S Under-20 National Team this pa; summer. Faklaris scored thre goals Sunday in USC's 5-1 defe< of Virginia Commonwealth. The victory was an importar one for the Gamecocks. In th Metro Conference race, the mate was a must win situation for USC VCU was 2-0 in the conferenc* and another victory would have pi VCU in charge of its destiny wit only two games remaining again: ainst Alabama The Alabama defense has noi missed a step from 1992's squad that helped lead the team to < national title. "They get after you pretty well,' Woods said. "They'll walk up and challenge the receivers, and the> will really rush your quarterback The front is very solid." Can Woods describe the fourth quarter collapse that has happened to USC three of the four games ii iiud pia/^u: "I think it is a sign of maturity c little bit," he said. "It's a concert to our football team to not to bt able to hold on to that lead. It's alorv o oinn r\f imnfAiromont tbat wtc aidu a 01511 sj 1 inipiuvuiiwiu uiai wv are in a position to win." Because the Gamecocks have lost two close games this year aftei blowing fourth quarter leads, then is no reason to throw in the towe or raise the white flag. "I think winning is a habit,' Woods said." This is a welcome response con sidering USC's expectations at thi; time in 1992. ;nnis tournament ranked No. 19 nationally in dou bles. Sophomore Heather Greene i: also one of the team's toj returnees. Greene, who played No 3 singles in 1992 "hits ground strokes as hard as anyone in th< SEC," Elkins said. Junior Heather Coburn will bi sidelined all fall with a back injury Claire Hammond is one of thi team's top two returning senior and is primed to play the best ten nis of her career. Freshmen Soph Ljucovic and Muriel Abella roun< out Elkin's squad. >RII?K 8 a dmij t Our Express I lay And Get yi ^ off with a winning lineup - Har< :ch BiscuitsIM It's the perfect way t enience, an Express Fried Chicke 3n Saturday. So when you're in a rdee's and pick up the game day r c. Available for a limited time at Darticioatine Hardee's* restau 3KTS its Va. Commonwealth, 5-1 weaker opponents. However, * Billy Clifford and Matt Haiduk whistled for a handball infraction USC's triumph in its first ever added their first goals of the sea- inside the penalty area, resulting in Metro Conference game tightened son, and freshman goalkeeper John Ram's penalty kick. 't up the race and clouded VCU's Mills turned back every Ram shot jjsc Coach Mark Berson was e playoff future. except for a penalty shot midway pleased with Ute team's effort. If we won, we were a virtual through the second half. , , . . . [' winner," said VCU Coach Lincoln After winning their first two objective was to minimize A Phillips. "It (USC's victory) makes games, the Gamecocks had lost errors and capitalize on mistakes, e . ?? hp cuiH "If (fhp virtrtrvl ic a rrprlit il uiuic nucleating. iwu wi uuee cuiu wcic iuuivnig iu ?? *? *v \"*w ???.??// " ?- ?"??? il Faklaris now has 66 career rebound from poor efforts against to our mental toughness." points (29 goals, 8 assists), which North Carolina and Furman-. The Gamecocks will face Notre 11 ties him for eighth on the all-time Against VCU, the Gamecocks Dame Friday and Indiana Saturday e USC soccer list. He needs two came out strong and were domi- in South Bend Ind Both matches h more goals to move into sixth nant in the first half except for a f ^ Notre Dame Classic. - place on the all-time honor roll, lull in the final five minutes. ~ .. ...? Tnp f,!impprirt c npyl homp oamp 2, haklaris s exploits caugnt the tne second nairwas more ot tne "w" ~ it notice of conference coaches, and same, and Mills would have gar- against Boston University h he was named Brine/Metro nered his first shutout had USC Sunday, Oct. 17 in the MetLife st Conference Player of the Week. defender Jaime Posnanski not been Classic. Faklaris selected Metro Player of the Week t From Staff reports Faklaris scored two goals and team his freshman year with 20 I USC ? Gamecock soccer play- ^ assist against the Flying Fleet points (8 goals, 4 assists), i er Chris Faklaris has been select- spurred USC's upset of the Faklaris leads the Metro with ed the Brine/Metro Conference Pre us'y undefeated Rams with nine goals and ranks second with Player of the Week for the week three |?^s-The hat ^ ^as ^ 19 points. He led the U.S. Underl ending Sunday, Sept. 26. Faklaris f.ec.ond ot ,his Cai?er' and ^ e,m" 20 National team to the quarterfi' is the first USC player ever to ?! nals of the World Youth receive this honor since the arhipVPfi thP feat Championships this past March in Gamecocks joined the Metro Faklaris is currently in eighth AuTsT^La' , Conference in soccer this year. place on USCs alMime scoring USC (5-2 1-0) will host The I A forward from Stone list with ^ po^ (29 goals, 8 Cltadel (1"6) a[ 5 Pm" Fuesday t Mountain, Ga., Faklans tallied 11 assists) and has recorded four before competing in the Notre points, Five goals and one assist, game-winning scores in 45 career Dame Classic this weekend. The i in leading USC to a pair of victo- matches at USC. In 1992, Faklaris Gamecocks will take on the , ries past past week against led the Gamecocks in scoring Fighting Irish (4-3) at 8 p.m. ; Erskine (6-1) and No. 20 Virginia with 27 points (12 goals, 3 Friday and No. 3 Indiana (7-1) at j Commonwealth (5-1). assists) and Finished second on the 5:30 p.m. Saturday. r I ri r-\ rv K I 0 7 I U ^ * *J. .A ^ ^.11. - *1 I ucuauoc ui an auui iviui luay, ocjji. ^/, I lit; vjicii I icuuurs. n iciuvtmei Illy luenillieu j Josh Locklair as the senior captain of the rugby team. Josh Jacobs is the team captain. The Gamecock regrets this error. IlilSSOCCER a I pips Think Quick CLIFFS QUICK REVIEWS ? 3 ; When you need help preparing for a test, think Quick. Cliffs Quick Reviews are the new study guides from the leader in * Cliffs Quick Review guides are written to aid understanding of introductory college courses. 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