The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 01, 1993, Page 7, Image 7

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The Tide ] By TIM CASEY rated Staff Writer Jay 1 USC ? "Welcome to Williams-Brice 20^ Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina for a SEC ( battle between the Gamecocks of South tev Carolina and the Crimson Tide of Alabama. a^ai^ nQcci This is Chris Berman reporting live for ESPN." This is something many students and fans * will hear because the game is sold out. Even j^ea] though Alabama is undefeated and ranked No. 2 shQu in the nation, USC fans know that with the 1 Gamecocks being a young and talented team, ning ; anything can happen. y^. This is the second consecutive week the more Gamecocks have been featured on ESPN. jjl ; Coming off a tough loss this past Thursday to blam ,; Kentucky, 21-17, the Gamecocks have to be the i j upset-minded and hungry for a victory. Dixc Comparing the two schools player by player Awa ! and by team talent definitely gives Alabama the defei ! edge. Alabama has returning All-American cor- throt I nerback Antonio Langham, who leads the top- H Baumhoii lead! | By WILLIAM GETTYS v^SHi { Staff Writer I USC ? The soccer team buried j The Citadel 8-0 Tuesday at The ' Graveyard and improved its record afiSBHHHK jj to 6-2. The Gamecocks mounted a relentless attack on the toothless Bulldogs' and secured a 4-0 halftime lead. USC worked the ball Vfj ; around the back and up the flanks ? with quick one- and two-touch ' passing. This enabled USC to flood ! the goal mouth with crosses and JM ! dangerous opportunities. mk A balanced attack saw seven dif- HBjjjj^ ferent Gamecocks score in USC's ; biggest offensive output since a 10- . 1 shellacking of Appalachian State Junior Rob ^ in 1991 tory against Th i Senior captain Peter Duitsman ly stands at 21 b ! triggered the onslaught with a 1989. ; bomb into the upper right comer of Rob Smith m; thp onnl inct S-9Q intn thp matrh thrmmh thA half . J???- ? "' ~ HUUUgll UIV uuu Team scoring leader Chris Faklaris the upper part of put USC up 2-0 with his 10th goal, made it 4-0 wl drilling a penalty kick at 13:47 of cross from Bill the opening period. Faklaris is on tied a school i t pace to break the USC single-sea- assists. son record for goals, which current- Coach Berson FROM THE DIRECTOR Of -m jar JVLICJlXCIC ' ' ' Hip"'' -V llll W?: WjisM MfKBmSSBM HHHHHHHBKVBSfSH93 HngMMg? ^nn^KlJlSuSbM9 MKMM ikiinmr ni nn niTrriTiiiiuriiT nnrnmrn > nniAii rniAiCDn mm nn tumi ? mum miwdi r ! IllMIf GUILE All mm IGALI Ail PLACE inl MILLER "BPEIERLAiKII j ,^iof ^rgabial PGFpMEIITAI EUTdAHCE SUGGESTED1 (\D1h\[C OfT SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN _ Vy 1 Jul 1 kj V/Vj 1 k Si rolls in S; passing defense in the nation. Quarterback of tl 3arker leads a solid offense that is ranked rank in the nation. field )wever, USC has sophomore quarterback pred e Taneyhill, who threw for 225 yards is a ist Kentucky. This was his sixth game of Loui ng for 200 yards or more, and he could 3). 1 xle for a huge game at anytime. Taneyhill's line rite targets are Mike Riddick and Montey that is, who make up a solid receiver core: that A Id give the nation s top aerense ins. leni ist but not least for the USC offense is; run- lool back Brandon Bennett, who ran for 132 mig] 5 on 26 carries against Kentucky. He has year ; than 1,000 yards rushing in his careeir. As ; SC's defense, which has taken a lot <of the has le for the loss to Kentucky, is a solid part of 13, i team. The Gamecocks are led by lErnest D >n, a senior outside linebacker and a Butkus fron ird candidate. Dixon and the rest of the my use hope to force Alabama's quarterback to Stac v the ball, which is his weakness. wild lere are many ways to predict the outcome year s shutout agai WmSf-r i^^ijAsyi^hi David Mandrell/The G< ith contributed one goal to the Gamecocks' 8e Citadel Tuesday at The Graveyard. y Clark Brisson in in the second half, and the s barrage continued. The half i ade it 3-0 midway identical gjime of keepaway, with a rocket into ing in four more Gamecock ? ' the net. Duitsman Sophomore Steve Pier n len he finished a his third goal of the seaso y Baumhoff, who Brett Kurland got his second record with four House and Sigmar Schevin] scored their first career g( emptied the bench USC. "THE ADDAMS FAMILY* ' " iiiiiiii^iij.rr^iui.;fii, ^ m IT w ilL Ml cjkxl liii Hk F* 9HB.i sf ?ip?^^ I s^* pP / gs ' .. ^^%--... ?|P^ ppppw WMtJM HUCllONABIYlNENFELDriitl MICHAELJ.FDX li MIlEllKEK "rBiCEBIGHl SUE1 !OEIIOr:iIllllElEIIi IIiniNlIEHMflli OBERFIHimiSE-#?1993 UNIVERSAL CITY STUOIOS, INC. .<=. c..,.. xms aturday R Kei his game: you could follow the national f|-)j ings, you could say the team with the home . advantage is going to win or you could ict by judging past games. (If so, Alabama [~C" 22-point favorite. The Crimson Beat beat isiana Tech 56-3, while USC beat them 34The team with the most confidence, adrena- 1?| and will to win will win, and in this game, " A factor is up in the air. labama has a big game next week against lessee that the Crimson Tide might just be Tjpj :ing forward to, while Saturday's game Uht be USC's most important game of the M . This could put the Gamecocks on the map. || a trivia note, the highest ranked team USC || ever defeated was No. 3 North Carolina, 31- ii? in 1981. i|!| on't be too surprised if you come home j l Saturday's game and hear on ESPN, "Oh |:] god, this is Chris Berman at Williams-Brice lium, where the Gamecock fans are going I. This is one of the biggest upsets of the Even the Swami didn't predict this one." nst Citadel L I This victory moved USC to 12-0 against The Citadel, including sev- 'I en wins at The Graveyard. The * Gamecocks have outscored the Bulldogs an astonishing 32-0 in ^ Columbia. USC has developed a killer instinct, a necessity for any winning team. The Gamecocks have murdered their last three opponents by a combined score of 19-2. ^ The team now travels to South w( Bend, Ind., to participate in the h XT- > . _ T\ m ' . TTOn !11 C ixoire Lfamc Classic. uol win lacc ^ the host Fighting Irish Friday and Indiana Saturday. The Hoosiers, th imecock ranked third in the nation, promise co 0 vie- to be one of USC's toughest tests this season. Kj The Gamecocks are riding a ?h >conn? ? three-game winning streak into the rr ivas an 6 .... ? .. cc result- tournament. With two wins this u, >oals weekend, USC will jump into the otched Top national prominence as co n, and a team to be reckoned with. . Jo Jo The Gamecocks return to The G g each Graveyard Saturday, Oct. 16 to in )als at play South Florida in the MetLife W Placsir i'f An ev< Pa -C TUESDAY. Cctcbei A;^Si t5@I . ^''yA'/M^^': >: ?K^K yM |K :'MBMl'ujMBi^$'jr' wVwi Student tickets aval Russell House R For special assistance with disabilities, call the Hor Tickets Availc SIMPm *10m CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION UliS prOgTaiTl 3 Gamecocks have blown leads to ntucky and Arkansas in the fourth quarter, s statistic might be an indication why. "S)|SCOREBOARD1 Mm I QUARTER Mk ; TEAMS T| 2 I 3 I 4 j "BP use 20 24 24 23 1 OPPONENTS 10 10 0 43 I HoWTHEGAMErci-, Volleyball team begins >EC competition om StafY Reports UNC-Asheville, 3-1. USC finUSC ? The lady's volleyball ished 1~13 in the SEC in 1992, im will face SEC competition *ts s0'e w'n a?ainst r the first time this season this Mississippi State. :ekend. The Gamecocks will , Alabama ente/fs lhfe contest ,st Alabama at 7 n m tndav 10"8' cominS off a four.-8ame d Mississippi State at 2 p.m J** "J* . ? / . / . Against USC, the Alabama is 1inday. Both matches will be in ^ e Sol Blatt P.?. Center on Alabama is led by junior midurt 307. Admission is free. miocker Mavis Reed, who The matches will be Coach was eighth in the nation in hitim Hudson s inauguration into ting percentage, .396, for the e SEC. She previously week of Sept. 28. ached at Northern Arizona Mississippi State is 8-6. This diversity. Hudson has a career is the third meeting between the r9-48 record in seven years of Gamecocks and Mississippi aching. State. USC leads the series 2-0. USC is 9-4 after clinching the A free bicycle, compliments TnvMtotirinQi ripfpQt. of The Cvele Center, will be g Appalachian State, 3-0, given away during the USCrestern Kentucky, 3-1, and Alabama game. wl? lil illlCllOTi Bnins with im Stone frcm ABC's OACH r ? ~M nm * Br^nmr rnntor ' f Mill tlyl Wk jj SmL'"''* .jJ^ P ! C Br J^B^ll^ll^ ? W i flLl D ilable at the Carolina Program Union, oom 209, during business hours. necoming Comedy Night Chairperson at 777-5780 at least 48 hours prior to the event. ible at the Coliseum Box Office. ^illik mission for Non-Students i i paid for, in part, by student activity fees.