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Game By MATT PLODENIC Staff Writer USC ? Sunday's 6-0 victory by th Gamecock soccer team against the Ai Force Academy earned the team a berth i the semifinals of the NCAA tournamen As they have all season long, th Gamecocks used a solid defense and potent offense in their victory against th Falcons. Junior Jamie Posnanski notched the onl goal USC would need at the 23:49 mark Posnanski said he had been working on hi offensive skills since coming off a late-sea son bout with mononucleosis. "I've been working a lot on attacking, he said. USC led 2-0 at the half despite a tena cious Falcon attack that forced USC goal keeper David Turner to make several div ing saves. The Gamecock scoring flood gates opened at the 48:15 mark when Ai Force's Travis Pacheco was awarded a ret card and was sent off the Field, forcing th< Falcons to finish the game playing ont man short. The 6-0 victory was the largest differ ence in the NCAA Tournament this season It was the first USC game to be decided b) more than a single goal since a 3-0 shutou of Virginia Tech Oct. 27. Air Force Coach Luis Sagastume wa< impressed by the Gamecocks effort. "South Carolina did a very good job ol defending us," he said. "They remind me i lot of Creighton." Creighton entered the tournament rankec No. 1 in the nation before Air Force deteated them 2-1. USC Coach Mark Berson thought his players were satisfied with the blowout ol Air Force but realized what still lay ahead for the Gamecocks. "They will enjoy this, but we need to gel The Gamecock Soccer Team after defeating the Air Force Aca< The team will play Cal State F 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in Davidson, N.( USC opened the NCAATourna Furman in Columbia. The team then went to Clem becoming the only team to ever home in a season. The Gamecocks set a team r playoff match when they de quarterfinals. FURMAN 1-0 at Clemson 3-2 AIR FORCE 6-0 Cal State Fullerton (at Davidson, N.C.) Source: USC Sports Information \ ta'Gd r SPEND Y01JR WINTER l ^ ATSNOWSHOE k RJN&PMS r plus... r FANTASTIC SKIINl ?> IANI1AT nBBHH and mmw" tar IR- disc. JMV m men l|U Brea ^w? race; ^ ___^^^_ som( a ^ For Res :cocks p e ir n t. I a e 1H jB I ' Helgi Bjorgvinsson, shown here against ready (for the semifinals)" Berson said. i This will be ftnly USC's second appear" ance in the NCAA Final Four. In 1988, the 1 Gamecocks suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Howard. Now, Five years to the day, USC will again play in the semifinals made the NCAA Final Four I jemy Nov. 28. J ullerton in the semifinals at ^ "N ment with a 1 -0 victory over son and scored a 3-2 win, f8?! defeat the Tigers twice at I I ecord for goals in a NCAA feated Air Force in the i ~7W Quarterfinals Semifinals jp jC \ V Jfr /' I ? i I ^ Chris legjtteSkiVv BREAK U* h t ^ SfiJ SY2tta4orMJAEY6thr *4th night option available, Jan. 5 Where else can you have as much fun on a cheese budget than during Snowshoe's InterCo k. This special package gives students 33% sav y/night packages. Plus! A 'Welcome Aboard P< : clinic and race tickets, 50% savings on group runted rates on ski rentals and outrageous live ( t throughout the week. Be certain to hang out 'til Saturday for the ik Fest' sponsored by Budweiser & Dannon yoj 5, a huge party, games and prizes for all. So, plan now to BREAK for Snowshoe, am i of the best fun and skiing in the East! WESTB VIRGINIA nowshoc * SILVER CREEK iervations Call 304-572-5252 Sports repare Hp,*#*-* /^j I '; I aM| I jk W '?J| Air Force, was named Metro Confei Friday. This time, the opponent will to Cal State Fullerton Titans. The mate scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at David College in Charlotte, N.C., and will pit powerful teams against each other. The Titans will be making their first U Voiles _ % \ 1 From Staff Repoi ball team was e by second-seede JU "In the third g ed a lot harder control of the ga: Kim Hudson sai( / note to end the \good stepping st In game one, taking an early U lation calls. USC outside hitter Am / In game two, I match. The Garni Jennifer Guess e up /.-w. ; Muldrow/The Gamecock In game three, early 8-4 lead. G bek _ Sign u8L... fJ nights *" macaroni llegiate Ski ings on 3 or irty, NASski lessons, mtertain'Winter *urt...fun d experience You st onl for sei IUH A V h Photo provided by University rence Defensive Player of the Year. : the to the semifinals. In the first h is Fullerton defeated Golden Sta son Fresno State 4-0. They follow two upsets against San Diego, 3-2, ai shutout of San Francisco, trip Cal State received an at-large b /ball team lost rts ^ "It was a good women s volley- . ? liminated Friday the Season OIT SEC Tournament stepping Stone d Georgia 15-4, volleybaU ? ame, we competand had more t me," USC Coach 1 "If u/nc a onnrt ftcr^ season on and a one for Carolina _ a Georgia controlled the entire game, jad. The Bulldogs were up 9-0 before jj irst two points on Georgia's line vio- a "s other two points came from junior j( iy Iannoccari. the Bulldogs continued to control the q ecocks single point came from senior e] arly in the match with the Bulldogs s< 1 USC came out to retaliate, taking an eorgia came back to tie the game 8-8 $ ~TW>s 'is_ youc )0'SV=jO V. ~C0LL1GB up will be held through today! Th ecember 2 at 5:30 pm. Teams shoul tion for one alternate. There will be more information call the This program paid for ,in part People needing special assistance for disabilities, msmm Dec.: 9-1 and 4th Floor Ruse ill have three days left t 1994 edition of The y three mifinals P tournament and is led by Eddie Soto, who has eight goals and seven assists. However, the Titans will be without the services of Ken Hesse, their second leading scorer because of an accumulation of JL too many yellow cards in the tournament. The Gamecocks will once again be led by junior Chris Faklaris and senior Helgi Bjorgvinsson. Faklaris led the Metro Conference with 18 goals and Bjorgvinsson was named Metro Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Goalkeeper David Turner is a standout as well. The senior from Winter Park, Fla., has become the all-time leader in saves | || and minutes played in goal at USC. Pjjciauii, me umy lucicii in uamecocK i soccer history, has coached USC to the ^ NCAA Tournament eight of the past nine " years. And the coach sees a quality in this jm I team he thinks is mandatory for a chamM pionship team. "Psychologically, this team has exacdy the right stuff," he said. Titan Coach A1 Mistri is worried about ^ the explosive Gamecock offense. "We are looking forward to a team that can score very often... almost at will," HkhS Mistri said. "We know we are going to have our hands full." While both coaches refused to look ahead to the final, they both named twoK^6|| time defending champion Virginia as the team to beat. The Cavaliers take on the Princeton Tigers at 2 p.m. Friday in the other semifinal match. The final will be Publications played at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The Gamecocks enter Friday's game round knowing only two games separate them te rival ^rom ^irst National Championship in ed with USC history...in any sport, id a 1-0 "We're happy, but we're not satisfied," Turner said. "We'll be satisfied when id to the we're wearing the ring." :s in second round before taking the lead. Both [ note to end teams continued to tie at 10 a rrr^rl Points trough 14 points before ana a gooa Georgia took lhe malch for Carolina IJSC was able to advance to the second round for the first time by defeating Ole Miss Thursday. The Gamecocks Cim T-TiiHc:nn defeated Ole Miss 15-6, 13-15, vmi nuubun 15 lQ 15 1() volleyball coach USC was led in the first game by Iannoccari, who served six straight points. Jodi Thompson lso contributed five kills in the game. USC fell behind early in the second game but raled to tie the score at 11. Jennifer Guess led the USC ttack with seven kills, but the Gamecocks fell short, ^ lO 1 C JMIlg 1J-IJ. In game three, Ole Miss took a 5-1 lead before the iamecocks rallied to tie the game at seven. USC powred the net to rally back, taking a 10-7 lead before jaling the game. USC was led by Guess, who totaled 3 kills in 34 attempts, hitting .206. USC ended the season 15-18 overall and 4-10 in the EC, tying for eighth in the conference. \asT cWx/T-e, >p -kof BOWL e Tournament is tomorrow Thursday, Id consist of four members with the a $10.00 entrance fee per team. For CPU office at 777-7130 filill , by student activity fees. BP , please inform us during sign up. c?w?aho0.jM)UMO, jjm;iiwj L-3 2-5 sell House o take your picture for the Garnet & Black. days left!