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10 Figh Gamecot RYAN WILSON Asst. Sports Editor ting ;ks put . 4 The Lady Gamecock volleyball team upset No. 11 Florida 6-15,15-12,15-13, 15-12 Sunday in the Sol Blatt P. E. Center in front of a crowd of903. Hie Gamecocks improved their record to 209 and 8-7 in the SEC finish- | ing the regular season. The Gators fall to 23-5 overall and 13-1 in the SEC. South Carolina snaps the Lady Gators 41 SEC-game |P winning streak, becoming || the only team in the confer- m ence to defeat the Gators in the regular season since 1991. The victory over Florida is * the first time South Caroli- m na has defeated the Gators since 1984. "Winning today was a great way to finish the season after all the hard work the girls have done all sea- Hjj son long. Last week, it seemed like we hit a wall and couldn't move forward. We ^ have been working on problem-solving in game situations to help us try to get over that barrier. Today, the girls got over that wall in perfect I time," head coach Km Hud- V son said. ^ South Carolina struggled ? in the first game as the Gators attacked hard, winning the game 15-6. The Gamecocks only collected 15 kills, but the Gators collected 23 kills with only two errors. South Carolina relied on senior Amy Iannoccari with five kills. Freshman ? Heather Larkin helped the sei Gamecocks rally back, to- Th? taling four kills, two digs and hoi one block assist. In game two, South Car- 15olina was down 9-4 early in the game before turning on wa its defense to tie the game ish at 12. South Carolina sealed an( game two with Iannoccari niij totaling six kills as Larkin kill added four kills. Junior Ko- tal ri Ermigarat was key to pie South Carolina's defense, col- on lecting six kills and nine digs, an< winning game two 15-12. Florida took the court pos strong in game three, taking No a 6-1 lead over South Car- hut olina before the Gamecocks fid< started chipping away at the Toi lead. The Gamecocks cut the lead to 12-7 with tough play tw< from Ermigarat and Larkin. the South Carolina and Florida shi tied at 12 and 13 before the da; Gamecocks were able to take Hu the game 15-13. en( In game four, the Gators da; once again came out strong, tea jumping to a 6-1 lead before South Carolina bounced back ag?' to tie the game 8-8. South da Carolina stretched the lead we to 12-9 with the help of ju- a 1< nior Katie Gerst, collecting cor six kills before the Gators bet started to come back. The Fri Gamecocks collected the victory after Iannoccari pow- el t ered the final two kills to win da; __ Hirai I Well, if FIRST TIM PL/ PAREr CaII TOdAy f 25 [ 2712 MIDDLEBV Facing Forest Dr.- between Pr nlor Amy lannoccarl goes > Gamecocks upset the me game. It was Florida's 12. Overall, South Carolina s led by Iannoccari fining the day with 28 kills ill digs. Larkin and Ergarat both collected 17 s with Ermigarat also toing 22 digs. Gerst comted the match with only ! error, recording nine kills i four block assists. "Today's victoiy is a very inve step for our program. | t only by beating Florida, ; for building our self con- \ ence going into the SEC ornament," Hudson said. | The Gamecocks snap a )-game losing streak with | win. The Gamecocks were it out 3-0 by Florida Fri- f y in Gainesville. Coach idson thought the diflfer? between the games Friy and Sunday was her m's execution. "Our previous two games linst Clemson and Floriwere frustrating because were flat and committed >t of unforced errors. We apeted hard and played n ter defense than we did f. day night," Hudson said, g South Carolina will trav- a o Gainesville Friday-Suny for the SEC Tourna- tl it is or isr IE COINTRACEpTP ARE FREE AT iNNED sITHOO OR AN AppOINTMEl 6-4908 ORQ DRIVE, SUITE 1 ovidence Hospital I Richland Fast The Gamecc , flou bite on Gj "1 ;v-vp-44 = r ' : >; ' . : - ' :'\l : : ;:t<f 'V, I'V" - > j. % UT j * mf .^ L M J ' ' ;?i si: iiisai* * 4 __ ? for one of her 28 kills Sunday No. 11 Gators, 3-1, In their las t first SEC loss In 41 conferenc ^^^^^^^Oktahoma - ' Souifi Florida 9/23 Mississippi 9730 XiaBama |^eniuc^ 10/11 ; Fornnan 10/14 Tennessee iffl Tennesse^^^n^ wmm. 10/23 ^ LSU Ti&riru&tuituzffM * ^Clemson lent. South Carolina will the post ice Mississippi State in the our goal rst round of the tournament should 111 a. m. Thursday. mentun We need to go and play Tourna tie best we can. Playing in said. *'*- I dXK. E -DI i1 | Bri xvr\ wHH yoi nde itors [ lll?^ 1 mk t r M HBl JH ~ ""' laggiSSS "* *N -i ft J j f TRUETT The Gamecock U i against Florida. >t regular season t e games. C r RECORD p s mm.mmi*p v 6-1 i ?MM f 8-r i S3 1 s 11-2 e .j ^ 12-3 e x<oo?>?x^x?::*xwxvX??X'X'X^:v: 1 12-5 s mr^m? v ' '14-6 v . . -*-!*!-!">*-***.*-X*'.*-'-*-'-*-*-*'*.--*-*-*-'---'*!-!-**V-!-*'' ! 15-6 t ?&mr.iw,rr r """""'"''17-6 "v""' | f "'^'''19-8 mbwist: ;;;; 20-9.." c j season has been one c s this year. This win give us a lot of mo- g 1 going into the SEC c iment," Ermigarat c r*ye.j \'i oSj vAS yo< aoiS Sponsored by: L. J^su^s ing what j itten. Res 1 bring. ITS Monday' November rin? wi w ^ "* * *** * ' ? wmmmm ^ ># > : Si"' . lfi?% ; < ''" ' ! j ' V- " ' i ' -':"'/J y ' ' -v.' ' :* tamecock defensive tackle David Ti lie Carolina defense sarted off stroi EBgh-powered IMMY DeBUTTS Sports Editor The University of South Carolina ootball team suffered a 48-17 loss Satirday to the Florida Gators in Gainesville The Gamecocks (5-5,4-4 SEC) lost heir first road game of the season to a lator team (8-1,6-1 SEC) that domilated on both sides of the ball. Florida oiled up 521 yards of total offense, comvnw\rl frt fViA 00A iroivlci Poiv\lmo rromn/^ ten cu tu tiiu j ai no vcu umia gcuiitu. The Gators wrapped up their thirditraight SEC East championship and sill face Alabama for the third consecitive time in the SEC championship fame Dec. 3 in the Georgia Dome. "Coach Spurrier told us to get ready or a championship-type game. We came n with the attitude that we had to win t," Florida defensive end Kevin Carter laid. The Gamecocks jumped out to an larly 7-0 lead with a 12-yard run by Stanley Pritchett. The Gators respondid with a touchdown pass from Danny Veurffel to Reidel Anthony to tie the 1 icore 7-7. * Carolina held its last lead 10-7 in the lecond quarter with a 20-yard field goal ? >y Reed Morton. Florida scored two quick A ouchdowns before the half and took a 1 51-10 lead into halftime. South Carolina unravelled in the sec- * >nd half, and the Gators capitalized by * icoring 27 points in the half. Weurffel ' inished the game with 357 passing yards. Je found SEC standout Jack Jackson * wice in the end zone. With the two touch- ] lowns, Jackson became the all-time eader in touchdown receptions at Flori- ( la with 26. The Gamecocks outran the Gators, 1 gaining 137 yards on the ground. Flori- [ la's high-powered offense destroyed Car- 1 ilina's chances, however. The Gator air ( iqWTsj ar\ 'Wsrr Ctroliaa Froff Uiioa FV| ;ou vc ri id what ^Paid for, in please corn I, 1994 ith *1*4tj ^ irnlpseed celebrate! ng, but could not ho Gators < The 1994 USC record. Games it a tins inHinatas ? 9/10 Arkansas 9/17 Louisiana \ 9/24 Kentucky 10/1 Louisiana i 10/8 East Caroli mu 10/22 Vanderbilt 10/29 Tenneisle 11/12 Florida IllllMliiiiii ittack amassed 420 yar juruiina mauageu juta i "We got out of the bl< i change, and I though vith them in the first qi la head coach Brad Scol et things get away from 1 ;o get a touchdown scor )ut when you turn peo oose, it is disappointing The Gamecocks were jacks Brandon Benne Pritchett. Bennett rush 12 yards. Pritchett contr >n 15 attempts. Quartet* lill managed just 87 ya jletions. The Florida de >n tne run mosi 01 ine g ng him to check more t jr. i ope. e ? i r>d vember ee Coffe In t pari, by Student Activity F< act the Carolina Program U: Fl i j|| > jfcf * LA liumM .... .. ! \ 4:,~ ?f ' Vi -- " -.4 : , rW;: . t his sack of 1*1 nff rinrlHn outgu Football i listed in a win. 14-0 recn 31-6 23-9 na 42-56 19-16 17-48 ds, while South 87. ocks quickly for t we could play uarter," Carolidsaid. "We just as. Ifs one thing ed against you, pie completely r." sled by running tt and Stanley ed 14 times for ibuted 65 yards ick Steve Taneyirds on 11 comsfense kept him ame, not allowhan one receiv 0 * 2)1 15 al :c an< he G< ces. People needii nion at 777-7130 i orida VpK^ ^Hf 1 j^ipP M . ? ^ !V1 M |*r in I K jiS HHffl&i iH: PMpiTOMl, ? K *'*<****$ ^jMHk yp* ^%fc? ^ wBBBIl VAN HOPE The Gamecock Gator quarterback Danny Weurffel. '? offense. in Gamecocks Florida heads to Nashville, Tennessee to take on Vanderbilt Saturday. Their final game of the regular season is in Tallahassee against Florida State. With the loss South Carolina still needs a victory over Clemson in Death Valley Saturday to earn a trip to a bowl. If the Gamecocks can beat Clemson not only will they earn a bowl, but they will set a new South Carolina record for road victories in a season with four. The Clemson game is set for a 1 pan. kickoff. The Top 25 in the Associated Press college football poH with ranking in previous poll. 1. Nebraska (1) 2. Penn State (2) 3. Florida (4) '4. Alabama (6) 5, Miami (5) .f 6/Aubum (3j 7* Colorado (7) ' CTlorida State (8) 10. Colorado State (10) ttft . 12. Oregon (15) 13. Southern Cal 14. Virginia Tech (16) 16. Virginia (2.1) llililiiiiili&e (25) _18. Washington (22). 20, Bngham Young (23) P% lb*h.HM 22.Ohio State (nr) ... 23. Mississippi State {20):; %J24. Duke (18) 25. N. Carolina State (nr) Gamecock Graphics 0'ic ut Jd t 8:00 p.m. 1 Brownies olden Spur ig special assistance for disabilities, it least 48 hours prior to the event.