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LO Ripken's record goes beyond baseball I am not a baseball fan. Sure I pay attention to which POINT BLANK teams are doing what, and I have a favorite team: the lowly St Louis RYAN WILSON Cardinals, which are 25 games Sports Editor out of first place in the NL Cen- _ tral. (I always have hope for the j think the best thing about Cards, but they always seem to ?the streak" is the fact that it is fall apart around the All-Star happening to one of the best role break.1 models in professional sports; Cal But when it comes to check- Ripken represents everything ing daily box scores and watch- that's right about baseball, ing ESPN doubleheaders, I don't He jg the guy you could always have much of an interest. count for a autograph or a photo. My indifference is not a result He has been known to spend hoi&s of the strike or the play of my fa- after games signing autographs, vorite team. I just could care less Some of today's younger players about pro baseball. (Well, pro can learn a great deal from Ripsports in general; give me a good ken. college matchup in any sport and Don't think the Orioles opponi be happy.) sition hasn't noticed. At Monday's Tonight, all that will change, game against California, the Anand I will be as big a baseball fan gels joined in with Baltimore fans as anyone ... well, at least for a giving Ripken a standing ovation little while. during the fifth inning ceremony In case you have been living when the Baltimore Mascot on Mars (or in South Bend), the changes the 10-foot numbers big event tonight will be at Bal- (counting up the game total) on timore's Camden Yards, when Cal the B&O Warehouse adjacent to Ripken breaks baseball legend Camden Yards. Lou Gehrig's record for most con- "You start getting goose bumps secutive games played. Gehrig's all over your body when the numrecord of 2,130 consecutive games ber drops," Baltimore third baseplaved has stood for over 50 years, man Jeff Manto said. "It elevates Ripken's feat is overwhelming the emotion, no doubt about it. to anyone who knows anything It's probably the best way to recabout sports. I can't imagine do- ognize the streak." ing 2,131 of anything, let alone Tonight the streak belongs to playing a sport without getting a Cal and Cal only ... 2,131 and serious injury. counting. FULL COURT PRESS. Reap Gamecock Sports ^ A /> ^ ? Don let you . . organization miss ^ big chance of the sei Tmmmm, lift Sign up today by a 777-5780 or stop b H Campus Activities C 1 Registration deadh ^ I ?/zzs Friday (Septemi Sponsored by the Office of Student Organizations Department ofStudi t Student ? @ The University n? come by the 3rd Floor to join our nationa -?e?0 media g J, . f The Gamecock K)jiljilK| V Ermigarat shine: RYAN WILSON Sports Editor The USC volleyball team finished a . very successful weekend with a 3-0 win ? P at Davidson College Monday evening. 0116 'IS 8bl I The win moves the Gamecocks to 4-0 rnnfprpnp while Davidson drops to 1-4. It was a good wm tor us because we "" were able to see the freshmen play, and they did a fine job," coach Kim Hudson said "The more game experience eveiy- j u-S ^ one is able to get now, the better off well P ^ ^ w be when we start the conference season. teaf!13 ver^ Even though we are quite young, I like a better ^ what I see out there so far." wai?P^at The Gamecocks won the three games 15-9,15-5 and 15-10. Carolina was led ?*en* by senior Kori Ermigarat, who had 16 * gan3 kills, 17 digs and one ace. Also lending sophomores, hand was sophomore Heather Larkin, including C who had eight kills, 13 digs, and two f^\who ? aces. kills, four bl In earlier weekend action, the Game- , q vn cocks won the 1995 Carolina Classic ^ ^ tournament at Sol Blatt P. E. Center, , aro^a going 3-0 in the two-day event. an ^ ^ talize and bi Women's soccer; PATRICK DOHERTY Senior Writer The USC women's soccer team started their inaugural season this Labor Day Weekend by going 2-0 in their first two matches. The bleachers were packed for both games at the Graveyard, and student support for the team is apparent. "It's absolutely unbelievable," head coach Sue Kelly said, "amazing." The first game was Saturday night against the Lady Paladins of Furman University. The Gamecocks took control at the outset and dominated the Paladins, keeping the ball on Furman's side virtually the entire game. USC's first goal was scored by Tessa Kenerson by way of soccer's version of the give-and-go. KenerJ son passed the ball to the centered Perry Moniuszko, who then gave it back to Kenerson, who then promptly headed the ball into the top left corner of the goal. The goal was the Gamecocks first ever and would turn out to be the winning goal of the match. Of the goal, Kenerson said, "Nothing felt better. We were all crying, we were all happy." Aside from problems finishing the game, the coaching staff seemed pleased with the team's first match. "There's nothing like making history. This is very important for us," assistant coach Karrie Miller said. x7? /IstA II II irizit m a nester! r AH z/Zzftg j j| ythe A I SEVEI Zenter. iL *yr? | :ne is [7^1 01' fer 8). ___ Kg mt J.ifp Dhrisirm nfStudpnt Affairs 2 Kffil the pre i n [fj united! !W ca / Media If^ of South Carolina [J of Russell House W d lly-recognlzed iroups! Wednesday, September 6, 1995 s, Carolina starts good win for us because we were able to see the fi and they did a fine job. The more game experienci i to get now, the better off we'll be when we start e season. Even though we are quite young, I like v ere so far." Kim Hudson, USC volleyt roud of the way the girls cocks came back to win the ga 'eekend," Hudson said "This Carolina went on to take the young, and they get better 15-11 and 15-6. vith each game. I think it "The girls were a little n way to start the season." the first game, and Xavier w lecocks opened the tourna- capitalize," Hudson said. "The with a 3-0 win over Xavier. played really well and sho\ te, Carolina started three strengths. Overall, I thought1 a senior and two freshman, real well." olumbia native Cindy Ro- The Gamecocks won Saturd nished the match with eight ing game 3-0 over Appalachi ocks and an ace. USC was 15-8,15-8,15-9. USC was led b ong play of Ermigarat with Larkin, who had 14 kills am 19 digs. In the afternoon game Ca started the match slowly, feated Alabama-Birminghai sketeers were able to capi- the scores of 15-2,15-1 and 11 uilt a 8-2 lead. The Game- garat was the leader in this starts first season o Coach Kelly also had accolades for her team. "Tm very n pleased, a tremendous display, more impressive than & I would have thought. You're always pushing the team a to create opportunities, and you can't say we didn't j( tonight. They've absorbed everything they've been taught in the preseason." On Labor Day, the Gamecocks faced another firstyear program in Memphis. It took to the 25:37 mark 0 for USC to score it's first goal of the match; but after r that, they quickly found that "Moniuszko" is appar- 8 ently a synonym for "Goal." n Freshman Perry Moniuszko opened up the scoring in the first half and ended up scoring the hat-trick g in USCs 5-0 romp over Memphis. Her first goal came p off a cross-field pass by junior Happy Payne. Her second goal came ten minutes later off another big pass, ^ this time by junior Tanya Yavarow. ^ Moniuszko, a native of Matthews, N.C., waited until the 70:22 mark to score her third goal off assists by Debbie Smith and Lexi Tourtellotte. "We're starting to look out for each other," Mo- v niuszko said. "We're really impressed about the way a the team is coming together." 9 Carolina scored two other goals against Memphis. Nikki Garzon scored an unassisted goal at the 47:43 b CLOWN 8LIN0 ro.PHtOt SI MARY THREE KORN can Standard *11" cd / *7" cas I / $8" cass ?he Presidents I iT'Vl j y /f fV ti 'he United States LAUhlafcaMM^JL of America IH] Dyslexicon Indudlng: O M 'including: KITTY PEACHES O WEIRD OUT/TRAILER PARK G E ^^VVHAT A DRAG / KNEW BBMlaMJ f? , , , mm ' ' ^ SIDENTSOFTHE DANDELION STATES OF AMERICA Dyslexicon ' 'b33 cass *9 cd / *b" cas! perfect at 4-0 _?l well, with 11 kills and seven digs. Ermigarat, a Bakersfield, Calif., naB every- tive, was named unanimously as the the tournament's Most Valuable Plaver V - " " " i/hat I "This was a real team effort," Ermigarat said. "I thought we played well considering we're young. We all just )all coach seemed to click this weekend." Joining Ermigarat on the All-Tourme 15-12. nament team were USC freshmen Cindy next two, Robaige and Ashley Edluund, with Larkin also garnering All-Tournament honors, ervous in Xavier's Sally Schulte, UAB's Allias able to son Barnard and Appalachian State's freshman Sheri Leverette also were named to the ved their team. we played "I was surprised to be named to the All-Toumament team," Robarge, a 1995 ay*s mom- graduate of Spring Valley high school, an State, said. "It's exciting to play here because y Heather I can hear so many people I know cheeri 11 digs, ing for the team." rolina de- The Gamecocks are in action tonight n, 3-0, by against UNC-Greensboro at Blatt P. E. >-4. Ermi- Center. Gametime is 7 p.m., and admatch as mission is free. >ff on right foot iark. Debbie Smith, a junior from Benfleet, England, cored Carolina's final goal at the 72:43 mark, off an ssist from the seemingly assist-happy Lexi Tourtel)tte. Another highlight for the Gamecocks came when -eshman goalkeeper Amy Toms made a huge block n a Memphis Denaltv kick in the 69th minute. *T don't eally focus on anything but the ball," she said, "I just o for the kicker and wherever the ball goes I hope I lake it there." Kelly was pleased with how the team closed the ame out. "We finished a lot better," she said. "It wasn't retty, but a W is a W." When asked about USC's upcoming game against tie SECs top-ranked team, Vandeibilt, she was straightirward about what her team had to do. "We're going to go hard, we're going to go tough," he said. "We're going to have a lot of adrenaline, and te're going to be very mentally prepared." Coach Miller dded, "They're the top-ranked team in the conference, o from that point on, well know where we need to be." 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