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Tuesday, September 19,1995
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LARRY WIliiAMS
Sports Editor
Before South Carolina's third football
game of the season Saturday, there
was a myriad of questions surrounding
the status of the team, such as: Would
the Gamecocks make an opposing running
back a Heisman trophy candidate
for the third straight week? Could the
offense finally get on track and become
the explosive offense that it was once
billed? Would the fans show their disappointment
over the first two losses by
staying home?
In their 68-21 trouncing of Louisiana
Tech on Saturday, the impending questions
were answered with flying colors,
and the team's critics were silenced ?
for the time being.
Before the game, few expected the
Gamecocks would rout the Bulldogs with
the ease at which they did. Sure, Tech
wasn't a powerhouse football team, but
after being blown out at Georgia and
Arkansas the previous two weeks, no
one was placing any bets on the Gamecocks.
On radio talk shows in the week proceeding
the game, many expected USC
to have trouble with the Bulldogs before
emerging victorious. Few expected Carolina
to lose the football game, but all
agreed on one thing; if Louisiana Tech
was able to run the ball with the ease
that Georgia and Arkansas did, it was
going to be a long day for the gamet and
black.
From the outset, it appeared that the
Gamecocks were determined to stop
Tech's running game at any cost. On j
their second offensive play from scrim- ,
mage, the Bulldogs were stuffed, trying
to run, the ball for a two yard loss. On ]
their second and third rushing attempts, '
Tech managed two yards. For a defense j
that yielded rushing yardage by the mile
in the two previous games, this was cer- i
tainly a start. i
For the most part, Carolina's defense <
answered the challenge and held Tech's i
running game in check throughout the ]
rest of the game. If you look at the numbers,
however, you could be deceived.
For the game,. Tech accumulated 210
rushing yards, which is pretty good on
paper for the Bulldogs. When we look
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In Saturday's 6S-21 rout of Louisiana
recorded their first win this season,
back, however, it remains clear that 1
rech's running game didn't exactly "have a
its way" with the USC defense. a
At the end of the first half, Tech had i
a total of 97 rushing yards. 72 of those '
Mime on a run by receiver Chad Mack- <
ey, who took a laterally thrown pass and i
took advantage of poor Carolina tackling
to score a touchdown. Take that i
away and USC has given up a grand to- 1
tal of 25 total rushing yards in the first ]
half. 1
Take away the 76-yard run by Tech's |
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JAMIE CLARK The Gamecock
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Kick-off Classic Sunday. The
tday at 7 p.m. at the Graveyard.
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while opening a four game home stand.
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idd it two the 72-yard run by Mackey, some!
md you have a total of 148 rushing yards are st
n two plays. Subtract the 148 from the S<
210 yard total, and we have the Game- run tl
:ocks giving up only 62 yards rushing the bi
for the game. assui
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interesting to look at the two plays. On sume
the first, Mackey scored as a result of gave
poor tackling by the USC secondary. On game
the second, Ragsdale scored late in the they1
*ame with Carolina's second and third whicl
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'ATRICK DOHERTY Senior Writer
2,232 fans attended Sunday's game
it the Graveyard to watch the Gameocks
begin their regular season home
chedule against the No. 17 Wisconsin
ladgers with a 3-2 loss.
The Badgers opened up early on the J||
lamecocks, scoring three unanswered w
oals against USC in the first 58 min- ?
ites of play.
Wisconsin's Bryan Grimm scored Klb,
he first goal at the 22:05 mark, and
Ihea Huston followed closely with a goal
t the 32:08. The first half ended with
Wisconsin in the lead, 2-0. Mathl
The second half began much as the ag
rst half ended, with Wisconsin's Travis ?c
toy scoring a third straight goal 13 min- . ^
tes into the half. ^
After the seemingly devastating third
oal, the Gamecocks came out fighting, gjvg ^
ressing on the defense and moving the gQn ^
all consistently into Wisconsin territo- cutTfir
f. Clint Mathis scored at the 6702 mark, amm
iitting the deficit to two goals. Six min- 01" Wl1,
tes later, Josh Wolff scored, making
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back against such a lead does say en(
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"he offense finally looked like eveiysxpected
it to before the season. "Goleep"
was the order of the day, as
syhill, Means, Staley and Company
ed the Tech defense for a schoold
679 total yards. TaneyhillisTaneyMonty
Means is finally living up to
otential, and Duce Staley is a crowd
nigarat, who was the MVP at the <
rolina Classic two weeks ago, was
0 named to the All-Tournament i
m at the University of Arizona last
ikend. <
The Lady Gamecocks lost to No. 1
Michigan State 15-1,15-1,15-10. <
aigarat had 10 kills and 10 digs. >
Against Maryland, Carolina built 1
vo-game lead, winning 15-13,15- '
but went on to lose the next three S
les, 15-11,15-10,19-17. Carolina
1 led again by Ermigarat who had 1
tills. Sophomore Heather Larkin i
ed 18 kills with two blocked shots.
In Friday's action the Lady Garnets
defeated Cleveland State, 15-2,
3, 15-13. Ermigarat recorded 12
and seven digs, while Larkin added
tills.
Carolina nnw fl-S nn thevoac
is up their SEC schedule Wednes,
as they take on No. 4 Florida at
Blatt P. E. Center. Gametime is 7
. and admission is free.
men's Soccer
he Lady Gamecock soccer team
ck for three goals in the first 21
utes of play to down Radford Unility,
3-0, Sunday at the Dedmon
ter Stadium.
funior Tessa Kenerson opened the
ing for Carolina at 2:05 into the
ch. Freshman Lexi Tourtellotte
wed with a goal off a direct kick f
41 and Jennifer Miller closed out >
scoring at 20:28 on a breakaway.
JSC outshot Radford 13-5. Fresht
Emily Crain made four saves
e recording her first solo shut out
sr first start of the year,
n earlier weekend action the Laam
ecocks defeated Virginia Cornwealth
Friday, 1-0, at Richmond.
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ite (Duuuuuuce!). Also, freshman
Davis calls for salivation. He's aly
on pace to break Robert Brooks'
iving record for a freshman. The
d is 34, and Davis is averaging seyiceptions
per contest through only
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illeyball
fhe Lady Gamecock volleyball squad
s hit with a little sports reality this
ekend: the road can be a lonely place,
ach Km Hudson and her squad were
ight this lesson twice over the week1,
losing to Maryland and Michigan
tte Saturday at the Michigan State
lrnament in East Lansing, Mich.
Senior Kori Ermigarat was elect- 1
to the third All-tournament team
as many weeks. On the weekend, 1
nigarat had 43 kills in three games, i
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rful weapon last season. Carolina
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three games.
So things are looking up for the Gamecocks.
Sure, the rest of the season will
be tough, but give the players, coaches,
and fans credit. Let them bask in the
glow of victory, for they deserve it. No,
Louisiana Tech isn't exactly an SEC-caliber
team, but USC won more than convincingly
when they weren't necessarily
expected to. And, judging from eras
gone by, Carolina fans need not be reminded
of losses to teams that they were
supposed to beat.
Tourtellotte scored the winning
goal in the 101st minute from a Tessa
Kenerson pass.
Freshman goalie Amy Toms made
four saves on ten shots for her third
shutout on the year.
The Lady Gamecocks face
Charleston Southern Wedenesday at
4 p.m. at the Graveyard.
Cross Country
The USC women's cross country
team finished fourth at the Wake Forest
Cross Country Classic held on the
Wake Forest University campus Saturday.
The leading performer for the Laiy
Gamecocks was Tracey Capper, who
alaced fourth with a time of 18:21.1.
Others scoring for the Lady Gamecocks
vere Lisa Monti (20th, 19:18.8), Claire
Kelly (22nd. 19:409). Marv Barrv (27th.
JO: 13.2), and Katrina Smith (31st,
20:24.5).
Carolina will travel to the Nike
nvitational on Sept. 30 in Minleapolis,
Mn.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25
The Top 25 in the Associated
Press college football poll, with
previous ranking in parentheses.
Si 1. Florida State (1)
2. Nebraska (2)
3. Texas A&M (3)
4. Florida (4)
5. Southern Cal (6)
6. Penn State (7)
7. Colorado (9) 11
8. Ohio State (10)
9. Michigan (11)
10. Oklahoma (14)
11. Virginia (16)
12. Oregon (20)
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14. Auburn (5)
15. Tennessee (8)
16. UCLA (12)
17. Miami (12)
18.LSU (nr)
19. Kansas State (22)
20. Georgia (23)
21. Notre Dame (24)
22. Washington (18)
23. Alabama (13)
24. Maryland (nr)
25. Arizona (17)
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