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6 Women's USC forward Debbie Smith scores the Hat-Trick as the Gamecocks secure their fourth straight victory PATRICK POHERTY Senior Writer Whoever said you can't go home again obviously didn't know what they were talking about. The USC women's soccer team reigned victorious over the Lady Bucs of Charleston Southern University at home Wednesday afternoon, winning 4-0. The win upped Carolina's record to 6-2 and a perfect 4-0 at home. Of the four games at the Graveyard this year, none of the r score a goal started early | wtien ueDDie Smith scored the first goal at the SMITH 7:26 mark off a corner kick by Tanya Yavarow. After the kick by Yavarow there was a mad scramble for the ball in front of the CSU net, the opposing goalie slipped and fell, and Smith booted the ball into the net to give USC the early 1-0 lead. Smith scored again five minutes later at the 13:07 mark. She scored an unassisted goal off a monster shot that went into the top left corner of the net. Smith arched the shot from 50 feet away on the right-hand side of the field. The shot swung over the CSU kepper and gently fell just under the crossbar for the score. Smith went on to record the hat-trick after she scored another unassisted goal at the Gators tal RYAN WILSON Sports Editor ACHIM HUNT Staff Writer Head volleyball coach Kim Hudson w lighting to strike twice as her Lady Game No. 3 Florida Wednesday at Sol Blatt P. 1 a year ago her team defeated the Gators SEC match winning streak. This year the Lady Gamecocks didn't Gators and lost 5-15,15-13,2-15,10-15. E olina did not get the upset, Hudson saw j improvement out of her squad. "I think athletically we're closer to U we were last year, but we can't match < them yet," Hudson said. The experience level was noticeabl* Gamecocks starting two freshmen, three a senior. The Gators started the first game stro olina moving all game. Carolina could nc few consecutive points and lost the gams In the second game, the Lady Gamec forcing the Gators to focus on the youn, Carolina's youth had the answer. With 1 9, freshman Ashley Edlund served four s tie the game at 13. A few minutes later I w I soccerte * 82:43 mark. After scoring only one goal during this season before this game, Smith was excited aboutheating up on Wednesday. "I think I picked the right game to get in on the offense," she said. "I think, as a team, we're starting to put it together on offense." Ferry Moniuszko scored anotner ot i Carolina's goals at the 51:35 mark off an assist by Smith. Smith swung a leftright pass across the box to Moniuszko, who took the rock past two defenders and struck into the left side of the net, past the outstretched CSU keeper. Head Coach Sue Kelly was impressed with her team's offensive display at home. "It's outstanding for a young and first year team, but we can still do better," she said. "We're going to run into tougher competition during the second half of our schedule, and we're going to have to finish better." With the offense hitting on all cylinders, Coach Kelly is not worried about adjusting for Louisianna State on Friday. "We're not going to adjust for Friday's game,"Coach Kelly said, "we're going to let them adjust to us." Yesterday's hat-trick scorer, Debbie Smith, says, "I was recruited by LSU, so it's a personal game for me. We also need a win in the SEC." LSU is also a first year program and is currently tied for first in the SEC West. There were a few sub-plots running C through Wednesday's game against ? Charleston Southern. USC Assistant Coach Karrie Miller was the head coach at CSU until this year, and she did feel fe odd about coaching against her former b< club. "It's definitely one of the most different games Fve ever coached," Coach of Miller said after Wednesday's game, ci "There was a lot of pride involved in to- oi day's game. I think I did the right thing Sj (coming to USC), but I still have a lot of ai Ice bite out "We can't afford 1 asn't waiting for far ahead. Becaus cock squad faced make a lot of erro E. Center. It was 3, snapping a 49 Hudson, w migarat served the winni] sneak up on the The game started shov ,ven ough ar but the Gators reasserted t a year's worth of 15.2 ThegameUIustratec F this year than has discussed ftroughout experience with "We cant afford to let a son said. "Because of our yi j with the Lady ^ Gamecocks sophomores and gether and opened the foi tied the game, and each 1 nig and had Car- Florida finally pulled awa; >t put together a to end the match 15-10. 315-5. Although opening witl ocks held tough, ation for her squad, Huds ger players, but things, which is key for Cj JSC trailing 13- uie traight points to ?j wou](i haVe wanted 1 senior Kori Er- ^ with a win, but I am p PARK H^iim U I Tmmrt SPORTS am get their kii '4 ' - ; ISC forward Debbie Smith pushes the ball against the Charli eling for the team and I wish them the spending their first two ye jst of luck." In other news, USC for Never one to forget the importance Tourtellotte was named the S her current team, Miller was also ex- er of the Week for the week e: ted about USC's win. Tm really proud tember 18. In that week sh< 7how they (USC) played today," she goals, including a game-win lid. Starting defenders Happy Payne time goal against Virginia id Amy Lindner are also CSU refugees, wealth in Richmond. Tourte of Lady Gamec 0 let a team get that Hudson said. "We're young and i: - J? showed in game three." i6 Of OUr youth, we II There was one bright spot in the ? however. Shani Abshier, a 5-10 sop ? Arizona, seemed to be a target for omen's volleyball head coach long. During the Florida game she with 16 and also had 7 kills along ag point, 15-13. aj j^pg that I was the target for ring flashes of last year's upset, shier said. ai enjoy being the focus heir authority, taking the game cause it poses a challenge to me. Ia 1 the inexperience that Hudson get because I get to be in more of th the early season. ^ Abshier also thinks the tough lo: team get that far ahead, Hud- dy Gamecocks is not how all of the outh, we 11 make a lot ol errors. She said the conference will be touj managed to get themselves to- a successful time in the conference, irth game 3-0. Florida quickly "I think we will do better again; :eam began trading side outs, ference, although they are quite tou| y, but needed four game points need to prepare for every team, how We need to prepare for each game 1 Florida was not an ideal situ- will do fine in our conference this y on believes she saw some good The Lady Gamecocks did, play a i arolina's upcoming SEC sched- even though they lost. The team i prove under the leadership of Coac jo started the conference sched- next game will be at the College of Ch leased with our performance," on Friday at 7 p.m. SOMETHING DIFFERENT! 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Amy Toms continues to o nexperienced and it Lady Gamecock loss, homore from Tucson, the Gators all night led the teams in digs with one service ace. Florida tonight," Ab- Hy\ ; of the other team be- . m ilso like being the tar- BHwHik le action." ss suffered by the Lagames will turn out. ?h but they will have st the rest of the con jh,77 Abshier said. "We ever Florida is tough. like this one and we 4^13 n ear. WaMBttezm - I 'IS decent game this year " v i 'tW**z s young and will im- 3 jfka :h Kim Hudson. The IfiS larleston in Charleston KS'l 13 ft /vii Heather Larkln goes up ft w/ Llmltl,' **.**' B against Florida. The Lady * C<>A4*cC * AN HISTORIC II Efficiency One Bedrooi Two Bedroo ,n a Rents include all utilitie rates quoted are month available, prices sul Summer 5 $100 per monl ? May 1 - A g Located acros | University of So | Horseshoe and the 0. blvd. 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