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Gamecock Athletics Volleyball at College of Charleston, Fri. Men's Soccer vs. VCU, Sun., 2 p.m. Women's soccer vs. LSU, Fri., 7 p.m.; at Arkansas, Sun. Friday, September 22,1995 Moeknou '? , .... /? V : JE&fjiP . ' V jmm hhv? ^WHHHHpMr^^V --A ilwJSSk: i \ ^ ^jp^ MOE WILLIAMS was fourth ,n the SEC...finish* 6-2, 200 TB SOCIAL WORK JR. USC-Kentuck I by not getting the ball to the tailbi RYAN WILSON I enough times," Curry said. "We hi tor good tail^ and that should be a j tured part of our offense. Ideally, Fd 1 1 ' to rest Moe more, but McLaurin wa For Saturday's football game with little banged up last week." Kentucky, there is only one thing that 2. Is the Gamecock offense rea is certain: one team will walk away with to open their attack up and sh< a .500 record, while the other team will the power that was so highly prais just walk away and join Vanderbilt at in the preseason? The La. Tech ga the bottom of the SEC East. showed offensive coordinator John Ree Other than that, this game poses a desire to use the long ball as part of i great deal of questions for USC fans, offensive package. Even though t questions that should have some re- Gamecocks are only 1-2, quarterba sounding answers tomorrow. Steve Taneyhill is eighth in the nati 1. Which Gamecock run defense in QB rating and sixth in total oflfen will show up? Will it be the defense "He's (Taneyhill) a good quarterbac that started off worst in the league or Curry said. "He's an accurate pass the one that started to come into its own They will throw the deep ball numen last week? times, and we have to work hard to p Kentucky's offensive philosophy is pare for those things." very simple: run, run, and when that With the emergence of tailback Eh doesn't work, run some more. The Wild- "They're not saying boo" Staley and pc cats' main threat is tailback Moe Williams, erhouse Stanley Pritchett regaining 1 who is in the top ten in the SEC in rush- season's form, the Gamecocks truly hi ing. Williams is without question the a two-headed monster of a running b? best running back Carolina has faced so tandem. Staley and Pritchett have t far this season. Also getting some qual- distinctly different running styles (Prit ity playing time is tailback Raymond ett will run over you, while Staley v McLaurin, who is averaging almost 40 run around you.) yards a game on the ground. "They have two excellent runnii Even with such a relentless ground backs," Curry said. If we can slow th< attack, Wildcats head coach Bill Curry down, we'll get a better opportunity believes he can get the ball to his key stop the pass." backs more. Stopping the pass could give the Wi "We've been shortchanging ourselves cats fits all day long. The Gamecock The University fftC Tickets On Sale Now tiomet v -. Big Head T( Students: $2 General admissio $7 Reserved seating i L Li* General Public: Admission to simply carpiina IT31995 October 5,1995 6:3C mm Presented by Pi Kappa Phi & The USI Paid for in p 1:1 I , iJlS SPORTS % rs running, ui Duce Staley is Caroli- three touchdowns in USC's 68-21 na's 'hometown boy makes victory over Louisiana Tech. good' success storv. Staley 1S at the toPof every of" ? fensive category. He leads the team KAYCIE WILUAMS Staff Writer rushing averaging 5.8 yds per I Junior Pnllpap Trans, carry and in kickoff returns with a fer Duce Staley is tak- 53 5 average. Staley is second only ing Columbia by storm to quarterback Steve Taneyhill in and is literally running total offense, away with it. The Air- ^ aggressive style of play has port High graduate is impressed the Gamecock faithful, averaging 105 total making him a fan fayonte early m yards per game the season. Every time he touched |H Coming out of high the ball the crowd began chanting I school Staley decided against USC Stale/s name in a similar way Dal : and signed with Hawaii. las crowds cheer Daryl "Moose Johnfc! " I didn't care for the coaching stonsname. In staffat the time. I still liked the school At first I thought they were boo1/ but I thought that was the best thing ing because I didn't understand what f/ for me at the time," Staley said. was 8?ing on but once I figured out / Things didn't wort out at Hawaii ^hat they were saying I enjoyed it and he ended up at Itawamba Ju- ? Staley said, nior College in Mississippi. Staley Staley is confident the team is says there is a big difference between coming together and he urges the playing there and here at a 1-A fans not to give up on the season, school just want everyone to keep sup"The level of play, the intensity P01"^ us like last week's game. I level is much higher because of the want them to keep coming out and crowd. Here there are 70,000 people mcogmze that we are working hard, at the game and that makes a dif- We represent them too and they can ference "he said. 001116 out 311(1 "eiP us? "e sai(1Last weeks game was emotion- . ^ou 0311 ^P ou^ Gamecocks al for Staley because it was his first ^1S Saturday as South Carolina time playing in front of his home- hosts khC-nval Kentucky. Kickoft town crowd. If he was nervous at all ^ 1^:30 p.m. The game, which is it didn't show because Staley ran for ^ out. will be aired locally on or 119 yards! Including'a 35-yard E I at^Id a... Ranked ninth in the league in Arkan and started in six contests, inctud- ? } mSS s wanted to bring him along slow- . 1||;? in collegiate scene with 172 yards in JJJJS & 1990-1 JK freshman single-game rushing B ujaw < t Georgia...His 5.7 yards per carry BMIh W h* 3d fourth in the SEC in rushing. D||CE g^^gy and S( 6-1, 220 TB SPECIAL ED. JR. v will answer kt J ick fense is based on a very deliberate at ive tack, running plays to set up short play- m ea- action passes, coupled with the long-ball TjyiC fgjB iwFfm WmMmK ike threat to back the defense off. The re- tmm %&mw m Wm mm M s a ceiving corps is still progressing and has shown some impressive talent this year, y talent that makes Curry cringe. f/C/* Vtn ^ Tm impressed with their receivers," YS 1 me Cuny said They are improved over last KetttUCkV Clet ^ year, and they were good last season. * ^ 3. Is Zola Davis the real deal? Yes, he just sit back and watch him shatter Ryan WHSOP fIC/* Uitr lck Robert Brooks'freshman records. Sports Co-Editor ? ton Will special teams make a dif- Rscord: 13-7 se. ference? One of Brad Scott's mottos is k," that kicking game can be the difference lam Williams er. in any game in the SEC. Carolina has Sports Co-Editor USD Ifflj )us already scored points off of its return Record' -j re- teams. Those early scores have vaulted the Gamecocks to third in the nation in , ice kickoff returns and fourth in the nation Robbie Meek USC Virt )W" in punt returns. Assistant Sports ^ Saturday's game will be a real mea- Record: 17-3 suring stick for the rest of the season. - ^kS?herty usc ^ Hiey should simply play within the sys- Stunt Double i. A.1 : r i.i__i i ___ tem, Liici c is uu icetsuii iur uie uuruen ig- to rest on any one player or a group of rsUdfmmm UlMWI<1II i/cn Vim, ^ players. Ethan Myersori U5C Vir& to The Gamecocks have a very solid bal- Prop Man ance of veterans and young talent to Id- make the difference tomorrow. of- Prediction: USC 30, Kentucky 17. of South Carolina presents: KF I Tickets On Sale Now urnity (Pep Rally | idd end The Monsters ^ ^ m m Available at Russell House 'V m A Information Center i\H/i If/ the State Fair Hn IV >pm State Fair Grounds C Athletic Department For more information call 777-7130 Carolina production art by student acuvity fees Saturday'# Games MemPhis at Arkansas " Rice at LSU Georgia T?at Ole Miss*Miss. State at Tennessee *^^1TCU at Vanderbilt 7 % meVi wild r\g position after solid performance against Ibaek.^Seored^hls first career touchdown aaalnst 54- All-State both years at Itawamba Junior College in sippi...Gained 940 yards rushing and 717 yards receiving J years at Itawamba; 53- Earned three varsity letters as a receiver at Airport School in Columbia...Was a unanimous All-Region seiecis junior and senior year...Was All-State his senior year sleeted to the Shrine Bowl team. ?y questions SPORTS CHALLENGE liala \Miss. StateI S. Cat 1 Texas I ASM s vs vsus nson Tennessee Arizona Metre Bane Colorado dnia UT Arizona Texas 'jfff? Ma UT Southern Colorado Cal Dame linia UT Southern Hotre Texas Cal Dame A&M ginia UT Southern Texas Texas Cal A&M linla UT Southern Notre Colorado Cal Dame Your congenial persona/stereo... US WUSC 90.5FM