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Thursday, October 26,1995
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Fatigue evident in Carolina's
overtime victory over
Wildcats
ACH1M HUNT Staff Writer
The No. 6 Gamecock soccer team
(11-3) seemed fatigued from the start
of the match with Davidson (8-10-1)
because they had to play just three days
after returning home from the tough
UMBRO tournament in St. Louis this
past weekend.
The young team showed they weren't
over the jetlag as they struggled to defeat
an inferior Davidson team 1-0 in
overtime Wednesday night at The
Graveyard.
Sloppy play and a lot of missed opportunities
were the themes for the
Gamecocks on this clear, muggy night
in Columbia. Carolina was shut out
in regulation for only the second time
in the 1995 season.
Coach Berson knew even though
his team was heavily favored in the
game they would struggle to win because
of the hard weekend they had
and the long trip to St. Louis.
"There was a definite challenge in
this game in that it was very tough to
come back from the long, hard road
trip," Berson said. "We were tired but
we showed some mental toughness to
be able to come out and sneak this game
out. We had two guvs out and our re
serves stepped up
when they had to
just as we have
done all year."
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MATHIS tonight."
Mills, a
6-2,190-pound junior from Alpharetta,
Ga, played a great game and recorded
his sixth shutout of the season against
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was quick to give others credit for the
shutout and praised the defense played
by his teammates. "Tonight we had a
total team effort," Mills said after recording
the shutout. "We played good defense
tonight, the whole team was focused
and we just shut them down offensively."
The one goal of the game was scored
by none other than sophomore Clint
Mathis from Conyers, Georgia. The
goal was his 19th of the season and
moved him up to 14th overall in Carolina
history for most eoals scored in
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Mathis, like Mills, credits the team's
desire to win through the fatigue as as
major contributing factor in the overtime
victory over Davidson.
"We came out as slow tonight as we
have this season," Mathis said. "The
team played together and we survived
a scare because we did not beat ourselves
and we played as hard as we
could even though it was tough after
the long trip this weekend."
The Gamecocks had 26 shots on
goal to Davison's 10 shots. Davidson
had 9 saves and John Mills had 5 for
South Carolina.
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The match was quite rugged, with
30 fouls for Davidson and 20 for Carolina.
Mathis led the Gamecocks with
9 shots on goal and one goal. Fresh
man iNatnan watmns maae tne assist
on Mathis's goal, which was scored
97:16 into the game.
The Gamecocks have four days to
rest up before the next game at The
Graveyard against Georgia Southern
on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
This begins a four match homestand
that will conclude the regular season
before the NCAA tournament begins.
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ACHIM HUNT Staff Writer
One of the least known sports at USC
is women's swimming and diving. However
the team is consistently good and
is always nationally ranked.
One of the reasons Carolina's teams
are good is the performances of junior
Charlene Miller. Miller has consistently
won her events and posts some quite
impressive times in all her events.
Miller's main event is the 200 meter
butterfly and she is expected to be a
standout in this event for the Lady Gamecocks
this season. The 100 meter fly and
the individual medley will also be strong
events for Miller this season. She is a
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relay teams and her performances should
dictate the successes of the relay teams
this year.
Last year Miller performed quite well
in all of her events scoring in the SEC
finals and qualifying to compete in the
NCAA championships last year in Austin,
Texas. Head Coach Kelly Parker-Medlin
believes Miller is a vital member of the
team and is a great performer.
"Charlene is an experienced leader
on our team," Parker-Medlin said. "She
provides our team with leadership and
the skills that we need to perform well
in the SEC this year. In the past she
just had talen. Now she has talent and
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Miller was quite humbled by the
coach's statements and wants to do the
best she can to help the team and not
just herself.
"I perform well to help the entire
team win our matches, not just so Charlene
can be the best," Miller said. "Id
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