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Monday, October 28,1996
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ACHIM HUNT Sports Editor
One of Brad Scott's trick plays won
a game two years ago against Clemson
as it preserved a bowl bid and a winning
season. On Saturday, a trick play could
have cost the Gamecocks the game, and
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On the third play from scrimmage,
redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony
Wright handed the ball off the right side
to senior tailback Duce Staley, who
stopped and attempted to throw the ball
back to Wright.
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now has a 3-0 record against Vand
Volleyball
BRYAN JOHNSTON Asst. Sports Editor
If s not how you start, it's how you
finish.
That must be what the USC women's
volleyball team was thinking as they
dropped the first game against LSU
before taking the next three, 11-15,1513,15-12,15-9.
The Lady Gamecocks traveled to
Baton Rouge, La. to take on the LSU
Tigers Friday and came out of the Pete
Maravich Assembly Center with their
11th win in 12 tries since Sept. 14.
It wasn't veiy pretty, but youH take
a win on the road," head coach Kim
Hudson said. "It seemed like we were
a little flat. We weren't in tempo at all."
Carolina was led by juniors Lori
Drost, Shani Abshier and Heather Larkin.
Drost had 22 kills, Abshier had 15
kills and 20 digs while Larkin had 20
kills for the Lady Gamecocks.
USC started off slow in the first game
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Carolina had two players come off
the bench to serve them back into the
match. Sophomore Stacey Donham
served up two consecutive points, and
senior Kelly Morrow served up three in
a row to tie the game at six.
USC pulled to within one point at
10-9 on a kill by freshman Fernanda
Laires and tied it at 10 on a rally
highlighted by two blocks by Drost.
LSU scored four points in a row to
push the lead to 14-10. USC held off
four game points before the Tigers closed
out the first game, 15-11.
The Lady'Gamecocks had a hitting
percentage of only. 143 in the first game
while LSU hit .279.
USC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the
second game behind two service points
from sophomore Cindy Robarge. LSU
battled back to take the lead 4-3 after
three Carolina violations in a row.
Morrow came off the bench and, once
again, served up three points as USC
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lead to 9-4 when LSU was called for a
net violation. LSU battled back again
as Roxanne Henry came off the bench
for the Tigers and served up four
consecutive points.
Morrow served up two more points
to give Carolina a 11-8 lead. Louisiana
State came roaring back to take a 1311
lead before Carolina fought back and
finished off game two, 15-13, on an ace
by Abshier.
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The throw never got off as Duce was
hit by Vanderbilt senior defensive end
Matt Shuckman and, on the play, twisted
his knee. The hit knocked Staley out of
the game and very well could have ended
his college career right there.
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Carolina fans got to see a glimpse of the
future in the 27-0 shutout over Vanderbilt
True freshman running back Boo
Williams, the heir apparent to Staley,
finished the game with 110 yards on 19
carries.
On defense, last week's SEC Player
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USC fell behind 2-0 before Drost
served up three points for the Lady
Gamecocks, two of which were aces, as
they took a 3-2 lead. Robarge served up
four consecutive points as Carolina
pushed the lead to 8-2.
LSU came back to within one point
at 11-10 before senior Lyndy Stevens
came off the bench for a block that put
Carolina up 12-10. Larkin put USC up
14-11 when she blocked an LSU kill
attempt. Morrow served up the final
point in game three and Abshier ended
the point on a kill as USC took game
three, 15-12.
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to a lowly .098 hitting percentage.
Carolina came out in the fourth game
ready to end the match. They jumped
out to a 5-1 lead, highlighted by Laires
serving up four points. In that span,
USC hit a sparkling .556.
South Carolina went on another run
and pushed the lead to 10-3 on one of
Robarge's 10 kills.
Laires served up a point to make it
12-4 before LSU tried to make it
interesting. They cut the lead to 12-6
and then to 13-8 before sophomore Ashley
Edlund served up the final two points
to finish game four, 15-9 and close out
the match.
"In the first game, we got off to a slow
start, but towards the end of the second
game, things started to fall into place,"
Robarge said. "We started to gel and
everyone stepped up and played their
part. The whole team played very well."
"We pulled together and fought really
hard," Abshier said. "It was important
to prove that we could play well even if
we started off slow."
On Sunday, the Lady Gamecocks
travelled to Fayetteville, Ark., to take
on the Arkansas Razorbacks and were
swept 15-12,15-8,16-14.
The Gamecocks were led by Laires,
who had 17 kills and 13 digs. Edlund
had 36 assists, six kills and hit .357.
Larkin had 10 kills for USC.
As a team, Carolina hit only .138
while the Razorbacks hit .281.
In game one, Arkansas jumped out
to a quick 6-0 lead, but USC came right
back to tie it up at seven and then took
a 9-8 lead. Unable to capitalize on its
serve, Arkansas tied it at nine and then
took a 12-10 lead. Carolina cut the lead
to one at 13-12, but the Razorbacks got
the best of the Gamecocks and won game
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of the Week senior Benji Young had
another brilliant week as he had one
interception that gave Carolina the ball
at the Vanderbilt two-yard line late in
the first half.
Carolina was able to take total control
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and then they took advantage of
Vanderbilfs seven turnovers to score 27
first half points.
"[The game] was a full team effort,"
head coach Brad Scott said. "It was the
best we've played when you put it all
together, as far as our special teams
stepping up, our defense dominating,
and offense going and doing what they're
supposed to do when you get turnovers
on that end of the field."
Early in the first quarter, Vanderbilt
fumbled the ball at their own 37-yard
line.
On the next play, Staley ran the ball
for 18 yards. Then, the drive stalled when
Staley was dropped for a 12-yard loss
on the play that knocked him out of the
game.
Freshman placekicker Courtney
Leavitt kicked a 47-yard field goal with
10:34 left in the first quarter that gave
the Gamecocks the early 3-0 lead.
Brad Scott was not really happy when
Staley went out of the game after that
play.
"I was really thinking this was going
to be a long dav for us," Scott said.
On Carolina's next drive, freshman
Jacob Bush ran for 27 yards on first
down, but he tore his groin on the play
and did not return to the game.
Senior Reed Morton nailed a 40-yard
field goal to cap off that drive and give
Carolina the 6-0 lead.
Then, the flood gates opened up for
Carolina.
On Vanderbilt's next possession,.
Benji Young got the interception that
gave Carolina the ball at the two-yard
line.
Two plays later, junior tailback Scott
Moritz gave the Gamecocks a 13-0 lead
with a pitch to left that he took into the
end zone.
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one, 15-12.
Laires had eight kills in the game.
In game two, Carolina took a 5-3
lead, but Arkansas hit an ace to tie it at
five and then went on a roll. The 'Backs
scored six straight before Carolina scored
a point to make it 12-7. Arkansas scored
three straight to take game two, 15-8.
In game three, Arkansas ran its lead
to 6-3 and 8-4 before the Lady Gamecocks
pulled back into the match at 9-9. Drost
hit an ace to tie it at 11. It looked like
USC had game three wrapped up when
they went up 14-11, but Arkansas came
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Lady Gamecocks won their match
but were swept by Arkansas Sund
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Later in the second quarter,
Vanderbilfs Alvin Duke muffed a Leavitt
punt that Corey Atkins recovered at the
Vanderbilt seven-yard line. On the veiy
next, nlav Mnritz went over left tarVle
for the score and a 20-0 lead.
On Vand/s next drive, they attempted
a fake punt, but the punter Bill
Marinangel was tackled on fourth and
21.
True freshman Troy Hambrick capped
off the drive with a two-yard run that
gave the Gamecocks their last points of
the game to make the score 27-0.
"That's what this team is about,"
Wright said. "We've learned how to win,
no matter if if s pretty or if s ugly."
The game is pretty costly for the
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fans made the trip to Nashville, ai
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back with two key kills and an ace to tie
it up at 14. Again, Arkansas was too
strong at the net and won game three
and the match, 16-14.
After this past weekend's road trip,
Carolina's record stands at 17-5 overall
and 7-2 in the SEC.
Friday, Nov. 1, the team travels to
Gainesville, Fla. to take on the secondranked
Florida Gators in a 7 p.m. match.
Florida will then come to Columbia
for a 2 p.m. match with the Lady
Gamecocks on Sunday, Nov. 3 in the
New Facility.
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Gamecocks because of all of the injuries i
that occurred during the ball game. One
possible explanation is the fact Vanderibilt i
has an astroturf field. i
"We had Duce. We had Marcus with i
a tender ankle. We lost Jason Lawson, 1
so it created a problem for us because <
we only have two tight ends now, and
he was out most of the game," head coach i
Brad Scott said. '
Now the focus has changed for the i
Gamecocks. They have to look toward i
what will be the toughest challenge of
the year in the No. 6 ranked Tennessee '
Volunteers. i
The Gamecocks have showed they 1
can play with anybody this year by
hanging in tough with all of their <
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Tigers too;
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JEFF BLOPCETT Staff Writer
Coming into the game with a fivegame
winning streak everything looked
bright and sunny for the 19th ranked
Gamecocks. But the dark and cloudy
skies Sunday would be very symbolic
for the Gamecocks and their fans as
they lost to in-state
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season. Mark Berson
The first half
was a defensive struggle ,with each team
giving all they had to get that first goal
of the game.
Clemson won that honor 36:05 into
the match when South Carolina
goalkeeper John Mills couldn't come up
with the ball and Uemson lorward Chad
James took advantage and put the ball
into the empty net.
"Clemson was an opportunistic team",
stressed Coach Berson.
At the half it showed, Clemson had
a 1-0 lead even though they were outshot
seven to three.
As the second half started both teams
seemed to pick up the pace a little and
things were still not going Carolina's
way.
And at 55:30 into the game Clemson's
forward John Wilson broke in on Mills
just lifting one over Mills into the net to
Swimming and Diving
The USC Men's and Women's
Swimming and Diving teams defeated
ViiTginia Tech in non-conference action
at Blacksburg, Va. Friday.
The men blitzed the Hokies, 170.564.5
while the women cruised to a
151-89 victory.
Leading women's coach Beth
Harrell's team was senior Charlene
Miller who won the 100 butterfly in
a time of 58.26. USC finished 1-2 in
eight of 13 events.
Senior All-Amencan day Telford
won both the 200 and 500 freestyle
as the Gamecocks won 11 of 13 events
for head coach Keith Switzer.
Saturday, both teams fell to the
University of Virginia at
Charlottesville, Va. The men lost to
the Cavaliers 142-93, while the
women were defeated 148-91.
The men were led by diver Chad
Seldon. The Moultrie, Ga. native
won both the one-meter and three
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opponents.
The game is huge as they need one
more victory to qualify for a bowl, and
it would benefit this team greatly to win
it at home before they go on the road to
finish the year against Florida and
Clemson.
"Ibis was a good win for us, especially
at this point in the season," Scott said.
'Our defense has continued to improve
all year, and that was as solid an effort
as we've had."
The Gamecocks' game against
rennessee is set for a 12:37 p.m. kickoff
at Williams-Brice Stadium. This will be
the last home game of the season.
The game will be televised by the
Jefferson PilotTV Network.
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give Clemson a 2-0 lead.
Carolina kept the pressure on but
still couldn't come up with anything, as
their shots would either miss the net by
inches or Clemson's Goalkepper Matt
Jordan would be there to stop them.
Then at 83:56 into the game
Clemson finally put the icing on the cake
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gave Clemson a three goal cushion.
But the Gamecocks still would not
give up and stepped it up a notch.
And at 85:35 into the game they
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Pait lifted one over Jordan for his 6th
goal of the season.
But it was a little too late as the
Gamecocks fell to the Tigers.
After the game Coach Berson was
proud of his team's effort.
"They gave it all they had, even
when they were down by three late in
the game, thaf s the type of team this
is."
The loss will probably drop the
Gamecocks out of Soccer America's Top
20.
Next up for the Gamecocks is an
away game against Wake Forest
Wednesday, Oct. 30.
meter diving events for Carolina.
Junior Susie Stark led the women
wun a pooi-recora time or z.VdAZ in
capturing the 200-yard breaststroke.
With the loss, both teams fall to
3-1 on the season.
The Gamecocks return to action
on Nov. 1 when the women play host
to SEC foe Tennessee, and the men
travel to Knoxville, Tenn. to face the
Volunteers.
Men's Tennis
Columbia native Keith Brill won
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Gamecock Fall Invitational. Brill
defeated number one seed Jon Pastel
of Davidson University 6-1,6-4 in
the semifinals.
Brill dropped the first set in the
final, the only set he lost all
tournament, but he responded to the
challenge by captm mg the next two
sets to defeat Porter Jones from Duke
University 2-6,7-5,6-3.