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Wednesday October 30,1996
Gamecocks'
Duce Staley will miss the 1
Tennessee contest because |
of a severely sprained ankle. 1
BRYAN JOHNSTON Asst. Sports Editor
Those going to the football game
Saturday should be prepared to boo the ^
Gamecocks.
The usual calls of "Duuuuuuuuuce"7
that would be cascading down from the
stands of Williams-Brice Stadium will j
be replaced with the calls of "Booooooo," 1
and ifs not in honor of Halloween.
Senior Duce Staley is definitely out 1
for this week's game against Tennessee,
and is questionable for the rest of the (
year. Staley is hampered by a severely
sprained ankle.
In his absence, the job will belong to
either freshman Boo Williams or junior
Scott Moritz.
Ifs bad enough that USCs last three
football games are against Tennessee,
Florida and Clemson, but now it looks
as though they may have to play the rest
of the games without their top offensive
threat.
Staley went down less than five
minutes into the Gamecocks' 27-0 victory
over Vanderbilt last Saturday. Carolina
head coach Brad Scott said that Staley
could miss the remainder of the season
in a worse-case scenario.
"It's very unfortunate about Duce
Staley"s injury. It turned out to be more
severe than what we all thought," Scott
said. "He's definitely out this week, and
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Scott said that the chances of Staley
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ire slim, but there is a possibility of him
slaying against Clemson on Nov. 23.
Staley's ankle was placed in a cast
lue to the swelling and bleeding that
showed up Sunday morning. Because
sf the cast, he couldn't receive treatment
until it was removed Tuesday for a
sheckup. He will begin rehabilitation
today.
The Gamecocks are just one win shy
sf qualifying for a bowl game with a 53
record.
Staley entered the Vandy game
needing just 33 yards to become the fifth
{JSC player to rush for 1,000 yards in a
season. On his first five carries, he was
four yards shy of the mark.
Staley was then dropped for a 13yard
loss on a trick play that was
supposed to have him throw the ball
back to quarterback Anthony Wright.
Instead, he was pulled down by
Vanderbilt defensive end Matt
Schuckman and his ankle was wrecked.
Without Staley, Scott will start either
Moritz or Williams at the tailback slot.
Scott said the decision will be made
"probably after Wednesday's practice."
In Staley^ absence Saturday, Moritz
ran for two touchdowns while Williams
rushed for 110 yards on 19 carries.
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"I was happy to work on our running
game, to see those young backs get some
much-needed work," Scott said.
"Both guys can run the football, they
just haven't gotten the opportunities like
Duce," senior cornerback Terry Cousin
said. "They can get the job done."
Williams said he won't feel any
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at a worse time. Not only are the
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their schedule, but it comes at a time
when the passing game is struggling.
Against the Commodores, Wright
and backup Chad Bamhardt combined
to complete two of nine passes for 28
yards and an interception.
Carolina proved it could win without
Staley in the lineup, but that was against
a team ranked second-to-last in the SEC
against the run.
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DWAYNE MC1EM0ME Asst. Sports Editor
Sophomore Ashley Edlund might
walk quietly into practice, or into the
gym on game day, but when the volleyball
is in the air, she's nothing but noise.
Edlund, a native of Portage, Michigan,
is one of the Carolina volleyball team's
more recognizable figures, and the
amazing thing about all her
accomplishments as a setter is that she's
only a sophomore.
Carolina Head Coach Kim Hudson
quickly sent praise Edlund's way.
"Ashley's been a tremendous asset
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brings to the program."
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nothing short of excellent, as she has
leads the team with 952 assists in 22
matches. She is also second on the team
in digs with 242.
Even more impressive is that she
leads the SEC in assists per game (14.5),
and is second in digs per game (3.9).
Her 1996 accomplishments include
a career-high 71 assists in the team's
win against Mississippi St., as well as
being named to the all-tournament team
in the Kansas St. Invitational.
Edlund said the team's play takes
priority over her individual numbers.
"I don't really play for statistics,"
she said. "We all just push each other
and work together. There's not really
one person out there making us go."
Hudson said Edlund has been a prime
reason for the team's overall success.
"The players respond well to Ashley
because she works tremendously hard,
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into practice and not worked as hard as
she can work. And that raises the level
of the team's play."
Edlund credited the team for her
intensity.
"We put so much into volleyball," she
said. "When Tm out here, I might as well
go 110% or ifs not worth it, to myself or
to m$ teammates."
Edlund's freshman season was as
solid as they get, as she recorded 1,404
assists, the third highest single-season
total in school history.
She was the only freshman to be
named to the District Four team, and
finished second in voting for SEC
Freshman of the Year. She was also
named to the All-SEC Tournament team
and to the All-SEC second team.
Edlund's 1996 assist totals give her
2,356 in her career and places her fifth
on the all-time list.
The all-time leader, Tammy Correll,
who played in 1987-90, recorded 5,025.
Edlund, at her current pace, could break
the mark during her senior season.
Edlund said her sophomore year has
been good because she knows more
people, and volleyball is going so well.
"She's a good all-around person with
good values, good character and a great
sense of humor," Hudson said
Edlund said her main eoal for the
remainder of the season was for the team
to win the SEC tournament, and that
hosting it should benefit the team.
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