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? NATHAN BROWN Senior Writer
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largest crowd in school history... barely. e
But the 81,908 onlookers were left w
silent as they watched USC repeatedly w
shoot themselves in the foot on the way g
to an unimpressive 33-31 victory.
Among the Gamecocks' blunders were h
11 penalties for 125 yards, two blocked
punts and two unsuccessful extra-point y
attempts. C
Coach Brad Scott was just relieved to s
get through this game with a win.
"We're just happy to have the victory, p
The first ball games are tough ball games, g
You just try to get through them and find g
a way to win them," Scott said. k
Through the first half and most of the
third quarter, UCF seemed to have the h
upper hand. y
But when the officials asked the USC
band to quiet down, the crowd livened up p
and gave Carolina the momentum they [1
had lacked the whole game. b
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Daunte Culpepper finds runnlngback Mike Gr;
score of the game. The score was set up by (
Women's Volleyball
The Lady Gamecocks improved their ^
record to 3-1 this weekend with a pair
of sweeps over Western Michigan and n
North Carolina State. \
Friday night, USC defeated WMU
3-0(15-10, 15-5, 17-15). Crystal r
Moore had 15 kills, two aces, six digs, j?
three block assists and hit .462. ^
senior Heather Larkin had 1U kills,
seven digs, one block solo, five block as- ^
sists and had a .368 hitting percentage.
Saturday, USC swept N.C. State, 3- g)
^ 0 (15-12,15-8,15-4) to win the Game- 0
cock Invitational. n
Larkin was once again brilliant as
she knocked down 21 kills for a sparkling p
.571 hitting percentage. C
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Moore added 14 more kills 12 digs.
Sophomore Fernanda Laires added
21 digs for USC.
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for USC were setter Ashley Edlund, Lori p
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With the fans behind them, the "Men M
i Black" turned the game around with
:27 to go in the third quarter when J
utside linebacker Corey Atkins recov- || ? H
red a fumble on the USC 43 yard line, IB, JX"
rhich set up the touchdown drive that # fJjP
rould give the Gamecocks the lead for
However, according to Atkins, he didn't
"I went for the ball and got on it, but M^JI
tie ball slid out from under me, and the
lentral Florida dude recovered," Atkins PpW^|p|
It was appropriate that the defense
rovided the turning point for the
ame, as they kept USC in the ballame
while the offense worked out the Sophomore
inks.
And by night's end, the defense had h ^
eld the Knight's running game to 31 te ^
ards and recorded eight QB sacks. went for
"For the most part, I think we
layed well on defense. We didn't expect ^.om ^ ^
jo be down], but there wasn't any reason -vpr rr
3 panic," Shane Burnham said.
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BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock About e
ant for a 4-yard touchdown and the first sponded wi
>ne of four USC kicking game mistakes, ing the gap
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)rost and Larkin, who was named
he MVP. pHM
The Lady Gamecocks' next home |
latch is Oct. 3 against LSU. .
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Vomen's Soccer times
The USC women's soccer team,
nnlro/i 10th in tho Smith Rpcrinn im- ^ ^
iroved to 2-0 with a 2-1 victory over ^or 0 ou
JNC-Asheville Friday night at Stone y commen
Itadium. or another
After a scoreless first half, UNC- ,
ksheville struck first in the 53rd minute. ebrated th<
that broke
USC evened the game at one when national pi
ophomore Jennie Ondo netted her secnd
goal of the young season at the 72:29 ^4i
lark in a scramble in front of the net. Brooklyn
Carolina midfielder Mandy Pavlovits African Ai
ut USC up for good when she took an ea?ue ev(
)ndo pass and knocked home a goal ^SP118 on
rom five yards out in the 77th minute.
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John Abraham helps bring down Daunte Culpepper for
Icing game also was plagued To start the secoi
3d extra points and two blocked received the kickoff a
aunts that weren't blocked on- yards in 1:23 to score
an average of 37.3 yards. possession, UCF inc
icial teams seemed doomed 24-14 on an 84 yard,
irt of the game when wide re- vey
Hood received the kickoff The Knights' ad1
d out of bounds at the USC last long as the Gai
great field position or
first possession, a shaky An- an^ a 10-yard retur
jht threw three incomplete Jon-Eric Sullivan,
ch forced USC to punt. With the ball on I
punt was batted down giv- wide receiver Zola Di
Florida the ball on USC's 4- bined ^ of 23 y*"
sneaked into the ei
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excellent field position, the ^ fQur
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Gamecocks were quick to an- on the next , ^
ossessions later when Hood fa fte GamecocW fa
L-yard touchdown pass from , fumbled oi
i TD was Hood's first at South
The offense progr
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team would score agarn until r, Cardura wt
e second quarter. Wnght con- 7 , Florida>s door
Hood again for a 32-yard TD tral ^l0nda 8 d00rig
the Gamecocks ahead 14-7. The beginning of
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HV changed forever. Th
Columnist | 18, 1967, when Be
? fielder Tony Coniglii
rsanes are generally happy the eye from Jack H
fornia Angels.
re times etched in the frame- Conigliaro was on
r memories. They are usual- nes8 to 196? At
aorated each year in one way , ,
J J youngest player eve
runs.
ar, Major League Baseball eeli
50th anniversary of an event , im ... . .
down the racial burners of the World Series m
istime. was going well foi
. . . . their fans. Howevei
r, Jackie Robinson joined the Qne
Dodgers, becoming the first
nerican to play at the major Notorious for ci
il. His achievement provided Conigliaro was una
and hope for millions of Amer- way the hard-thro\
i fitting tribute, every major ball,
m retired his number. Billy Conigliaro,
ar also was the anniversary of & Red Sox prospect, v
This tragedy occurred 30 years expected Tony to bo
emembered only by a few base- as he usually did a
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After an unsuccessful se
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6-yard TD pass to Jermale
was Kelly's career first.
Down 33-24, the Knight
R the USC 40-yard fine on a 1
BhHj Taking full advantage of t
Wg tion, Central Florida added
wOp|2| Hi bringing the final score to <
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Mk 9 back and with little time rer
jWtl tried an on-side kick, but D
the ball out of the air.
pj Wright went 23-41 for 2
three touchdowns, a carei
P ^ Gamecocks ran for 142 yar
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jSton the Gamecock Hambnck leading the way
one of eight sacks, nes for 81 yards and one T
id half, the Knights . ,For the receivers, Davb
nd quickly drove 84 10 ^hes for 120 yar
a TD. On their next racked UPtw0 m 0n the
reased their lead to UCF s quarterback, Daunt
1:11 touchdown dri- went 13-27 for 299 yards a
The defense was dealt
vantage was not to outside ^backer Darren I
mecocks would get bahgame in the second q
i a bad punt by UCF
n by punt returner
ivis twice for a com- I
Is, and then Wright / $ *
id zone from three B|i|9j|^Hpr^ #
j Gamecocks' deficit
towns, Central Flori- k
vor when Atkins re- 'the
fourth quarter
ermanently take the |^AgyM
ck Troy Hambrick K ;
wn from 3 yards out.
The Gamecock defense held
e sport, not
jconds, lives can be He'd suffered a fracturi
is was the case Aug. bone, dislocated jaw, scalp a
iston Red Sox out- a severely bruised eye. The
aro took a fastball in a blurry-blind spot in the le
[amilton of the Cali- ined depth perception.
After sitting out the enl
the doorstep of great- son f-omgharo returned in
122, he'd become the earn the toe.
, ,An, Comeback Player of the
r to reach 100 home
The next season, he hit
and had 116 RBI. However
! on their way to their aj. en(j 0f the season
20 years. Everything retiring at age 26. A 21-ga
r the Red Sox and attempt in 1975 failed.
:, that changed with Hefound
a new career
ing, eventually auditionin
rowding the plate, Sox in 1982.
ble to get out of the On the way home from
ring Hamilton's fast- he suffered a heart attack. I
too long without oxygen.
Tony's brother and rest ofhis life in a chronicvas
in the stands and requiring 24-hour care,
unce back to his feet Tony Conigliaro died ii
fter getting hit. In- age ?f 45.
iro had to be carried "He might have been th<
stretcher. Ruth's and Aaron's record,'
Congratul
to th
397 New Mei
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Ames Garrett Hayes
Paynes Monica Hill
r Boguski Holley Hughe
Boyd Erin Keisler
Sutler Kimberly Kra
issone Elizabeth Lafl
Dowling Suzanna Lani
nglish Rozanne Matl
pperson Christine Mel
Farley Erika Miller
ncher Ashley Monts
ister Shellie Niven
Gilfillan Dargan Odor
Griffith Tammy Parke
[aley Laura Lee Ph
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We Picked
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light Fever
66 yards and i
er-high. The
dS-TtihoTr?y BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock
with 18 car- Senior quarterback Anthony Wright threw
for a career-high three TD Saturday.
ds^and Hood ^nck ^ ou* e*^t wee^ with
: other hand, ?f tared ankle,
e Culpepper, Without Darren Hambrick, USC
nd three TD. will head down to Athens Saturday to batblow
when between the hedges. The duiambrick
left s^ar^s at 3:30 p.m., and will be televised
BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock
I the Golden Knights to Just 31 rushing yards.
just an athlete
sd left cheek- pitcher Jim Palmer said "With that swing,
Dntusions and in that ballpark, there's no telling how
injury caused many he would have hit."
ft e^e ^ ru" Instead, he became another player
who was unable to fulfill his potential.
tire 1968 sea1969
playing My purpose in writing this article is
rican League's ?^er some advice.
Year Award. If you have a favorite player, don't lim36
home runs it yourself. Don't just be a fan of Michael
, he was trad- Jordan or Ken Griffey Jr. but rather a fan
and ended up of basketball or baseball,
me comeback fhe players are not going to be around
forever. I've been a baseball fan for about
in broadcast- jo years, but I missed Kirby Puckett, the
g for the Red Twins outfielder, forced from the game
kv crlaiirnmn
"J bluuw"lw'
the audition j missed Hank Gatherg ^ ^ Bias
lis brain went
He spent the I only saw a little of Larry Bird before
care hospital, back problems drove him to retirement.
My advice: Admire Griffey's home runs
a 1990 at the if you like, but don't forget about Tony
Gwynn's amazing hitting ability. You
e guy to break never know when a tragic mishap will
' Hall of Fame hobble a man or kill an athlete.
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