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Gameo I NATHAN BROWN A??t. Sports Ed The defending national chan ons came to Columbia looking to w all over the Gamecocks. For the first three quarters, Florida Gators (8-2,6-2 SEC) were dumbfounded as USC (5-5, 3-5 SI proved to be the more dominate te; _ But in the fourth quarter, beh m 4>i 1 l K? : a . ^ uiit/ii icog ue-ieaumg owiiiig uiieiiae < rushing defense, the No. 12 Gat cruised to a 48-21 victory. Head Coach Brad Scott appea very frustrated with the performa of his team in the fourth quarter. BRYAP 0 The Gamecocks were frustrated 1 dent by Vic Penn's jawing with U Gamecocl i ) ?< x! ' * LI;?IT , fcj* JlJ* ^ ^ n&M* m $80 " 1 I *i V Q a 11 > Ijm Mkflk. ^ff:.-. v. ^|ByHpOH| # Lori Drost goes up for a kill in S ' Applic. Capstone Must be a ris with Applicat of A] Conferen* # ocks get c itor "I'm very embarrassed by the way our team finished that ballgame," Scott ipi- said. "The last 10 minutes were awrgtlk fill- We didn't look like the team that played for three quarters that played the Pretty much an even football game. jefl. That's what concerns me a lot." EC) Scott, however, was impressed by am. the performances of some individual ^ members of the team. and "It's very disappointing the way 4-Vk ni- nt/\ l/\4- 4-V?nf Vto11/vn*MA> /w\4 OrS wiat wc ict mat uangoiiie get <\vs<\y lluiu us in the fourth quarter," he said. red One individual who played well nee and kept the Gamecocks in the contest was running back Boo Williams. To start the second half, the Gators kicked off to Carolina, who Syjf for TDs in one season, quarter, Williams left i ' said that he should be yj ready for the game I against clemson and I that his return an| swered the team's call J if "^nce we came *n talked about that we JOHNSTON The Gamecock . , . . needed a big play to by the Gators, as evi- boost US up, Williams F's Reggie McGrew. t volleyball U , - *". * ft l v :r?r? 5 ri 11 i * 1 if ? ' ' I * H ?,i ' v i i i. Jt&.JHB* unday's four-set loss to Georgia. USC finishec Be part of Sizzling Summer '98 itions are now availab Conference Center fo Manaopr PnsitinriQ - ? o ing Senior or Graduate Student i a minimal Grade Point Average < ions may be picked up in the Noi : Capstone beginning November pplication deadline is December :e Assistants applications available i homped said. "That kickoff return happened to do it, and I thought that would give us the momentum to really try to put them out of the game." The TD return fueled the Gamecocks' defense, not their offense. Two Florida possessions after the Williams' TD, free safety Arturo Freeman picked off his second pass of the game giving him six interceptions on the year. With the interception, USC had the ball on the UF 25-yard line but was unable to come away with any points when place-kicker Steve Florio had his 40-yard field goal blocked. On Florida's ensuing set of downs, the Gators fumbled the ball, and safety Ben Washington recovered the loose pigskin on the UF 23-yard line. However, the Gamecocks, who missed a 34-yard field goal, were not able to capitalize on the turnover. With the two missed field field goals, the momentum gained by Williams' return was lost. Carolina fell even further in the hole when Florida added another TD late in the third quarter. The fourth quarter began to the chagrin of USC with Gamecock quarterback Victor Penn, who took over for the injured Anthony Wright, fumbling the ball. The football was snatched off the ground by a Florida player who rumbled 23 yards for a TD. After an unsuccessful set of downs by Carolina, Florida ran the ball into the end zone from 13 yards out to go ahead 34-14. USC was quick to answer the Gators' score when wide receiver Jermale Kelly caught an 11-yard TD pass. Kelly's TD increased his streak of games with a TD reception to six and placed him into the school record books for the most TD catches (10) by a freshman. 3am upset b BRYANj The set by tt four sets. rrn The. use 15-1 Tm we comp ^ - >- team do ( Q |^hHhB ^il ,'liwr-fr 3.CG to lll|lllllll||||||j^^| teams ba >i; " 5 tal Moore neck-and ft ., I x:y rl awayAfor SEAN RAYFORD The Gamecock ^ a kill and a 1 the regular season 19-6. jga(j le at the r Summer n Spring 1998 jf 2.5. rth Lobby 14. 15. in January. k by Gato Florida running back Fred Taylor ran against the Gamecocks in Saturday's 4 Alter a tailed onsiae kick Dy Carolina, Florida had the ball on the USC 44-yard line. Then, Gator running back Fred Taylor ran 44 yards for a TD. Taylor finished the day with 170 yards on 24 carries and three TDs. Because USC fumbled the following kickoff, the Gators managed to score once more with 34 seconds remaining in the game. In the first half, the 80,072 spectators saw much less scoring. Florida had two TDs coming on a pass and a returned punt. ?i? 4.1? xiic vxaiiic^ui^a uniy o^uic ui tiic first two quarters was a six-yard TD pass thrown to wide receiver Kerry Hood by Penir. Penn finished the game with 191 yards on 12 passes out of 33 attempts and two TDs. Scott seemed somewhat pleased with Perm's performance but recognized >y Georgia i fOHNSTON Sports Editor Gamecock volleyball team was up- ieac te Georgia Bulldogs Sunday in a 5. up : Bulldogs, led by Kathy Vis, defeated sopl 12,15-9,10-15 and 15-12. Twc O 11T 7 T*T-? 4-V* A IITAIT jLcaiiy uioappumicu witu uic yvay >eted for the most part," USC nar Lleyball Coach Kim Hudson said, and things today I haven't seen this the jver." ame 1, USC took a 4-3 lead on a pec] lior Lori Drost and pushed the lead crjt an ace by senior Heather Larkin. gia went on a 8-0 run to take a 12_ , , is th Gamecocks were down 13-8, but ^ ^ ;ter Ashley Edlund served up four bring USC back to within one. But ed three and finished the game on take Game 115-12. ma* 3. 111 ie 2 was back and forth as the two ttled to a 4-4 tie. But UGA scored ;o up 7-4. Larl gia went up 14-7, but USC didn't ^ coring two. But an ace by Vis end2 15-9. lina came out with fire in its eyes seas 3, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. lanaged to run off four of their own, SEC t four. kills by sophomore-transfer Crys- we ^ made it 6-4. The two teams stayed aPP' neck before USC managed to pull a 12-8 lead. seco on Kir conir\r* QKoni AKoKior onrl o TOPn vt kjj oviiiui uiicuii nuoiuci cuiu a * vw a ace by Larkin gave USC a 14-10 will nair Hunger and I Awaranesi November Monday, November 17 Sleep-out, 7 p.m. (Russell House Patio) Tuesday, November 18 Sculpt-it For The Hungry, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Greene Street) Wednesday, November 19 Oxfam Fast Hunger Banquet, 6 p.m. {Campus Room in Capston rs4^1 Vs- ^ I" * P? ^Bffll :=> BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock for 170 yards and three touchdowns 8-21 victory over USC. that the whole Gamecock squad must step up their play to move up in the SEC. "I thought Vic played well for his first ballgame," Scott said. "Certainly, ne wouia nice to nave a couple tnrows back, but he made some plays out there too. "We played them better than that score indicates. We had our opportunities in the third and didn't take advantage of them. If we did, then we might get there [the top of the SEC}. I told our players until we win these kinds of games, our program is not going to get there. "And I think that's the frustrating part about it. You play a national championship team, and you're right in that ballgame, and then you don't make the plays to be able to compete and finish the game." n iour sets Carolina went on to win Game 3 15-10. In Game 4, USC jumped out to a 4-1 I on a kill by Larkin. UGA put together 0 run to take a 6-4 lead. The team was Ll-6 before a block assist by Drost and lomore Dee Dee Fortman made it 11-7. ) aces by Moore made it 11-9. Georgia took a 14-11 lead, but Caroliefused to give up. A block assist by Larkin Edlund made it 14-12, but Georgia scored final point to end the match at 15-12. The Gamecocks had several chances to 1 away at the lead but made too many ical service and hitting errors to capiir\ nn/1 fVir?4 lc, aiiu tiiat uutiicicu nuuoun. "The thing I'm most disappointed about iat we had three opportunities to go back le fourth game and score points, and we i't," Hudson said. Georgia was led by Vis, who had a ch-high 24 kills, three service aces and tting percentage of .541. Carolina was led by the play of kin and Moore. Larkin had 18 kills and .368.. Moore had 14 kills, four service > and a hitting percentage of .393. Since this game was the last regularson match, it certainly wasn't the way team wanted to play heading into the 1 Tournament. "We have to get back on track where vere," Hudson said. "The girls are as disointed as I am." Despite the loss, Carolina still finished nd in the SEC East with a 19-6 overall rd and an 11-3 conference record. USC travel to Athens, Ga., for the SEC Tourlent where the team at 11 a.m. Friday. Vfk tameless s Week jfP 18-22 I Tk? X 11U "c H MWM 3: H Ft (/ Frid; , "c el S: Freeman, Kelly bright spots in dull, day KELLY MAGU1RE Senior Writer Despite Carolina's upsetting loss to nationally ranked Florida, there or J j./? were some oiiensive ana aeiensive highlights. Namely, the play of free safety Arturo Freeman and red-shirt freshman wide receiver Jermale Kelly. . "I thought we had some good performances by some individuals out there, but it's very disappointing the way we let that ballgame get away from us," Head Football Coach Brad Scott said. "I thought Arturo, coming down with two big interceptions there, that really puts him in strong position here in our conference, I think in interceptions for a season," Scott said. "He gave us big opportunities, and he's playing very well for us down the stretch." Freeman's two interceptions gave him six on the year and 10 in his career. "I just thank God for them," Freeman said about his two interceptions. "I really needed them. It really doesn't matter. . "It really hurts even more when you get a lot of interceptions and you ? still lose because to me, all I wanted to do was get a pick for a touchdown." As for Kelly, he surpassed Zola Davis' record of nine touchdown catches in one season by a freshman. Kelly moved ahead of Davis on an 11yard pass from quarterback Victor Penn. "Jermale made a big touchdown catch there at the end of the game," Scott said. Kelly ^1^^ said breaking the freshman f ; M touchdown receivingrecord "1 M was something ^ "^us^ ^aP" H receiver's ex KELLY pected to do it, so I just went in for the ball, and I .caught a reception," Kelly said. Now, South Carolina looks to build on the individual performances and create some great team performances. "We've just got to rebuild and just build on those things that happened, the positive things," Freeman said. "Take the positive out of the whole game. Build off Victor Penn starting his first whole game. "We've got one game left in the season, so we've just got to stay positive and stay focused and get ready for clemson." The Gamecocks (5-5 overall, 3 o wm race in-state nvai ciemson (6-4) Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2. The winner of the game will be bowl-eligible, while the loser will stay at home for the holidays. rsday, November 20 )ne-shot" at Harvest ope Food Bank, 12:3030 p.m. uneer and Homelessness )rum, 7 p.m. lussell House Room 205) ay, November 21 )ne-shot" at the dvation Army, 2-5 p.m.