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Scandinavians Vott making a big impact Wed on the men's soccer 7 P1 team. The new ^ Gamecock Sports 7 Top 25. P' Last-; "* ' 40 "" - -v... u \ H. ~ > -1 *r? ** . 4^ ^ t - %*%?* 'x r \ ? .. :.. ? ' ; v:-' Junior kicker Courtney Leavitt remaining to give Marshall a \ severely damages any bowl hop Turnove staff writer BROCK VERGAKIS In the offensive meeting rooi press conferences are held, there is ? reads: "Gamecock Law: No. 1. No 2. No busted assignments, and No. Breaking the third law Saturda shall to execute the death penalty i olina victory. Fumbles and interceptions could worse times than they did for the G first drive of the game resulted in i at the Marshall 7-yard line, after a "Yes, the fumbles really hurt, bui Hood said. Instead of tying the game, the G; to go on defense again after a brillij terback Anthony Wright. The inabilil USC having to fight back the rest of 7-3 at the end of the first quarter. Tragedy struck Gamecock ball ca time on USC's first drive of the sec< to go to Hambrick on two straight r na made it to the Marshall 5-yard li back fumbled, turning the ball over "I made the break, and when I me. I was nfF-halanre." Hamhrirk ss red zone opportunity was blown bee killed ourselves on offense. The turr that's something we thought we'd p brick continued. Hambrick narrowly escaped beii other turnover with 8:50 left in the first play of a drive after a Marshall p brick losing five yards, fumbling, anc Mixon recover the ball for USC. Flair, new ? After firing and re?f my staff women to shauuSINGLETON stupidity , singleton 3:16 (but then , ? again, it all reverts back to women), USC's Most Dangerous Man has returned for another week of brutality for your reading pleasure. This past Monday, the HBK (the only brother I didn't fire) and I traveled to another commercialized arena to watch the soap opera known < as WCW Monday Nitro. ' I eybafl nesday vs. Winthrop m. i's Soccer inesday at Davidson m. secon ? Hr L z . - ^ Xl - ,\ "\-V\ i" jfejjjjp W IP IliKil |p ^ 4* *2? < 1 ~v -'- - *> . . ,&.;y . s>* :>: 5'^ ?> ' > -f &>t -. fj& A - S ^ /? "3# v'.' J^i*" reacts to Marshall's player Billy Mi !4-21 victory over the Gamecocks, es the Gamecocks had. rs haunt I ? "We had too Jf not for Mi: m, where postgame have scored, but i sign on the wall that fenSe 90 yards i foolish penalties, No. in the secom 3. No turnovers." and the rest oft y night allowed Mar- the first and sec an all hopes of a Car- third quarter a] the very first pla not have come at any returned for 13 -amecocks. Carolina's Coach Scott i a Kerry Hood fumble the first nlav. it1 completed pass. Motivation c t any turnover hurts," later, Marshall i However, the amecocks were forced Carolina had me uit drive led by quar- in the fourth que y to score would leave fensive stand, 1 the game, going down two minutes rer The only thii rriers once again, this score a field goa md quarter. Electing force the game ii unning plays, Caroli- onds left, Wrigh ae before the running mistake that w< He threw an inte shook that guy off of ning field goal a lid. A second straight "It's tough ti ause of a fumble. "We man and try to < lovers took a toll, and Three times >ut behind us," Ham- empty. Twice Cc ney Leavitt mis ig responsible for an- Points lost to mi second quarter. The bined for 17 add >unt resulted in Ham- The hope for I luckily having Steve "something good ing. champ hig There was an electric feeling of an- 1 ticipation in the Bi-Lo Center upon i hearing the rumor that Ric Flair would ( make his return and that the Four Horsemen would be reformed, but I didn't come to Hickville for that. I came to the armpit of Clemson country to see both factions of the nWo. We had ringside seats to the events, but we nearly missed the first match because the rednecks in the eight rows in front of us wouldn't sit down. Despite the fact that the match was cheesy, we didn't pay that much money to see the backs of their crimson necks. To me, the coolest thing about attending a wrestling match is all the wonderful signs that one sees in the stands. After all, there's something about signs like "Sting and Luger Can ? lag Tehm Us" and "I'm Having Gold- " berg's Love Child" that really makes 1 Spc d fiel V ' . ?* > ' * ^ ' ' ^ ,-., : ,. - ' > n'? - **;".r* -n ? 4^, f <> %'^i ? i."<? / **? ? ? . U\ J ''Y*'^ s-v Ik'ff v . *> *''"' ^ . *,,: '? (*#** ?-** ^ v V ?V * . < %A,,.y-'' I :^*^.;txv <M' ?*\? jBSb ** > ^ s v ^ / ' 4 < $*:.. ;t * h>,. - & *'l' "^Kt"l^ "'i' \i - T'-V ''?"\..?(?c; #<*<* vA->.,k3-J-,r. ,V=. v iiY' *f*\ >\yt {&*&,% * V **' '**,* > ' '?& * -.A,^V-U:.y-.,> ? sean rayford The Camcxtx alashevich's field goal with no tin The loss drops Carolina to 1-2 an JSC again many mistakes," Mixon said, son recovering, Marshall probably wou that event enabled Wright to lead the c d 10 plays for a touchdown. 1 half, interceptions would haunt Wrigl he offense. As with the first two drives ond quarters, Carolina's first drive in tl iso resulted in a turnover. This time, c ly, Wright threw an interception that wj yards. said, "When you throw an interception c s certainly motivation for them." :ertainly wasn't a problem. Three plaj scored. ! real killer came near the end of the gam maged to come back from 11 points dow irter to tie up the score. After a tough d JSC controlled the ball with less tha naining in the game, lg the Gamecock offense needed to do w? 1 to win, or keep possession of the ball i ito overtime. With a minute and four se t rolled back into the pocket and made juld ultimately cost Carolina the gam sreeption, leading to Marshall's game-wu s time expired. a feel the way I feel, but I've got to be :ome back from it," said Wright. USC entered the red zone and came t irolina fumbled the ball, and once Cour sed a field goal, hitting the left uprigh stakes from those plays could have con itional points. Carolina now, as coach Scott said, is thi will happen to this team if we keep figh hlight Mor ne proud to be a wrestling fan. You 11 jrobably see these signs on future mion^no nf Tnnu; Qnnnrrflr /^lOUUCO U1 WV11J U|7lUlgbl. Before I talk about the actual natches that mattered, I still have to ;alk about those Nitro Girls. I'd love a see a match between Kimberly and Mre. I'd be the special referee. Put it >n the Playboy Channel, we'd make nillions. Tastefully done, of course. Now for the wrestling results, be:ause you probably didn't care about hose first few paragraphs. After the Flock disbanded, Kidnan promptly defeated Juventud juerrara to win the WCW Cruiserveight Championship. In what was lefinitely the best match of the event, Kidman used the Shooting Star Press vhich he calls the Seven-Year Itch, md Juventud couldn't scratch it. The Itch" iSjone of my favorite moves jecause it reminds me of what hap 3RT5 dgoa senior writer KELLY MAGUIRE There was a rumble in Williams Brice Stadium Saturday night, and i wasn't because of the rain clouds. It wasn't even because of the figh that broke out in front of the cheei I leaders. Instead, the Marshall Thunderin | Herd marched into the stadium an defeated the Gamecocks. What went wrong? Why did Cai olina lose 24-21 in the final seconds t a team that we should have beaten The answer: turnovers. "I think our football team is gc ing to learn, we as coaches are goin to learn, you're not going to win b turning the football over," head coac Brad Scott said. "This was a game of turnovers: fou turnovers on our side/Marshall playe error-free football out there." Despite the turnovers, Carolina offense played extremely well and th? is what is so disappointing to Carol na coaches, players and fans. "It's not like the offense didn't pla I well; I mean we moved the ball, be 1 you turn it over then you've got prol I lems," Scott said. | Wright threw for an impressiv $ 260 yards and one touchdown; hov 1 ever he also threw one more intei f ception than touchdown passes. Wide receiver Zola Davis als :'l shined, racking up 110 yards on foe receptions. Shah Mays caught his first pass i L; the season, a 45-yard bomb, th? u was also the longest of the night an of his career. The game opened with disaste jV Not only did Marshall quarterbac ^ Chad Pennington lead his team dow L'k the field, ending in a confusing 13-yai ie touchdown pass, but as soon as th id Gamecock offense seemed as thoug it would shine after a 25-yard pas from Wright to Ben Fleming, Wrigl proceeded to pass to Kerry Hood, an the ball was forced out of Hood's hand Marshall recovered the ball at the own 16-yard line. However, the Herd could not ca] Id italize on the Gamecocks' mistake an ,f_ was forced to punt the ball. Carolin received it at the Gamecock 29-yar tit line. of Carolina reached Marshall's 1! le yard line, yet after a sack and a pena )n ty, the Gamecocks were forced to kic 1S a 46-yard field goal. The kick, cou tesy of Courtney Leavitt, was goo< in and left Marshall with a four-poii lead. fs Both Carolina's and Marshall next possessions ended in punts an e. that's how the first quarter ende( n Carolina decided to change its pui e- returner to Boo Williams in the set n ond quarter. Williams is the leading kickoff-ri is turn man for the Southeastern Coi to ference and on his first career retun c- he returned it 14 yards to the USC 51 a Two plays later, Carolina fumble e. the ball yet again and Marshall ri a- covered the ball at its own 33. But the Thundering Herd couldn a capitalize on Carolina's mistake an Williams made the fair catch, ip The Gamecocks finally put son t- offense together midway throug t. the second quarter, when Wrigt i- passed up the middle to Davis for 40-yard gain, it Carolina finally reached the en t- zone on a one-yard keeper by Wrigh The touchdown put Carolina on to iday Nitro pens when you smoke a Cuban cigar around Monica Lewinsky. Of course, the Horsemen reformed, Woo-hah. If anyone really cares, Ric Flair went postal on Eric Bischoff and called him an "overbearing a-hole" and a "son of a b--ch" on national television. Try topping that, Melrose Place. Finally, there was the main event, which pitted Sting against the World Champion, that fluke Bill Goldberg. With interference by Hollywood Hogan, Goldberg was able to defeat CliJ 1 A- J 1_ * 1 1 J _J 1 ouiig aim extenu nis unaeieatea sureaK to the high 140s. However, in a class move, The Fluke helped Sting up and raised his arm out of respect. Overall, this was one of the better Monday Nitros. The ratings shot through the roof, but personally, I still like the WWF better. For those who don't like it, take the elevator straight down to the complaint department. "If 'ifs' were 'fifths', we'd all be drunk." )Troy Hambrick, USC running back responding to 'what if questions 1 lifts ] for the first time with 3:20 left in the " half. .t >- Carolina received the ball again c t with 1:51 left in the half, drove down the field, yet could not get into the end o t zone. d Leavitt came on again to kick, but v the ball hit the goal post and was no c g good. Carolina retreated to the locker a d room holding a 10-7 lead. Carolina returned to the field ready to play, but the first play of the sec- t o ond half resulted in a interception. t i? Marshall finally took advantage of t * the mistakes made by the Carolina of) fense and utilized its great field posi- I g tion, culminating in another touch- t y down pass by Heis.man Trophy t h candidate Pennington. Carolina's next possession re- t ir suited in another punt and Marshall v d scored again. On Carolina's next drive, the Game- ( 's cocks were stalled at Marshall's 20 on j it a fourth-and-one. s i- "We ended up in several short yardage situations there, and came up 1 y short on some key ones," Scott said. tt Marshall punted again and the c > third quarter ended, with the Herd i leading the Gamecocks 21-10. j e Carolina's offense came on f. strong in the fourth quarter when t r. Weight passed to Hood for an eight- 1 yard TD. I i0 Carolina finally showed some ir gumption when they decided to go for ( a two-point conversion to narrow Mar0f shall's lead to three points. i ^ The attempt was good on a pass i lCj from Wright to Troy Hambrick. "It felt like that if we would just 1 r calm down and keep our poise out there 1 k that we could take control of the game 1 ^ cause our running game and our pass ^ ing game was being effective," Scott ! ie said. ^ Carolina then scored again with 1 ,g 3:09 left to tie the game at 21- all. 1! . d t. Running back Troy Hambrick anemj p defender. Hambrick rushed for 141 i Gamecoc Chattano staff uriter CHRIS PeGUIDO The USC volleyball team continued its solid play this weekend, winning three matches to claim the Chattanooga Invitational. Freshman Cally Plummer was named tournament MVP, while seniors Cindy Robarge and Ashley Edlund were named to the All-Tournament team. "I saw some great things this weekend," USC coach Kim Hudson-Christopher said. "Cindy Robarge keeps getting better in the middle. Our offense did some good things." Saturday, Carolina defeated both Troy State and Tennessee-Chattanooga 3-0 after sweeping Murray State Friday night. In Saturday's first match, Robarge had Nate says the Clemson football team has started 1-2 in the past four evennumbered years, 1992, 1994, 1996 and now 1998 with a 20-18 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers Saturday. [J nciu The crowd went wild, and it seemed hat the Gamecocks might have a hance to pull out this victory. "Then we get down in a possession >n the last drive and what did we lo? Drop two out of three passes that yere right in our hands and had to ome away with a field goal; very disippointing," Scott said. Then disaster struck. Carolina was down deep in its own erritory when Wright missed his inended receiver and the ball flew ino the waiting hands of a Herdsman. Carolina's hopes were dashed when Marshall's kicking team ran onto he field with two seconds left and won he game on a 37-yard field goal. "You only get so many chances and hat clock keeps ticking away and that's vhat caught up with us," Scott said. As Marshall celebrated its triumph, Carolina players ran off the field, or ust laid down in complete and utter shock. The game was over and Marshall lad come out on top. Carolina finished with more first lowns (22 to Marshall's 20), more passng yards (260 to 177) and more net mrds (458 to 310). "I know that our young men were lying and giving some effort out there, jut at the same time you've got to make jlays," Scott said. "We've all got to do a better job of jxecuting; coaches and players. However, Carolina's two fumbles ind two interceptions were'its downall. "Now we'll find a way to continue ;o work hard and something good will iappen to this team because weH keep lighting," Scott said. Thp fl-nmprnrlrs rpfnrn t.n artinn Saturday against Mississippi State. The game is set for 12:30 p.m. and will be televised by Jefferson-Pilot Sports. .N ' ' la >NS Cv-w ^ HHi ' ^ %N ?r%"1 %vvw< .-."".Lyy. .< !? ^y. vV 'll '!".*L ^ ^ SEAN RAYFORD The Gamecock [>ts to break free from a Marshall fards. :ks take oga title 14 kills, hitting .455 with a solo block and two block assists as USC won 15-9,1816,15-10. Plummer had a match-high 16 kills, hitting .367. In the second match, Carolina limited the Lady Mocs to just 12 points, winning 15-5,15-5,15-2 to claim the title. On Friday night, Robarge once again led the way, knocking down 10 kills and hitting .471. The tournament title is the team's second in three weeks and moves the Gamecocks to 10-1 on the season. Carolina will host Winthrop at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Volleyball Competition Facility. All mktches are free to USC 1 students with a valid USC ID.