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Q] A preview of the ?? Ole Miss/USC game. A recap of the q( soccer matches as ik> well as the volley- _ ball match. pj( Sinoletnn returns s-jr o I Gameco against staff writer JAREP KELOWITZ The Gamecock men's soccer team 1 Furman Sunday afternoon at The Gn an aggressive defensive effort, the 5th-r squad was able to defeat the 10th-ri adins, 1-0. The win moves Carolina to season. Heading up this defensive perron goalkeeper Henry Ring. With a sevenRing was able to secure his fifth shu season. "It may appear that I had a good { wouldn't be having this good of a ga without the constant defensive suppc ceiving from my teammates," Ring sa The support Ring spoke of yielded tal shots on goal in this game. The P not even have a legitimate scoring oppc til the 11:30 mark of the first half. B man's best opportunities in the first 1 right post. The only goal scored in the game wa er Anders Ronnevig. The junior defens Norway scored his first goal of the sea rect kick with 9:14 remaining in the "I just caught the ball solidly, and actly where I had aimed it: in the uppe ner," Ronnevig said. "It feels good to ? one out of the way." The direct kick was a result of a f man defenseman Steven Rodriguez placed it perfectly, and the Furman had no chance. Before the opening kickoff, Gam coach Mark Berson was honored wit commemorating his 300th career vii milestone came earlier this year wh( feated the then-No. 1 UCLA Bruins b 2-1. It was fitting that Berson was hon game, because on the other side of th< some of Berson's longtime friends and f ers, Doug Allison and Charles Arm and Arndt were both Ail-Americans ur at South Carolina in the late '80s, but they would be coaching against him. Although there wasn't a great di ing, the game was filled with other t citement. Because of the aggressiven tensity displayed on the field, five y< were thrown between the two teams. B ^0 f- / \" 7. C ./ +?J w SEAN RAYFORD Sport senior joim narr <uiu uic inuiu off to a 7-1 start and host Woffo at 7 p.m. Horsemen MICHAEL STRICKLAND Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen were kicking butt and taking names last week. "We're taking back our company," Arn Anderson said, on "Thunder." However, their attempts to continue on their warpath on "Nitro" Monday night were stifled by the executive power of Eric Bischoff. Bischoff used local law enforcement to keep the Four Horsemen off the air this week. Bischoff went on to attack the "Nature Boy," calling him a coward for "living vicariously through his 10year-old son." That confrontation highlighted "WCW Monday Nitro" this week. The feud, which began in Greenville on Sept. 14, has really heated up since Flair's return. It is welldocumented that Flair was fired by Bischoff last April for missing a "Thunder" taping. Actually, Flair was with his son Reid at an amateur wrestling tournament in Minnesota. Those verbal actions taken by Bischoff on "Nitro" most likely will come back to haunt him somewhere down the road, as the Horsemen don't take too kindly to such bad-mouthing, especially from a nonwrestler like Bischoff. Bret "The Hitman" Hart was scheduled to get his first shot at "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan irj the "Nitro" res from Tuesday: ?tan 11 ^veland 3 ston leads 1-0 nDiego 2 xiston 1 i Diego leads 1-0 cks win No. 10 I losted rival iveyard. In ankedUSC anked . 7-1 for the H mance was save effort, of the ~ ^B?H| K^wH jame, but I * vpH|S me or year /N/\^ >rt I am re- WBw I \Jr id. |1||[ I 1~ ' u .jL only 15 to- HE* ^J g Jf 1 aladins did " iB *^Mk irtunityun- tH othofFur- EMMf BR lalfhitthe |&jPM fpll is by sweep- t % ;eman from ^| ^ 4 son on a di- * * jfirst half. **" *j it went ex- fHMHV & ;r right cor- y !et 466151 r P ft oul on Fur. Ronnevig goalkeeper ecockhead :tory. That mUSCdey a score of ored at this ?? s field were . ormerplay- Freshman Joey Worthen it. Allison ider Berson ^ ^ ^ ^ Carolina on this day leaving Steven Rodriguez ol only one in the half. This < sal of scor- wag ^puting a call and thr< ypes of ex" a delay-of-game violation ; ess and in- , * >llow cards 10W carQ> The second half was a d the Gamecocks picked up a cards in this half. With a ^ minutes left in the second both teams increased. Carolina's first yellow c ofjunior defenseman Chris six minutes later, veteran i lowed suit. Finally, with about thr in the contest, sophomore f son received the third and i USC's cards came as a resi Furman's last yellow a into the second half, coui Lease; Berson was extremely all performance of his tear , ? . "I am extremely proud i * said. "They showed great de :: v''':. - "v." 1 today. Furman is a great t s Photo Editor feated coming in here and w< crocks are unbeaten streak in the na rd tonight solid team with great coa utmost respect for." banned frc Main Event. However, it was all a scheme to have Hart stab Sting in the Ko/?lr Ao Unrron nrnrlro^ nrt Un*?f Cfinrr uaui, rxa iiugcui nuiivcu uxi jlxoi t, uiuu; came in to stop the damage. While medics tried to cart Hart away, Sting and Hogan began an impromptu match. Sting placed Hogan in the Scorpion Death Lock, only to have Hart attack Sting. Hart's actions were classic NWO, adding an interesting twist at the end of an entertaining program. World Heavyweight Champion Bill Goldberg finally took care of Chris Jericho and his antics that dated back to Fall Brawl when Jericho fought and defeated a fake Goldberg. Goldberg, carting Jericho's fake Goldberg midget to the ring, speared both members of Jericho's security staff as the World rn_i : -n?j ?1 leievisiuii oiiaiiijjiun lieu uie ring. Obviously Goldberg is ready for his much-anticipated match with "Diamond" Dallas Page at Halloween Havoc. Page later gave an interview with "Mean" Gene Okerlund in which he further informed us on how excited he is about his title shot against Goldberg. That match'should be a tremendous matchup, as Goldberg's perfect record will once again be on the line. Kevin Nash, of NWO Wolfpac, faced NWO Hollywood's Bryan Adams in a battle of the big men. Nash was in total oontrol of the match until Stevie Ray and Vincent attacked him from behind with a slapjack. Lex Luger and Konnan cleared the ring just moments later ifi what turned out to be an an Spc physical 'urman, w - 2%S? " ? V^" *> 5^* ' .* lg| > >t* '? - ~ , < : ' ;5V . * ; . -< i l battles with a Fur man defender in Si . escaped with no cards, Berson telt ti fthe Paladins with the cocks, especially iame when Rodriguez off indications. 3w the ball. This meant The team's r md an automatic yel- remainder of omit comes time for ifferent story, though; we get in the pi 11 three of their yellow can make somet 1-0 USC lead and 20 it all." half, the intensity of The way th< Berson's goals lc ard came at the hands great all-around Morman. Then, about John Harr, and t brward John Harr fol- college has defini Worthen. ee minutes remaining "I feel I am ? orward Matt Stephen- said about his st mal yellow card. All of ing guys like Joh alt of tripping. me is making it ard came two minutes Not only are tesy of forward Paul season from thei fense might also pleased with the over nation, a on Sunday. South Carolii of my players," Berson at 5 p.m. when (termination and heart men's match, th earn. They were unde- Georgia Souther ere carrying the longest The next hon tion. Today we beat a 11 when they h iches, who I have the at The Graveyari es are free to US m NITRO ti-climactic brawl. Later, Luger and Konnan were victorious in a highly one-sided tag match against Hugh Morrus and Barry Darsow. The Warrior continued to prepare the fans for his long-awaited rematch with Hulk Hogan. If youll recall, the two squared off eight years ago for one time only at Wrestlemania VI. The Warrior left victorious that night, capturing Hogan's WWF World Title. WCW will deliver the rematch the WWF never did at Halloween Havoc in inct nuor fhroo u/oolrc Ill JUUV W ? VI V1U VV vV vvllU> News and Notes: "Nitro" comes to Carolina Coliseum this Monday with local bell time at 7:30 p.m. Yes, there are tickets remaining at all Capital City ticket outlets ... Sandman, formerly of ECW but now with WCW, is the laughing voice on Nitro... "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, 44, had successful surgery Sept. 10 to remove a cancerous growth in his chest. Miraculously, Duggan has not ruled out returning to the ring sometime next year... NBC will air a special on Nov. 1 titled "Exposed! Pro Wrestling's Greatest Secrets"... Jackie Chan will fight Ernest "The Cat" Miller in an upcoming PPV event... word is that Ric Flair's family might appear on an upcoming "Nitro" to confront Bischoff. If so, that appearance might be this Monday in Columbia, since they live in Charlotte ... any wrestling questions or comments? E-mail me at: mgstric jt@vm. sc. edu. )RTS battle Fr 1 .A le JL V/ ^ sto/far V' ;s f ,< ?.. SJ?J m*S f C *, \t? to^ - 0 ml c?ach!' % Mi P^yed V for her < fcr ^JP ' Plu] I IF gan, M tremen of Voile so lette M three ti B land La Hi letic ac pi Wh iK " #* also All years o ifl All-Am als. PlU] SEAN RAYFORD Sports Photo Editor HlOSt ill j , , ^ . have be jnday's 1-0 victory. . ,. 7 7 letic ca about 1; lis was a big win for the Game- athleti because of its conference play- Michat how he nain focus right now is to win the DBlUjgj games and get a high seed when the playoffs," Berson said. "Once ayoffs, I am confident that we hing happen; our goal is to win * 3 team is playing now makes 10k achievable. They are getting play from Jonas Myllenberg and ' he transition from high school to tely been well-negotiated by Joey idjusting pretty well," Worthen ^ ;ep up to collegiate soccer. "Havn and the other veterans around easier." the Gamecocks receiving a solid r offensive threats, but their dehave one of the best cores in the la takes to the field again tonight it hosts Wofford. Following the ie Lady Gamecocks will take on n. ae match for the men will be Oct. ost nationally-ranked Clemson freshi. Game-time is 2 p.m. All match- and / !C students with a valid ID. of tjie Scott: remed asst. sports editor KELLY MAGUIRE Tommy Tuberville "We're glad to be home after two road games. We've just got some guys that are still injured in the season, but most of them will play this week. It's been a long four games, but we're just looking forward to playing at home again, and hopefully we'll get some of their guys back 100 percent. "They're [USC] a better team than what they've shown. They've had injuries in the secondary, they've had guys that have played hard; just good things haven't happened to them. They've made mistakes. Thev do a good iob coaching. "I know what they're going through. We went through three quarters of it last week and they're gone though a couple games of just making mistakes, but they're on the road for the first time and I'm sure they're looking forward to playing another SEC game and it will be a good battle. "They've got an excellent quarterback in [Anthony] Wright. "[Ole Miss QB Romaro Miller] is getting better and better. A lot of people would look at his game Saturday and say your quarterback hurt you. TKnf'o met o irAiinrr mi*r tmnnrr tn r*>nl/n mat o jnot a juuiig gujf ujmg uu niaivc plays, trying to get this football team moving and score points. We'd like for him to settle down a little bit more, stay in the pocket a/ittle bit longer. 7p.m., Wednesday Volleyball vs. Davidsc ? 5p.m., Wednesday M. Soccer vs. Wofforc 7p.m., Wednesday W. Soccer vs. Ga. Soutl eshman ] ading vol am to ne LOIS ROTONPO I tunny how certain seemingly unimdecisions can change a person's life. ; eventh grade, Cally Plummer de- ( i play volleyball in between basketl soflball seasons to keep busy. Look- , :k, she probably wouldn't have t volleyball would take her all the j USC from Michigan, ile playing to keep busy, Plummer ;o excel at volleyball. She began to s sporthnd devote more time to perit. ch Dan Fletcher helped her the most ' as a volleyball player. It was his ig during the first few years she that helped to lay the foundation excellent career as a volleyball playmmer is a freshman from Cheboyich.'She is a good student and a dous athlete. Not only was she one yball Magazine's Fab 50, but she alired four times in basketball and mes in Softball while attending Inkes High School. However, her accomplishments didn't stop there. 1 ile in high school, Plummej: was 1 athlete of the year twice. She was [-Conference in both volleyball and jail, and athletic All-State all four 1 f high school. She was also named erican at the 1998 Junior Nation mmer looks upon her parents as the fluential role models in her life. They en there for her throughout her athreer, allowing her to make choices ler life, sport and education. On an ic level, Plummer has looked to ;1 Jordan with favor. She admires i strives for perfection and doesn't ' *SSS\ 1 / < ' S i t life-' unn Cally Plummer has helped 1 leading the team in kills and sen Gamecocks tonight at 7 p.m. whe y's winning "He's got a long way to go to read his potential. "We do blitz some, we're not tha big of a football team; we're relativel small on the defensive line." Brad Scott "I think we can so a better coachin] job of preparing our players. Our play ers are contributing and playing har but not getting any breaks and givin up big plays. "Our nluvmalrorc nn V\r\+Vt cirlnc n uu>" alu5") ? the ball, on offense and defense, nee to start showing up out there a little bi more. But I am not down on this fool ball team. "When you play good people and yoi find yourself in the hole to start with it doesn't leave much room to crawl ou of. "Nobody's more disappointed am dissatisfied than I am, our coaches am our players are. I can assure you tha we had a whole lot of high expectation for our football team and our seasoi than what we have shown this yeai "The remedy's winning a ballgame You win a ballgame and I think it' gonna allow everybody to kind of tak a deep breath out there a little bit, be cause I think there's a little frustratioi building up. "They've [Ole Miss] got a quarter back that also is very mobile. He's go a great arm; reminds me of Anthon a little bit." Ole Miss defensively has "a lot c little twisting, n lot of little blitzing Nate says the USC mi baseball recruiting class has been j ranked No. 11 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball. Georgia hem Tech is ranked No. 1. Plummer lleyball w heights sjive up simply because others feel he has arrived at the top. You might ask why Plummer chose South Carolina to continue her volleyball experiences. "Everything just fell into place," she said. "The coaching staff here is wonderful, so are the volleyball facilities. The team chemistry is great, both on and off the court" Plummer believes that having such a close knit team can only help them on the court. According to Plummer, her best volleyball memory is from the recent match against Clemson, where she had 20 kills to lead the Gamecocks to a 3-0 vicotry. According to her, the rivalry and the competition of the game made it very exciting. Although only a freshman, Plummer is leading the team in kills and service aces and was named to all three All-Tournament teams this month (Carolina Classic, adidas/Sooner Invitational, Tennessee-Chattanooga Invitational). She has also been avital part in the Gamecocks' early-season success, helping lead them to a 13-1 start. Although she loves the sport, volleyball doesn't make up her entire life. She also enjoys other leisure activities, such as jet skiing, water skiing and drawing. She likes to use her spare time to relax, travel or hang out with her friends. Plummer has given some thought to playing volleyball professionally and doesn't want to close any doors on playing in the future. However, she is looking carefully at her career choices. She may becoifie a teacher or even a coach when her volleyball career has ended. Plummer and the rest of the Gamecocks will be in action tonight when they host Davidson in a 7 p.m. match at the Volleyball Competition Facility. f V s L ? l ^ - p j* jf % / pPPpp M r / 5s / SEAN RAYFORD Sports Photo Editor ead the Gamecocks to a 13-1 record dee aces. Catch Plummer and the rest n they host Davidosn. ; a ball game h "I don't see a football team that is in the position to where they say, t 'well there's no sense in trying* or *we y just can't win.' No, that's not the attitude at all. We've got to find a way to win and we're going to do that togeth. er, against maybe all the odds; whatever it takes, we're tmnna find a wav tn get that done, g "I don't think anybody on our team is playing extremely good or extremeif ly bad. d "When things aren't going well, you t just need to change something up. I'm for changing something up. Not the head coach, but I'm for changing some11 thing up. "I truthfully say this: our administration has been completely supportive ^ of me, when they brought me in here j four years ago and they've shown notht ing but confidence in our program. I s know they're frustrated probably like a everybody else. "I need to be worrying about getting < our football team ready to play Ole Miss. s That's the approach that III take on it, e will continue to take on it. "I credit our fans for the way they n supported me and the way they have supported this program. t "Their expectations for our team y have been very fair. At this point I have not done my job; we've not held up on if "We've just got to settle in and quit f. being our own vyorse enemy."