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Men's soccer for rematch \ senior writer BROCK VERQAKIS ser The Carolina men's soccer team begins the NCAA ch? Tournament Sunday afternoon at 1:00 against Vir- wh ginia Commonwealth at the Graveyard. VCU is the same team that handed the Gamecocks one of their sec four losses of the season, a 2 -1 victory over USC in overtime on Oct. 3 in Richmond, Va. ly The first game of the tournament offers USC a W1 shot at rprlpmntinn fnr thair lnss as wall as fha taam hoi that injured junior defender Chris Morman. In the first 20 minutes of the game, Morman's cheek was broken in three places, forcing him to go directly to the hospital. He has only recently returned to the lineup. Morman's injuiy isn't going to phase him this game, as he refuses to be intimidated. "I think IH play the same this game as I did last time," Morman said. "Nothing's 'gonn' change; I'm go ing to be aggressive." qThe Gamecocks feel confident they aren't going to at have to change anything in their game specifically for vcu. se? "The biggest thing we need to do is not specific to na VCU. If s specific to us," USC head coach Mark Berson Se? said. "We've got to capitalize on the chances we get in an attacking them and limit the number of opportunities we give them." sti TTTT 1*111 1 waivieDaii crusnes \ staff writer CHRIS PeOUIDO While Willij points, the rest of The Lady Gamecocks opened their tered the Woffor< 1998-99 home schedule with an ex- ing the Terriers S plosive 111-71 win over the Lady Ter- the second half, riers Tuesday night. Seemingly, a d Senior Lisa Williams sparked the t??k the floor fol Gamecocks' effort by dominating the s*on- ^ Wofl'c contest with a career-high 32 points, Graves sarcastical nine assists and six steals. tea?nP^ "This Wofford team played with a ?nr-*u J 3 lot of heart," USC head coach Susan ond halfl /can'! Walvius said. "If we played like we on(j half." played in the first half, we will be of av- Freshmen, erage cahber. If we play with Wofford's Shuanzinski Gori heart, we'll go far." and 19 points, re; Shop Now! Fabulous selection of cocktail and evening wear! S/iaw/sy 6ays, ancf/eeve/ry, /oo/ DfVtNTl 1 If bill BOUTIQUK r,: Bridal, Children's & Women's Wear Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 1pnv5pm (l wonder if He lik (rms merl'S &onnh cost ME,^ ^i shoulp've gone to nrri. J It On/y^fefe?6fti A 1988 Charles Kovacik Qeography 1989 LoriThombs Statistics 1990 Terence Shimp Business 1991 cw?oGoocte 1992 Ronald Atkinson History 1993 Randall Engie Psychology Amoco Foundation' Don't miss the oppo class. Find out wh team ready vith Rams Senior co-captain Nathan Watkins echoed the same itiments as his coach, saying, "There won't be any inges. We've seen what they have, and they've seen iat we've got. Execution is what we need to do." One thine VCU has not seen mieht be Carolina's ret weapon against the Rams. At their first meeting in Richmond, VCU had on151 spectators, and that was at their home field, len the visiting Rams come to the Graveyard, a full use is expected. "The. crowd support is unbelievable at Carolina," itkins said. "It would be great to pack the house nday. We'd like to have more people than we did the UCLA game." Against then-No. 1 UCLA, the Carolina fans set tadium record-filling it with nearly 6,000 fans. The im makes sure to give credit for their almost flaws home record to fans. "Home field advantage is very important. Our stuits at USC support us so well, as do the people of lumbia," Berson said. "It gives us a big advantage home." The Gamecocks have accomplished half of their ison's goals by securing an at-large bid to the tourment. Now they embark on the second half of the tson's goal, attempting to go 5-0 in the tournament d win the national championship. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for idents. V7r\ffr\rrl I >y uiiui va ims was held to 14 C<H*Cl the young squad mas- i i defense by outscor- The ? Y ag^ncY 1 57-6 midway through to Full Time p! Administra ifferent Wofford squad #Le, lowing the intermis>rd's head coach David Career ConiK ly questioned whether 1320 Elmwood aying the second half. _ l second half?" he said. g we took [in the sec- swf /Sing|e widowed fe t remember the sec- \ ,? , - . likes include surfing the Jocelyn Penn and call rosie. short term rela man finished with 21 * a spectively. 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The Portage, Mi< ly third in hitting ir in the NCAA. She i seventh in assists ii is also on the verge career-assists record Correll stand deadlo with 5,025 each. Plummer, the o first team, stands a male freshman and 1 man to make the All New Grads! er Opportun n Columbia "exclu lacement - No Fee} tive Accounting 1 gal Data Processi actions 256-0230 or 1 Ave. Suite E Colun male) seeks attractive (oi web, murder mysteries, tionship preferred. m m ( Si 1 VN mmmm r rs i 5 l! earn ek! Mtswko r darns. 9201 ^ p Ice Da >n nan ene ?w honor bGUIDO y t record-breaking seaenior Ashley Edlund 0 Plummer were both j 2C first team, as an- a ference Wednesday. ^ iave worked hard this n my hitters have done look good," Edlund j -s are important when ^ jut right now I am fo- ? tie SEC Tournament ? NCAA Tournament . eat four years." time first-team memthe second team her Y is just the third per- jf to make the All-SEC ^ of her career (Sei Ai and Heather Larkin, s< tl ch., native is current- ^ i the SEC and No. 14 S s eighth in aces and n 1 the conference. She of breaking the USC o: 1. Edlund and Tammy si eked in career assists si 1( nly freshman on the h s USC's first-ever fe- a the second-ever fresh- a -SEC first team. Last p ities! Lsively" dedicated s - No Temps!! Insurance* ng* Fax 256-9321 ibia, SC 29201 ' not attractive) bw mate, or just hanging around. PIXAR bdgs iir novemiKr xj ^ www.bugslifemovie.com ?DISNEY'PIXAR ive things ho A M 1. Study. ;:| 2. Go andjwi 3. Finish up 4. Attend the 5. Signup itries are goii Sign up in roil 7 vuii # Mai ketheTl N< HP tusseffl Student G gn tip in Stiidei s Edlund, I ear, pitcher Kip Bouknight was the first 1 rSC freshman to be honored. yesfc "This wasn't one of my goals when I nam ame in at the beginning of the year. But agai have worked hard 2nd learned a lot from ness 11 my teammates and coaches. People like tern .shley, Cindy (Robarge) ? all my team- the ^ lates have helped me," Plummer said. 34 , iVhen I look back on my first year of col- The ;ge volleyDaii, a lot 01 tnings nappenea l g^ar rasn't expecting. If s exciting. There is no j, lace else in the country I would rather , un^ e playing. I am so glad I decided to come ^ t )USC-" phei Plummer broke the single-season ser- , ice aces record last week against Georia. The Cheboygan, Mich., native now a as 78 aces on the season, breaking Teri , lontoya's record of 73 aces in the 1984 eason. Plummer led the NCAA most of "J le season in service aces per game, but as been at No. 2 the last two weeks. _ _ _ __ 4 he has led the SEC in overall and SEC SUL 1 latches from day one. we v "Ashley and Cally are well-deserving 1 f this award," USC head coach Kim Hudan Christopher said. "They have been in- nes? trumental in our success this year. Ash- 1:30 jy is a tremendous leader, while Cally lost as stepped into our program and made of th huge impact, not only as a player, but neec s a person. She's also been a great crowd the) leaser." men the T H E A BB luBflfl^' a^HR' W$$, I I P?yS??!jt \, WED-THUR* FRI-S 830 PM 8 & 103 <6 *9 ; you need to do b me for the Holida itch the Gamecock basketball te, those term papers that were due ! Stress Blowout on December, 4 i for Intramural Basketl ng on now through Frid i the Office of Campus I 202 Blatt PE Center. 77-5261 for more inforr www.sa.se. edu/pecenter/im.htm Don't forget to study! HP iih m ^ rmm tianksgiving Air >vember 23-Novembe 8am. 12pm. 4pm louse Bates 4 Sponsored By: nvOTirniflnt usc^ VTVIUIUUU at Government Office RH Rr Summer ?he team left for Fayetteville, Ark., irday in preparation for the SEC Tourlent, and will play today at 11 a.m. nst Mississippi State. LSU and Tenee had to play a makeup game to deline who would be the No. 3 seed in Vest. With the Lady Vols beating LSU that bumped MSU into the three-spot. Gamecocks defeated MSU 3-1 in kville on Sept. 25. ^ot knowing who they were playing 1 the last minute made it difficult for earn to prepare, but Hudson-Christo said the situation is similar to the oiling of the season when they don't v a lot about the opponent. It's difficult to prepare with such lit- _ ime, but not knowing the opponent es it even trickier," Hudson-Christo said. "It's a new season for us, and 's the way we're looking at it. We've ? be playing at the top of our game if fant to be successful." f Carolina beats MSU, they will face winner of the Arkansas and Tensee/Alabama match on Saturday at p.m. The past two years, Carolina has to the Lady "Backs in the semifinals te tourney, and the players know they I a good showing at the tournament if r want to make the NCAA Tournat. !?% T R E AT SUNDAY OPM 8 PM efore going ys. ams play. two weeks ago. th. ball. ay, Deeember 4. 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