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Sports Soccer from page 8 Testo was one of several USC freshmen who saw significant playing time in the game. Midfielders Tint Glowienka (of Oak Ridge, Tenn.), and Jon Rich (Phoenix, Ariz.), also started for the Gamecocks. Forward Jukka Sondquist, from Tampere, Fin land, added the Gamecocks’ final goal. 0 “[The freshmen] showed they’re going to contribute this season,” coach Mark Berson said. “Wfe got off to a good start, and I’m very happy with their performance.” South Carolina improved its overall series record against The Citadel to 17-0, and it did so without All-American goalkeeper Henry Ring, who was serving a one game suspension by the NCAA, and midfielder Anders Ronnevig, who was out be cause of injury. Ring received a red card in the Gamecocks’ NCAA loss to Virginia. Ronnevig has a sore back. Both are expected to play on Saturday, when USC hosts Davidson at Stone Stadium. The Gamecocks, ranked No. 10 by the NCSAA, hope to improve on last year’s 16-5 record and advance past the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “This team is better than all the other Carolina teams I’ve played on,” Harr said. “\Nfe have great depth, and a nice mix of older and younger guys. Our main ob jective is to work hard. We might not have the talent that other teams have, but we *ork harder. Our determination and tenacity is our strength,” he said. we want your FEEDBACK WM ATTENTION Seniors and First-Year Graduate Students: p The National Science Foundation awards $77,500 graduate fellowships for study and research leading to a masters degree or doctoral degree in the sciences and engineering. If interested, make sure not to miss the: NSF GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP J Wednesday, September 8, at 4 p.m. |j Gressette Room, Third Floor Harper College For more information, call the Fellowships Office at 777-0958. ■ - - — ■ NAME BRANDS! 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With constant pressure and impressive play from Lady Buccaneers’ goalkeeper Laura Savage at the be ginning of the match, the Gamecocks struggled to a 1-1 tie at the halfway mark. “We got a big talk at halftime, and it made us a lot more focused so we could come together and con nect like we knew we could,” USC senior midfielder Mindy Sanders said. “We just wanted this game so much.” As a Charleston native who knows most of the players on the opposing team, Sanders said she want ed to give a little extra effort to win. She showed out standing speed and services from the comer and also recorded one goal and one assist. Afterward, Sanders received coach Sue Kelly’s award for Player of the Game. Most of the Lady Gamecocks attributed their sec ond-half domination to Kelly’s talk in the locker room. “I just told them a story of when I was with the na tional team [of Ireland in the 1980s],” Kelly said. “In stead of going ballistic, it helped to put the game into perspective. They needed a new sense of pride and con fidence in themselves, and I think it helped.” After three or four attempts at a goal early in the second half, the Lady Gamecocks got their first real break in the 60th minute, when Sanders received a pass up the line from senior Jennie Ondo (one goal, one as sist for the game). Sanders controlled the ball and curved it into the back of the far-post net from the side of the field. The Lady Gamecocks’ next chance came in the 69th minute when sophomore Melinda Carter drib bled through the defense and lost the ball when she and Savage collided in front of the goal. Thirty seconds later, Carter chalked up her second assist of the evening when she sent a ball through the defenders to senior Leslie Lamb, who placed it behind the keeper. After allowing only one more chance for a Buc caneer goal, the Lady Gamecocks put a cap on the match when Sanders sent another cross into the goal box. From there, Carter shot it in past a frustrated Buc caneer defense. “We needed a comeback after our last game [a loss against Wake Forest], so this was a really big win for us,” Carter said. Carter’s control in the midfield gave her two as sists on the night Soccer see page io VT No tickets to the BIG game? No Problem! Check it out on the BIG Screen!!! ii5c GAMecoc^ k NC State Saturday, September 4-7:30 pm // Russell House - Golden Spur Wanna h&va BSCOVI "•““"Boss? Come have brunch 1 with President Palms! 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