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"Che (Bamecocl? Bouknight from page B1 Lafayette. “Kip is the epitome of what all coaches want in a student-athlete,” Tanner said. “I am very proud to be his coach.” With only one more win in a Gamecock uniform, Bouknight will tie the school record for wins, 36, held by Tim Lewis. With only 39 more strikeouts, he will break the school record in that category, 393, which is held by Earl Bass. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com Soccer travels to Indiana by Kyle AlmoneJ The Gamecock Looking to kick-start their up coming season, the South Carolina men’s soccer team travels to Fort Wayne, Ind. tliis weekend to take part in the Soccer Showcase preseason tournament. USC will face Notre Dame on Sat urday, and then either Saint Louis or Akron the following day, to complete the two-day event. The Soccer Showcase is an op |X)rtunity for the teams involved to eval uate themselves and see where they fit in with other top soccer programs. “The teams we play are excellent NCAA-caliber teams,” USC head coach Mark Berson said. “We will learn a lot from playing them.” Notre Rune, the Gamecocks’ first opponent, was picked to finish 7th in the Big List’s preseason poll. They look to improve on last year’s 8-9-3 record. The Fighting Irish are led by Big List Rookie of the Year Erich Braun. Thesophomore forward from Frank furt, Gennany finished third in the league ii i scoring last year, compiling nine goals with six assists. He is a pre-season All Big East selection. Braun is backed by a solid defense which was the strength of last year’s team. Seniors Stephen Maio and Connor LaRose fortify a defensive wall which recorded seven shutouts last season and a 1.18 goals-against average. The Irish also bring in a talented freshman class which includes two Pa rade All-Americans. It won’t get any easier for the Game cocks in their second game of the week end. The Billikens of Saint Louis are ranked 9th in the nation by the NC SAA, and they were picked in pre-sea son polls to win Conference USA this season. Their record of 17-4-2 was good enough to get them the third seed in last year’s NCAA tournament. Saint Louis returns eight starters, five of which earned all-conference honors. Forward Jack Jewsbuiy scored eight goals last season, five-of them game „ winners. Jason Cole leads the de fense, and freshman Brad Davis was the captain of the U.S.Under-20 National Team. The Akron Zips have won three straight MAC regular-season titles, and they are faVored to win their fourth. Goalkeeper Kyle Milligan allowed less than a goal per game last season, and despite the loss of top scorer and All-MAC first team selection Toibjom Birkeland to injury, the Zips return qual ity scorers in Orjan Bjanero (four goals) and Christer Larden (eight goals). The Gamecocks are coming off a season in which they finished 10-7-2 and missed out on the NCAA Tourna ment for the first time since 1996. Beison and the coaching staff took action during the offseason, recruiting heavily to fill the enormous void left by losing six seniors. Those who grad uated included forward John Harr, mid fielders Ryan O’Neill and Anders Ron nevig, and defensive stalwarts Chris Morman, Scott Campagna, and Hans Whetstone. What Berson has now is a very young team. Out of 24 players on Car olina’s roster, 19 are either freshmen or sophomores. He admits he doesn’t Soccer see rage B3 Want to know what the talk is about? Listen and find out. __ !_ ■ L__ 2 • .. - ' • we won’t be silent. Basketball team enjoys Spain — for the most part by Kyle Almond The Gamecock It would be easy to forgive David Ross if he said his trip to Spain was less than spectacular. After all, the USC basketball player was hospitalized for two days on the island of Tenerife with food poi soning. When asked about his trip, howev er, Ross had nothing but positive things to say. “It is such a beautiful country,” said the senior forward from St. Petersburg, Fla. “We didn’t realize just how big a city Madrid and Barcelona both were. We were all there just kind of wide eyed. It was a great time.” Ross and the South Carolina men’s basketball team traveled to Spain and the neighboring Canary Islands on Aug. 9 for a five-game, 12-day tour. USC head coach Eddie Fogler shared Ross’ sentiments on the beauty of their European surroundings. “The Canary Islands... I can’t de scribe how beautiful they are. Next time anyone is in that area, be sure to stop by,” he joked. The team first arrived in the Span ish capital of Madrid to play their first game against Baloncesto Alcala. Then, after easily handling Alcala, the team traveled to Barcelona to play two games. Barcelona would be followed by games in the Canary Islands. Meanwhile, in between the bas ketball, the team was allowed to go out on their own and experience Spain first hand. “We went to the [Royal] Palace in Madrid,” Ross said, “and Barcelona is just full of stuff. The Olympic village is there, and of course, the Mediter ranean Sea is there. It was great.” Members of the team also attend ed a bullfight, and most sympathized and sided with the bull. “There were at least three times ' ss.a . , — -V as many people at the bullfight then there were at our games,” Ross added. “It was very interesting experience.” “My favorite part of the trip how ever,” Ross mentioned, “was the seven hour trip from Madrid to Barcelona.” “We were on a bus the whole time, but just being able to see the country side was great. Everyone was just star ing out the window, wondering what they would see next.” Sophomore Chuck Eidson enjoyed the quality time spent with his team mates. “You definitely get a sense of ca maraderie, traveling with your team constantly,” Eidson commented. “With that aspect, we came closer as a team.” After winning their two games in Barcelona, the team’s next destina tion was the small Canary Islands, specif ically the islands of La Palma and Tener ife. Spain see page B6 Gamecock equipment manager Mac Credille is hoisted above the heads of (left to right) Marius Petravicius, Ron Weir, assistant coach Barclay Radebaugh, David Ross and John Combs as the team spent time poolside at the Plaza del Sol hotel on La Palma Thursday. Intramural Sports Sign up today for the following sports! [ l Flag Football fll Entries Open: Thursday, August 24th. Entries Close: Thursday, August 31 st. Entry Fee: $15 per team__ j II Sand Volleyball Tournament Entries Open: Thursday, August 24th. 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' .. ~ ~' i i 1 « _ Preston Residential College | 2000 Fall Semester Faculty Seminar Series Tuesdays at 6:30pm J Preston College Seminar Room | • August 29: Dr. Donald Greiner, Department of English, The Poetry of James Dickey September 5: Dr. Walter Edgar, Department of History, Writing South Carolina's History September 12: Dr. Hal French, Department of Religious Studies, A Meditation Sampler September 19: Dr. Katherine Reynolds, Department of Education, Carolina Student Voices: 200 Years of Telling it Like it Is September 26: Dr. Larry Wyatt, School of Music, Bright is the Ring of Words: How Music Illuminates Text October 3: Dr. Tom Terrill, Department of History, In the Middle: Life as an Arbitrator October 10: Drs. Kevin and Becky Lewis, Religious Studies and English, Modem Takes on Mouldy Masters: New Yorker Parodies October 24: Dr. Rosamond Sprague, Department of Philosophy, An Introduction to Dorothy L. Sayers November 7: Dr. Dan Sabia, Department of Government and International Studies, Political Judgment For more information, contact Patrick Pope at 544-1703 t:i_