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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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