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The USC defense, led by seniors Kim Murray and Jessica Workman, will try to keep Wolfpack threats Shannon Tully and Laura Scott away rrom tne goal. Scott, who scored five goals and assisted on four others in her freshman campaign, is expected to be one of N.C. State's more dangerous goal scorers. Look for the Gamecocks to be more of a challenge to the N.C. State offense, which recorded 17 shots against ECU. USC's attack will be letfby junior Morgan McIntyre. Coming off of 16 , and 17 point seasons as a freshman and sophomore, McIntyre will be looked to for an offensive spark. Joining Mcln trye will be freshmen Amy Caddies and Miia-Maria Heinonen, who have ex cited both coach Kelly and USC fans alike with their strong play in the spring. The Wolfpack defense, which al lowed only three shots in its opener, may have their hands full with the USC scorers. Erin Bushy and. Kelly Jordan lead an all-sophomore defense that is rounaea out oy coieue sevme anu Lauren Bendahan. The two teams are moving in op posite directions. N.C. State is looking to rebound from a poor 1999 campaign which they finished with a 7-9-2 record. The Gamecocks' goal is to keep building upon last season's success in which they recorded program highs in both SEC and overall wins. With a loss against N.C. State, and national pow ers North Carolina, Clemson and Duke looming, USC could quickly see ' their record drop to 0-5. That won’t be an easy hole, to climb out of and a far cry from last season, in which the Gamecocks won nine of their first eleven games. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocks ports©hotmaiLcom. Outlook ^ from page 10 could see no reason why we can’t win the national championship. Today my objectives and feelings are the same." The team will have 53 lettermen returning which includes 15 starters (7 offense, 8 defense). The focus of the off-season this year for USC was to improve the offense. Offensive Co ordinator Skip Holtz implemented a shotgun formation, different from last years drop back passing game. Although quarterback Phil Petty was inconsistent last year, he now has a year’s experience as a starter and a slightly more experienced offensive line. The wide receiver corps will be led by Jermale Kelly and James Ad kinsson. Kelly had ten touchdowns his fresh ly man year, but only five the past two seasons. With Watson and Andrew Pin nock in the backfield, the offense should be much more stable this season. "At practice the offense has been stun ning," Holtz said. This year, the defense is aspiring to build off last years success, which was ranked 20th in the nation. The loss of John Abraham and Ar turo Freeman will hurt, but it will give an opportunity to defensive tackles Ce cil Caldwell and Cleveland Pinkney to step up. Outside linebacker Kalimba Edwards was second on the team in sacks. Sheldon Brown will play comer as he looks to replace the veterans Ar turo Freeman and Ray Green in the secondary. Alongside Brown will be Antoine Neismith who will be taking over the free safety spot after his con version from tailback last season. Rashad Faison, who was named to the SEC all-freshman team, will play strong safety. The special teams are perhaps the largest concern approaching the sea son. New kickers Jason Corse and Ryan Allen will be competing for the place kicker spot. Tyeler Dean, a redshirt sophomore, will handle the punting. In each of his last five coaching jobs, Holtz has led his team to a bowl appearance in his second year on the job. Although that is not expected here, it shows promise that USC should be a better team this year. The schedule is, as usual, one of the toughest in the nation. Six of the Gamecocks final sev en opponents went to a bowl last year. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. 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