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%\\t (Bamccock Volleyball goes 2 for 2 in weekend matches by Charles Tomlinson The Gamecock This weekend, the Gamecock vol leyball team claimed two victories on their home turf, defeating Kentucky on Friday night and Tennessee Sunday af ternoon. With USC’s victories this weekend, their record is now 13-3 overall. They are undefeated in the SEC with a record of 4-0. The Gamecocks entered the week end on a seven-game winning streak and increased that streak to nine straight games with their wins this weekend. The Game cocks also improved their record to 10 1 at home this season. South Carolina hopes to continue their winning streak on the road at Georgia and Florida October 6-8. “1 think that we pulled together well as a team,” USC’s Berna Dwyer said. “Everyone played well — there was n’t a person that was off. We’re looking to come out even better against Georgia and Florida this weekend.” South Carolina d. Tennessee 3-0 On Sunday, Carolina defeated Ten nessee in three games, with scores of 15 3, 15-11 and 15-7. USC’s attacking percentage was 44 percent to UT’s 12 percent, and the Game cocks had 11 team blocks to Tennessee’s three. Cally Plummer led the Gamecocks with 12 kills, five blocks and five block assists. Dwyer, who is ninth in the nation in hitting percentage at 43 percent, con tributed 12 kills, two digs and two block assists. Nadia Sefferovich had 12 kills and three digs. Liz Price had 13 digs. In game one, Carolina only had one error and an attacking percentage of 73 percent, while Tennessee struggled with a percentage of -20 percent. Game two was much more compet itive than the first. USC’s attacking percentage was only 29 percent, but the Gamecocks still managed to pull out a win and take a 2-0 lead on the Vol unteers. Game three began with an early 3-0 lead from USC. Tennessee made a brief comeback, but important kills and blocks by Dwyer and Plummer carried the Game cocks to victory. “It’s great to win over Tennessee 3 0,” USC head coach Kim Christopher said. “They have a good, well-coached program. They’re on a good run, and this was only their third loss. I was pleased with the way we played.” South Carolina d. Kentucky 3-0 The Gamecocks started their week end with a 3-0 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday. The scores of the three games were 15-0, 15-10 and 15 4. USC had a 44 percent attacking percentage for the match while the Wild cats only hit 12 percent. Nadia Seffer ovich and Sam Alban both contributed 11 kills each. Sara Heri led the Game cocks with three aces. Thirteen service aces in the match allowed USC’s offense Game one saw South Carolina hit 88 percent and make no errors on their way to shutting out Kentucky. In game two, Kentucky jumped out in front of USC. But Gamecock Megan Hosp made kills that brought USC back in the game and erased the Wildcat lead. At the end of the game it was Hosp again stepping up big for Carolina, mak ing the ace to clinch the game and in crease the USC lead to 2-0. Melissa Alban made the block that won game three. USC earned an early lead and didn’t look back, coasting to a 15-4 victory. “It was a great weekend for us, now being 4-0 in the SEC,” Plummer, last week’s SEC Athlete of the Week, said. ‘We are on a mission this year, and this was a step toward our goal.” The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Equestrian fights off illness in Irmo by Maneshka Eliatamby The Gamecock The South Carolina equestrian team put on a good show at Satur day’s equestrian meet in Irmo, despite the fact that three of their team members were not able to perform at their best because they were suffering from the stomach flu. The host Gamecocks were able to se-’ cure high standings in both the Western and Hunt Seat categories as both teams finished first and second, respectively. The Western Riders proved their brass when they emerged as cham pions over Berry College of Rome, Ga. and Clemson. The margin be tween the first and second teams was four points. USC had 28 points and Berry finished with 24. Clemson trailed a few points behind the leaders. The top athlete in the Western category was Ruth Sorrel. Al though suffering from the stomach flu over the last few days, she put on a magnificent show, won the Open Horsemanship title and went on to be judged the best overall High Point rider in the Western Cate gory. Erin Conrad came in second overall and was the victor in the Open Reigning category. Jessica Keels, also a Western team member, added points for the Gamecocks when she secured first place in the Beginner Horsemanship category. The Hunt Seat riders, however, were somewhat disappointed as their team finished second overall with 28 points - six points behind Berry. Clemson trailed by just three points and threatened the leaders at some points during the day. For a while, the Tigers looked as though they might take home the overall title in the Hunt Seat category, but then both Berry and the Gamecocks came back strong to beat them by a small margin. Jacqueline Rollings and Jennifer Wood were the only two Game cock Hunt Seat riders to win their respective categories. Freshman Melissa Homan followed a close third in one section of the open flat division, while Sarah Tomasi, a second semester freshman, finished second in another section of the same division. The Gamecocks lost their chances of taking the overall title in the Hunt Seat category when three of their top riders had refusals in their jumps. This was described by USC head coach “Boo” Major Duncan as an “usually highly unlikely occurrence.” Coach Duncan went on to say she felt the team performed fairly well overall, and that she sees this as a good start for the Gamecocks this season. She also feels their performance in the Hunt Seat catego ry was slightly handicapped with three of their top riders suffering from the stomach virus. ' ■ . Duncan had to shuffle around and fit people in different cate gories because some riders were unable to participate in their respec tive events. USC’s points from this meet will carry toward their ultimate goal of being able to reach the Nationals as a team. They hope to defeat Berry on their home turf when they meet again on the 21 st and 22nd of Oc tober in Rome, Ga. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Women s soccer falls to 0-2 m SEC by Casey White The Gamecock The South Carolina women’s soccer team fell to 0-2 in the SEC (3-9, 0-2 overall) this weekend with a pair of 3-0 shutout losses to Georgia and Tennessee. Both games were played before a home crowd at Stone Stadium, and the Tennessee game was televised by CSS to the Southeast. The Tennessee Volunteers (5-6, 1-1) en tered Sunday’s game hoping to continue an un defeated record against the Gamecocks from previous seasons. Tennessee posted an early first goal at the 7:44 mark as Tara Minnax assisted Shayna Teutsch’s score to the back left corner. This was the only score of the first half, however, as a strong Tennessee offense kept the ball near the Gamecocks’ goal. Despite numerous scor ing chances, the Volunteers were unable to score a second goal before halftime. After the half, the situation on the field turned around temporarily with the ball stay ing near Tennessee’s goal. This changed when the Volunteers were able to keep possession long enough to score their second goal at the 72:30 mark. Tara Minnax, assisted by Rachael Newkirk, drove the ball through a mass of play ers after a free kick for a two point Volunteer lead. Rhian Wilkinson scored the final point of the game on an unassisted run, driving the ball through a difficult spot for goalkeeper Jessica Freas. Freas proved to be a strong point for the Gamecocks, however, as she contributed a ca reer high fourteen saves in one game. Also, many players returned to full-time play from the injured list, including Jessica Workman, Morgan McIntyre and Kim Murray. In Friday night’s match-up, the Gamecocks and the Georgia Bulldogs (6-4, 1-0) entered the game evenly matched, with each team post ing six goals for the season. Both teams displayed strong offensive fronts, but neither was able to capitalize until the 29:50 mark when freshman forward Lauren Zachars ki, assisted by Jessica Winton, tipped the ball in from three yards for the first score of the game. Almost immediately, the Bulldogs struck again as Jessica Winton scored unassisted in the back left comer at the 35:08 mark. The score remained 2-0, with Georgia leading going in to halftime. In the second half, the Gamecocks con tinued to struggle as the Georgia defense si lenced their offensive efforts. Morgan McIn tyre, returning full force from injury, posted the most shots on the goal with two for the game. At the 88:54 mark, Georgia delivered the last goal of the game. After an assist from Shan non Murray, forward Amy Berbary drove in a header from four yards to the back left comer, putting Georgia ahead for good, 3-0. “It was frustrating because we played bet ter than we have the past couple of games,” said Gamecock sophomore Becky Leeper. “We definitely are getting a better rhythm together so it is frustrating when we are still losing, but making a few mistakes and not putting the ball in the net makes all the difference.” The Gamecocks hope to improve their record as they begin their longest stretch of away games this Friday against Kentucky. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Check these out...All Week! “These Hands Don’t Hurt” Creed Week Film Series Interactive display supporting efforts to end domestic violence Monday - Thursday: Check your WRHA listings! 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