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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.
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