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IDie (Bamccock Volleyball loses to No. 9 Florida Volleyball Roundup The Gamecock The South Carolina volleyball team won one match and lost another this weekend as ^SEC play continues. ^ On Friday, the Gamecocks defeated Geor gia 3-1, but in a pivotal match for SEC East supremacy against No.9 Florida, USC came up short by the same score. The Gamecocks travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, Oct. 13 for a match with Alabama and then onto to Auburn for a match with the Tigers on Sunday, Oct. 15. Both matches will be televised, with the Auburn match being the SEC-TV Match of the Week. Florida 3, South Carolina 1 (Sunday) With first place in the SEC Eastern Di vision on the line. South Carolina fell 3-1 at No. 9 Florida Sunday in Gainesville, Fla. USC moves to 14-4 and 5-1 in the SEC with the loss, and the Gators are now 13-3 ^and 5-0 in the SEC. Florida takes first place ^in the SEC Eastern Division. “We have to get tougher mentally. Our offense has to get faster. They have to get tougher as attackers,” South Carolina head coach Kim Cfiristopher said. “Thiggs don’t get any easier because we are on the road next weekend at two tough gyms (Alabama and Auburn), but I look for us to respond this week.” USC was led by junior Nia Mackie, who tallied 12 kills while hitting .310. Berna Dwyer, seventh in hitting efficiency in the SEC, hit just .069 with 11 kills, two block solos and two block assists. USC hit. 110 for the match, while UF hit .255. Florida had 11 total team blocks to USC’s seven. In game one, USC took a 4-1 lead on kills by Milica Perovic and Berna Dwyer and a block solo by Sam Alban. The Gators tied it ft Soccer from page 10 a shot by Quinn; unfortunately, the ball was deflected off the crossbar, and the teams head ed into a second overtime. The second overtime was somewhat disor ganized for both teams. Several fouls led to free kicks that created scoring Opportunities, at four and then went on to score 11 con secutive points on six USC errors. UF won game one 15-4, hitting .400. Game two saw the two teams tied at one and two before Florida went up 6-2 on three straight kills. USC got within two, 7 5, on a kill by Dwyer and a Florida error, but Nadia Sefferovich couldn’t capitalize on ser vice. UF eventually won game two, 15-7. UF hit .385, while USC hit.138. The Gamecocks, down 2-0, didn’t give up. USC stormed out to a 6-0 lead on two team blocks and then pushed the lead to 9-2 on a block and three UF errors. The Gators fought back to tie it at 12. The Gators took a 14-12 lead on two ser vice aces and served for the match, but USC wasn’t to be denied. Cally Plummer took matters into her own hands with a cross-court kill. Plummer and Mackie then teamed up for a block before Mandy Quarterman knocked down an ace to tie it at 14. Mackie and Plummer knocked down consecutive kills to give USC the game 16-14. In game four, Florida went on a 13-point run, taking a 14-1 lead, and the Gamecocks could not recover. The Gators won the last game and clinched the match, 15-4. South Carolina 3, Georgia 1 (Friday) Winning its 10th straight match and fifth straight SEC match on Oct. 6 in Athens, GA, USC handled the Georgia Bulldogs 3-1. USC improved to 14-3 and 5-0 in the SEC with the win. Georgia dropped to 9-8 and 1-4 in the SEC. “After the first game I told them to relax, not to get caught up in touches and calls. We seemed to settle down quite a bit. It’s tough playing on the road.” Christopher said. “Georgia is a good team, but I was proud of the way we controlled the tempo in the second game and set the tone for the match.” but worked to neither Clemson nor Caroli na’s advantage. Ring saved some big shots on USC’s goal, but both teams remained score less, and the game ended in a 0-0 tie. “Whenever you play against Clemson, it’s always going to be a game that comes down to little stuff," Gamecock captain Tim Glowienka said. “It’s disappointing to get a tie, but they’re also doing great this year, so to get a tie is not a bad result.” “Both teams put a great effort out there. Dwyer was also proud of her team. “We are a solid team. We have someone solid at every position and good back-ups,” Dwyer said. USC was led by Dwyer, who had 18 kills and hit .533. Dwyer also added two digs and three block assists. Quarterman had 14 kills, Alban added 14 and Plummer, who was bat tling illness all day, added 11 kills and nine block assists. For the match, USC hit .302 while UGA hit .148. In game one, UGA jumped out to a 4-0 lead before USC tied it at six on a ball han dling error by the Bulldogs. The two teams knotted it at seven, eight and 11 before USC took a 13-11 lead on a service ace by Perovic and a team block by Alban and Plummer. UGA tied it at 13 and then went up 14 13, serving for the game twice. UGA won game one 15-13. Georgia hit .300 to USC’s .143. Game two was all South Carolina. The Gamecocks scored six straight be fore the ‘Dawgs managed to score a point. USC then went up 10-1 and 13-3 before win ning game two on a number of Georgia er rors, 15-3. USC hit .474 in game two, while UGA hit-.040. In game three, USC took an early 5-0 lead and then went up 7-1. Georgia rallied back and knotted the score at seven, 10 and 11 be fore USC took a 13-11 lead on kills by Quar terman and Dwyer. USC clinched game three 15-12 on a kill by Sefferovich. USC controlled game four, taking a 9-3 lead on five Bulldog errors. USC then went up 12-3 on another ‘Dawg error. USC took a 14-3 advantage on a kill by Sefforovich and won the game and match 15-4 on a kill by Dwyer. The sports desk out he reached at ■ gamecocksports@hotmail.com. and it's just disappointing not to get the win, especially with the opportunity we had in overtime when we hit the bar," Berson said. “But I give a lot of credit to our guys. They worked hard; they never gave up, and they never blinked. It was a great effort on the part of our team and I’m very proud of them,” __ The sports desk can he reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. USC golfer Thompson wins tournament Men’s Golf Roundup ^ The Gamecock Starting the final round of play in third place, Gamecock junior golfer Kyle Thomp son came back to win the Carpet Capital Col legiate on Sunday, shooting a two under par 70. Thompson posted a three-round score of 208 (69-69-70). As a team, the South Carolina men's golf team placed seventh with a total of 891. Geor gia Tech won the tournament with a three round team total of 870. Johan Kok, who won The Ridges Inter collegiate Tournament on Sept. 10, finished second for the Gamecocks shooting 223. John Bloomfield was a close third at 226. Ernie Rose finished with a three-round to tal of 238, and Omar Halldorsson tallied 241. The Gamecocks will take a month off be fore competing in their final tournament of the fall season Nov. 3-5 at the Golf World In tercollegiate in Hilton Head, S.C. The sports desk cun be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. %k (Bamecock sports staff is always looking for dependable new writers. If you like sports and are interested, call 7-7182 for information. Women’s soccer drops two games on the road Women’s Soccer Roundup - The Gamecock The South Carolina women’s soccer team struggled over the weekend, losing two SEC matches on the road. USC dropped a 5-1 decision to the Ken tucky Wildcats Sunday, and in their previous match at Vanderbilt Friday, the Gamecocks were embarrassed 8-0. Carolina doesn’t get a break as they play their next two games on the road as well. USC travels to Oxford, Miss. Friday, Oct. 13 to take on Ole Miss, and the following Sun day, the Gamecocks will face Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. Kentucky 5, South Carolina 1 (Sunday) The lOth-ranked University of Kentucky women’s soccer team defeated South Car olina, 5-1, Sunday at the UK Soccer Com plex. UK improves its series lead over the Gamecocks to 6-0. The Wildcats (11-2,4-1 SEC) started their offensive attack early as defender Emily Oet jen scored in the fourth minute of play. The goal, Oetjen’s career-first, was scored from midfield off assists from Alii Haeussler and Elizabeth Ramsey. Keri Boyce followed up with two quick goals, the first in the 46th minute and the sec ond in the 48th minute. The first goal came from five yards out with assists from Annie Gage and Elizabeth Ramsey, while the sec ond came as the result of a Susie Ledzianows ki pass from 10 yards out. Wildcat Erin Witchey found her second collegiate goal in the 77th minute when she put the ball into the upper corner of the net with Oetjen and Boyce assisting. The final Wildcat goal came in the 83rd minute as Kara McCue shot from five yards out into the lower left corner. Assist ing on the goal were Jen Reese and Heather Saas. UK goalkeeper Beth Wells posted two saves on the day, combining with the defense to hold the Gamecocks to only one goal. South Carolina (4-10, 0-4 SEC) avoid ed the shutout when MQrgan McIntyre scored in the 86th minute. McIntyre lobbed the ball from 20 yards out into an open net. Vanderbilt 8, South Carolina 0 (Friday) The Vanderbilt women’s soccer team ex tended its winning streak to four games Fri day night with an 8-0 shutout of South Car ’ olina. Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-1) controlled play the ■ entire game, racking up a 32-2 advantage in shots. However, even with a 14-0 edge in first-half shots, the Commodores only led South Carolina (3-10, 0-3) 1-0 at intermis sion. But seven second-half goals sealed the victory for Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt sophomore Jen Talavera, who got her first start of the season after being named SEC Player of the Week this week, continued her hot streak with two goals. The first goal came at the 57:18 mark when she headed in Kat Carroll’s corner kick. The sec ond score came at the 66:16 mark when Ta lavera broke away from the Gamecock de fenders and beat USC backup goalkeeper Jessica Freas one-on-one. Freshman Michelle Bruntlett also scored twice for Vanderbilt. Her first goal came at the 58:12 mark when she headed in a cross from freshman Laura Hershenow. The sec ond goal came at the 77:14 mark when Bruntlett gathered a rebound off a South Car olina defender and pushed it into the net. Senior Katie Stegall got the scoring start ed at the 16:37 mark when she took a rebound off the right post and sent it past starting Gamecock goalkeeper Elise Matthews. Her shenow got the second half explosion start ed at the 48:11 mark when she fired a shot past the keeper from the center of the penalty box. After Talavera and Bruntlett combined for three goals to make the score 5-0, junior Jessie Wolfe and freshman Emily Wilpers recorded their first goals of the season. Wolfe’s goal came at the 69:37 mark when she took a Hershenow pass and put it into the . - goal from the right side. Wilpers followed at the 74:53 mark when she one-touched the ball into the net off a cross from junior Lin daliz Arauz. Vanderbilt freshman goalkeeper Stacee Sproul preserved her third shutout of the sea son when she stopped a penalty kick from South Carolina’s Jessica Julin. With three career shutouts, Sproul now moves into seventh on Vanderbilt’s all-time list. The Gamecock offense was stifled yet again, managing only two shots. USC fresh men Jessica Julin and Becca Epstein were the only Gamecocks to get shots off. Caroli na has not scored a goal in a SEC match this season. The sports desk can he reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Football from page 10 •: Carolina took its first possession of the game to the Wildcat 23-yard line before set tling for a 40-yard field goal from Reid Bethea The Wildcats answered quickly, driving down the field with a seven-play, 68-yard drive capped by a two-yard Lorenzen run. Carolina answered with a 44-yard touch down from Petty to Scott. Scott coasted into the endzone after Ken tucky defender David Johnson gave up, think ing that he would be called for pass inter ference. “Brian made a couple of great catches,” reuy said. “It’s really important for us to be able to spread the ball around so teams can’t fo cus on taking away Jermale from us. The of fensive line is giving me the protection, and when we run the routes, that’s what we can do.” Two possessions later, Kentucky took a 14-10 lead on a two-yard pass from Loren zen to tailback Charles Scott. The teams traded field goals in the last three minutes of the first half to leave the Gamecocks down 17-13. The sports desk am be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Tuesday • October 10 • 7pm I Columbia Kaplan Center 1717 Gervais Street Presented by: John Benfield Dean of Admissions at the University of South Carolina School of Law Law School Q&A seminar to follow . 1 -800-KAP-TEST * kaptest.com _I * LSAT is a registered trademark of the Lay^ School Admission Council \ I If you are ready for a REAL Tailgate Party, then come on by! 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