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« V Gamecock Sports Schedule SM Men’s basketball vs. Tennessee Tech, Fri., 7:30 p.m. ■ Volleyball at SEC Toumament-Gainesville, Fla. Fri.-Sun. ■ Swimming at Northwestern Invitational, Fri. ■ Football at Clemson, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. »' / | Gamecock football, volleyball teams lose SEC titles to Florida USC quarterback Phil Petty unleashes a pass while Florida’s Alex Brown looks on. The Gamecocks lost, 41-21. South Carolina vsFtakMfov 11.2000 al Gainesville, Fla. Score by Qmrten 1 2 3 4 Bad South Carolina '21 0 0 0 21 Florida 3 28 10 0 41 SC UF First Downs 13 22 Rushes-Yards (Net) 35-81 31-152 Passing Yards (Net) 166 356 Passes Att-Comp-lnt 28-19-0 46-27-0 Total Offense-Plays-Yards 63-247 77-508 Fumble Returns-Yards . 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-64 3-71 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-93 '2-37. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 (M) Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.4 5-26.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 7-30 Possession Time 29:02 30:58 Sacks By: {'lumber-Yards 1-10 1-3 Rushing SC-Andrew Pinnock 17-52; Derek Wnson 12-35; Phil Petty 5-minus t; Ryan Brewer 1-minus 5. UF-Robert Gillespie 14-80; Earnest Graham 10-55; Alai Rhine 1-26; Rex Grossman 2-0: Team 1-minus 2; Jesse- Palmer 3-minus 7. Passing SC-Pliil Petty 19-28-0-i66. UF-Jesse Palmer 15-27-0-250; Rex Grossman 12-19 0-106. Receiving SC-Ryan Brewer 7-63; Jonnale Kelly 3-41; Derek Watson 3-14; Carlos Spikes 2-21: Andrew Pinnock 2-14: Brian Scott 2-13. UF-Jabar Gaffney 7-t68; Rcche Caldwell 6-75; B. Haugabrook 3-42; Kitk \V»lls 2-19; R Gillespie 2-14; Earnest Graham 2-14; Rod Frazier 2-13; Thomas Moody 1-6; Aaron VVhlker 1-3; Mall Jackson 1-2. Fumble* SC-Derek Watson 1-0; Phil Petty 1-1. UF Rex Grossman 1-0. Attendance: 85718 Tune: 3:21 by Chris Foy and Rick Johnston The Gamecock The USC athletic program missed two chances to claim SEC Cham pionships over the weekend as both the football and volleyball teams dropped ' contests to the Florida Gators. The losses gave each team sole possession of second place in the SEC East. Florida 41, USC 21 The No. 21 Gamecocks (7-3, 5-3) traveled to Gainesville Saturday with as pirations of capturing their first SEC East title. However, the No. 5 Florida Gators (9-1,7-1) also had a trip to the SEC Cham pionship in mind as they overcame a 21 3 deficit to beat the Gamecocks 41-21. The Gators wasted no time putting points on the board as Florida quarter back Rex Grossman drove his team 43 yards on their opening drive to set up a field goal. After going three-and-out on their first drive, the Gamecocks responded to the three-point deficit by putting together a scoring drive of their own. On third-and nine from the Florida 34, Gamecock quar terback Phil Petty threw a fade down the right side to Jermale Kelly. Two plays later, Andrew Pinnock rushed over the goal line to put the Gamecocks up 7-3. On their next possession, the Gators were unable to get a first down and were forced to punt from their 29-yard line. Florida punter Alan Rhine took three steps back only to find South Carolina’s Brian Scott looming. Scott blocked the punt, and Carlos Spikes nabbed the ball at the 14 and ran it in for a touchdown. It was the first blocked punt returned for a touchdown the Gators have given up since 1981. It was also USC’s first blocked punt for a touchdown since 1995. Finding themselves down by 11, the Gator offense again tried to narrow the margin on the scoreboard. Forced to punt, the Gators found themselves looking at a mirror image of their last dri ve. And remarkably, so did the Game cocks. The ball had just cleared Rhine’s foot when it found'Derek Watson’s hand, who blocked and recovered the ball for a scoring dive into the end zone. The touchdown put the Gamecocks ahead 21 3 to end the first quarter. South Carolina’s 21 points in the first quarter were the most first-quarter points ever given up during Florida head coach Steve Spurrier’s tenure. The feat even si lenced “The Swamp.” Even though the Gators sent in quar terback Jesse Palmer to replace Gross man on Florida’s next possession, his three straight incompletions lined the Gators up to punt for the third straight time.This time however, it was Florida’s special teams that came out on top. Instead of kicking the ball, Rhine tucked it in and ran for 26 yards down the left side. The play allowed Palmer to throw a 40-yard pass to Jabar Gaffney which set up a six-yard catch by Reche Caldwell for a touchdown. It was only the third touchdown pass given up by USC this season. On Florida’s next drive, Palmer con nected with Gaffney again, who broke a tackle and ran 70 yards up the right side for another touchdown. Two drives later, Palmer threw for an other score. The 73-yard drive was capped off with a wild play as Palmer’s pass was deflected off a South Carolina defender and landed in the hands of Florida left guard Thomas Moody. Moody rumbled in for the go-ahead touchdown, making tie score 24-21. With 1:40 left in the second quarter, USC tried to retake the lead, but instead was forced to punt with 19 seconds re maining in the half. Florida retummanLito Sheppard took the punt 57 yards for a touch down to put up the Gators up 31-21. “That was critical,” USC head coach ' Lou Holtz said of the return. “That was what put the nail in our players’ hearts.” Although the second half was more slowly paced than the first, the results were no different. Midway through the third quarter, Earnest Graham finished off a Gator drive as he made a six-yard rush up the left side to score. On Florida’s next possession, the of fense qjoved 40 yards down the field to set up a field goal with 1:17 left in the third quarter with what would be the fi nal score of the game. Twice in the fourth, USC had first and-goal situations, but were unable to capitalize on them. “Florida played an outstanding foot ball game,” Holtz said. “We didn’t play as well as I think we could have, but let’s give Florida the credit.” Florida d. USC, 15-11,15-7,15-9 USC ran into a big obstacle in its quest for an SEC Championship Sunday af temoon-the Florida Gators. The Gators disposed of the Game cocks in three games by scores of 15-11, 15-7 and 15-9. The loss gives Carolina a final regular season record of 21 -5 (12-2 SEC) and a second place finish in the SEC Eastern Divison behind the Gators, who finsh the regular season 22-4 (14-0 SEC), giving them their 10th consecu tive SEC Championship. It was Carolina’s second loss of the season at the Volleyball Competition Fa cility. The last loss at home was Sept. 2 to Texas Tech in the Carolina Classic Tournament. The Gamecocks hit .156 for the match to Florida’s .201. The Gamecocks were led by redshirt sophomore Cally Plummer, who notched 13 kills, 13 digs and seven block assists. Seven of SEC SEE RAGE 12 ES__•: ^~_J Special To The Gamecock Gamecock players Julie Neiser, Bema Dwyer and Megan Hosp com bine for a block against Florida. Men’s soccer clinches trip to NCAA Tournament by Casey White The Gamecock The South Carolina men’s soccer team (12-3-3) finished its 2000 regular season with a solid 3-0 win against Flori da International on Sunday. The game opened on an extremely aggressive Florida team who was not able to get much done against the composed Gamecock players. The statistics were vastly uneven as the Panthers put up on ly six shots to the Gamecock’s 20 and two comer kicks to Carolina’s six. After several close shots in the be ginning, the Gamecock offense connected for the first score of the game. Dave Moore found freshman Ryan Daley in the 28th minute to put USC up 1-0. The next score came well into the second half at the 72:21 mark, when Da ley found the net again off a Florida de fender to make the score 2-0. Two minutes later, the Gamecocks ; posted the final score of the game when “ Daley tipped the ball to freshman Jor dan Smith for his first collegiate goal. “I feel really good because the whole * team played well,” Daley said of his out » A_ L Soccer see rage 12 Gamecocks pound All-Stars in second exhibition, 96-67 by Andrew Festa The Gamecock The Gamecock men’s basketball team will go into the regular season with two 29-point exhibition wins under their belt, as they routed the California All-Stars 96-67 Saturday night at Frank McGuire Arena. Junior guard Jamel Bradley led all scorers with 22 points, 15 of which came from 3-pointers. Tony Kitchings had a double-double by pouring in 16 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. Marius Petravicius had 14 points and nine rebounds, and Chuck Ei dson scored 13, eight of which were USC’s first points of the game. USC got positive production out of their bench despite having three injured players. After leading the team in scor ing last week against BC Flowtex, Calvin Clemmons came off the bench to con tribute 18 points and seven rebounds. David Ross was out with a sprained an kle, and Travis Kraft has a foot injury. Greg Taylor, who has mononucleosis, also sat out the game, and will see a doctor on Monday. Kraft is day-to-day, but Ross will play Friday in the season opener. The Gamecocks shot close to 51 per cent from the floor, 75 percent from the free throw fine, and 39 percent from 3 point range. Bradley went five-of-seven from beyond the arc after missing his first four attempts. When Aaron Lucas went out last sea son with a fractured bone in his right hand, Bradley helped pick up the slack. Coach Eddie Fogler admits the injury was a “blessing in disguise” because it made him realize Bradley’s full potential. “His (Bradley’s) instincts are good, he has good savvy for the game, he’s a good passer, he’s gotten stronger in the weight room; so not only is he a great shooter but he’s a good basketball play er,” Fogler said. Fogler said he was satisfied with his team’s execution Saturday, but he feels that the All-Stars weren’t as strong as they were earlier this year. He says Califor nia had experienced players leaving, such as former North Carolina guard Ed Co ta, and was drained after playing several high caliber teams. Fogler also said he was glad his team had the opportunity to work against California’s press defense, even though the game got sloppy as Carolina’s lead grew. He again reiterated that he admires his team’s extremely unselfish style of play. Fogler said he wishes USC’s exhibi tion contests were against teams that are betier matchups against his teamsince the Gamecocks face several formidable SEC opponents later in the season. For now, Carolina begins the regular season at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Tennessee Tech at Frank McGuire Arena. Cafifonu AltStan vs Sooth Carolina Nov. 11 at Frank McGuire Arena, Columbia California All-Stars (1-6) Player Fouls Pts Amts. TO Min. Kevin Simmons 4 11 4 2 36 Eric DeYoung 2 11 0 i 19 Chudney Gray I 12 2 3 29 KrisWsms 2 16 2 3 2 Drew Barry 3 12 7 3 38 Troy Nesmith 0 1 1 1 17 Kenny Price 2 1 1 1 22 Nate Hobnstadt 0 0 0 0 7 Toads 14 67 17 14 200 Total PG% 1st Half: 11-36 30.6%, 2nd Half; 15-34 44.1%,Game: 37.1% 3-PLFG% 1st Half: 3-13 23.1%, 2nd Half: 8-18 44.4%, Game: 35.5% South Carolina 2-0 Marius Petravacius 3 14 0 0 29 Chuck Edson 1 13 5 2 22 Tbny Kitchings 3 16 2 2 30 Aaron Lucas 10 6 l 24 Jamel Bradley 0 . 22 2 0 22 JoJoCadray 0 0 2 1 8 Michael Boynton 0 5 5 4 24 Calvin Clemmons 0 18 0 2 2! AntonioGrant 0 8 4 1 20 Tobds 8 96 26 13 200s Total FG% 1st Half: 19-37 51.4%, Half: 2(M0 50.0%, Game: 50.6% 3-Pt FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7%, 2nd Half: 4-11 36.4%, Game: 39.1% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total California All-Stars 26 41 67 South Carolina 48 48 96 Special to The Gamecook Jamel Brac'ley launches a shot last season aqainst Florida. Bradley scored 22 [ ->ints Saturday against the California All-Stars.