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: I a:’ " “Che 6amecock • ■ from page 11 i her kills came in game one. “Cally came to play today. I was happy with how she attacked,” head coach Kim Christopher said. Another player that Christopher was pleased with was sophomore Sam Alban, who led the Gamecocks in hit ting with a .385 percentage. Alban al so chipped in six kills, six digs and four block assists. Despite the lopsided loss, the Gamecocks did out-dig the Gators 77 63 and out-block the Gators 10-8. “We out-blocked and out-dug them. The match came down to serving and passing. Our serving and passing just broke down,” Christopher said. “We accomplished a lot this sea son. Although we did not get our ring like we wanted, we have another shot in the SEC tournament,” sopho more setter Megan Hosp said. Although the game did prevent the Gamecocks from getting their “ring,” . the Gamecocks are far from finished as they look towards the SEC Tour nament. The Gamecocks have four days to prepare for the tournament in Gainesville, Fla., where they will be the No.3 seed. “We need to refocus, both physi cally and mentally. That’s what good teams do to win,” Plummer said. I Lady Gamecocks drop season opener to Rice by Charles Tomlinson The Gamecock The South Carolina Lady Gamecocks lost their 2000 season opener to Rice Friday night, 61-56. The loss marks the first time in seven years USC has dropped the first game of the season. The game was the first of the Pre season Women’s National Invitational Tournament. USC entered with a 2-0 preseason record. Teresa Geter led Carolina with 21 points and five blocks, and also led the team in rebounds with nine. Geter shot eight of nine from the floor and hit five of* six from the charity stripe. Shan non Segres also reached double figures with 12 points. Kate Beckler made her collegiate debut for Rice, leading the Owls with 19 points. Aarika Florus finished with a career high of 13 points. Da neesh McIntosh led Rice in rebound ing with eight. Jennifer Rigg made sev en assists, and Kim Lawson had four steals. The Gamecocks took a 4-0 lead in the first three minutes. Florus finally got Rice on the board with a field goal 4:27 into the half. The Owls capitalized on USC fouls, making their next six points at the free throw line. A 3-pointer by Becklergave Rice a five point lead, their biggest of the half. With three minutes remaining in the first half, the contributions of Geter and Pe tra Ujhelyi helped bring USC to a 25-18 lead. However, by the end of the half, Rice closed the gap to one. In the second half, the lead changed hands 13 times. Rice took the lead with 11:14 to go in the half, and held it for the duration of the game. Beckler, a major factor in Rice’s comeback, made five 3-pointers in the second half. Three times, USC re duced the Owl lead to two points. How ever, USC fouls led to the free throws • that decided Rice’s victory. Overall, Carolina out-rebounded Rice 38-35. However, the Gamecocks were committed 24 turnovers. With the victory, Rice advances to the second round of the WNIT, where they will face Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La. The Lady Techsters defeated Ten nessee-Chattanooga 69-52 Friday. Carolina’s next game is at home Nov. 22, when they play Indiana at 7 p.m. Soccer from page 11 standing performance. “We had to win this game, and I’m glad I could help out.” The game had a bittersweet feeling, however, as it marked the final regular season appearance for two Gamecock leaders. Seniors Chris Lockwood and Henry Ring are both four-year starters who have been key players forthe South Carolina defense. Lockwood has been a familiar face on the field, missing only four starts in his four seasons with South Carolina. He has proved himself as a versatile player, seeing time at flanker and defender dur ing his tenure as a Gamecock. This sea son, Lockwood has been a powerful force in the backfield, helping the defense to limit their opponents to only 18 goals this season. Redshirt senior Ring has been the Gamecock starting goalkeeper since his debut in 1997. This season he has been solid in the net with a .98 goals-against average. Accolades for Ring this season include defensive MVP honors at the Maryland Soccer Classic and Soccer America Team of the Week honors. In Sunday’s game, Ring ended his collegiate regular season career in a shutout with three saves. “They’ve meant so much to our pro gram, and they’ve been great leaders,” head coach Mark Berson said of Lock waodandRing. “There are so many things we can’t control about the game, but one thing we can control is our effort and our dedication to what we’re doing, and both of them have exemplified that. I’m very happy for them'to go out as winners and as guys who helped to put us in the NCAA tournament.” Berson is also proud of his team’s overall hard work and effort this year, es pecially in Sunday’s game, where a win was necessary to move on to the NCAA tournament. "They played very well during the course of the season," Berson said* "There is always a lot of drama as you come down the stretch. There was a lot of pressure on the guys, and they re sponded again like the top caliber team they are." The Gamecocks are now eagerly awaiting the schedule for the 32-team NCAA Tournament, which will be an nounced at 3:30 p.m. today. Gamecocks finish 18th The USC cross country team placed 18th in the 26-team field at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Cham pionships at Furman University in Greenville Saturday. Freshman Tamara Budija was the top finisher for the Gamecocks, claiming 82nd place with a time of 23:48 in the 6,000 meter run. USC’s Rachel Smith placed 103rd with a time of 24:14. N.C. State took home first place in the team competition while North Carolina’s Shalane Flanagan won the in dividual title with a time of 20:51. The NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country ends the Gamecock’s 2000 cross country season. They will re turn to action with the men’s and women’s track team in January. Gamecock Finishers 82nd Tamara Budija.23:48 103rd Rachel Smith.24:14 116th DeeAyscue .24:29 123rd Sarah Davis .24:40 125th Abby Sox.24:44 169th Nicole Behms ..26:00 170th Mary Wright .26:01 Associated Press Top 25 1 Oklahoma 2 Miami (Fla.) 3 Florida State 4 Florida 5 Oregon 6 Washington 7 Virginia Tech 8 Oregon State 9 Kansas State 10 Nebraska 11 Notre Dame 12 Ohio State 13 Mississippi State 14 Texas 15 Texas Christian 16 Clemson 17 Purdue 18 Auburn 19 Michigan 20 Georgia Tech 21 Texas A&M 22 Georgia 23 Northwestern 24 Southern Mississippi 25 South Carolina Others Receiving Votes Colorado State 213, W. 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