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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Michigan 58, LSU 39
ESPN/USA Today
Top 25
1 Oklahoma
2 Miami (Fla.)
3 Florida State
4 Florida
5 Washington
6 Oregon
7 Virginia Tech
8 Oregon State
9 Kansas State
10 Nebraska
11 Notre Dame
12 Ohio State
13 Mississippi State
14 Clemson
15 Texas
16 Texas Christian
17 Purdue
18 Michigan
19 Auburn
20 Southern Mississippi !
21 Georgia
22 Georgia Tech
23 Texas A&M
24 Northwestern
25 Tennessee
Others Receiving Votes
Colorado State 91, South
Carolina 77, Louisville 69
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