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College Football
Bowl Match-Ups
ORANGE BOWL
National Championship
Jan. 3, 2001, 8 p.m.
Miami, Ha.
Oklahoma vs. Horida State
SUGAR BOWL
Jan 2, 2001, 8 p.m.
New Orleans, La.
Horida vs. Miami
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FIESTA BOWL
Jan 1, 2001, 8 p.m.
Tempe, Ariz.
Notre Dame vs. Oregon State
ROSE BOWL
Jan 1,2001,4:30 p.m.
Pasadena, Calif.
Purdue vs. Washington
CITRUS BOWL
Jan L 2001, 1 p.m.
Orlando, Ha.
Michigan vs. Auburn
GATOR BOWL
Jan 1,2001, 12:30 p.m.
Jacksonville, Ha.
Clemson vs. Virginia Tech
OUTBACK BOWL
Jan 1,2001, 11 a.m.
Tampa, Fla.
South Carolina vs. Ohio State
COTTON BOWL
Jan 1, 2001, 11 a.m.
Dallas, Texas
Kansas State vs. Tennessee
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Dec. 31, 2000, 8 p.m.
Shreveport, La.
Texas A&M vs. Mississippi
State
SILICON VALLEY BOWL
Dec. 31, 2000,7 p.m.
San Jose, Calif.
Air Force vs. Fresno State
ALAMO BOWL
Dec. 30, 2000, 8 p.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Northwestern vs. Nebraska
HOLIDAY BOWL
Dec. 29, 2000, 8:30 p.m.
San Diego, Calif.
Texas vs. Oregon
PEACH BOWL
Dec. 29, 2000, 5 p.m.
Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Tech vs. LSU
SUN BOWL
Dec. 29, 2000,2 p.m.
El Paso, Texas
Wisconsin vs. UCLA
LIBERTY BOWL
Dec. 29, 2000, 1:30 p.m:
Memphis, Tenn.
Louisville vs. Colorado State
INSIGHT.COM BOWL
Dec. 28, 2000, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Pittsburgh vs. Iowa State
MICRONPC.COM BOWL
Dec. 28, 2000, 7 p.m.
Miami, Fla.
Minnesota vs. N.C. State
MUSIC CITY BOWL
Dec. 28, 2000, 4 p.m.
Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi vs. West Virginia
HUMANITARIAN BOWL
Dec. 28, 2000, 1:30 p.m.
Boise, Idaho
Boise State vs. UTEP
GALLERYFURNITURE.COM
BOWL
Dec. 27, 2000, 8 p.m.
Houston, Texas
East Carolina vs. Texas Tech
MOTOR CITY BOWL
Dec. 27, 2000, 4 p.m.
Pontiac, Fla.
Cincinnati vs. Marshall
ALOHA BOWL
Dec. 25, 2000, 3:30 p.m.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boston College vs. Arizona
State
OAHU BOWL
Dec. 24, 2000, 8:30 p.m.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Virginia vs. Georgia
LAS VEGAS BOWL
Dec. 21, 2000, 8 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
UNLV vs. Arkansas
MOBILE ALABAMA BOWL
Dec. 20, 2000, 8 p.m.
Mobile, Ala.
TCU vs. Southern Mississippi
USC goes 1-1 in Syracuse
by Charles Tomlinson
The Gamecock
South Carolina^ women’s basketball team traveled
to Syracuse, N.Y. this past weekend to take part in the
Carrier Classic, and the Lady Gamecocks came out with
a win and a loss.
On Friday afternoon, USC (2-5) defeated the Uni
versity of Akron 77-55.
The Lady Gamecocks, having a definite height
advantage over Akron, received 38 points from the
bench on their way to victory. Both Shannon Segres
and Teresa Geter scored in double figures. Segres scored
14 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Geter
contributed 10 points. Christina Ciocan added five as
sists and four steals.
The Lady Gamecocks also shot a season high 47
percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point
range. USC also out-rebounded the Zips, 49-31, to com
plete a totally dominating performance.
“This was a much needed game for us and an op
portunity to play everyone,” Carolina head coach Su
san Walvius said after the Akron win. “We used a lot
of full-court man defense to pressure Akron. We put
them on the free-throw line way too much today. But
I was pleased with our offense and with the post pro
duction. Our execution was much better, and we did a
good job of getting some second shots at the basket.”
The Lady Gamecocks leaped to an early 20-8 lead
in the first half. Shaunzinski Gortman contributed two
3-pointers and Tatyana Troina helped out with anoth
er 3-point shot. USC led by as many as 14 points. A 7
3 Akron rally closed the scoring deficit to only eight,
but Lady Gamecocks Nihan Anaz and Tasha Cook con
tributed several baskets to end the half with a com
fortable 42-28 lead.
In the second half, a three-pointer by Akron guard
Katie Hank cut the score to 50-43. Only one minute lat
er, Hank twisted her knee and could not return to the
game. The Lady Gamecocks then went on a 10-3 run,
sealing a victory for USC.
The next day, the Lady Gamecocks fell to the host
Syracuse Orangewomen. Syracuse senior Beth Record
scored 24 points as Syracuse beat Carolina, 73-58.
Over the first 10 minutes of the game, USC enjoyed
brief periods with the lead. Syracuse took over the lead
for the remainder of the half, however. The Lady Game
cocks narrowed the Orangewomen lead to only 3 points,
but a 3-pointer from Syracuse guard Julie McBride sent
Carolina into the locker room trailing 31-25.
In the second half, USC made an 11-7 run to cut
their deficit to only six points, but that was as close as
they came to the lead. Syracuse dominated the second
half as well and won by a 15 point margin.
Sean Rayford The G/ecock
Lady Gamecock Teresa Geter reachesfor a
rebound against Clemson last week.
For their outstanding efforts in the tournnent,
USC’s Anaz and Petra Ujhelyi were named to (e All
Tournament team. Both had 12 points in the campi
onship game against Syracuse.
USC will play their next game tonight whn they
host No. 22 North Carolina State. Game time iat 7:00
p.m.
The sports desk can be reached at
gamecocksports@hotmail.com.
Gamecock divers break
records vs. Charleston
BY MANESHKA
E L I AT A M B Y
The Gamecock
As former Gamecock swimmers
participated last weekend at the U.S.
Open in Auburn, Ala., USC divers
were in competition at home against
the College of Charleston. Unlike
the swimmers, who have had ex
posure to competition this semes
ter, this was only the second meet
the divers had participated in this
season.
USC’s Brandon Hulko, who re
cently earned himself a place on the
U.S. National Team, led the Game
cocks in Friday’s meet. Considered
one of the best divers at USC, Hulko
lived up to billing, shattering a
school record in the one-meter
springboard event.
nuiKO, wno naa recnmcany
clean dives in both the one- and
three-meter events, went on to break
his second school record shortly af
terwards in the three-meter spring
board.
“I felt really good coming in
from the Northwestern (meet),”
Hulko said. “I tried to have the same
results as I had there, and I am
trying to create some consistency
in my dives.”
Fellow teammate Brad Brown
came in second in both the one- and
three-meter events behind Hulko.
According to USC diving coach
Todd Sherritt, Brown is a diver who
has shown much potential over the
last few years and has done a good
job of filling in the for the loss of
diver Chad Sheldon, who gradu
ated last year. He will be seen ex
tensively this year in the one-me
ter springboard, three-meter
springboard and platform events.
Sherritt expects Brown to be among
the top eight finishers at the NCAA
championships scheduled for next
semester.
For the Lady Gamecocks, Hoi
ly Hodgers, a freshman from Indi
anapolis, finished first in both the
girls one- and three-meter platform
dives. Hodgers, a Junior Olympic
National Champion in the one-me
ter board, won at the Nationals and
was a first time All-American
during her senior year. She is also
expected to make the finals at the
NCAA, according to Sherritt.
The Gamecocks were handi
capped due to the absence of Jes
sica Pichota, a freshman from Texas
who is recovering from surgery.
Sherritt was pleased with the
way his team performed against the
College of Charleston.
“Both Brandon and Brad have
really improved over the summer,
and I was happy with their dives,”
he said.
Sherritt has proven himself to
be one of the best diving coaches
in the nation. He has an impressive
track record as both a diver and a
coach.
He first came to South Caroli
na from Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1982
in order to train for the U.S. Olympic
trials, and has since made South
Carolina his home. During his
coaching career, Sherritt coached
Olympian Michelle Davison, who
competed in the three-meter spring
board event at the summer Olympics
in Sydney this year. He has also rep
resented the United States as a coach
for the World Cup and the World
University Games in 1999.
Sherritt deflects the praise to his
team.
“I feel that USC has some of the
countries most talented divers on
their team, and I am confident
that they will reach high levels,” he
said.
The sports desk can be reached at
gamecocksports@hotmaH.com.
Basketball
from page 11
“We gave too many second shots
in the first half, and they killed us in
transition,” Fogler said. “They’ve got
a great basketball team.”
“Thery were great on tape and
they were great in person. When
they’re shooting the ball like that ...
they have a chance to be an out
standing basketball team.”
Now the Gamecocks (3-2) must
rebound and face two in-state foes
this week.
‘We can’t let one loss from a very
good team get us down,” Clemmons
said.
Carolina will take on the Citadel
in Charleston on Tuesday, before re
turning home to face Clemson on Sat
urday.
The sports desk can be reached at
gamecocksports@hotmaiLcofn.
Florida State in title game once again
by Richard Rosenblatt
Associated Press
Florida State always seems to be in the mix
no matter what system college football uses to
decide a national champion.
For the fourth time in the last five seasons,
the No. 3 Seminoles (11-1) will play for a na
tional title — this time against No. 1 Oklahoma
(12-0) in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3.
The Bowl Championship Series’ system of
rating teams using polls, computers, schedule
strength and losses, placed the Seminoles second
behind the Sooners in its final standings released
Sunday.
The matchup creates the possibility of split
national champions. The AP media poll and the
coaches’ poll have Oklahoma and Miami ranked
1-2. If Florida State beats Oklahoma and Miami
beats Florida in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, there’s
a chance for co-champions.
The AP poll’s sports writers and broadcasters
vote independently of the BCS, but the coach
es’ poll towns the Orange Bowl winner as its
champio.
“If tit happens, then that will be what it is,”
BCS cocdinator John Swofford said. “The BCS
doesn’t (iminate that possibility. We’ve known
that all song. It does minimize the chances for it
happenig.”
Floria State coach Bobby Bowden under
stands Is team could share a national title with
the Hurcanes, who beat the Seminoles 27-24 on
Oct. 7.Still, he says the BCS formula proves
his tear deserves to play in Miami.
“E'-.rything was run through the computer,”
Bowde said. “We had nothing to do with it. The
facts wre fed in during the season and it came
out racing us second. We will accept that.
“IK No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the BCS and if we
were t beat Oklahoma, then I think we should
be Nc 1 in the nation in the BCS. But that
probaly won’t happen in the AP unless Florida
beats liami.”
Mimi coach Butch Davis said his team did
its bet to reach the BCS title game, which is
being played in its own backyard.
“Regardless of how it turned out, it can’t take
anything away from our great season,” Davis said.
“We had some great games, against Florida State
and then Virginia Tech. We’ve won nine in a row
and did everything we think we could have.”
Florida State (11-1) is trying to become just
the seventh school to win back-to-back national
titles and the first since Nebraska in 1994-95.
Oklahoma, the nation’s only major unbeaten
team after its 27-24 win over Kansas State in the
Big 12 title game Saturday night, is gunning for
its sixth national title and first since 1985.
The remaining BCS bowls were filled Sun
day, along with most other bowl matchups.
In one of the more intriguing games, Miami
(10-1) and Florida (10-2) renew a heated rivalry
that ended in 1987. The Big East champion Hur
ricanes and SEC champion Gators are scheduled
to play again in 2002.
Because Florida State beat Florida 30-7,
Miami may need to win by a similar or greater
margin to have a chance at a co-national title.
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