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White
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Petty himself was content with the
^ way he’s been playing, and he felt he
accomplished what he wanted to on
Saturday.
“I felt pretty good,” he said. “I felt
like I went out there and did what I
needed to do.”
Petty spent most of his time Saturday
connecting with Brian Scott, who will
likely be the team’s primary receiving
threat this season with the departure of
Jermale Kelly. Scott finished the day
with seven catches for 126 yards and two
caught touchdown passes, one a 16-yarder
from Petty in the first quarter.
While Holtz is worried about the
team’s depth at wide receiver, he knows
he can count on Scott to be one of his
main offensive options.
^ “I don’t think there’s any doubt that
Brian Scott is a very good receiver who
can catch the ball,” Holtz said.
Like Petty, Scott can see a more
confident attitude on offense.
“Everybody is more comfortable
with the offense and the things they’re
doing,” Scott said. “Everybody is just
going out and playing.”
While the air attack set the tone early
for the White team, Holtz claims the
deciding factor in the game was on the
offensive line, where the White team
had a significant advantage.
“The difference in that football game
today was the center and the two guards,”
Holtz said. “I think Cedric Williams,
Shane Hall and Larrell Johnson played
very well [for the White team]. It didn’t
matter who ran the ball for that offense,
[because] there was running room there.
“It didn’t matter who ran the ball
for the [Garnet] team, because there
wasn’t a lot of running room there.”
Shining on the defensive side for the
‘White team were linebacker Kenny
Harney and comerback Kevin House.
Harney had an interception and a game
high 10 tackles, while House picked off
two passes from the Garnet team.
“I thought Ken Harney had an
excellent spring and had an excellent
game,” said Holtz, repeating the same
thing of House.
“I’ve got to compliment Kevin
House... He made plays today and this
spring that he hasn’t made in his previous
years here.”
Harney and House, both seniors, feel
a sense of urgency to make this upcoming
season one to remember.
“You want to make this your best
year,” House said “You got to step it up.
You got to be a leader. You got to do the
right things. You got to try and make the
team better.”
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Phil Petty was a perfect six-for-six in the first quarter Saturday.
Garnet
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... he can show you how far he can throw the ball.”
The Garnet receivers had an average day. James
Adkisson led the squad with three catches for 59
yards and Willis Ham had two grabs for 45 yards
and a touchdown. Holtz has been concerned all
spring with his receiving corps and its consistency.
“Wide receiver is a question,” Holtz said.
“We’ve got a great concern at wide receiver.”
^ While receiving is a weakness, rushing is a
strength. Derek Watson, despite being sick during
the game, managed 21 carries for 84 yards for the
Garnet team. Overall, the Garnet squad finished
with 40 rushing attempts for 153 yards.
“The running backs are good,” Holtz said,
speaking of both teams. “Derek Watson, Andrew
Pinnock and Gonzie Gray make us physical there.”
According to Holtz, the linebackers and
secondary appear to be the Gamecocks’ strength
on defense. Holtz likes what he has seen front
Langston Moore, Dennis Quinn and Joint Stamper
on the defensive line, but he knows they need to
beef up to stop SEC-caliber offenses. The
Gamecocks lost two outstanding starters on the
line in Cleveland Pinkney and Cecil Caldwell.
“I worry about our depth on the defensive line
and whether we can stop teams that run straight
at us,” Holtz said. “Are we strong enough? We’re
fast, and we tackle well. We tackle much better
than we did before. We just need more depth there.”
The Gamecocks should improve even more
over the summer and should be in agreat position
to be a competitive team this fall.
“I can tell you that this team has improved
tremendously. This has been a very good
spring,” Holtz said. “The difference between this
spring and last spring is as great as the difference
between last spring and our first spring here.”
The sports desk can be reached at
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Swept
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Saturday’s game resulted in a debilitating 13-2 loss for
USC, with Gary Bell (6-3) taking the loss. Kelly managed
to score off Dyson’s groundout to second, and Jeffcoat
brought home Landon Powell with a sacrifice fly, but
USC could not do anything to create offense or stop the
Alabama attack.
Friday was just as bad, as the Tide battered Kip Bouknight
(6-1) to his first loss of the year. Last year’s National Player
of the Year gave up seven runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.
The Gamecocks’ only run of the game was an RBI single by
Kelly.
The Gamecocks will stay on the road this week as they
travel to Greenville Municipal Stadium Tuesday to face off
with Furman, who they lost to earlier in the season. The
Paladins beat USC 5-4 in Columbia on March 7.
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Sports Briefs
■ Women’s track
finishes second at
SEC meet, men third
While Geoigia won both sides of the
SEC Five-Way track and field meet
Saturday, the Gamecock women were
the runner-ups and the men were third.
USC won six events on the womens
side, while the men won five events.
Demetria Washington, running her
first outdoor 400-meter race after winning
the NCAA indoor title, scorched the track
at 52.09 seconds, the nations fastest time
and an NCAA automatic time. Teammate
Lisa Barber, who has stepped up to the
longer sprints outdoors, finished second
with an NCAA provisional mark of53.94.
Junior Tacita Bass won the 400-meter
hurdles with an NCAA provisional time
of 57.82, one of the fastest times in the
country this year.
Freshman Otukile Lekote won the
800-meters at 1:46.13, an NCAA
automatic mark that leads the country.
Both the mens and womens 4x100m
relay and 4x400m relays found success.
The men won the 400m relay with .
an NCAA provisional mark of 39.92 and
came back to win the 1600-meter relay
with a time of 3:04.75, also an NCAA
provisional mark.
. The women posted two NCAA times
with a win in the 4x100m relay at
44.99 and then in the 4x400m relay at
3:39.69.
Alana Robinson, staking a claim to
the SEC discus title early, won the event
with a mark of 166' 8, an NCAA
provisional mark. Andre TQtten won the
200-meters with an NCAA provisional
mark of 20.85.
Other winners for USC included
Deandre’ Eiland (110m hurdles) and
Andrea Hallmon (800 m).
■ Women’s tennis
takes down Kentucky
The 23id-ranked USC womens tennis
team upset 22nd-ranked Kentucky 4-3
Sunday afternoon in SEC action on the
USC campus.
The win lifts USC to 12-5 and 6-2 in
the SEC, while UK falls to 10-8 and 4
5 in the SEC. The win also guarantees a
winning conference record for the
Gamecocks and an upper-division finish
in the SEC.
USC won the doubles point to take
a 1-0 lead in the match and then split the
singles’ matches to claim the match
victory. Highlighting the USC singles’
wins was Jennifer Radman at No. 1.
Radman downed No. 80 Carolina Mayoiga
in straight sets, 6-3,6-3. Other winners
for USC were Eichelbeiger and Lynn
YinTan.
■ Gamecocks beat
LSU in men’s tennis
For the first time since 1989, USC
defeated LSU in men’s tennis. The
Gamecocks won Sunday, 4-2, at the Sam
Daniel Tennis Center in Columbia. The
win marked the No. 33 Gamecocks’ first
win against 17th-ranked LSU in SEC dual
matches.
Carolina crippled LSUs ranked
doubles teams of No. 29 Daniel Kieman
and Sebastian Rutka, and No. 40 Sanjin
Sadovich and Jesse Smatt to gain the first
point of the match. Both matches were
decided by an 8-3 score.
In singles, junior David Nelson started
things off with a quick straight set win
over opponent Sanjin Sadovich, 6-2,6
0.
With the Gamecocks up 2-0, the
impending upset was starting to take shape.
“After we won the doubles, I had a
really good feeling about playing my
singles match,” Nelson said. “With our
experiences against LSU we knew we
needed to gain the upper-hand right away.
I was determined to add to our advantage,
and my goal was to do it as quickly as
possible.”
Guillaume Legat and Rodrigo Pacheco
both took their matches to a third set to
give South Carolina the win. Legat
knocked off another top 20 opponent
when he beat lOth-ranked Ajay
Ramaswanri, 3-6,6-3,6-2. Clinching the
match for the Gamecocks was Pacheco
at number six singles.
Carolina Unity Week
Celebrating 200 Years of Connections
April 2-7, 2001
What is Carolina Unity Week?
| • A week of activities that focus on the common ground we all have
as Carolinians
•i:
| • Activities that everyone can participate in to show you Carolina Pride
All Dav Every Day
8am-10pm Unity Interactive Boards in the Russell House, 2nd Floor Lobby
Monday. April 2, 2001
11 am-5pm Bone Marrow Drive
Location: Russell House, Room 303
Sponsored by: Greek Lit 3
4pm-7pm First Annual Serveathon Canned Food Drive Kickoff Party
‘All food collected will go to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank
'Buffet Dinner-bring a canned food for entry
'Bring extra canned food to win prizes at the carnival
Location: Russell House Patio
Sponsored by: Sodexho Marriott Food Services and USC Dining Services
4pm-7pm Beyond the Violence: How Can We Come Together As a
Campus Before a Tragedy Happens Here at USC?
'Speaker Kevin Carreathers, Founder of the Diversity Institute at Texas A&M
Location: Capstone House
Sponsored by: Office of Multicultural Affairs, Student and Alumni
Services, and University Housing - The Diversity Team
Tliesdav. April 3. 2001
11am-5pm Bone Marrow Drive
Location: Russell House, Room 303
Sponsored by: Greek Life
Wednesday, April 4. 2001
8pm-? STEPSHOW
Location: McBryde Fraternity Quad
Sponsored by: Greek Life
Thursday. April 5, 2001
6pm-8pm An Evening on the "Shoe: A Bicentennial Celebration
Featuring: "Jump Little Children," Fireworks and Food
Location: Horseshoe
Sponsored by: University Bicentennial Student Event Committee, Carolina
Productions, Department of Student Life, Carolina First, and Regions Bank
Saturday. Aoril 7. 2001
10am-3pm USC SHOWCASE
A Bicentennial Open House
Location: Horseshoe
10am-2pm Bicker Doewdy Senior Center
Service Learning Easter Event
Sponsored by: Office of Community Service Programs
'Buses will be in front of the Russell House at 9:30am.
'Call 777-5780 to register for this event.
For more information about these activities, please call 777-1281
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