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t:he (Bamccocft Women CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 of the best young collegiate soccer coaches,” Berson said. Starting defender Lydia Bienias is playing in the W-l Professional League with the Boston Renegades, where Smith played for four seasons. The league features top players from major college programs, including athletes from four other SEC schools. Starting in the back four for the Renegades, Bienias is part of a defense that has placed Boston in second place in the Northern Conference with a 5-1-3 record. Incoming transfer Erica Bowie is also playing in the W-l league with the Ottawa Fury. Bowie has registered two goals for the Fury, including Ottawa’s first goal of the season. ociiiui iviciiiiua \^aiici was chosen to play for a U.S. amateur regional team. After playing in an amateur tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Carter was evaluated and listed as one of the top players to make the regional team. Along with players from other regional states, Carter will compete at the National Soccer Festival in Illinois later this summer. Carter will spend a week competing against other regional teams, as well as national youth teams at the U-18 level. Players will then be evaluated and put in a national pool for an opportunity at a U.S. National Team tryout. Sophomore midfielder Jessica Julin elected to play for her home country of Finlad this summer, making the roster of the top-ranked Finnish National Team. Returnees Becky Leeper, Alison Jarrow, Melissa Hutson and incoming freshman Jocelyn Meyer are also participating with club teams. Jarrow and Hutson are teammates with FC Delco in Pennsylvania, while Leeper plays for Counties United of New Jersey. Meyer is sticking close to Columbia, playing for a club squad in Greenville. USC s volleyball team is also working during the offseason, competing in several exhibition tournaments during the spring and conditioning during the summer to be better prepared for the upcoming season. Head coach Kim Christopher welcomes four All SEC players back to her team, and is hoping to improve on a team that finished 21-6 and went to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in six years. “I would say that one of our biggest strengths is our team chemistry,” Christopher said. FALL 2001 SCHEDULES VOLLEYBALL Date Opponent Time Aug. 31 Hofstra 7 p.m. Sept. 1 Santa Clara 3 p.m. Arizona State 9 p.m. at Miami (Ohio! Classic Sept. 7 Purdue 5:30 p.m. Sept. 8 Miami (Ohio) 11:30 a m. Illinois State 6 p.m. Sept. 12 atClemson 7 p.m. at Carolina Classic Sept. 14 Michigan State 7 p.m. Sept. 15 Wake Forest 11a.m. Jacksonville State 2 p.m. Sept. 21 FLORIDA* 7 p.m. Sept. 23 GEORGIA* 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at Mississippi State* 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at Mississippi* 2 p.m. Oct. 5 at Kentucky-* 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Tennessee* 2 p.m. Oct. 12 ARKANSAS* 7 p.m. Oct. 14 LOUISIANA STATE* 2 p.m. Oct. 19 TENNESSEE* 7 p.m. Oct. 21 KENTUCKY* 2 p.m. Oct. 26 AUBURN* 7 p.m. Oct. 28 ALABAMA* 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at Georgia* 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Florida* 2 p.m. Nov. 15-17 at SEC Tournament TBA (Knoxville. Tenn.) Nov. 24 NORTH CAROLINA 2 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER Date Opponent Time Aug. 23 at USC Spartanburg 4 p.m. Sept. 1 at College of Charleston 7 p.m. Sept. 4 DAVIDSON 7 p.m. at .San Diego State ClMic Sept. 7 San Diego State 1 p.m. Sept. 9 Nevada-Las Vegas 10:30 a.m. Sept. 12 FURMAN 7 p.m. Sept. 16 S.C. STATE 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at Wofford 2 p.m. Sept. 30 at Florida* 12 p.m. Oct. 2 CLEMSON 7 p.m. Oct. 5 KENTUCKY* 7 p.m. Oct. 7 VANDERBILT* 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Arkansas* 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Louisiana State* 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at Georgia* 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Tennessee* 5 p.m. Oct. 26 MISSISSIPPI* 7 p.m. Oct. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 1 p.m. Nov. 2 UNC GREENSBORO 7 p.m. Nov. 9-11 at SEC Tournament TBA (Baton Rouge, LA.) All home volleyball matches played at the Volleyball Competition Facility. All women’s soccer matches played at Stone Stadium at The Graveyard. Home matches in CAPS * denotes SEC match All dates and times subject to change Kelly signs with Oakland Baseball Roundup The Gamecock Former Gamecock first baseman Tripp Kelly has signed a free agent contract with the Oakland A’s. Kelly has reported to the rookie team in Phoenix, and has begun playing. Kelly will get to play with former Gamecock pitcher Brett Price, who was drafted by the A’s. “We’ve had a rewarding spring for our program.” The Gamecocks advanced to the second round of the NCAAs last season, taking eventual undefeated national champion Nebraska to within two points on its home court before bowing out. However, the spring has been spent traveling to various tournaments around the country, including matches against Clemson, Florida, UC-Santa Barbara and Minnesota. The matches have given the players a chance to stack up against teams other than the SEC and ACC opponents they usually face. “While spring practice has been very tough, it’s been good because we have improved so much as a unit,” two-time All-SEC member Cally Plummer said. “I can’t wait to put on my uniform in September because we have worked hard and it will be exciting to see those results.” The volleyball team begins its season August 31 at the Sun Devil Challenge in Tempe, Ariz., against Hofstra. The women’s soccer team will open at USC Spartanburg on August 23. USC Briefs ■ Football team ranked 16th The USC football team has been ranked preseason No. 16 by Street & Smith magazine. In addition, five Gamecocks were named to the magazine’s honorable mention All-America squads, with defensive backs Sheldon Brown and Rashad Faison, linebacker Kalimba Edwards, offensive tackle Melvin Paige and running back Derek Watson all claiming the honor. ■ McDonough joins staff Paul McDonough has joined the staff of USC’s men’s soccer team. McDonough comes to USC after three years as an assistant coach at Wake Forest. ■ Holtz goes to Washington Head football coach Lou Holtz went to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the NCAA’s efforts to fight gambling on collegiate sports. Holtz appeared with other college coaches to promote the passage of the Amateur Sports Integrity Act, which also covers the use of performance-enhancing drugs in collegiate athletics. Around the SEC ■ NBA drafts three SEC players NEW YORK — Three SEC athletes were taken in the 2001 NBA Draft last week, with Arkansas guard Joe Johnson being selected 10th overall by Boston. Alabama forward Gerald Wallace was selected by Sacramento with the 25th pick. Auburn guard Jamison Brewer went to Indiana with the 41st selection. ■ Boeker, Yoder Begley named SEC Athletes of Year BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -j' Georgia tennis player Matias Boeker and Arkansas runner Amy Yoder Begley were named SEC Male and Female Athletes of the Year last week. Boeker won an NCAA singles and doubles championship this season while pacing the Bulldogs to their fourth national title. Yoder Begley, the SEC and NCAA champion in the 10,000 meters, is a 16-time NCAA champion and 17-time All-SEC selection. She is also the only woman to win three consecutive SEC cross-country titles. ■ Vanderbilt wins share of AFC A award WACO, Texas — Notre Dame and Vanderbilt are the winners of the 2001 American Football Coaches’ Association Academic Achievement Awafd, The two universities won the award for having a 100 percent graduation rate for their football teams. Three other SEC schools (LSU, * Mississippi State and USC)-a'.so received honorable mention for football graduation rates of 70 percent or more. This is the second time Vanderbilt has won the award, with the Commodores also claiming the prize in 1996. ■ Razorback swimmer going to World Games FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas swimmer Natalia Kodajova will be representing her home country of Slovakia at the World University Games in Beijing, China next month. This will be the second time she’s competed in the games, as she competed in the 1999 event in Palma Demallorca, Spain. ■ Wildcats, Rebels name new coaches The Kentucky and Ole Miss women’s golf teams named new head coaches last week. The Wildcats appointed Stephanie Martin, the 2001 Big Sky women’s coach of the year at Cal State Northridge, while the Rebels promoted former Ole Miss assistan coach Meghan Bolger to head coach. HThe Gamecock congratulates former Editor in Chief Miranda LaLonde and former Sports Editor Todd Money on the arrival of their daughter, Austen Elisabeth, on July 9. Todd Miranda Austen Time of Birth: 6:36 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 10 oz. Length: 19 inches