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Volleyball ready to take the court BY HAMPTON FULLER THE GAMECOCK After having its matches can celed because of the terrorist at tacks on the United States last Tuesday, the I9th-ranked Carolina volleyball team is ready to play host to the Florida Gators on Friday night and Sunday to the Georgia Bulldogs. Head coach Kim Christopher said the team is ready to get back to playing. “We have used the time to work-harder in the weight room and give a couple of the athletes some rest to help with nagging injuries,” she said. “Our gym is very competitive, and I believe [the gym] has helped us to stay competitively sharp.” The Gamecocks (6-0,0-0 SEC) last took the court when they won the Miami Classic on Sept. 8. The 6-0 start is the best start for the team since 1998, when they went 14-1 before losing to Florida. The Gamecock leaders during the last two matches have been Cally. Plummer, who had three aces against Illinois State, and Sam Alban, who had two blocks against Arizona State. Friday's game against Florida (4-1,0-0) will be one of the biggest tests early this season for both teams. Florida has only lost two conference matches since 1991, with its last loss coming to South Carolina on Nov. 13,1994. The Gators lead the all-time se ries 24-6 and are 19-1 under coach Mary Wise. Florida has a 14 game winning streak against USC. Three of the 10 largest crowds for USC home volleyball matches have been against Florida. Since 1984, Florida is 12 4 against the Gamecocks in Columbia. In Florida's last two matches, its leader has been Kris Bova, who had 26 assists against Marshall and 41 assists against the South Florida Bulls. On Sunday evening, the Georgia Bulldogs (5-2, 0-0) will come into Columbia looking for revenge for their losses to the Gamecocks a year ago. However, the Bulldogs did up set the Gamecocks in the quar terfinals of last season's SEC tournament. Kristine Keese had a career best 19 kills in that game. The Georgia leaders in the last two matches have been outside hit ter Stacy Buerger, with 4.71 kills per game, and Martina Veiglova, with 4.48 kills per game. Kilee Goetz is averaging 13.04 assists per game, and Amanda Brooks is averaging 9.55 assists per game. Buerger and sopho more Luresa Forsythe combined for 22 kills in a 3-0 win over Georgia Southern this week. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series against the Gamecocks 30 7. Buerger has been one of Georgia's most consistent offen sive threats during the last two years and was named first-team All-SEC last season. Tonight's game against Florida is at 7:30. Sunday's match against the Bulldogs is at 2:00 p.m. and will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Both matches will be played at the Volleyball Competition Facility on Assembly Street. Football USC running game deciding factor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 onside kick and ran out the clock. While USC was a threat on the ground, it lacked in the air, hav ing just 60 passing yards, com pared with MSU's 261. The Bulldogs also beat the Game cocks on total offense, going 380 yards on 80 plays compared to USC's 298 yards on 62 plays. Penalties were a factor for both teams, with USC taking 7 flags for 50 yards and MSU breaking the rules 7 times for 57 yards. Phil Petty, who passed for a ca reer-high 305 yards against the Bulldogs last year, was held to just 7 completions out of 14 at tempts, for a total of 60 yards. The Gamecocks return home next week to avenge last year's loss to Alabama; while the Bulldogs head to the Swamp to take on number-one Florida. Soccer Lady Gamecocks blow out Bulldogs CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 compete. “Maintaining a high level of play and not dropping down to play at our competi tion's level is the key,” Smith said. “In the first half, we fell into some bad habits. We got caught playing one-on-one and got away from what has made us success ful so far this year. In the second half, we played a lot better, and I think it showed in the flow of the goals.” Through six games this sea son, USC has managed to out shoot its opponents 125-57, outscoring them 22-2. The Gamecocks' next game will be at Wofford on Sunday. This will be their last non-con ference game until they open SEC play with a match against three time conference champion Florida. Smith hopes her team is ready for the challenge. “Winning is satisfying, and we're in a good position going into the conference,” Smith said. “We've gotten some respect in our region, and, hopefully, we will better of the games coming up because of that. ” Men’s soccer outlasts Charlotte USC will return to Graveyard on Sunday after long absence BY KYLE ALMOND THE GAMECOCK Joey Worthen's goal in the 117th minute lifted the USC men’s soccer team to a 1-0 double-over time win at Charlotte on Wednesday night. The forward received a pass from fellow senior Ryan Stocking with time winding down and headed the ball past Charlotte goalkeeper Lucas Mackanos for the game-winning score. The win gave the No. 19 Gamecocks (3-1) their second straight victory and dropped the 49ers to 1-1-2. It was sweet revenge for USC, who lost to Charlotte 2-1 last season. Worthen's goal was his second of the season. Through four games, he has already doubled his goal output from last season. USC dominated Charlotte for most of regulation, out-shooting its opponents 10-5, but couldn't get on the scoreboard. Most of the credit for that goes to the physical 49er defense, which was called for 22 fouls. In aft, there were 41 fouls in the match and five yellow cards. Gamecock goalkeeper Michael Bachmeyer notched his second -. straight shutout of the season. He also had two saves in the match. The Charlotte game was USC's first in over a week. The Gamecocks were supposed to take on Elon at home last Sunday, but the match was postponed along with all other USC sporting events. It is not known if that game will be rescheduled. Carolina hasn't played a home game since its season opener Sept. 1 against Penn State, a 3-2 USC vic tory. However, the Gamecocks will be back at the Graveyard on Sunday to take on No. 24 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons (3-2) come into Columbia off a win of their own, a 3-1 triumph over Richmond on Wednesday. Sophomore forward Jeremiah White scored a hat trick in the game, the first of his career. 'White leads an offense that has scored eight goals so far this sea son. He chose to attend Wake Forest over many other top colle giate soccer schools, including South Carolina. Supporting White will be two senior midfielders in Jamal Seale and Christian Lonteen. Both are All-ACC candidates and can pro vide instant offense. Kelvin Jones anchors the Demon Deacon back line. The sophomore defender scored against Carolina last season, ty ing the game 2-2. That turned out to be the final goal of the game, as two over time periods were not enough to break the stalemate. Sunday's game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff. USC leads the all time series 9-8-4. * Gamecock Scoring Leaders NAME GOALS ASSISTS TOTAL POINTS 1. Jordan Quinn3_ 28 2. Ryan Daley 2 2 6 3. Joey Worthen "2 15 4. Anthony Stovall102 5. Ryan Barber _1_ 0 2 6. Ryan Stocking 0 2 2 (3 others with one point) - « Victory Gamecocks make big statement CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 come as long as the same coach ing nucleus remains. But of course, as Gamecock fans, we must remain cautious and re alize that there is a long road ahead. Next stop: Alabama. Gamecock Sports Challenge USC/MIss. State Ohio State/UCLA Arkansas/Alabama Louisville/Illinois Michigan St/Notre Dame Wisconsin/Penn St Vlrglnia/Clemson Asst.Sports Editor (5-2) Sports Columnist (4-3) Defending Champion (5-2) Mix Editor, Guest (3-4) Reader of the week (5-2) use UCLA Arkansas Illinois Notre Dame Penn State Clemson MSU Ohio State Arkansas lllnols Michigan St. Penn State Clemson use UCLA Alabama Louisville Notre Dame Penn State Clemson MSU UCLA Alabama Louisville Notre Dame Wisconsin Clemson use UCLA Alabama Louisville Notre Dame Penn State Virginia use UCLA Alabama Illinois Notre Dame Penn State Clemson Like what you see? Let us know? gamecock sports@ hotmail. com MORE VIEWPOINTS . Bomb What to do with Osama’s family CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 8th and Broadway, throw them in some diapers and release them with just their butter-knives to defend themselves. I mean, that’s what the republican on the AM talk-show told me to do. Take his family and use them as U.S. smoke signals. Man, I had conservative talk radio all wrong! Hey but what about the dead (aka missing)? What’s been up with that scene lately? Damn, I remember in the beginning when it was crazy to hear about the 5,000 people being smushed under 1.5 million tons of rubble. is Rudy still waiting for a peep? Are we? Oh television? When you want to get the word across about a party, there’s nothing better than a heathy dose of airtime. I mean, forget about college football and the American League, East, this battle between Brokaw, Jennings and Rather is a fight. Man, you see it? It was awesome. Now that’s America, baby! Kicking ass and asking questions later. That’s America. Someone called me a nationalist today and I said, “You bet your bottom, inflated dollar I am. If this country asks me to go to war against those Hindus, you better believe I’m signing the dotted line!” I love this atmosphere! I’ve been waiting for it my whole life. Something new, something exciting, something that will give me a reason to dust off my U.S. flag more than once a year. I love this war! Like I said, it’s damn Fourth of July everyday! I just hope those Arabs don’t think about coming into my backyard. I’ll take my lawn mower to their shins if I have to. Then I’ll call all my friends over and we’ll tie the Arab up and write a letter to Bush and Friends®... Dear George, We got one! Seriously, we did. We found him over by the Russell House and he kicked and screamed all the way to the backyard. But we got him, heehee. One less Arab for the troops to worry about. Yep. My number is 555-1976. Just give me a call and tell us when you’re coming to visit. U-S-A, U-S-A! Oh, I just wanted you to know we’re behind you and the war. Forget the cost. I don’t mind. I just asked my friends and they said they don’t mind either. Salute! Your Patriot, American Citizen Yeah. That’s what we’ll tell him. ‘Cause no Arab is gonna come into my backyard. That’s not what this Fourth of July is about. Fourth of July is about turning my backyard into a party and inviting all my friends over. Fourth of July is about destroying any thing that can’t pronounce “Budweiser or Malboro or Microsoft” with roman candles. I’ll invite all my friends over for today and tomorrow and the next day’s Fourth of July cook out. On the menu: bold-slaw, B-1BQ and hate crime-rib. Is Gamecock turning into a paperzine? All of a sudden I feel like I’m not a liberal anymore, and I’m turning toward conservatism. That’s because, while I think the recent articles in The Gamecock are intriguing and creatively written, I don’t think they belong in the front page or warrant 60 x 90 feet color photos. Although Kathy and Anglea are welcome to cook over at my place any night, I don’t think the story is front-page news. As a journalist, I respect the right of an editorial board to make decisions that reflect their own interpretation of what is news, but I also respect the reader’s right to call into question the decision to put magazine-worthy articles on the front page or in places of high visibility with some woman’s back being hooked like mahi mahi. So, just to rephrase my thoughts— wonderful article, but is it news for a front page? I would hate to open the next issue of the Garnet and Black and have 69 pages devoted to spot news, police blots and classifieds. I enjoy the articles but I’d prefer less of a “paperzine” (paper + magazine). I mean, aren’t there some departments on campus that are wasting our money? I know I --------— — this is Columbia, but give me news. DUKE M. TAYLOR FIFTH-YEAR STUDENT. COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATIONS Comments from AAAS, fraternity tasteless How many different organizations, clubs and activities do not receive any type of coverage during the semester? How many different organizations complain or whine about lack of news coverage? I am disappoint in the article from the Association for African American Students and Phi Beta Sigma about the lack of coverage of their Candlelight Vigil. If their motive for the candlelight vigil is only for attention, recognition and need to be in pictures for The Gamecock paper, it is a sad day in America. These organizations need to focus on the important issues in life instead of trivial issues. If it was that important for a selfish newspaper article for attention, why didn’t they place an article themselves? People should not take a tragic event and turn it into a way to get self recognition. We need a time of sincere unity and comfort our fellow American instead of division over what newspaper articles are published. I am now glad to see the true motive of these two organizations that only do activity for selfish reasons instead of what is best for the whole community. The candlelight vigil should have been conducted in a sincere manner without expecting a “thank you” or a pat on the back for a job well done. It should have been a tijne for the community to come together and share their emotions to remember the tragic events. There are hundreds of churches, schools, organizations and people doing events without the seeking of recognition from anyone else. I believe that an individual should do what they think is right As long as the members and people that attended the event walked away feeling good about themselves, the primary goal was accomplished. This article seemed to be tasteless and from self-centered people that desire attention. The article is divisional in nature and implies inequalities with the paper which is not welcomed at this time. | We need unity and lean on our fellow classmates. KENNETH BURTON THIRD YEAR BA STUDENT VIEWPOINTS. LET EVERYONE KNOWTHE SCORE.