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Men’s Soccer
Bachmeyer credits
teamates for success
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weren’t looking at the same
games I was looking at,” USC
head coach Mark Berson said.
“[Bachmeyer] was clearly the
Most Valuable Defensive Player
in the tournament.”
Regardless, Bachmeyer’s de
pendable play has been a steady
ing influence for USC all season.
“Mike’s had a great year, and
he’s been very solid from the start
of the season until now,” Berson
said. “We need that consistency.
We need to count on that in the
last four games of the season.”
Bachmeyer credits his team
mates for his success and says
playing behind Ring helped him
become the player he is today.
“I learned a lot from Henry the
three years I was behind him,”
Bachmeyer said. “I got more com
fortable being behind him in
training, and by watching him
play I definitely got a sense of how
to be a college keeper.”
The 6-foot-6 Bachmeyer is an in
timidating figure on the field as
well as an intense competitor. But
he’s also a calming influence to his
teammates.
“I try to calm everyone down,
joke around and just make every
body relax a little more,”
Bachmeyer said.
If Bachmeyer keeps stopping
shots and dominating teams like
he has been this season, relaxing
won’t be a problem for Berson
and the Gamecocks.
Bachmeyer will look for his
third straight shutout Sunday
when USC plays host to Drury at
the Graveyard in the second-to-last
home game of the season.
The Gamecocks have four
games remaining in the regular
season. After this weekend, USC
will play host to Elon in a resched
uled game before facing North
Carolina and Florida
International on the road.
Berson stresses the impor
tance of finishing the season
on a positive note.
“Good teams need to close out
the season in a strong way,” he
said.
Sunday’s game will kick off at 2
p.m. Tickets are free with a stu
dent ID.
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Women’s Soccer
Seniors will be
honored at event
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goals. Gosnell’s .455 shot per
centage is among the Gamecocks’
highest.
Attempting to hinder the
Gamecock offense will be Spartan
senior goalkeeper Kathryn
Clewley, who has started in every
game this season.
She has 19 career shutouts,
registering six of them this sea
son. Senior Lynsey McLean, a de
fense midfielder who led the
Spartans to last season’s confer
ence title, will also be attempting
to stop the Gamecocks.
Before the game, the Lady
Gamecocks will honor seniors
Lydia Bienias and Jessica
Ward.
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Baines
Guidelines should
be set for officials
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If the conference doesn’t do
something or doesn’t set some
sort of guidelines for officials to
follow, then why should the
officials change? If it ain’t broke,
don’t fix it. The commissioner’s
office is giving the impression
that nothing is broken.
To Gaston and SEC
Commissioner Roy Kramer, do
something about this or you’re
going to start getting hate mail,
if you haven’t already.
On the bright side, let’s go out
and beat those puppies Saturday
and prepare for the reptilians
from the south.
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Odom makes Gamecock debut
BY CHRIS FOY
THE GAMECOCK
The University of South
Carolina men’s basketball team
hits the court for the first time
tomorrow night in an exhibition
game against Team Nike.
The game will mark the de
but of new USC head coach Dave
Odom. Odom led Wake Forest to
11 consecutive national tourna
ment appearances and was
named National Coach of the
Year in 1995. In his tenure at
Wake, Odom averaged an im
pressive 20 wins per season in
the tough Atlantic Coast
Conference while playing
against teams like Duke and
North Carolina.
Last year’s South Carolina
squad averaged 68.1 points per
game while giving up an aver
age of 67.1. They made 41.7 per
cent of their field" goals and net
ted 67.3 percent of their free
throws. Sophomore Rolando
Howell led last year’s team,
making 52.8 percent of his field
goals. Senior Jamel Bradley has
been a force since he arrived at
USC, making 35.5 percent of his
three-point field goals. The team
ended last season even with a 15
15 record.
Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at Frank McGuire
Arena.
SPORTS STANDINGS '
Associated Press
Top 25
1. Miami
2. Nebraska
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida
5. Texas
6. Michigan
7. Tennessee
8. Oregon
9. UCLA
10. Stanford
11. Washington
12. Virginia Tech
13. Brigham Young
14. Florida State
15. Maryland
16. Washington State
17. SOUTH CAROLINA
18. Georgia
19. Syracuse
20. Purdue
21. Illinois
22. North Carolina
23. Georgia Tech
24. Texas A&M
25. Colorado
SEC football standings
All statistics are current as of Oct.16.
EASTERN DIVISION CONF. OVERALL
Florida _ 4-1 6-1
Tennessee 3-1 5-1
South Carolina 5-2 6-2
Georgia - 4-2 5-2
Vanderbilt_ 0-4_ 2-5
Kentucky ’ 0-5 1-6
WESTERN DIVISION CONF. OVERALL
Auburn 4-1 6-2
Ole Miss •• 3-1 6-1
Alabama_ 2-3_ 3-4
Arkansas_ 2-3 4-3
LSU _ 2-3 4-3
Mississippi State 0-4 1-5
This week in the SEC:
Wofford at SOUTH CAROLINA
Vanderbilt at Florida
LSU at Alabama
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Kentucky at Miss. State
Tennessee at Notre Dame
Football
Advantage USC
across the board
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has been a steady leader and is
one of the reasons the Gamecocks
lead the SEC in turnover margin.
Petty has only three interceptions
compared to eight touchdowns.
USC should have a decided ad
vantage over the Terriers in
speed and strength catching the
ball.
ADVANTAGE: USC
Wofford offense vs. USC
defense
RUSHING: Coach Ayers will
run the same offense he always
has in his 15 years at Wofford.
Senior quarterback Travis
Wilson will lead the wishbone at
tack for the Terriers.
The triple-option attack will
feature a number of backs that
will carry the ball. Running
backs Melvin Jones and J.R.
McNair have piled up nearly
1,000 yards between them, while
Wilson also provides a running
threat. Wilson is second on the
team in rushing.
Although they gave up 120
yards against Tennessee’s Travis
Stephens on the ground, the
Gamecocks did a better job of con
taining Stephens than about
every other Vol opponent.
The Terriers’ option attack
should be good practice for the
Gamecocks, who struggled earlier
this season when Alabama
showed the option.
If Wofford matches up well
with Carolina in any facet of the
game, it would be its rushing at
tack against Carolina’s defensive
line. The Gamecocks still have
more talent, though.
ADVANTAGE: USC
PASSING: Wofford only shows
the pass in their arsenal when it
is necessary. Wilson has been suc
cessful when he has gone to the
air this season. Wilson passes at a
56 percent clip but only passes an
average of a little more than 10
times per game.
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When Wilson does pass, his
main target is Isaac Goodpaster.
Goodpaster has 337 of the
Terriers’ 843 receiving yards this
season.
Carolina has the second
ranked passing defense in the
SEC. Wofford is the ideal team to
give comerback Andre Goodman
time to heal. Goodman will be out
with a shoulder injury.
Wofford gives up the advan
tage on the pass to almost every
team they face, especially one of
the top pass defenses in the na
tion.
ADVANTAGE: USC
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTING/KICKING: USC
punter Tyeler Dean had been do
ing a good job for most of the sea
son but had punting woes at
Tennessee, hitting several low lin
ers. Sophomore kicker Dan
Weaver has been one of the SEC’s
best. Weaver is 8-10 in field goals
with a long of 44 yards.
The Wofford kicking game is a
strength for the team. Kicker
Darren Brown has been solid on
the season, going 5-7. Jimmy
Miner has been outstanding this
season, with an average of 42.5
yards per punt with 13 landing in
side the 20-yard line.
ADVANTAGE: WOFFORD
RETURNING: While Derek
Watson is tops in the SEC in kick
off return average, the Gamecock
kickoff return squad has strug
gled, allowing 25.5 yards per kick
off return, which puts them dead
last in the SEC.
Wofford’s Chris Edwards has
become a force on returns for the
Terriers. Edwards averages more
than 10 yards per punt return and
19 yards on kickoffs.
ADVANTAGE: USC
This game will play out like a
scrimmage as the Gamecocks pre
pare for the SEC East showdown
with Florida on Nov. 17. The best
case scenario would be for the
Gamecocks to build a big lead ear
ly and get Corey Jenkins in ear
ly
FINAL SCORE: USC 59,
WOFFORD 0
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