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THE GAMECOCK ♦ Monday, November 5, 2001 3 ' I GAME SCHEDULE AAXTrmnrr TTCi MEN’S SOCCER at UNC, 7p.m,Friday CONTACT UO SWIMMING/DIVING vs. Florida, 9 a.m. Saturday Story ideas? Questions? Comments? FOOTBALL vs. Florida, 7:45 p.m. Saturday Write us at gamecocksports@hotmail.com VOLLEYBALL vs. Wake Forest, 3 p.m. Sunday • 38 W 14 tn i uki> GAMECOCKS RUN OVER WOFFORD TERRIERS BY PRESTON BAINES THE GAMECOCK It was a workmanlike effort for the Gamecocks against Division I AA opponent Wofford on Saturday as they went through the motions in a 38-14 victory over the scrappy Terriers (3-5). “I credit Wofford. They played hard,” USC head coach Lou Holtz said. “They are fundamentally sound. They don’t give up the big play. They play hard on defense. They are a good football team. We never stopped their first two units except for turnovers. It was a win.” With the win, Carolina equals last season’s mark of 7-2 through nine games. Carolina didn’t punt in the game and moved the ball at will against the less-talented Upstate private school. “[Phil] Petty had an excellent game,” Holtz said. “The receivers had an excellent day. [Ryan] Brewer, [Brian] Scott, [Chavez] Donnings all added things to our offense.” USC got off to as good a start as it could hope for. Brewer took the opening kickoff from Carolina’s 1 yard line and returned it to the Wofford 38 for a career-high re turn. From there, Carolina put to gether an eight-play drive, six of them on the ground, to get in the end zone on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Petty, and the rout was on. USC was aided by a late hit by Wofford’s Robert Mathis. Wofford senior quarterback Travis Wilson didn’t start because of a cracked tibia. Nick Haughey got the start instead. Wofford appeared to be on the move after receiving the kickoff from Carolina. But after a nine play, 37-yard drive, Haughey’s in experience came to the forefront. On a third-and-eight, Wofford de cided to pass downfield for the first time and Rashad Faison was there to pick off the pass. Faison re turned it to 25 yards to the Terrier 37. On the next possession for Carolina, junior quarterback Corey Jenkins took over. Jenkins led a seven-play drive to the Wofford 8-yard line. Sophomore kicker Dan Weaver then came in to knock home a 25 yard field goal to put Carolina up 10-0. The Gamecocks stopped the Terriers and got the ball back at the USC 39. Petty entered again, and from there the team left it up to Brewer and junior Andrew Pinnock. The tandem combined for 52 of the Gamecocks’ 61 yards on the possession. Pinnock capped the drive off with a three-yard touchdown run. The touchdown was one of three on the day for Pinnock and was one of several huge plays for the 250-pound running back, who rushed for 86 yards on 11 carries. Pinnock is second in the SEC in rushing touchdowns behind LSU’s LaBrandon Toefield. Wofford decided to go back to its senior quarterback on the next possession, despite his injury. Wilson didn’t make any headway, though, as the Terriers went three and out. Corey Jenkins got back into ac tion for the Gamecocks and led a 60-yard drive. Jenkins had a 12 yard run and passed for 24 more in a drive that Pinnock finished with a 4-yard score. When the Terriers got the ball back, they drove some before punting from their own 48. Terrier punter Jimmy Miner lofted a beauty to the USC 3-yard line. After Petty rushed for three yards, Mathis forced a Derek Watson fumble and Wofford recovered. Carolina held its ground nice ly, but J.R. McNair eventually rushed into the end zone from the 1-yard line for a momentum-build ing score. When the Gamecocks got the ball back, the first half was near its end and they went into the hur ry-up offense. The plan worked, and USC got into position for a 42 yard field goal by Weaver. But Weaver’s field goal missed wide left, making the halftime score 24-7. Wofford took the ball to start the second half and looked to make a statement on a fourth-and one from its own 31. The decision backfired after Wilson was stopped for no gain by Antione Nesmith, and Carolina took over. After USC was helped out by an offsides penalty against Wofford on a third down, Brewer rushed one and caught one to set up a 5 yard touchdown run from Pinnock. The Terriers came out smoking when they got the ball back. They drove it the length of the field be hind a strong option rushing at tack. But Nesmith made another huge play and forced Wilson to fumble, and Kalimba Edwards re covered. Wofford came up with a big play as Jenkins re-entered the game. Jenkins threw an out pat tern, and the Terriers’ Chris Edwards intercepted the pass. The Wofford rushing attack trounced the Gamecock defense again, and a 17-play, 80-yard drive ended with a McNair touchdown run. Petty came back in, and the Gamecocks got back on track. With a mixed drive of six passes and four rushes, Petty tacked on to the score with a two-yard touch down run. The score represented the final points of the game. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Andrew Pinnock dives in for the touchdown against Wofford as USC cruised to a 38-14 victory over the Division i-AA Terriers. The Gamecocks are now 7-2 headed into Saturday’s game against the Florida Gators, which USC must win to keep its SEC title hopes alive, photo by aaron hark Volleyball wins one, loses one on the road BY RICK JOHNSTON THE (JAMECOCK # In a mirror image of the home series against the same two teams, the USC volleyball team went 1-1 this weekend, winning at Georgia and losing at Florida. The weekend saw an end to the Gamecocks’ regular season SEC schedule. USC finishes with a 10 4 SEC record, 17-4 overall. The Gamecocks went into Georgia ranked 19th nationally and came out with a 3-0 victory, winning by scores of 30-25, 30-23 and 30-20. USC was led by junior Yajaira Cadet, who notched 14 kills for the match. Cadet was followed offen sively by junior Cally Plummer, who had 13 kills. Notching 10 kills apiece for the Gamecocks were ju niors Nadia Sefferovich and Bema Dwyer as well as senior Nia Mackie. Game one saw the Gamecocks take an early 5-2 lead but fall be hind 13-14. The Gamecocks would •regain the lead, and the Bulldogs would get no closer than four points for the rest of the game. ♦ VOLLEYBALL. SEE PAGE 9 WORLD SERIES Arizona Diamondbacks’ third baseman Matt Williams tags New York Yankees' outfielder Paul O'Neill, right, out at third base by Arizona Diamondbacks' Matt Williams during the Diamondbacks’ win over the Yankees, courtesy krt campus BY BEN WALKER ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX - The final come back belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and it was the greatest of all. t,uis Gonzalez hit an RBI sin gle to cap a two-run rally off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Arizona stunned the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7 Sunday night. The Yankees were only two outs from their fourth straight World Series title when it all fell apart. Ton$ Womack tied it with an RBI double and, after Craig Counsell was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Gonzalez blooped a soft single to center field. Rivera, who had saved 23 straight postseason games, could do nothing but watch the ball fall in to end the Yankees' dynasty. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com. Men’s soccer team clinches 10-win season BY KYLE ALMOND THE GAMECOCK With a 3-0 win over Drury on Sunday, the USC men’s soccer team clinched yet another sea son with 10 or more wins. Since men’s soccer became a varsity sport at Carolina in 1978, the Gamecocks have had 10 or more wins in every season but two. Sunday’s win ensured that statistic wouldn’t change. Joey Worthen had a goal and an assist in the winning effort at the Graveyard, and the Gamecocks dominated play for most of the match to improve their record to 10-3-2. USC head coach Mark Berson, who has led Carolina from the start of the program, praised his players for getting the job done. “It’s a credit to these guys,” Berson said. “We’ve played a very difficult schedule.” Carolina never looked threat ened Sunday and created scor ing chance after scoring chance throughout the game. USC out shot the Panthers 21-6. After numerous shots early in the match that just missed the “It’s a credit to these guys. We’ve played a very difficult schedule.” markberson, MEN’S SOCCER TEAM HEAD COACH mark, the Gamecocks finally broke through in the 29th minute. Defender Ryan Barber served a ball down the right side of the field to Worthen, who cen tered the ball to a wide-open Jordan Quinn for the game’s first goal. Five minutes later, Worthen again found open space down the right wing. This time, however, he chose to shoot, and he made no mistake, blasting a low shot past the Drury goalkeeper. The Gamecocks led 2-0 at half time and came out in the second half with a new look. Berson gave Quinn, Worthen and other starters a rest and brought on some reserves. ♦ CLINCH, SEE PAGE 9