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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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