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PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Drew Meyer was 7-for-16 this past week for USC Meyer named SEC Player of the Week USC junior shortstop Drew Meyer was named SEC Player of the Week after a successful week both at the plate and in the field during Carolina’s wins over Wofford and Florida. Meyer finished the week bat ting 7-for-16 for a .438 average, and he scored six runs and stole four bases. Meyer also made a statement in the field this week end against Florida, as he threw out two runners at the plate. Meyer also made a diving stop to save a run in the ninth inning of Sunday’s game and preserve a 6-4 victory. Meyer leads the Gamecocks in hits (42), stolen bases (15) and runs scored (29). He is batting .389 with seven doubles, two home runs and 18 RBIs. Meyer’is the third Gamecock to receive weekly SEC honors. Sophomore pitcher David Marchbanks was named Pitcher of the Week in February, and in the same month, senior first baseman Yaron Peters earned Player of the Week honors. BRIEFLY this year’s NCAA Championships held in Austin, Texas. Divers Holly Hodges, Allison Brennan and Tracey Richardson compet ed for USC, as did swimmers Anna Nyiry and Heather Skaggs. “This was a good experience for the girls who competed this weekend,” USC swimming coach Don Gibb said. “Next year, we look to come back with more peo ple and have our girls who com peted this year be our leaders and compete well.” Hodges, who took second at the SEC Championships on the three meter springboard, finished ninth on the one-meter board with a score of 276.70. Brennan placed 19th with 247.45 points, with Richardson placing 28th with 230.70. All three also com peted on the three-meter board, with Hodges placing 19th. Nyiry finished 18th in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 23.05 seconds. Nyiry also placed 28th in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 54.73. Competing in her first NCAA Championships, Skaggs com peted in three freestyle events. Her best finish came in the 50 freestyle, where she placed 40th with a time of23.29. Everett to start for Astros next Monday Former USC shortstop Adam Everett has been named the Houston Astros’ starting short stop for opening day of the Major League Baseball season. Everett, a 1998 All-American at Carolina, was a first-round draft pick of Boston in 1998 and played for the Red Sox until he was traded to Houston last year. Last season, Everett was one of 26 former USC players to play professional baseball, in the mi nors or majors. He appeared in nine games with the Astros af ter a September call-up, and he finished with three at-bats, one stolen base and one run scored. Men’s tennis gets two wins on Sunday USC’s 19th-ranked men’s ten nis team shut out in-state rivals The Citadel and College of Charleston on Sunday at the Sam Daniel Tennis Center. The Gamecocks gained their sixth and seventh shutouts on the sea son, winning by a combined score of 13-0. The doubles teams of Angelo Niculescu/Marcus Westman and Ben Atkinson/David Nelson recorded two victories on the day, while the Rob Cassidy/Nasir Sherazi combo was perfect in its only match. Singles play saw Westman, Carl Wermee and Ben Atkinson go 2-0 on the day. Nelson, Sherazi, Cassidy, Niculescu and Rodrigo Pacheco all recorded vic tories in their only match. Every Gamecock contributed to a per fect 11-0 mark in singles play. Carolina will be back in action Friday as it returns to SEC play at home against Auburn at 2 p.m. The Gamecocks’ final home match of the season will be on Sunday, when Alabama comes to town for a 1 p.m. contest. VCU takes out women’s tennis The 23rd-ranked USC women’s tennis team was unable to upset 12th-ranked VCU on Sunday af ternoon, as the Rams rolled to a 5-2 victory. With the win, the Rams im proved to 10-1. USC fell to 11-4. Carolina won a tough doubles point by taking two of the three doubles matches, but VCU tied the match with a 6-3,6-1 win at No. 2 singles as Andrea Ondrisova topped Carolina’s Jennifer Radman. VCU then took a 2-1 lead as Silvia Urickova beat Kathy Boyanovich 6-1,6-4 at No. 3 sin gles, and it held on for the victo ry by winning three other sin gles matches. The Lady Gamecocks ended the day on a high note, though, as Lynn-Yin Tan defeated Christina Gago at No. 4 singles, 5-7,6-3,6-3. The Lady Gamecocks next travel to 32nd-ranked Auburn on Friday. PHOTO BY ROBERT GRUEN/THE GAMECOCK The Lady Gamecocks watch as the final seconds of their season tick off the clock. Basketball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 Gortman led the Lady . Gamecocks’ scoring with 17 points, and she and Penn were named to the East Regional All-Tournament Team. Teresa Geter, Cristina Ciocan, Morrone and Penn also finished in double figures. After the game, Gortman summed up the team’s thoughts. “I think this year has been very special, and we’ve had a lot of accomplishments as a team,” she said. “I don’t think we look at ourselves as losers.... This is a special season, and we’ve worked very hard. “Unfortunately, somebody has to win and somebody has to lose.” Penn agreed with her team mate. “This is a special group of young women, and I’m just blessed to be a part of this team,” she said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com “I don’t think we look at ourselves as losers. ... This is a special season, and we’ve worked very hard. Unfortunately, somebody has to win and somebody has to lose. SHAUNZINSKI GORTMAN use GUARD Football CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 rather let them be a rocking chair with some comfort for a while. “I do think we have some tal ent there, however, and some of the younger players are really coming on.” Holtz said he was impressed with Dunta Robinson’s move from spur safety to comerback. Filling in for Robinson at the spur, however, is former quar terback/wide receiver Rodriques Wilson. “Rodriques wants to be on the field, and he is a very talented player,” Holtz said. “He is an SEC-caliber player, and we think that spur might be a good posi tion for him.” On the whole, Holtz was pleased about Saturday’s scrimmage. “We were able to take a look at some of the players who hadn’t been in this type of situation be fore, and for the most part, we were pleased,” he said. “We didn’t have any fumbles, and our backs ran the ball well. Our re ceivers made some big plays, and each of the quarterbacks had their moments.” Of course, the veteran coach took a typical early-season stance and said his team isn’t where he wants it. “We’re not where we want to be fundamentally,” Holtz said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Softball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 also can pitch. Carolina is going to have to pick up its after a lackluster showing at LSU. Melissa Sandel and Adrianna Baggetta still re main team leaders in hitting, with averages of .325 and .316. Not too far behind, though, is Kim Evans, who is batting .296. Evans was the only Lady Gamecock to pick up three hits over the weekend. Pitching remains one of USC’s strengths. Megan Matthews provides leadership on the mound for USC. The se nior is 12-4 with a 1.30 ERA, 116 strikeouts and eight shutouts to her credit. Stacey Johnson is right be hind her with a 6-5 record and 2.04 ERA. Aleca Johnson (3-1, 2.43) has picked up two saves this season. While ETSU is looking to avenge an early season loss to Carolina, the Lady Gamecocks must win both games to regain confidence before it goes back into the SEC schedule. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 3 p.m. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Swimmers, clivers compete in NCAAs The USC women’s swimming and diving team placed 35th at YOU WANT IT? WE GOT IT! 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