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be at home against Wofford and
The Citadel and on the road at
Wyoming and Colorado State.
Odom said he was mindful of the
different events that are scheduled
to take place at the Carolina Center
after it opens, like the circus, and
tried to be accommodating.
Those events “took away a num
ber of dates that we would have
liked to have played games in, but I
don’t think that’s going to be a prob
lem year in and year out,” he said.
“We do have priority... but the
first year, I wanted to be sensitive
to the arena itself, not only to bas
ketball fans, but to our communi
ty, to our university. I wanted it to
be everyone’s arena, not just bas
ketball’s.”
The Gamecocks open SEC play
Jan. 8 against Ole Miss, and the
Clemson game, which usually
takes place in early December,
will be Feb. 12. Both games are in
Columbia.
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Men’s Basketball
2002-03 Schedule
11/07 Team Nike (exh.)* 7:30 p.m.
11/13* Foreign Team (exh.)* 7:30 p.m.
11/24 East Tennessee St. 3 p.m.
11/29 South Carolina St. 7:30 p.m.
11/30 Appalachian St 7:30 p.m.
12/02 Temple 7:30 p.m.
12/05 at Georgetown TBA
12/08 at North Carolina St 6:30 p.m.
12/16 Wofford 8 p.m.
12/19 at Wyoming TBA
12/22 at Colorado St 4 p.m.
01/02 The Citadel 7:30 p.m.
01/08 Ole Miss 7:30 p.m.
01/11 at Kentucky 7 p.m.
01/15 Auburn 7:30 p.m.
01/18 Florida 8 p.m.
01/22 at Mississippi St 8 p.m.
01/29 at Tennessee 7:30 p.m.
02/01 Kentucky 1 p.m.
02/05 atLSU 8 p.m.
02/08 at Vanderbilt 8 p.m.
02/12 Clemson 7:30 p.m.
02/15 Arkansas 1 p.m.
02/19 Tennessee 7:30 p.m.
02/22 at Georgia 2 p.m.
02/25 at Honda 7 p.m.
03/01 Vanderbilt 5 p.m.
03/05 at Alabama 8 p.m.
03/09 Georgia 12 p.m.
* - to be played at the Carolina Coliseum
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FOOTBALL NEWS & NOTES
Gamecocks sluggish in Friday scrimmage
BY KYLE ALMOND
THE GAMECOCK
The USC football team, just
about a week away from its sea
son opener Saturday against New
Mexico State, went through a two
hour scrimmage Friday night
atWilliams-Brice Stadium, and
head coach Lou
Holtz wasn’t espe
cially thrilled
with the results.
“We didn’t
punt well, we
didn’t return well,
and we didn’t
place kick well,”
Holtz said. “It was Holtz
also the most
unimpressive performance I’ve
seen from our defense during pre
season camp. They looked like
they were a step slow. In fact, the
entire team looked like they were
running on empty. I think we
have gotten about as much as we
could from them during two-a
days.”
The Gamecocks covered a va
riety of scenarios during the
scrimmage, including kickoffs,
punts and working from deep in
their own territory.
The offense was the highlight
of the scrimmage, especially quar
terback Corey Jenkins, who
threw for four touchdowns.
Jenkins hooked up with James
Adkisson for a 75-yard touchdown
pass, and he also threw a pair of
touchdowns to freshman Troy
Williamson. Thez Robinson had
the other touchdown reception.
The team watched film
Saturday morning and then went
through a corrective practice ses
sion without pads. The players
were off Sunday.
“They will have about 48 hours
away from football, so hopefully
they can get recharged and be
ready to go again on Monday,”
Holtz said Friday.
Pinnock hurting
Senior running back Andrew
Pinnock wasn’t able to take part
in Friday night’s scrimmage be
cause of a shoulder injury, and
Holtz questioned his status for
this weekend’s opener.
“Andrew has a bruised shoul
der and hasn’t been able to go,”
Holtz said. “He’s not in real good
condition, and right now, he very
well could not be ready for the
opener.”
Pinnock, who is expected to get
most of the carries this year for
USC, should be able to play this
weekend. But if not, Robinson or
senior Ryan Brewer could step
into his place.
Holtz likes the attitude
■
There aren’t as many veterans
on this year’s team as last year’s,
but Holtz likes the attitude his
young team exhibits.
“We may not be very good
right now, but I really enjoy be
ing around this group,” Holtz
said. “They are a fun group.
“I’m a perfectionist, and I’m
never really comfortable heading
into a season. We’ve got a lot to
improve upon, but we’re playing
hard, and I think we will be fun
to watch.”
Injury update
Unlike during the team’s last
scrimmage, when quarterbacks
Dondrial Pinkins and Bennett
Swygert went down, there were
no new injuries to report Friday
night.
. Team doctors said Wednesday
that Swygert, who has knee liga
ment damage, would be re-exam
ined soon and a decision would be
made then on how his injury will
be treated.
Pinkins is out at least four
weeks with a fractured ankle.
Defensive back Isaac
Stackhouse is improving but still
out with a deep back bruise.
Tailback Kenny Irons (knee) and
, offensive linemen Chris White
(neck), Stephen Sene (lower back)
and Chad Walker (foot) are also
out.
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will take place at Ole Miss.
One of last season’s co-cap
tains, Melinda Carter, will lead
Carolina’s offense in 2002.
Carter, a midfielder, scored three
goals and four assists last year,
and at the close of the 2001 cam
paign, she was named to the
NSCAA All-Southeast Regional
Team for the second time in her
career. She was also named to
the All-SEC Second Team.
Returning senior Jessica
Julin will join Carter in the
Carolina offensive attack. The
Finland native earned First
Team All-SEC honors last sea
son, scoring three goals and
adding two assists for USC.
Julin punctuated her junior
year with game-winning goals
against Ole Miss and UNC
Greensboro.
Morgan Mclntrye, a senior
forward who missed all of last
season with an ankle injury, will
also be looked to for goals.
McIntyre has scored 20 goals in
her career.
“A plus will be having
Morgan back,” Smith said. “I
think Morgan is someone who
will make things happen up top
and cause problems for the op
ponents.”
The Carolina defense, which
allowed an average of one goal
per game all season, has goal
keepers Carolyn Ortega and
Elise Matthews back in the nets
in 2002. The pair combined for
six shutouts last season. Also re
turning on defense is last year’s
co-defensive MVP, Sarah Lentz.
The Florence native will be en
tering her redshirt sophomore
season at Carolina.
With a veteran lineup return
ing and Smith’s continued im
provements to the program,
Carolina is preparing to play
deep into November and the
NCAA Tournament.
“The staff and the team are ex
cited about the season,” Smith
said. “I’m happy with the
progress our team made last fall
and in our spring practices, and
we look to build upon this suc
cess.”
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The line should create plenty
of space for whoever’s running
behind it, whether it’s Jenkins,
Pinnock or senior Ryan Brewer.
Travelle Wharton (left tackle),
Cedric Williams (left guard), C.J.
Frye (center), Shane Hall (right
- guard), and Watts Sanderson
(right tackle) are the probable
starters. Wharton earned
Freshman All-America honors in
2000.
“I feel good about our offensive
line, in particular the starting
unit,” Skip Holtz said.
The offense’s question mark is
in the receiving corps. The coach
ing staff has harped on the in
consistency of the
group throughout
preseason prac
tice. But Matthew
Thomas, Andrea
Gause, James
Adkisson and
freshman Troy
Williamson have
the potential to Thomas
make good things
happen.
“We have speed at wide re
ceiver; this is as much speed as
we have had,” Lou Holtz said.
“We will be able to stretch the
field.”
In years past, the Gamecocks
have often relied on their out
standing defense to carry them.
But with only four returning
starters on this year’s defense,
and the dynamic skill featured on
this year’s offense, there might
be a new formula for the
Gamecocks in 2002.
Fans will find out Saturday,
when USC opens the season
. against New Mexico State at
Williams-Brice Stadium. Game
time is set for 7 p.m.
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stable unit for USC, with three
starters returning along with se
nior goalkeeper Michael
Bachmeyer.
Bachmeyer joins senior defend
ers Tim Glowienka and Jordan
Smith as the team’s captains.
“Mike had a tremendous sea
son last year, and we’re counting
on him to finish his career on a
high note by bringing all of his ex
perience and talent to the fore
front,” Berson said of the
Charlotte, N.C., native, who had a
1.10 goals-against-average in 2001.
The Gamecocks start the reg
ular season next Friday at The
Graveyard against Charleston
Southern. USC’s schedule fea
tures eight teams who played in
the NCAA Tournament last sea
son, including defending nation
al champion North Carolina.
“We are anxious to get the sea
son started to see how this group
comes together,” Berson said.
“There are a lot of new faces and
some very good talent, but so
much of this team is unproven,
and that puts tremendous pres
sure on the veterans.”
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