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Almond CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 I your weakest in recent memory. ♦ WEAKNESS NO. 3 - NO RECEIVER OPPOSITE WASHINGTON After “The Future,” who is Clausen supposed to pass to? Your best second receiver is a tight end. That’s good for USC because we don’t have a second comer back. I don’t even see Washington doing all that much. Dunta Robinson will be all over him like Phil Fulmer on a White Castle burger. Face it, Tennessee fans — you guys are struggling, and there’s a strong possibility that your misery will continue this weekend. You’ve barely won the past two years with one of your best teams; you might just lose this year with one of your worst. And what was up with last year? Your team’s outright choke in Atlanta cost us the Citrus Bowl. Lou hasn’t for gotten — and he’s still mad we had to go to the Outback to pummel Ohio State again. Anyway, I wish your beloved Vols luck this week; they’re going to need it, espe cially when they see a massive wave of garnet in the stands and crap their pants. I think Saturday’s game will be close,-and both teams are capable of winning. But, if I have to make a prediction, ril'say USC 24, TENNESSEE 14. And the teams will com bine for 15 turnovers. Sorry, Coach Fat — err, Fulmer. You’re just going to have to keep waiting for career win 100. Almond, sports editor of The Gamecock, is a fourth-year print journalism student. His column appears every Wednesday in Gamecock Sports. Weekly Awards Pimp Daddy of the Week: Emmitt Smith ♦ Caps a great career with the all time rushing record. Toolbox of the Week: Chris Rix ♦The worst QB in FSU’s golden years? Quote of the Week: “He’s coming in to fill a particular role.’’ - Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren, on signing quarterback Jeff George. ♦ What role is that? Team cancer? Haws CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 weeks prior in the Georgia loss. To say the announcement sounded suspicious would be like saying the UT offense looked just a little out of sync in the game. The Vols look tired of hearing about Washington and sick of his “me-first” attitude that seems to be infecting the team. Tennessee might be better off if he doesn’t even take the field in Columbia on Saturday. But that all gets me to my point. My whole reasoning for saying the Gamecocks would win this year has disappeared. The Vols have absolutely no reason to look past them toward Miami because the ground might just open up and swallow the team before it beats the ’Canes this season. And even though my main rea son to pick the Cocks is gone, new ones have emerged. South Carolina’s strengths — its passing defense (fifth in the SEC) and penalties (just 53.5 yards per game) — play well into what the Vols want to do and what they can’t. Historically, Tennessee has a difficult time with running quar terbacks, and Jenkins will be no different. I’ve picked against the Vols the past two games, and it’s not time to get off the horse now. It’s just that kind of year for Tennessee. I’m just looking for ward to a late-season matchup with Vanderbilt to decide last place in the East. Prediction: USC 21, TENNESSEE 17. Haws is sports editor of The Daily Beacon, Tennessee’s independent student newspaper. Soccer CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 The Gamecocks’ stingy de fense proved to be the differ ence. After outshooting USC in the first half 3-2, the Terriers (5-11-2) had only one shot in the second half. USC goalkeeper Carolyn Ortega only had to make one save the entire game. In addition, most of the Terriers’ attempts at the goal came from outside the box. “We gave good cover, and we held them to very few chances,” Smith said. “We nev er let them through.” Despite the victory, Smith still has some concerns for the upcoming weeks. “I think we still need to learn how to play a full game and play a full 90 minutes,” she said. “We “I wasn’t trying to do anything spectacular - just trying to get it in there.” MELINDA CARTER use MIDFIELDER, ON HER GAME-WINNING GOAL have had some letdowns, and we can’t let that happen. I think that, mostly, we need to antici pate better and stop reacting to the better teams.” Carolina finishes its regular season schedule at UNC Greensboro on Friday. From there, it will play in the SEC Tournament, which starts Nov. 7 in Oxford, Miss. Success there should determine whether the Gamecocks make the NCAA Tournament. 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Lindsey Adair Carson Bacon Sean Bishop Ed Black Amelia Bogart Whitney Bridges Alicia Buddin Erin Burfield Ryan Cannon Ron Cohen Brooke Davidson Katie Dreiling Andrea Glover Kimi Goodman Sarah Holloway Ryan Holtz John Howell Jacob Hunter Courtney Ingalls Korry Ingleman Shanequa Jones Meredith Kohl Megan Kauffman Cassie Kilareski Emily Koziol Patrice Ladson Hsiao Chin Liu (Janny) Matt MacLanders Amanda Marshall Frances McCartha Cailin McLaughlin Kristin McSwain Erin Nelson Ameenah Pridgen Greg Pool Emily Purnell Katherine Rochelle Sarah Sandberg Heather Simmons Gloria Simpson Haley Smith Jasmine Smith Justin Smith Laura Smrecek Melissa Spangler Anna Stewart Elizabeth Sutton Travis Thompson Elizabeth Wade Danny Wheeler Edrin Williams Takieya Williams Adam Wilson Carla Wynn Karen Zatkulak BRIEFLY Baseball’s Toman named top assistant USC baseball assistant coach Jim Toman has been named the 2002 ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year. Now in his seventh season at Carolina, Toman will be honored at the ABCA Honors Luncheon on Jan. 4,2003 in San Diego. “For a long time, Coach Toman has been one of the top re cruiters and evaluators of talent in the country,” □ USC head coach Ray Tanner said. *“I'm delighted to see him being honored.” Toman is en tering his 14th season working Toman with Tanner, be ginning at N.C. State. Along with pitching coach Jerry Meyers, Toman has been at Carolina since Tanner became head coach in 1997. “While I am honored to re ceive this recognition from the ABCA and Baseball America, this award is more aptly a re flection of our entire program, players and coaches than it is on Jim Toman,” Toman said. “It’s an exciting time to be a part of the Carolina baseball program.” Toman’s duties at Carolina in clude acting as the team’s re cruiting coordinator. USC’s re cruiting classes have been ranked in the Top 10 in the na tion for the past three seasons. Women’s swim team nets No. 25 ranking The USC women’s swimming and diving team is ranked 25th in the nation in the first CSCAA poll of the season. All four USC divers—Allison Brennan, Holly Hodges, Lauren King and Tracey Richardson — have qualified for the NCAA Zones competition already this season. Sophomore swimmer Heather Skaggs has reached the NCAA “B” Qualifying Standard in the 100-yard freestyle, as did freshman Stephanie Margalis in the 200 freestyle. Bachmeyer anchors 12th-ranked defense The USC men’s soccer team’s defense is ranked in the top 25 for the eighth consecutive week. The Gamecocks (9-5-1) have a 0.71 goals-against-average, mak ing them the 12th stingiest de fense in the country. Anchoring the defense is se nior goalkeeper Michael Bachmeyer, who is ranked 13th in the NCAA in goals-against-av erage, and defender Robert Rosenberg, who was named to College Soccer News’ Team of the Week last week for scoring the game-winning goal against Charlotte. 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