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Briefly Opener against Wofford postponed It was announced yesterday that the baseball team’s sup posed opener against Wofford on Feb. 7 has been postponed until Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m. The reasons for the rescheduling are unknown. The game will still be the dedication game for Wofford’s new baseball stadium, Russell C. King Field at Switzer Stadium. However, the Gamecocks were also sched uled to play Wofford on Wednesday, March 24, but the game has been cancelled. USC’s opener will now be Friday, Feb. 13 at 3p.m. against Charleston Southern at Sarge Frye Field. The Gamecocks will enter the season ranked 7th in the Baseball America poll and will unveil the nation’s top recruit ing class. Ciocan nominated for senior honor h . . Senior guard Cristina Ciocan was nominated on Wednesday as one of the 31 fi nalists to receive the Senior CLASS award. The award is designed to award student ath letes that complete their ath letic eligibility rather than leave school early for the pro ranks or other reasons. CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. One man and woman receive the award annually and the women’s winner is an nounced during the women’s Final Four. Ciocan is averag ing 15.5 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game. The award was originally suggest ed by CBS broadcaster Dick Enberg while watching the 2001 national championship in which senior Shane Battier led his Duke Blue Devils to victory. Track teams travel to Lexington, Ky Both the-men’s and wom en’s track teams are in Lexington, Ky. this weekend to compete in the Kentucky Invitational. The meet will be gin today and last until tomor row Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004. Along with the Gamecocks and the University of Kentucky Wildcats, teams in the competition include Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Appalachian State, Clemson, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Ohio State and Wake Forest. The event will begin tonight with the pole vault, high jump, weight throw and 4x800-meter relay. USC dominated the pole vault at last week’s Carolina Big 12 by finishing first, sec ond, and fourth in the event with a former Gamecock fin ishing third. The meet will re sume on Saturday with the high jump and other track events throughout the day. Keep an eye on newcomer Rodney Martin Jr., who in his first event as a Gamecock last week finished first in the 200 meter and fourth in the 60-me ter. SSCSC®8 ■ BY BARRY WILNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles are all too fa miliar with the road they are trav eling. They make it to the NFC championship game, and then get detoured. Columbia's Adult Soccer League is now registering teams or individuals for the Spring '04 season. Registration deadline is February 3rd. Call 781-6468 or email columbiasoccer@aol.com. i Two years ago, the St. Louis Rams got in the way. Last year, it was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Sunday, the Eagles play the Carolina Panthers for a spot in the Super Bowl, a place the Eagles haven’t been in since 1980. To take advantage this time, the Eagles (13-4) know they must block out the hype surrounding this game in a city desperate for a sports championship after a drought of more than two decades. Carolina has been one loose team throughout the playoffs. The Panthers (13-5) routed Dallas, then ended St. Louis’ 14 game home winning streak in dou ble overtime — the first postsea son win by a visitor at the Edward Jones Dome. “What we were able to accom plish last week was a big feat,” coach John Fox said. “That gives our team a lot of confidence as we go into a hostile environment.” It’s an environment that can get downright hostile for the Eagles, too. Should they stumble the way they did early in last Sunday’s overtime victory against Green Bay, the memories of two previ ous title game losses could come flooding in. If that happens, no matter how loudly Dawkins instructs his teammates, they’re bound to get tight. That would make them even more vulnerable to an opponent with little to lose. Eagles Pro Bowl defensive tack le Corey Simon says that won’t happen. “Everybody’s really focused,” Simon said. “I think we are defi nitely enjoying it a little bit more.” I CASH FOR YOUR NOTES Visit LeConte 117 for more info, or call 777-6142 Office of Student Disability Services - a university sponsored service - I-1 THAI # (LOTOS RESTAURANT Authentic Japanese & 'Thai Cuisine With Targe 5ushi 'bar d $1 Sushi 7 days a week Lunch & Dinner * A A Lunch Buffett k Sunday-Friday 11am-2pm "includes iced tea W f $5 OFF 1 * Order of $15 or more ! • . Best Thai ' k _ . , * Valid on Sushi & Menu Items. Expires 10/02/04 t Kestuara nt 'Not valid for buffet. One coupon per order. I * Restrictions apply • ... ^^1 MtcA jpj 51 rirgMct g IWJ 51 »l ^fryaBMB5IW!WCglfafffggffifg!gr!M^ MEN’S BASKETBALL CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGE: Every week, Wes The Gamecock's readers-and Wolfe staff test their sports knowledge Sports with game predictions. Editor (0-0) 1 Connecticut at 9 N. 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IU bb KtAutK Ur mb Wbblvr b-maii selections rur next weeK s games to gdiueiuoi\5Mu»i^swm.:>i.cuu | Basketball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 about Tennessee’s chances of having a successful season af ter the shellacking, which was Tennessee’s worst-ever loss to the rival Gators. “It’s been an interesting three or four days for this team and at the Peterson househofd after what happened in Gainesville,” said Tennessee head coach Buzz Peterson. “I had some fear com ing out of there, but the great thing about basketball is it gives you a chance to improve and come back.” The Gamecocks and Volunteers will each look to keep their momentum rolling in Saturday’s game. Tennessee will also be looking for its first win at the Colonial Center, where they have lost in each of their first two visits. The Gamecocks will have to slow down Tennessee’s scorers, especially 6-foot-10-inch Crump. Look for another solid defensive performance from center Rolando Howell, who has played well since missing the first half of the sea son. If Howell can maintain his inside presence against Crump, then the Gamecocks should match up well with the mostly un dersized Volunteer squad. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. Saturday at the Colonial Center. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc.edu Defense CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 ing quick points off turnovers. The stats from the Georgia game are simply amazing. The Gamecocks had 14 more points in the paint, 8 more points off turnovers, 11 more fast break points and killed the shallow Bulldog bench by outscoring UGA by 25 in bench points. Even more astounding than the stats was that USC shot 66 percent from the field in the first half, which led to 56 percent shooting for the game, which is a major achievement for a team that usually misses more shots than it hits. However, the last-second overtime win at Auburn is the highlight of the Carolina season thus far. It takes a lot for a young team like USC to keep its com posure on the road and come up with crucial game-winning plays. Also, the Gamecock defensive play was of championship cal iber. Holding Auburn to just 2% percent from the field is un doubtedly the best defensive per formance in quite some time, considering that Auburn was picked to win the SEC West this season. This stretch of early SEC games proves that if Carolina’s defense stays as good as it is now, the Gamecocks only need to hit their high-percentage inside shots to win. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc.edu Mathis CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 strikers on the team. In Newcastle, England’s The Journal, Mathis’ agent Dave Baldwin said earlier this week, that “Clint is at Sunderland for the next three days. He will be there until Wednesday and it gives Mick a chance to have a look at him. Clint went over to Germany and has really impressed Hannover and they really want him. However, Mick contacted us and said he would really like to see Clint after hearing very good things about him. Mick wants a top-class striker to help them get back into the Premiership.” Still, the fact that Mathis is now back training with Hannover lends credence to the argument that he will sign with the team soon. “Clint had a good time here,” Hannover coach Ralf Rangnic’ said in Darlington, England’^* The Northern Echo. “I’m sure he’ll be back with us in Turkey on Thursday at the latest, as suming Sunderland don’t make him an offer he can’t refuse.” The former Gamecock also practiced with Leicester City and the Glasgow Rangers. Of course, some of the teams Mathis has tried out for are better than oth ers. The Rangers are in second place in the Scottish Premierleague, Sunderland is fourth in the English first divi sion, Hannover finished 11 out of 18 in the Bundesliga and Leicester City is currently 18th out of the 20 teams in the English Premier League. Currently, onlv Leicester City and Glasgow have decided not to sign Mathis. While at USC, Mathis set the Carolina men’s soccer record of most points in a year with 53, the record in goals in one year with 25 and the record in game-win ning goals in one year with 12, all in 1995. Over his career, Mathis is third in Gamecock soccer his tory in goals and third in points. In four years with the MetroStars, Mathis has scored 33 goals, and scored 11 goals in 34 games for the U.S. national team. Mathis is one of two Carolina soc cer players to ever play in the World Cup soccer tournament and notched one goal and one as sist in the 2002 World Cup. 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