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■ MEN Continued from page 7 “This game had trouble written all over it from the beginning. We were coming off a big win against our archrival, and it’s also difficult to play these midweek games,” Berson said. Despite leading both opponents in shots and corner kicks, 13-6, the Gamecocks were held scoreless. The Gamecocks also had five offsides penalties against UNC and three against Charlotte. The losses came from teams ranked lower than the Gamecocks, but the USC squad can be confident in its ability to create opportunities, as the NCAA tournament will begin in just over a month. With the two losses the Gamecocks fall to 8-3-1 on the year with two road games ahead against the College of Charleston and North Carolina Wilmington. The game against the College of Charleston will kick off Wednesday at 6 p.m. The Gamecocks will return home Oct. 27 against Furman. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@givm.sc. edu Volleyball sweeps Auburn By MEGAN GIBSON THE GAMECOCK The women’s volleyball team posted high numbers in Auburn yesterday after falling to the Alabama Crimson Tide last Friday. The Gamecocks are now 11-6 overall and 4-4 in the SEC. They Gamecocks began their road trip Friday when they traveled to Tuscaloosa to take on the Tide. Alabama swept Carolina in three games, (30-20, 30-25, 30-25) marking their fourth-consecutive win against the Gamecocks. In game one, Alabama out-blocked Carolina 8-4 and hit a .294 kill percentage to USC’s .162. Alabama’s defense at the net kept the Gamecocks from scoring. The Tide had five solo blocks while Carolina only had one from sophomore Iris Santos. Three of Alabama’s blocks were in a row, giving the Tide a 15-9 lead. The Gamecocks couldn’t recover and lost the first game 30-20. “Alabama came out very aggressively and we didn’t respond,” ^ftead coach Kim Hudson said. The first kill of game two gave outside hitter Shonda Cole her 500th career kill. This game was a tighter match than the first, when a service error by Alabama at 29-23 gave the Gamecocks an opportunity to steal the momentum. However, they only scored one more point on a kill by Katelyn Panzau before the Tide finished off the game 30-25. In the third game, a service ace by Sarah Morgan put the Gamecocks within three at 27-24. Alabama then scored two kills in a row to make the score 29-24 and almost clench the match. However, the Gamecocks fought harder and Panzau got her eighth kill of the match, trying her season high, but it wasn’t enough. Alabama finished off the game on a kill by Crystal Hudson to win the last game 30-25. Alabama now leads their series with the Gamecocks 14-11. Feeding off their loss, Carolina traveled to Auburn on Sunday and swept the Tigers in three games (30 18, 30-20, 30-23). The Gamecocks hit a season-high .381 kill percentage with 51 kills. This is the most in a three-game SEC match this season for Carolina. They also posted a season-high 16 service aces. “Serving and attacking was the key for us in today’s match,” Hudson said. “We came out ready to play today and it made a big difference in the outcome.” The women posted high numbers individually as well. Cole had 14 kills for the match and a .379 kill percentage. Also, middle blocker Lauren Ford had nine kills and four blocks. Lynae Vanden Hull had six service aces while Panzau added five. In game one, the Gamecocks had only two attack errors and 16 kills, giving them an impressive .467 kill percentage. Carolina played aggressively as Vanden Hull scored four of her six service aces for the match. The Gamecocks easily took the first game 30-18. The second game was a little bit closer, buy only for a few minutes. The two teams tied at 5-5, but soon Carolina ran away with the game after five service aces and 17 kills. In the last game, Auburn took an early lead 10-5. The Gamecocks trailed until a kill by Lauren Ford tied the score at 14-14. Carolina went on an eight-point serving streak to lead the Tigers 26-20. From there the Gamecocks were able to keep the momentum and ended game three on a kill by Santos. The Gamecocks will now take a break from the road trips and play a pair of home games this weekend. They welcome the Georgia Bulldogs Friday at 7 p.m. and Florida on Sunday. Comments an this story ? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc.'edu The Controversy j£ 3 in America RlS Gay Marriage House I I Debate Ballroom I I ThursM I Oct 28 THINK OUTSIDE FOUR PERPENDICULAR SIDES ON A GEOMETRICALLY SQUARED BASE. 4 It takes ingenuity, teamwork and a great deal of effort to pull off some of the high-profile engineering projects being done in the United States Air Force. Engineers who come * aboard are immediately put on the fast track and have advancement opportunities typically not found in the private sector. 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With space between her and the defenders, Peterson faked USC goalkeeper Thorstenson with a low shot to the left of the net to take the lead at the 15:50 mark. Carolina would finally take advantage of their ball control domination as junior Kimmy Criss lined up for a penalty kick outside of the box. The kick was deflected into the air by sophomore Jessi Swaim and then headed into the goal by team captain Sarah Lentz at 26:40. The tying goal was the fifth of the year for Lentz and the sixth assist for Swaim. Senior Ashley Williams was then substituted into the game and her presence was immediately felt as the Gamecocks contained the Bulldogs’ rush attack. Less than a minute after the previous score, junior Jackie Welch connected with Williams as she knocked a score in from 8 yards out at 27:25. The score was the seventh of the year for Williams, the team leader in goals and points. Carolina clearly dominated ball control and tempo for the first half; this was evidenced by USC’s 9-1 shot advantage over Miss. State for the half. The second half saw the Bulldogs take control as they outshot USC 8-4. However, neither team dominated as control shifted continuously from side to side. After 42 minutes of defense and with three minutes remaining to play, the Carolina fans in attendance were anticipating an end to the winless streak, but Bulldog junior Meghan Odom wasn’t ready to concede defeat. Odom’s shot on goal was saved by Thorstenson, but the ball deflected straight to Betty Ann Casey who rebounded the ball in at 87:40 to tie the game 2-2. The ending was not quite what Carolina expected as the Bulldogs came quickly in the OT period. Casey, still beaming from her game-tying goal minutes before, drove the ball to the 5-yard box and let off a quick shot. Thorstenson again displayed quickness in blocking the ball; but she was not able to recover off the ground as the rebound shot by Sara Moore at 91:51 clinched the come from behind victory for Mississippi State. The Gamecocks and the crowd stood in disbelief as the improbable happened yet again: a heartbreaker to still leave USC searching for a conference victory. “It’s been a tough season, outplaying teams and not getting results,” Smith said. “We’ve been playing well. We have to take advantage of our chances. These last couple of games we have to make sure these lapses don’t happen, that we finish out strong and get the wins we deserve.” The Gamecocks will get their chance when they return to action with a Friday night away date at Arkansas, another team looking to sneak into the SEC Tournament picture. Carolina then returns home to finish the season with conference matches against LSU next Sunday and No. 23 Florida on Oct. 29. Comments on this story? 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