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The Western Carolinian Page 10 Thursday, Sept. 15,1988 : \1 Southern Conference roundup... WW.m.;.m.!.'.H.HA Last Saturday's Games Clemson 23, Furman 3 Ga. Tech 24, Tenn.-Chatt. 10 Wm. & Mary 30, VMI 7 ASU 17, James Madison 14 S. Carolina 38. WCU 0 ETSU 21, Wofford 7 Marshall 31, Ohio U. 14 Citadel 35, Presbyterian 9 Standings (Sept. 15) Conference Overall W-L-T W-L-T App. St. 1-0-0 2-0-0 E. Tenn St. 1-0-0 2-0-0 Marshall 0-0-0 2-0-0 Furman 0-0-0 1-1-0 UT-Chatt. 0-0-0 0-2-0 WCU 0-0-0 0-2-0 Citadel 0-1-0 1-1-0 VMI 0-1-0 0-2-0 Saturday's Games ETSU at WCU (Thur. at 8:00 p.m.) Presbyterian at Furman Citadel at Duke E. Kentucky at Marshall Ga. Tech at Tenn.-Chatt. Richmond at VMI ' '■ •■'■•■ ; A.S.U. 17, James Madison U. 14: At Harrisonburg Va., BjornNittno's 35- yard field goal with 10 seconds left capped a 17-point rally Saturday and gave Appalachian State a 17-14 victory over James Madison. Nittmo's kick came after JMU's Dukes (0-2) failed on a fourth- and -4 at their 42 with less than a minute left. The Mountaineers (2-0) gained 23 yards in three plays — including a 15-yard pass interference penalty that gave them a first down on JMU's 18. Nittmo then kicked the game-winner. Madison outgained Appalachian State'409 yards to 223 yards. Appalachian State managed just two yards rushing. Appalachian State tied the game on a 4-yard run by Kenny Dawson with 13:19 left. The three- play, 52-yard drive started after linebacker Xeno Williams intercepted Waters at the ASU 48. The march included a 43-yard pass from Bobby Fuller to Sam Wesley to give ASU a first-and-goal. William & Mary 30, VMI 7: At Williamsburg, VA., senior reserve quarterback Craig Argo, making his first start for William & Mary, rushed for 66 yards and passed for 74 in guiding the Indians to a 30-7 victory over Virginia Military Institute. With touchdown runs by Eddie Davis, Allan Williams, Tyrone Shelton, and Robert Green, the Indians (1-1) rushed for 232 yards. Clemson 23, Furman 3: At Clemson S.C, Clemson did on Saturday what it usually does against Furman. The Tigers won. But third-ranked Clemson wasn't very impressive in beating its oldest college football rival 23-3. Tailback Terry Allen scored two touchdowns and freshman Chris Gardocki kicked three field goals as Clemson beat the Paladins, an NCAA Division l-AA team, for the 23rd straight time in a series that began in 1896. Georgia Tech 24, UT-Chattanooga 10: In Atlanta, T.J. Edwards and Stefen Scotton scored touchdowns less than two minutes apart in the fourth quarter as Georgia Tech rallied from a 10-point deficit to down Tennessee-Chattanooga 24-10. It was the season opener for Tech's Yellow Jackets, who were aided by two major penalties on their first touchdown. The second was set up by Cedric Stallworth's 16-yard interception return to the Moccasins' 6-yard-line. Chattanooga had carried the fight to the Jackets with a staunch defense that had limited Tech to only 69 yards before the 65-yard scoring drive that started on the last play of the third quarter. A 15-yard piling on infraction got Tech to the UTC 28, and a roughing-the-kicker penalty cost the Mocs another 10 yeards to the 11 when Tech took a 38-yard field goal by Thomas Palmer off the board. Western Shut-out By 16th Ranked South Carolina, 38-0 by Larry Gray SPORTS EDITOR Western's frustrations continued last Saturday night as the Catamounts were shut-out by an outstanding South Carolina team 38-0 at Wil- liams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. The loss was Western's seventh in a row, dating back to last season, and 21st straight against an NCAA Division 1-A football team. After picking up 39 yards and a pair of first downs on their first possession, Western was held to less than 100 yards of total offense and only four more first downs. Meanwhile,South Carolina's new multiple pro-set offense was rolling up a whopping 452 yards of total offense and 25 first downs. The Gamecocks, ranked 16th in the nation, were without the services of starting running backs Harold Green and Keith Bing. Both of whom sustained injuries in South Carolina's opening game victory against North Carolina. Their absence made no difference, be cause reserve running backs Gerald Williams (108 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown) and * Mike Dingle (85 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns) ran at will as the Gamecocks pushed around the smaller Catamount defenders. Except for the third quarter when Todd Ellis had to throw to give backs Williams and Dingle time to catch their breath, USC kept the ballon the ground. Aside from Western's first possession, the Catamounts offense was stuffed by an aggressive and veteran Gamecock defense. Catamount punter Anthony Bare (10 punts for 380 yards) got a good workout as he was one punt shy of tying a WCU record for most punts in a game at 11. WCU quarterback Todd Cottrell was under tremendous pressure all night as the Gamecocks defense blitzed time and time again. Although, Cottrell did have a consistent first half completing 10 of 18 passes for 79 yards, the Gamecocks defense stiffened and the junior from Cullowhee completed only 1 of 9 passes for nine yards after half- time. For the first 3 minutes and 37 seconds of the game, Western looked as if their trip to Columbia was a chance to gain back some lost respect incurred after their season-opening disaster at N.C. State. Cottrell took the Cats from their own 21 to the South Carolina 40-yard line. A 13-yard completion from Cottrell to split end Otis Washington and a 22- yard run around the right end by tailback Carlton Terry were the big plays. Anthony Bare then punted a 37-yarder that backed the Gamecocks up to their own three-yard line. But Heisman Trophy Candidate Todd Ellis engineered a 13-play, 67 yard drive that ended when place-kicker Collin Mackie came on and kicked a 47-yard field goal. The Gamecocks scored again on their second possession, following a WCU punt. This time USC running backs Dingle and Williams took over and rushed for 47 of 54 yards on the drive. Williams finished the drive with a run around left end for 9 yards and a dive into the end zone. USC led WCU 10-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. WCU running back Carlton Terry found out that running the ball against the Gamecock defense was no easy chore. (Brad Khun? photo) At 10:29 left in the second quarter, Cottrell fumbled the ball while pulling away from center. A Gamecock defender eagerly recovered at the WCU 46 and South Carolina was back in business. It seemed, however, that Western could hold on after defensive tackle John Stewart sacked USC quarterback Todd Ellis for a loss of 10 yards. Facing a 3rd-and-20, Todd Ellis promptly tossed a 27-yard comple- See USC next page + E. Tenn. St. brings undefeated record to Cullowhee tonight for home opener ESPN will televise nationally from EJ. Whitmire Stadium Young WCU spikers continue against early season toughies by Herb Pickard SPORTS WRITER After two tough losses to Division I teams in the past couple of weeks the Catamounts will finally have a chance to return to safer ground when they host the Buccaneers of East Tennessee State in the friendly confines of 12,000 seat E. J. Whitmire Stadium. After a much improved performance in a losing effort against the University of South Carolina last week, Western (0-2) will face East Tennessee State (2- 0) this Thursday night for the Cats' first Southern Conference game of the year. Western will go into the game with a struggling offense led by quarterback Todd Cottrell, and tailbacks Darryl Jackson and Carlton Terry against a defense which, though not the caliber of WCU's two previous opponents, have allowed only 17 points in their first two games. All- American ETSU cornerback Rick Harris has four interceptions coming into the game, while noseguard Alger Williams leads the team with 23 tackles. Western's iinebacking problems continued on the defensive side of the ball after losing starting linebacker Larry Inman to a knee injury sustained in last week's USC game. Despite linebacker problems, the Catamount defense should prove to be strong under the leadership of senior ends Scotty Arant and Geno Segers. Arant and Segers, who have combined for 41 tackles, will be aided by a solid defensive front line which includes tackle John Stewart, who performed well last week against USC. The Buccaneer offensive attack will be led by tailbacks Albert Burt and George Searcy, who have combined for 5 touchdowns in their opening games. The position of quarterback will be shared by Mark Williams and Randy Meredith, neither of whom have had strong perform- ances in either of their first two games. ETSU defensive back Rick Harris (24) is off to the races on one of his 18 career pass interceptions. Despite the fact that Western will probably face the Buccaneers as underdogs they have a decided psychological advantage. In seven of the nine seasons when WCU has brought a losing record into its meeting with ETSU, the Catamounts have won. Overall Western leads the series with East Tennessee State 14-13-1 having defeated ETSU in each of their last six meetings. "This game affords us with some great opportunities," said WCU's head coach Bob Waters. We can wipe out a lot of the pain and disappointment of (previous) losses with a win Thursday night." ESPN will broadcast the game live as part of its three game NCAA l-AA package. Tim Brando will handle the play-by-play duties and Sam White will be the color/ analyst. Airtime will be 8:00 with the kick- off at about 8:08 p.m. SPORTS INFORMATION RELEASE Western Carolina University's women's volleyball team will continue their nightmarish schedule this week after suffering season-opening losses to four powerful opponents. The Catamounts, who have seven of ten players at the sophomore or freshman status, opened their 1988 season with a home loss (4-15, 12-15, 10-15) to East Tennessee State, the team which finished with the best regular season Southern Conference record last year. Last weekend WCU traveled to Columbia, SC to participate in the Carolina Classic, and was rudely greeted with sweeps by South Carolina (3-15, 9- 15, 3-15) and William & Mary(2-15,0-15,6-15). The Cats concluded that tournament with a 3-1 loss to last year's Atlantic Coast Conference champion N.C. State (2-15, 15-10, 2-15, 3- 15). Such lopsided losses may look rather discouraging, but WCU's seventh-year coach Trish Howell was not entirely . displeased. "Knowing that it was early and that we had only one returning starting on the floor [in Kim Spruill], I'm encouraged because we showed the potential for a lot of improvement," Howell said. "As for the first four games, East Tennessee State is probably the best CAT NOTES / team in the league, and the teams in the Carolina Classic may have been the strongest field ever in that tournament. William & Mary and N.C. State will probably be ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA South Region. State was ranked 7th last year, and they have five starters returning." Spruill, a 5-8 senior middle blocker from Asheboro, NC, has been the leader thus far, as was expected. Through the four games, Spruill tops the team with kills (23), digs (25), and hitting percentage (.126). Noteworthy performances have also been turned in by sophomore Regina Brown (20 kills, 17 digs, 4 blocks), and freshman Kris Parker (16 kills, 17 digs). The Cats have been without the services of sophomore Missy Morton, who saw action in most of the 1987 contests, and freshman standout Katherine Thomas. Morton suffered a sprained ankle in practice early last week, while Thomas has not yet been released to play after knee surgery in the spring. "Missy and Katherine could both be available by our next match. Being without them has hurt us, because both would have been playing a lot," noted Howell. The Catamounts, who have won three of the last five Southern Conference See SPIKERS next page + Bob Waters owns a 10-3 coaching record against East Tennessee State. While Don Riley has never faced Western Carolina as a head coach, he was 3-0-1 against the Catamounts as a quarterback at East Tennessee State from 1952 through 1955....Western Carolina is 1-3 on major network television. The Catamounts lost to Appalachian State in 1978 before ABC-TV's cameras, lost to Appalachian State again in 1979 with ESPN televising, beat Fur man in 1983 on CBS-TV and lost to Southern Illinois in 1983 on ABC-TV.... The last time Western Carolina appeared on an ESPN football telecast was September 22, 1979 when the Catamounts played arch rival Appalachian State in Boone. ESPN's first televised sports event was shown two weeks before....Since 1975 when the Western Carolina - East Tennessee State football series was resumed after an 18 year lapse, the Catamounts have entered their meeting with the Buccaneers owning a losing record nine times. WCU has come out of those games as the winner seven times.... In Bob Waters' previous 19 seasons at Western Carolina, his Catamounts have opened nine seasons with back-to-back losses. In six of those nine seasons, his teams rallied to finish with winning records. Those seasons were 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, and 1986.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1988-09-15
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