Deacs-Cocks (r)

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  1. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    Wake Forest 5, South Carolina 0

    http://wakeforestsports.ocsn.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/101203aaa.html

    If it was a graph, the ‘Cocks season would look like my stock portfolio at the end of the 90s. After winning their first seven, they’ve now lost five straight.

    Wake Forest, meanwhile, improves to 7-3. They are doing well enough to keep themselves in the Top Ten but not playing such dominant soccer that folks start picking them to go far and they put pressure on themselves.

    Of course, if they beat Clemson, Carolina and Duke, that all changes!
     
  2. Sandon Mibut

    Sandon Mibut Member+

    Feb 13, 2001
    I found this info on a site about South Carolina sports. The info is not mine, I'm just cutting and pasting it.

    ***The five game losing streak for South Carolina is the longest since the program began in 1978 and is only the second time that the Gamecocks have gone five matches winless (0-4-1, 1983).

    ***The Gamecocks have been outscored 11-0 in the last five matches, marking only the third time in program history that USC has been shutout five times in a season -- 2002 (7), 1988 (6), 1983 (8).

    ***USC has lost consecutive home matches in a single season for the first time since 1996 (Clemson & Wake Forest).

    ***The loss to Wake Forest now means that South Carolina has only one winning record versus an Atlantic Coast Conference team in its' 26-year history. The lone winning record is against N.C. State (7-6-1). The Gamecocks hold the following records vs. ACC squads: Clemson (10-20-1); Duke (7-8-2); Maryland (1-1-0); North Carolina (10-12-1); Virginia (1-3-1); and Wake Forest (10-10-4). That's a total of 46-60-10 (.440). USC will host UNC on November 8 at Stone Stadium.

    ***Since 1999, South Carolina has fashioned a 28-14-4 (.652) record at Stone Stadium. For the five year span from 1993-98, the Gamecocks tallied a 55-10-3 (.831) mark in Columbia.

    ***The four goals allowed against the Demon Deacons on Sunday marked the first time an opponent had scored four goals in Columbia since 1999 when William & Mary registered a 4-1 victory at Stone Stadium.

    ***Opponents have only reached the 4+ goal plateau against the Gamecocks seven times in Columbia. USC is 3-4 in those matches.

    ***This is definitely an unofficial count on Sunday's attendance, but there could not have been more than 500 people in the entire complex for the WFU match. However, I am sure that the S.C. State Fair and USC Fall Break contributed to this low turnout that featured a nationally-ranked Wake Forest side.

    ***The next six matches will definitely make or break the 2003 season as six victories should propel USC into the NCAA tournament. However, anything less than four victories should not warrant this Gamecock squad from participating in postseason competition. It is my opinion that we will know by November 1 if this team is worthy of an NCAA bid. Games at Charlotte, 4-5-2 (10/15) and Furman, 3-5-3 (10/19) are crucial for the Gamecocks to entertain playoff hopes. The remainder of the schedule against Davidson (10/31), Charleston (11/4), North Carolina (11/8), and on the road against Florida International (11/15) will require South Carolina to win games against teams with winning records: Wildcats (8-3-2); Cougars (6-3-2); Tar Heels (9-1-2); and Golden Panthers (7-2-1).

    ***Goalkeeper Brad Guzan, a freshman from Lockport, IL, has a chance to be one of the best ever at South Carolina. He has outstanding size (6-4, 205) and great awareness for a big man. The freshman knows how to control his box and should be a stalwart for USC in years to come. None of the four goals allowed today were the keepers' fault. In fact, he saved a penalty kick and several point-blank opportunities by WFU.

    ***South Carolina listed only 18 players on their game roster, while Wake Forest included 31 players on their sheet. USC features only two players from the Palmetto State, while WFU boasts nine players from the Tar Heel State. Including the District of Columbia, the Demon Deacons have 13 players from either Georgia, North Carolina, or Virginia. The Gamecocks have three players each from Georgia and North Carolina.

    ***According to the South Carolina men's soccer media guide, USC has a student enrollment of 25,140 while Wake Forest has only 4,000 students. Of the Gamecocks' 19 opponents this season, only Florida International University (34,000) has more students than the University of South Carolina.

    ***Unless the Gamecocks close the 2003 campaign really hot, then South Carolina will have finished consecutive seasons out of the NSCAA Coaches Poll Top 25 for the first time since 1991-92.


    All I can say is, phew! And we thought things were bad in Durham!
     
  3. Carolina

    Carolina Member

    Dec 6, 2000
    CONCACAF
    It could have been 8 - 0 except for the SC keeper (Brad Guzan); but it actually was only 4 - 0.
     

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