The Duce simply got loose against Kentucky on Saturday night, asSouth Carolina used a 22-0 second-half scoring spree to beat theWildcats, 25-14.
Duce Staley, the Gamecocks star running back, ran for 193 yardsand two touchdowns, including a 58-yarder, and the Wildcatsremained winless in the Southeastern Conference.
Kentucky owned the first half. The Wildcats scored 17second-quarter points, including a Craig Yeast 95 yard kickoffreturn for a touchdown. Freshman Derick Logans 16-yard rushingTD gave the Wildcats a 17-0 lead heading into halftime.
The Gamecocks came out in comeback form, getting on the boardfor the first time on a Staley one-yard run. The ensuing twopoint conversion was successful. Staleys 58 yard TD pulled theGamecocks within 17-15. Quarterback Anthony Wright connectedwith Corey Bridges on a 27 yard pass play to give South Carolinathe lead.
1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- South Carolina 0 3 8 14 25 Kentucky 0 14 0 0 14 FINAL South Carolina-FG Morton 42 Kentucky-Yeast 95 kickoff return (Johnson kick) Kentucky-Logan 16 run (Johnson kick) South Carolina-Staley 1 run (Lawson reception for two-point conversion) South Carolina-Staley 58 run (Leavitt kick) South Carolina-Bridges 27 pass from Wright (Leavitt kick) South Carolina Kentucky First downs 22 11 Rushed-yards 52-319 28-41 Passing yards 129 115 Sacked-yards lost 1-9 3-22 Return yards 4 (-7) Passes 15-24-0 13-29-0 Punts 5-37.6 8-41.0 Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-3 Penalties-yards 9-100 4-43 Time of possession 36:08 23:52 Individual Statistics RUSHING: South Carolina-Staley 32-193, Mixon 6-80, Wright 8-21, Moritz 3-14, Bridges 1-9, Hambrick 1-3, B Williams 1-minus 1. Kentucky-Logan 18-72, Haskins 4-3, Q Mccord 1-minus 13, Couch 5-minus 21. PASSING: South Carolina-Wright 15-24-0-129. Kentucky-Haskins 2-6-0-13, Couch 11-23-0-102. RECEIVING: South Carolina-Bridges 4-54, Davis 3-33, Staley 3-1, Fleming 2-23, Lawson 1-10, Mixon 1-9, Pomar 1-minus 1. Kentucky-Yeast 6-62, N Mason 3-19, Q Mccord 2-25, Curtis 1-5, Logan 1-4. Att: 50,500
