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Justin Verrier
Issue date: 9/11/07 Section: Sports
With only minutes left in the first half of Friday's game, defender Karl Schilling jumped in front of a streaking South Carolina midfielder and lunged toward him in attempt to strip the ball. But as he did, the legs of the two became tangled and after some pushing and jostling for the ball, Schilling dropped to the ground.
Leg injuries are a common thing to see throughout the course of a soccer game. With all of the slide-tackling, legs flailing and even flopping going on, it's not unlikely to see multiple players go down and eventually dust themselves off and continue on.
But this time was different - Schilling never got up.
As play continued on down field, Schilling laid face down in the ground, smacking the ground as he writhed in pain. The yell that he let out was so loud that you could hear the senior screaming in anguish from the top bleacher of Morrone Stadium.
"He twisted his knee," said head coach Ray Reid. "Obviously he's an important part of what we do and we just want to make sure that he's healthy."
After the ball was settled, the ref blew his whistle and the training staff trotted out onto the field. As they did, a shouting match broke out on the other side of the field with fellow captain Julius James and members of the Gamecocks who were being restrained by teammates.
Schilling was lifted to his feet, eyes squinting, teeth clenched, and with his arms resting on the shoulder of two members of the medical staff, was carried off. As Reid watched as one of his star defenders was being carried off the field, he ran his hand across the top of his thinning, neatly-trimmed hair and thought of what to do next.
The offense has put on a show in the first few games for the No. 14 Huskies (4-0), scoring a Big East-leading 10 goals and completely overwhelming opponents with their wealth of talent in the front.
But while the offense has received most of the attention and praise, the defense has arguably been the biggest reason the Huskies' record still remains spotless.
Leg injuries are a common thing to see throughout the course of a soccer game. With all of the slide-tackling, legs flailing and even flopping going on, it's not unlikely to see multiple players go down and eventually dust themselves off and continue on.
But this time was different - Schilling never got up.
As play continued on down field, Schilling laid face down in the ground, smacking the ground as he writhed in pain. The yell that he let out was so loud that you could hear the senior screaming in anguish from the top bleacher of Morrone Stadium.
"He twisted his knee," said head coach Ray Reid. "Obviously he's an important part of what we do and we just want to make sure that he's healthy."
After the ball was settled, the ref blew his whistle and the training staff trotted out onto the field. As they did, a shouting match broke out on the other side of the field with fellow captain Julius James and members of the Gamecocks who were being restrained by teammates.
Schilling was lifted to his feet, eyes squinting, teeth clenched, and with his arms resting on the shoulder of two members of the medical staff, was carried off. As Reid watched as one of his star defenders was being carried off the field, he ran his hand across the top of his thinning, neatly-trimmed hair and thought of what to do next.
The offense has put on a show in the first few games for the No. 14 Huskies (4-0), scoring a Big East-leading 10 goals and completely overwhelming opponents with their wealth of talent in the front.
But while the offense has received most of the attention and praise, the defense has arguably been the biggest reason the Huskies' record still remains spotless.
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