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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina womens soccer notched a 3-0 victory over NC State in its home opener Thursday night at Stone Stadium behind goals from seniors Bay Daniel, Paige Bendell and Chelsea Drennan. Junior forward Savannah McCaskill tallied two assists for the Gamecocks, who moved to 2-0-1 on the season with the victory.Carolina opened the scoring in the 12th minute after McCaskill raced past the Wolfpack defense and found some space near the right side of the box. Her cross into the near post connected with Daniel, and the forward flicked a shot that sent the ball into the top of the net. With the score, Daniel matched her career high for goals in a season.The Gamecocks made it 2-0 seven minutes later after they were awarded a corner kick. Drennans service in found the head of Bendell, who elevated over the defense at the far post and drove the ball into the top right corner past NC State keeper Sydney Wootten. The goal marked Drennans second assist of the season, and moved the senior captain two away from the program record (33).McCaskills play in the attacking third led to another goal in the 56th minute. A poor pass by an NC State defender left the Irmo, S.C., native all alone with the ball, and she drew the keeper of her line before slipping a pass to Drennan in the box. Drennan slotted home the empty net goal with ease, firing the ball into the middle of the net.The Gamecocks stifled the NC State attack throughout the match, holding it to just one shot on goal. South Carolina boasted a 13-5 shot advantage overall and finished the game with seven corner kicks compared to just four for the Wolfpack. Freshman goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski made one save on the night, as she earned her first career win and improved to 1-0-1 on the year. Thursdays victory pushed South Carolinas all-time mark against NC State to 5-1-0. 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So it felt pretty good.Cruz participated in every drill during a practice that didnt include any one-on-one or team drills. He even fielded punts that fueled his competitive desire. After dropping one, he almost immediately jumped back to the front of the line to try again.There werent any limitations on Cruz like there were in the spring, when he spent most of his time working on a side field with trainers and barely squeezed in some individual drills during minicamp in June. There wont be any restrictions going forward either. Cruz has received full clearance from the Giants and their medical staff.Hes going to practice, coach Ben McAdoo said. Victor is in the flow of practice and like all our players, were going to monitor him.Cruz appeared fine running and cutting on the right knee and left calf that ruined most of the past two years. He felt close to 100 percent.Just about, Cruz said. I feel pretty good. Obviously the ttrue test is when we get some defense out there and we get to do something against them, which obviously comes [Friday].dddddddddddd But I feel pretty good. I feel confident on my routes. I hope it looked that way out there, but it definitely felt that way. Im happy about that.McAdoo didnt seem disappointed.He looked fine out here running routes, got some good individual work in, McAdoo said. He looked sharp on his assignments.Each day will be another test for Cruz. Saturday he will see how his legs hold up to back-to-back practices and during drills against defenders. He hasnt done either since early in training camp last year. Then hell see how he handles full pads on Tuesday.Cruz has to prove to himself and the team that he can still play at a high level. The Giants have been cautiously optimistic this offseason about the prospects, saying anything they get from the Pro Bowl receiver is a bonus after he has missed 26 straight games.Cruz is still a work in progress after such a long layoff.The speed is just about there, he said. The cutting ... just need to get more and more work on that.Cruz has seen, read and heard the doubters. Some of it might have merit. Even in his mind, there is something to prove.Just that I can do the things I once did, he said. Not just once, but be consistent, understand what Im seeing, make the sharp cuts out of my break, have that quickness that I once had and prove it out here on the field. ' ' '