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Wellington Phoenixs revival may prove a false dawn but Western Sydney defender Scott Neville is treating them as if theyve risen from the Ashes of a poor start to the A-League season.The Phoenix displayed new-found resolve in their 3-0 A-League drubbing of struggling Central Coast last week, just days after veteran coach Ernie Merrick fell on his sword.As is so often the case when a manager is moved on, it lit a fire underneath the playing squad.By any measure, the ninth-placed Mariners are not a yardstick of the competition and it remains to be seen if the Kiwi outfit can find sustained success under interim co-coaches Chris Greenacre and Des Buckingham.I think you saw with Central Coast earlier in the season with their new coach Paul Okon and Newcastle with Mark Jones, they were very lively early on, Neville said ahead of the Wanderers clash with the Phoenix in Auckland on Saturday.Every player feels like its a new challenge for them and they feel like they can get as many games as possible under the new regime.Both sides go into the match precariously placed on the table and believing their spot on the ladder doesnt do them justice.The Wanderers are in sixth with just two wins for the year, but three points in the New Zealand capital could firm up their finals aspirationsVictory for the Phoenix could see them leapfrog Tony Popovics side from eighth spot.Most pressing for the Wanderers is their profligacy in front of goal of late.In four of their last fives matches they have been held to one goal or less and twice gone 90 minutes without scoring.Their 4-1 trouncing of the Mariners a fortnight ago was a polished display but Neville said it had otherwise been a frustrating period.Were creating so many chances week in and week out and against the Mariners we managed to put those chances away, Neville said.And last week (in their 3-0 loss to Melbourne Victory) we werent quite so successful. 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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alaina Coates cant imagine a better post duo in the country than she has with South Carolina teammate Aja Wilson.Shell get no argument from Clemson after the two combined for 39 points, 20 rebounds, seven asissts -- mostly to each other -- and six blocks in the sixth-ranked Gamecocks 83-61 victory Thursday night.The high-low is great, Coates said. I mean, weve got the best high-low duo in the nation. The fact is were doing better getting each other the ball.And the overmatched Tigers (8-2) had little chance of preventing it as South Carolina (8-1) won its seventh straight in the rivalry series.They have a ton of weapons and theyre really tough, Clemson coach Audra Smith said. The inside game is impossible to stop.Wilson finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Coates had 19 points and 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double in nine games this season.Wilson and Coates combined for six points when South Carolina came out of the break with a 17-6 run. The Tigers (8-2) could not respond.South Carolinas rivalry win streak ties the longest in series history, matching the run Clemson had from 1996 through 2001. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley also improved to 4-0 over her former college teammates at Virginia, Clemsons Smith.Wilson added four assists and two blocks while Coates added three assists, two steals and four of South Carolinas season-high 11 blocked shots. Kaela Davis had 17 points for South Carolina.Nelly Perry had 20 points to lead the Tigers. They lost their second in a row after opening 8-0.Clemson was shorted-handed before things started with its two leading rebounders in forward Kobi Thornton and Aliyah Collier limited by injuries. Thornton was out after hitting her head Monday night in loss to No. 25 Oregon. Collier, who averaged 7.9 rebounds this season, played just three minutes because of continuing knee problems.Smith said she expected Collier back for her next game. Thornton, who had returned from a concussion when she hit her head again, could take a bit longer.THE BIG PICTUREClemsoon: The Tigers started the season 8-0 against non-Power Five opponents.dddddddddddd The Tigers, though, have lost their past two to No. 25 Oregon (87-59) on Monday night and the rival, sixth-ranked Gamecocks. While Clemson has improved -- its already doubled its four-win season from 2015-16, it is not yet ready to consistently play toe-to-toe with its better opponents. And there are plenty of those coming up once Atlantic Coast Conference play starts next month.South Carolina: The Gamecocks certainly dont look like the team yet thats rolled to the past three Southeastern Conference titles. Their post duo of 6-foot-5 Wilson and 6-4 Coates are strong and engaged. On the perimeter, though, there are questions. Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray have looked like All-Americans sometimes and been non factors at others. Point guard Bianca Cuevas-Moore has also struggled at taking over the on-court leadership role that Khadijah Sessions handled so well the previous few years.ALL CHANGINGTalk about differing ways to win. The Gamecocks used 16 3-pointers (second best in program history) to blow past Minnesota last Sunday. This time, South Carolina made just four of 14 long-range baskets while relying on its inside advantage to defeat Clemson. Weve got a lot of ways to win, Staley said. Weve got to take advantage of them.HEY, ROOMIEStaley and Smith were roommates for a short stretch at Virginia in the late 1980s until Staleys night-owl tendencies did not mesh with Smiths early-to-bed style. Each sought more suitable people to live with. But theyve remained good friends since college and Staley was impressed with Smiths building program. Im happy for her and the program, Staley said. Even though theyre our rivals, we want to see all South Carolina teams do well.UP NEXTClemson returns home to face South Carolina State on Sunday.South Carolina closes a three-game home stand against No. 9 UCLA on Sunday. ' ' '
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