COLUMBIA, S. Puma Creepers By Rihanna .C. -- Second-half goals from senior attacker Sophie Groff and junior midfielder Lindsey Lane paced No. 4 South Carolina womens soccer to a 3-1 win over No. 11 Arkansas in Sundays top-25 battle at Stone Stadium. The victory over the Razorbacks pushed Carolinas winning streak to 13 matches and gave the Gamecocks (13-0-1, 7-0-0) sole possession of first place in the SEC. Arkansas fell to 13-2-0 and 6-1-0 in league play following the loss.Senior captain Chelsea Drennan added a pair of assists, while attacker Daija Griffin tallied her first goal of the season before registering an assist on South Carolinas final goal of the afternoon. Both teams finished the match with 10 shots, and the Gamecocks held Arkansas to just two attempts on frame over the final 45 minutes. Carolina attempted three corner kicks compared to just two for the Razorbacks.After heading to the break tied at one, Carolina reclaimed the lead in the 50th minute when Groff notched her fifth goal in SEC play. The Gamecocks were awarded a free kick near midfield, and junior forward Savannah McCaskills ball into the box fell to Groff, who used her head to float the ball past Arkansas goalkeeper Cameron Carter to make it 2-1.South Carolinas lead was pushed to two in the 60th minute following a great pass in the box by Drennan. The Anderson, S.C., native delivered a dangerous cross from the left side to Griffin, who guided the ball to Lane near the top of the box. Lane quickly collected the pass before rifling a shot into the net to give the Gamecocks a 3-1 advantage. The goal gave Drennan her ninth career multi-assist game and marked the second time Lane has scored this season.The Gamecocks wasted little time opening the scoring, as Griffin found the back of the net 56 seconds into the match. Drennan created the scoring opportunity, threading a pass to Griffin that left her one step ahead of the Arkansas back line. The senior took a few dribbles before slipping a shot by Carter to give Carolina an early 1-0 advantage. The scoring play made Drennan South Carolinas new all-time assists leader with 34 for her career.The Razorbacks responded in the 37th minute to make it 1-1 after connecting on a series of passes in the attacking third. Arkansas midfielder Reece Christophersons cross into the box from the right side found Claire Kelley, who fired a close-range shot that sent the ball just past the outstretched arms of South Carolina goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski. The goal was just the third one allowed by South Carolina at Stone Stadium this season.Krzeczowski tallied two saves in the contest, as the freshman improved to 10-0-1 on the year. Carter totaled three saves in the losing effort for the Razorbacks, who entered the match on an eight-game winning streak. The Gamecocks improved to 12-3-3 all-time against Arkansas with the win.QUOTABLE We deserve what weve earned so far, and we just need to stay the course and do as well as we can. We need to continue to focus on what we do. We know were a quality team, and we need to come out the same way every time. - South Carolina womens soccer coach Shelley Smith.GAMECHANGER Forward Sophie Groffs header in the 50th minute gave the Gamecocks a 2-1 lead and put Carolina back in front for good. All five of the seniors goals this season have come in SEC play, and the game-winner was her second of the week. Groff scored in the 80th minute on Thursday to lift South Carolina over Mississippi State.KEY STAT South Carolina held the Razorbacks to just three attempts on goal throughout the match. Arkansas entered Sundays match averaging 2.64 goals per game.NOTABLESWith the victory, the Gamecocks matched their longest unbeaten streak ever (14) and equaled the programs best start to a season. South Carolina opened its 2009 campaign 13-0-1.Sunday marked Carolinas second win over a top-15 opponent this season. The Gamecocks topped No. 6 Clemson at Stone Stadium on Sept. 3.Arkansass goal in the 37th minute was the first one conceded by the Gamecocks in the last 372 minutes. Carolina has allowed just two goals in conference play this season.Forward Daija Griffins three points on Sunday were her most in a match ever. The senior has one goal and two assists on the season.UP NEXT South Carolina continues SEC play next weekend when it plays host to No. 16 Florida on Sun., Oct. 16. Kickoff between the Gators and Gamecocks is set to 2 p.m. ET, and the match will air on SEC Network. Nike Roshe Two Flyknit Homme . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Nike Roshe Two Flyknit Rouge . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. http://www.pumacreepersrihanna.fr/ . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. On day three of the series, New Zealand came face to face with the enormity of the task that is playing India in India on turning pitches. Against much better - crucially, much more experienced - spinners, on a track that had become much more difficult than in the first innings, New Zealands batsmen did a lot of things right. In fact, they batted much better than India did in their first innings, and even denied India when they got on their first roll, but they still ended up conceding a 56-run lead, which is good as 150 when you have to bat last on such a pitch.Before that final collapse, for 90 overs, we had a near perfect innings featuring two excellent spinners at the top of their game, bowling in their own conditions against batsmen using every sinew of discipline, technique and awareness to counter them. As it happens in such contests, the errors were few and far between. There was a passive attempt by a batsman here, a freebie on the pads there, but quite a few spells of play deserved to be part of a classic; they were denied that distinction by the eventual 56-run deficit.Martin Guptill defied low expectations by taking a toll on the fast bowlers when the ball was new, and then starting off well against spin. At first, Ravindra Jadeja had long-off back for him, doubting if Guptill could score without going aerial. Guptill waited, took singles, and forced Jadeja to bring the fielder up. Aware that he had to score too because there werent going to be too many scoring opportunities, Guptill went over mid-off immediately. Then the fielder went back, and he started taking singles again.As can often happen, Guptill worked hard against the threatening bowlers, and dropped his guard against pace, which normally serves mainly as relief for the spin bowlers - and the batsmen. Guptill played across the line of an Umesh Yadav delivery and paid the price. The lbw call was touch and go, but would likely have returned an umpires call verdict had DRS been available and called upon.Kane Williamson and Tom Latham then put up a masterclass much like Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay had. They picked the length early, they moved decisively, either well forward or right back, they swept the right lines, and they didnt let Jadeja run through his overs. This should not be confused with what India complained about. India complained about the comfort breaks; this was more about making Jadeja wait till they were ready. While it may not make that much of a difference, it doesnt let Jadeja dictate the pace. The bigger difference was their techniques.India began with in-out fields, looking to see if the batsmen had the patience and the skill to score runs without lofting the ball. They also wanted to keep a lid on the scoring while the partnership was on because they knew on this pitch one could bring many. New Zealand passed that test. Ones and twos kept coming. R Ashwin didnt get to bowl more than six balls in a row at one batsman. There were no traps being laid.On the third morning, the fields changed. Anil Kumble, Indias coach, asked Jadeja and Ashwin to make sure the ball was ending up on the stumps. That is typical Kumble. He made a career out of balls ending up on the stumps. The fields changed too. Singles dried up. Ashwin now bowled 11 straight balls at Latham. He wouldnt need more. The 11th was an offbreak that didnt turn. After all the hard work, Latham, who played for a marginal amount of turn was beaten on the inside edge.Williamson fell to the pitch, a massive offbreak from well outside the off, accompanied by an explosion off the pitch and low bounce. He stayed back, he didnt open the face, but it still spun past his defence. Having lost three wickets in four overs, New Zealand were in danger of conceding a huge lead, but Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Santner were about to arrest the collapse.Ronchi showed enterprise, Santner defence. India threw the bait. Jadeja and Ashwin bowled with no point to Ronchi. At every ball slightly short of driving length, Ronchi would go back, but not go ahead with the cut shot if it wasnt there for the taking. Once he even left an Ashwin offbreak alone after shaping to cut. For the first five overs of the partnership, there was nothing. The batsmen were in the bowlers sights. There were close calls. The pressure - and anticipation of the spinners - was palpable.Then, bowling his eighth straight over of the morning, Ashwin blinked. Ronchi was 8 offf 28, Santner 1 off 18, the partnership 3 off 32. Puma Rihanna Creepers Marron. A slight drop in length was all Ronchi needed, and he was all over it. Ashwins next three overs went for 19. The tide was turning. Indias advantage had come down to 121. Ashwin was taken off. Against Yadav, there were few problems. By the time Ashwin came back, the deficit was down to 111, and there were 36 minutes to go to lunch. This was a crucial 36 minutes. New Zealand had more to lose because India could easily take three wickets in those 36 minutes.Ashwin dropped another ball short. Santner picked up another boundary. Rohit Sharma was tried for an over. He conceded a four too. With the lead under 100, just before the start of the 80th over, Ajinkya Rahane had a word with Jadeja, who went over the wicket to change the angle. Now was the time for the umpire to make an error. As a rule, you dont give lbws for left-arm bowlers to right-hand batsmen unless the ball has turned back or straightened or it is so full there is no time for the angle to take it past the stumps. Ronchi swept, had a stride in, but was given out lbw.Santner continued to concentrate hard and take Ashwin on. The way he hit two boundaries after stepping out to Ashwin was pure class. Down the pitch, not worried about the stumping while he was, right to the pitch of the ball, using his levers not power to chip over mid-off and back over Ashwins head. Just after lunch India made a mistake. Five overs of pace were not just mental relief but offered two free leg-side fours and a third that could have been, and a half-volley that Santner drove beautifully back past the bowler.Not for the first time a New Zealand batsman was looking like he could play a blinder despite the obvious disadvantages they face when playing in India. They were against spinners who were at the top of their game on a pitch that one of them, Jadeja, termed as similar to the underprepared ones he has played all his domestic cricket on. They didnt know which way Jadeja was turning the ball so they had to pick the length early and play him off the pitch. Still, they had come within 67 of Indias first-innings score with five of their wickets standing.This time Ashwin produced the special delivery. Going over the wicket, changing the angle, spinning one big, taking the edge of Santners bat for an extraordinary catch for Wriddhiman Saha. This was a thick edge. Saha had to follow the ball quite quickly. It stuck in the webbing. Another potential classic was nipped in the bud. The fact that so much mental energy was spent and it was still in the bud shows you how difficult it is when these two spinners bowl for almost two sessions and their errors can be counted on your hands. Jadeja then ran through the tail.While you appreciated Indias skill and composure even as New Zealand got closer and closer, you felt a little sorry for New Zealand. They had zero rub of the green. They lost the toss, another umpire might have given Rohit out on 16 fewer than his eventual 35, and Ronchi definitely got a rough one to end a 49-run stand on a pitch where new batsmen found it extremely tough to bat.These are not the things you budget for. You expect to win matches despite losing tosses. You expect to get over an umpiring call here or there. New Zealand certainly werent complaining. These things are not in their control. What was in their control is for every batsman to follow his game plans; that Ross Taylor couldnt will hurt New Zealand the most. He had a platform coming in at 159 for 2, he held the potential of playing around with Indias discipline with his unorthodox sweeps, but he made the biggest error. When you are not picking which way Jadeja is turning the ball, you want to pick the length early and either smother the turn or stay back to adjust. Taylor played passively, stayed on the crease, and was beaten on the inside edge. Batsmen who have followed the series between Sri Lanka and Australia will tell you that you dont want to be beaten on the inside edge.It is a little harsh to single out Taylor based on a two-ball innings, his first in the series, but such is the nature of the beast when you havent had enough acclimatisation to the kind of bowling you are facing and you are having to stretch every sinew to even think of parity with the favourites.