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Roche's just a nu It was bound to happen. sooner or later. On several occasions. throughout his three-year varsity career. Carolina basketball All America .lohn Roche has scored a passel of points in the first half to stake the Gamecocks to a sizeable lead. and then turned playmaker in the second hall without attempting to pa( his point total. I've always said that -John could score .50 or more points in (wite a few games if he weren't so tinsellish."' Coach Frank McGuire commented recently when discussing his back court star. Well. Thursday night in Carolina Coliseum it happened, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Roche had been in something of a slump. for him. that s%w- his average dip below the 24) point per game mark for the first time since early in his sophomore Year. Roche began to show signs of an ollensive renaissance Monday night when the Gamecocks met Atlantic Coast Conference foe I)tiike at I)urham. Although South 'arolina lost the game. Roche scored 28 points. Thursday night. Coach Joe Williams brought his Furman Paladins to Columbia. Williams. who guided .Jacksonville to a 27-2 record and an NCAA runnerup sh pot last year before switching to Furman. likes a last paced. run ning type game. and this was just what the hungry Gamecocks had been waiting for. Roche hit his first three shots. two layups and a jumper. in the St. Francis had a dream.. He dreamed that He could be an instrument of God's peace Where there was hatred he could sow love Where there was injury, pardon Where there was doubt, faith Where there was despair, hope Where there was darkness, light Where there was sadness, joy. The Franciscans still follow his simple, challenging way. If you are interested in learning more about the Franciscan brothers and priests write to: Fr. John M. Felice, 0.F.M. The Franciscans 135 W. 31st Street New York. N.Y. 10001 >6 points itter of t lirst three minutes of play and th (;amecocks led 10-3. He had : points at halftime and the scor was 58-:13. the most first half point ever run up by the Gamecocks ii Carolina Coliseum. In the second half. Roche con tinued his barrage on the baske and hit his 40th point with 9:3 remaining in the game to break th( ('oliseum scoring record of 31 points earlier this season bv laryland's Howard White. Coach -'rank NlcGuire. when informec that Roche had surpassed the Coliseum record. started to take his star out. but thought better of it .\ three point play with 3:45 to go raised the Roche total to 52 Gamecock tackle 32 Coach Bobby Richardson and hi Carolina baseballers tackle a 3 game schedule in 1971. including 1 against Atlantic Coast Conferenc( competition. and in addition, wil make a six day spring vacatioi road trip to Florida. University Director of Athletics Paul Dietzel announced the at tractive slate that features 21 home games. Richardson, the former N Y Vankee all-star. now startinf his second year at the Gamecock helm, is expected to field an im. proved nine over last year's 14-2( outfit. with a talented group of incoming freshmen available tc augment his returning veterans Each ACC team will be playec ad thke for e was 0 me epoints and he was only two away I from the South Carolina school ? record of 54 set by Grady Wallace s against Georgia Dec. 21. 1956. and I three points away from the .\tlantic Coast Conference mark of -i set by N C. State's Ronnie t Shavlik against William and Mary. A long Jump shot with 3:27 showing on the clock tied the Wallace mark. and another itimper with 2 24 remaining erased Shavlik from the record book. 1(oche then left the game, won by the Gamecocks 118-83. to a thun dering ovation from the crowd. He hit 21 of :4 shots from the floor, 14 of 15 from the foul line. It was bound to happen! baseballers game slate 3 twice, as opposed to three game 2 series between conference teams in the past. Besides ACC op ponents. the Gamecock schedule; shows single games against EaftTennessee. Furman. Cin cinnati. Newberrv. Erskine. and The Citadel and two more games against Tennessee, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern, Taylor University of Indiana and Atlanta Baptist. The Gamecocks' Florida trip is scheduled for the University's spring break from classes and will feature doubleheaders against the Yankee larm clubs on April 10 and 12 and possibly competition against other college teams in the area. IKa Pussycat A&T 1-3-5-7-9 Blarbra Streisani Cuorgp Segal TheOwi aidke THE .JEF~FERSWIDN sceuARE CORNER A&MN & LAUJREL STREETS k6 9 Laying REVENGE IS SWEE7 FOR COLIN SLADE WHEN PASSION IS H He is to-seduce thi wife, daughter and of his worst enemy (wt 0 3 .N THO WESgS[ERN JOAN00tIl JUDY PACE DAVID ARKIN Now Playing .. litup IS WEAPON! mistress A C J II N8lAR HAN CARS LARRY HAGOMA