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Pressix shoots v TEDDY IiEFFNER Sports Editor RALEIGH. N.C.--Fordham's cindrella Rams threw up a hot shooting hand and a wicked all court press to swat down Hot Vi rolls p Penns By TEDDY Sports RALEIGH, N.C.--Penn's C "We have no excuses, they "'Just beat us" was to the hands of Villanova in the fir here Saturday afternoon. "This is unbelievable," Vil said. "Taking everything portance of the game, the playing and the victory mar win of my career. "I don't think we made a n we did I'm willing to forgii defense. We did just what missed the shots we reboui force our shots. We looked fo The Wildcats jumped on never let up. They broke t minutes and rolled up a termission. Then they squ Penn may have had of comi deficit with a 16-0 burst at th4 All-America Howard Port The 6-8 senior hit 16 of 24 fk pulled down 15 rebounds. Porter had plenty of help. in the first half and came ba the last 20 minutes. They fini Villanova also forced 18 tui "We've been to the region4 said. "It's about time we wc reach our peak next week ''We did nothing right,'' H executed that well in the f ii either and when they got away. We had to change oui hard team to do that aqair Tuesda Sizzlin' Sir STEI Just prest Our regul baked poi Come-As ig For ~ down lackluster USC 100-90 in the con solation game of the Eastern Regionals here Saturday af ternoon. The Rams, down 10-1 at one point lianova ast TI. rlVan1a HEFFNER Editor lick Harter said the needless. just beat us." tun of a 90-47 blasting at the ials of the Eastern Regionals lanova head coach Jack Kraft into consideration, the im caliber of the team we were gin, this has to be the biggest listake in the first half. And if /e it. We played tremendous Ne wanted to do. When they ided and ran. But we didn't r the good ones." Penn at the beginning and a a 9-1 lead in the first five 25 point spread before in elched whatever slim hopes ng back from a 43-22 halftime ? star of the second period. er was the Villanova ramrod. >or attempts for 35 points and The Wildcats shot 55.2 per cent ick with a 67 per cent effort in ished with a 61.7 per cent slate. movers. 3ls the last two years," Porter in it. I just hope we can reaiiy in the finals." arter said. ''l don't think they -st of the game but we didn't ahead they just kept pulling game plan and Villanova's a ist.'' v Night is Studer 5 P.M. til Closing loin LK DINNER ent your student identification ar $1.79 sizzlin' sirloin steak s5 ato, green salad and garlic to4 You-Are PR ERUSA 546 KNOX ABBOTT ni 1ham USc and behind 44-34 at another trailed 48-42 at the half but outscored USC 58-42 in the last 24) minutes. The Gamecocks' disappointment at not being in the finals of the region were evident. Fordham was up for the game. Carolina went through the motions. "There's not a thing to say," iUSC head coach Frank McGuire told reporters after the game. 'They just had more pep when they needed it than we did." ":We're very happy." Fordam's Dick Phelps said. "It's good for the kids. We played to win and I think that we played great. The press won for us. it forced a lot of tur novers." Carolina was guilty of 26 turnovers in the contest. Phelps said he told his team that they were going to get "blown off the floor" after they fell down 10-1. "I told them they would have to go alter them. We had to keep playing. We're very happy to finish McGuire found one thing that pleased him in the game. "We liked the way Riker (Tom) played. It he'd hit those shots last night (against Penn) it may have been a diflerent story." Riker poured in a career high 39 points in the game. The 6-10 junior connected on 18-26 field goal at tempts to put the Carolina shooting percentage at the 50 per cet mark for the first time since the regular season ended. The Gamecocks hit 35-70, but only one other player, Kevin Joyce, hit half of their shots. Joyce canned five of ten. Six-two jumping jack Charlie Yelverton led a balanced Fordham attack that saw four players score over 24) points. Yelverton hit 25 while William Mainor and John Burick had 23 and Ken Charles linished with 22. -f 'We're pleased to be able to play in this tournament," McGuire said. 'We knew the games would go to the wire. It's hard to say about the kids' attitude today. We've taken a real shellacking this v'ear. -We couldn't hold it when We got our big lead." Phelps said. *Beca use they didn't have any louis on them. We didn't want to b)reak our momentum for just one loul shot. We had to keep playing." tNight $1.19 to cashier. hrved with No Tipping. IV I,_ _ _ Is McGuire YU .Boun The Richmond Times Dispitch carried a story tht ISC basketball coach Frank McGuire will soon be leaving Carolina for a coaching job at New York University. However, a source close to the basketball team said, "I don t think he's going. He's very satisfied at USC. He'll be here next year." The author of the story said that a source near to the For dham athletic department saw something that made him "100 percent sure" that McGuire would be leaving. "There's no doubt about it." the I-D source said. McGuire is coming to NYU. It's just a matter of when they announce it." McGuire has already stated that he had not been offered the position. but indicated that he would be willing to talk about it. Adding to the rumor is the fact that McGuire is a close friend of NYU Athletic Director Ben Carnevale, whose son, Corky, played for McGuire at Carolina and is now on the coaching stat I. USC's Tom Owens takes a basket despite the defensiv Calhoun. KENT! WHAT HAPPE? Pulitzer-prize winner, James Michener, recreates the tragedy at Kent. In an eye-opening book conden sation he reveals, step by step, the events that led to the fatal shootings. 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