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Lacrosse V*-. HASaI.^.. rr-J L. 1 I> y lVUCKCy 1 IllllcilCIlI It is often called the fastest game on two feet, yet to many South Carolinians the game of lacrosse is somewhat foreign. But a growing interest in this old American T i~ 1 i it unn i muiaii spun ims> enauieu me lacrosse club to become the first of its kind at Carolina. Founded by Mark Vann, a freshman from Montville, N.J., the club was of ficially chartered in November 1975. With a budget of $4,300, 25 players and a membership in the new South Eastern Lacrosse League, Carolina's stickmen 1 1 1 1 1 A? . nave enuureu many long anu unng nours of practice in preparation for their season opener March 20 against Duke. But why lacrosse at Carolina? "BECAUSE EVERYONE else down South has it (lacrosse)," Vann said, who is Chicks end se with upset wii By Billy Baker USC's women's basketball team finished I pressive wins in the state basketball tournar derson College. The Chicks came into the South Carolina In women state championship tournament unsee to the semi-final round before losing to the Co The impressive showing in the tournament 1 record. In the tournament's opening round USC de Charlene Dubose and Denise Nanney scored tively. The Chicks then upset the tournarm Francis Marion, 79-65. Martha Suber led all s Dubose had 20. In quarter-final action the Chicks downed Si as Suber and Dubose led the scoring with 24 a However, in the semi-final round the Chid talented, quick College of Charleston team anc Three USC players were selected to the All were Dubose, Nanney and Suber, all senior Turquoise Jew< ALL STUDENTS, FA | FR}EM)S ARE INVITE I p4 dtv nr ivni a tv ti ;z M. i K Aftr M. A V/l' All I/l/l 1.1 JL 1 | HELD TONIGHT 7:00 I | ROOM OF THE HOST C | DEVINE STREET. !| RAINMAKER OF A! < > | SAYS ALL JEWELRY I i | | IN THE COLUMBIA A1 II FRATERNITY MEM BE! 11 GIRL FRIENDS, BOY F1 | HUSBANDS AND THEI TONITE 7j 1FREE GLASS OF BE P.S. IF YOU CAN'T C(J ) l/^"_ . -..._ .. _ _. ... called the a also the team's head coach. "All the other schools around Columbia have the gameClemson, The Citadel, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. I wanted to play, so I took the initiative to start the club." The club is also open to women since funding comes from the Student All n 2 ? 2 ? rtiiuca 11 una v^uminission Rnci discrimination by sex is prohibited. The only female member is the club secretary Linda Manley, a former high school lacrosse player. "We've had girls practice with us, but there aren't any playing on the team yet," Vann said. "But if they want to play, we can't discriminate." Vann defines the game of lacrosse as "a combination of the aggressiveness of soccer, hockey and football with the strategy of basketball. "IT'S A rough, exciting and fun sport," asun IJSC's I to com at NCA he season with three imnent held recently at An- Mike Sheley, oi track All-Amer tercollegiate Athletics for participating in t ded but fought all the way Track and Fielc liege of Charleston, 74-70. this weekend at eft the chicks with a 7-14 Detroit, Mich. Sheley qua feated Winthrop, 79-65, as championships w I A1 J < l-t ' i <si anu x/ points respec- in tne 1,000-yai ent's third seeded team, Alabama Invitati scorers with 24 points and lowered that tim< U.S. Track and 1 outh Carolina State, 75-72, meet two weeks aj nd 22 points respectively. 111. cs could not overcome a Semifinals in th 1 lost, 74-70. will be Friday ai -Tournament team. They Saturday. s. elry Party and Showii CULTY MEMBERS AND r D TO THE SHOWING AN IRQUOISE JEWELRY TO ?.M. MARCH 11, IN THE E >F AMERICA MOTEL ON .BUQUERQUE, NEW MEJ 'KItES WILL BE BELOW IEA. DISCOUNTS TO AN RS AND THEIR FRIENDS RIENDS, WIVES AND It FRIENDS. 00 P.M. Till 10:00 P.M. I? I* / A 42 ? i\l\J A 4J IT ? A 4J> ME THURSDAY COME F % fastest sport on twi Vann said. "Once the people see it, I think they will like it." lacrosse is piayea on a neia similar in size to a soccer field-110 yards long and 60 yards wide. Each team consists of 10 players-a goalie, three defensemen, three midfield men and three attack men. The object is to score a goal by passing a small, hard rubber ball into the opponent's net. The players must control the ball by using a lacrosse stick-a long stick of varying length with a leather or nylon net on top. All clubs in the league are governed by the rules established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. THE CAROLINA team usuallv Dractices two-and-one-half hours a day, four days a week. Practice sessions, Vann said, are quite rigorous. "You have to be in shape," Vann said. "We do a lot of running, exercises, drills FACTiwrr ^neiey why rent? 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Among the top players of this year's squad are three law students-Ned Miller, who played at John Hopkins University, John Haggerty, a former Ivy League player, and Watson Bryant, a former rymmKnr nf \7 o Ki 1 yc rtluK UICIIIUCK VS1 V UIIUVI will O 1QL1 UOOC tlUU, "I think that it's pretty good that the sport is catching on here," said Miller, who is also the club's president. "But We'll have to do well to create a real interest in the sport." "There is definitely an interest here on campus, and winning will make it stay," - vann said, "we nave to prove to the campus that lacrosse is here to stay." FIIRNWIIR1 MAOT klDE/~T r 11\ LV> I mponent System $159.95 r.V. Used $225.00 is $17.95 i already low prices to all tudents and Univ. f ST. Va mile South of left, next to PoBoy Speed )55 i. v-/ , t>at. 10-4 i 5555S$S3^S55S55S^E SEE OUR If I FrTIAM kkkvi IWIY II OF t, mm W' ~ M K.\ w i S???PIV?AK ^ I I THIS GOWN $16.00 dandy new I great colorwhile. 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