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Lacrosse
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,"
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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
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"Since we are informal, we don't punish
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squad are three law students-Ned Miller,
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"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."
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