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sports Members of USC and Hope College Lacrosse clubs hit the ground in pursuit of the ball in a match played on a Carolina intramural field Tuesday afternoon. The Carolina club defeated Hope 21-2, the team's second highest number of tfnalfi srnrpd in a clnnio O "? w game. Lacross defeats f \Women's s | erasing ob I By STEVE BULLARD 1 Gamccock Staff Writer I I USC's women's softball j had an obscure start, playing as a club on ! whatever intramural could i be reserved. Since then, the Chicks ' have earned varsity status, had a new field built for | them and won .the South | Carolina Association of j Intercollegiate Athletics for . Women (SCAIAW) title (last year) with a 21-2 record ' THE BIGGEST change in the women's Softball nrArt^oiv* , ; pi ugi am u^tuicu two years I ago when we became a varsity sport," women's softball coach Elaine Taylor said. "We will be able to give out five scholarships this year and eight next year." USC raised its record to 3 4 after a 15-11 victorv ^ Thursday afternoon over Barrington College. Karen Pappas, who played five innings, was the winning pitcher. The team's strength, Taylor said, has been pit. > ching and defense. "Our defense is our strong point, but our pitching has been very good too," she said. S m mm 'i BBW\\ r >v ":>^-3 e club Hope oftball tear scure start "Our hitting has been weak so far this year, but injuries and inexperience on the squad probably have something to do with that," Taylor said. The weak hitting has been decisive in the Chicks' defeats, including 1-0 and 2-0 losses to Indiana. The women scored nine runs in the four losses. USC's other losses were both to Rutgers, 13-6 and 8-3. THE CHICKS are faced with a great lack of competition in the Southeast. State's AIAW is the only association in the Southeast that plays the fast-pitch ctvlo Tr. Ttcrv 1.. * ? u.^av. >11 UUV^ O Ulliy LWU games with schools within the state, it beat Allen 32-3 and Benedict 27-6. The South Carolina Women's High School Softball League will help to alleviate this problem, changing to the fast-pitch style this year and familiarizing girls with the style^ earlier. "This will help develop higher quality players in the state and it will help us with recruiting," Taylor said. Recruiting for the women's team is difficult since the girls have been playing slow-pitch (until r.*:r"u^-L TOln ny UAN KALMA Gamecock Staff Writer USC's lacrosse club, scoring tl number of goals in one game, defe from Holland Mich. Tuesday 21-2 field. USC scored 22 goals a Saturday. Against Hope, Ned Miller led US and two assists. Other scorers for < Hilimire with six goals; John Hagei assists; Mike Maher, five goals, t Sheridan, four goals; Tom Jenning Chris Cellary, Barry Hepburn, Jo A u jm MW ijOinnfiii 5?? -^*gw WiwaT > ;VM Hv ??? BBl y V jBf Elaine Taylor this year) and the AIAW doesn't allow institutions to reimburse coaches for recruiting trips. Most prospects either write the school, hoping for a scholarship, or are referred to Taylor by their high school coaohps THE USC TEAM is now readying for the SCAIAW tournament on April 22-23. "Winthrop will probably be our toughest competition," Taylor said. "Then comes Erskine, Limestone, Coker, Benedict and Allen." Since there are no other fast pitch associations in the Southeast, the winner of the n n * * * auAiAW tournament automatically goes to the National tournament in Omaha, Neb. 4 he second highest sated Hope College at the USC soccer gainst Tennessee C with eight goals Carolina were Jeff :ty, five goals, two wo assists; Mark K. thrw> Diuls-nrirf hn Hybersky and Intramural g Fastbr defeat uy M/vrr waki Gamecock Staff Led by the fastb play of center Mil game Monday nig "Our biggest wi tonight surely ran said. "Right now campus champiot EARLY IN I and center Aron 6-2 lead. They maintaine could set up defe Thic cfrofAmt 11 * nivgjr vi Omega Psi Phi tl Omega Psi Phi left in the first hal Leroy Buttone an( Omega Psi Phi | was assisted on b< his passes. Vicks on the defensive IN THE second the good shot. T haskpts hv WnlL-n "/j ? ? wmv Alpha Phi Alphi outside shots as Oi the inside by Alp] Omega Psi Phi the game. Alpha Phi Alphi turnovers stoppe< The top scorer ii Al iihu uirw prayers points, and Bartx "WE JUSTmad Vinnie Gore said, balance scoring a out we got scorin 9R&wk> tfi?~fHiLI?IPTH lafic I 5afc*-' ftj*3!S > -Sry^^HBr T^lt.ri^V fTiHfJr^T-i,8Q^^i'H3M''~"'--t : _ \K:- 1' MarN urikt-THB OAMBCOCK Tim Atkinson with two goals each. LAST WEEKEND. USC defeated Tennessee 22-2 anH VanHorhiU it n ^ .. v ... iuiuAvuir, leun. Against Tennessee, Hagerty led USC with four goals and five assists. Bruce Bryant had four goals and one assist while Cellary also had four goals. Against Vanderbilt, Hilimire led Carolina with four goals and two assists and Maher had three goals. USC has a 6-0 record and is a member of the Southeastern Lacrosse League. Members of the League include Georgia Tech, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Tennessee, The Citadel, University of the South and the Atlanta Lacrosse Club. ame of the week eaking Omegans Alpha Phi Alpha I Writer reaking ability of guard Philo LWalker and the inside <e Vicks Omega Psi Phi won its seventh consecutive ht by defeating Alpha Phi Alpha 78-64. in this year had been over Kappa Alpha but this win ks up there," Omega Psi Phi head coach Barry white we can beat anybody. I reall do believe we can win the iship." the game Alpha Phi Alpha worked for the inside shot Hightower scored two straight baskets to give them a id the control by fastbreaking before Omega Psi Phi nsively. /as effective until turnovers by Alpha Phi Alpha gave tie opportunity to come back. forward Nat Barber tied the game, 20-20, with 13:32 If. Alpha Phi Alpha relied on the outside shooting of 1 Hiehtnwpr to lr uiuii in uic game. gained a 27-22 lead on two baskets by Walker. Walker >th baskets by Vicks, who initiated the fastbreak with and Maurice Sanders provided the rebound strength and offensive boards. half Omega Psi Phi continued to fastbreak and take 'hey increased their lead to 13, 45-32, on fastbreak r and Ollie Lowrv. a, attempting to get back in the game, forced many nega Psi Phi's 2-3 zone defense refused penetration to I nu : ? i ' im mi rtipna. increased its lead to 18 points, 64-44, with 8:41 left in ei narrowed the lead to 11 points but three consecutive i their chances of a comeback. n the game was Buttone with 26 points. Omega Psi Phi in double figures. Walker had 22 points, Vicks had 20 er had 14 pooints. e too many mistakes," Alpha Phi Alpha head coach "In order to have beaten Omega Psi Phi we needed a ttack ftom at least three of our players. As it turned g from on Leroy (Buttone)."