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USC turning By MITCH SHERWOOD Sports Editor Hie planned women's athletic budget inc would bring next year's budget to a| $200,000, proves the athletic department is ii quality of the women's program. What mediocre program in the past is now one < the state and could be one of the best in the ? few years. Perhaps the best move by the athletic besides increasing funds, is the hiringcoaches and administrative personel. 1 coaches have been physical education graduate students. Besides teaching, they h sport, which required much time. Kathy Graham and Alan Gentry will be physical education teachers next year, coach volleyball while Gentry will coacl With full-time coaches, the quality of the w< should imDrove. OF Ttife SIX women's sports, just basketball (8-18) and gymnastics (6-8) Parsons plan By SALLY WILSON Asst. Sports Editor T^e hiring of a nqw women's athletic Hirnnfnr an/I n uuwivi diiu nuilicil a UttSKClUail L'OUCfl at USC represents an administrative move which complements the increased budget in Carolina's women's athletic budget. Pam Parsons, basketball coach and physical education teacher at Old Dominion University in Virginia, will replace Pam Backhaus and Helen Timmermans as basketball coach and assistant director of women's athletics, respectively. " ihk kkasuin I'm going (to USC) is because I'll be strictly in the athletic program," Parson said. "Because of all the traveling and time involved with coaching, it's hard to be at classes all the time. It's difficult to do your best in L both." Carolina signs th My MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Writer One objective for USC's basketball program big men for next season to add rebounding sti team, according to associate head basketbal Walsh. "One of our weaknesses last season was re both the offensivp anrt Ki*orHc " "We're trying to find ourselves one or two big i complement Jim Graziano. The market for big small in today's collegiate game. There are or of really good ones." THE GAMECOCKS have signed three plaj Tuesday head basketball coach Frank McGu forward David Underwood from New York Underwood led August Martin High School championship this season. ? ? I-i * * # ' iicso very miense piayer wno s very inier basket," McGuire said. "He was high on our list of recruits and 1 fortunate to have him coming to Carolina," he j Rich Wejnert, a 6-7 forward from Ridgefielt signed in January. "Rich is a player who car many ways," Walsh said. "He's a good outside he can provide some of the missing rebound str The Citadel end USC's baseball team was defeated 4-3 Thurs The Citadel at Charleston, ending a seven-gi streak for the Gamecocks. Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the sixth innir terfielder Mookie Wilson scored twice. Wilsc home run in the third inning and scored agair atter being walked, on a wild throw after D< infield single. JIM LEWIS PITCHED the game for Caroli four hits. Frank Galloway and Richard Weitt to pitch a four-hit game for The Citadel. All The Citadel's runs came in the bottom inning. Lewis walked Steve Reynolds, Mi women's athle seasons. The other four te tennis and Softball had good :rease, which in little revenue if any an ^proximately football and basketball pro) mproving the But the other men's spoil has been a and basketball funding. Of ti of the best in make a substantial amoung Southeast in a the men's sports must be re for the women's sports, then department, Even though the student of full-time women's teams, the team m [n the past, of the men athletes do, and lecturers or opponunuy 10 nave as good ad to coach a If the men's athletic budgt women's budget more mor coaches and FOR YEARS, women's ; Graham will been under-funded. But be h swimming. athletics must have equal op mien's teams is not very specific, it has women's athletics program two teams, However, women's and 1 has losing equally funded. For exampl ning program Parsons is one of three new coaches in the women's athletic program who will not be required to teach physical education courses. Molly Maguire, women's athletic trainer, will coach Softball while Jeff Kefalos, a pro at Columbia Tennis Center, will coach tennis. All six women's athletic teams have coaches who teach in the College of Health and Physical Education this year. Parsons taught several physical education skills courses while coaching the women's basketball team at Old Dominion. Parsons was responsible for getting the first women athletic scholarships in Virginia for Old Dominion athletes and brought the program to a national level in her three years at the school. Old Dominion had a 23-9 record in 1976-77 and was ranked 14th nationallv. "SHE'S A TOP basketball coach," iree basketball rc we needed last season." Carolina also has signed St. Matthews. "Zam is pro! is to recruit in South Carolina and I'i -ength to the hold of him," Walsh said. 1 coach Don signed are the kind of program." (bounding on Walsh said. WALSH BELIEVES that nen who will the 1976-77 season will not t\ [ men is very season. lly a handful "Good players, who are I record of one team for one g rers. "Here at Carolina, there i ire signed 6-6 we a,so have the facilities t< c City, N.Y. some of the major factor to the city players take into account 1 tent." ise under the WALSH SAID that Caroli 15 possible recruits. "We'i we feel very want," Walsh said. "It all < ;aid. are interested in mmino in ... - ? W i Park, N.J., are looking at are the blu< ) help you in program. Our philosophy in ? shooter and quantity. We want players ength, which all success of our program Is USC win strea iday night by reached base when USC ci ame winning with a pitch and A1 Dicket si Jarrell bounced a double ov ig after cen- Weiters then hit a single to s >n hit a solo after a wild pitch by Lewis i in the sixth, Mark Van Bever starte >n Repsher's Gamecocks by hitting a d sacrifice by Wilson and a gr< Galloway pitched for Th< ina, allowing ning, when Wilson hit a hoi >rs combined toD Ditcher, relieved GalWm/ hits and striking out the last of the sixth USC's record is now 27-8-1 ke Hawkins today at 7:30 p.m.at Rex E tics into qualit ams, volleyball, swimming, plays 17 mal I seasons. These teams bring plays 36 mal d, therefore, must rely on travel and c grams' revenue for support. don't play a is also must rely on football therefore sh< he 12 varsity sports, just two not require s of money. If the budgets for for women's aucea to increase the budget The As so it should be done. Women (AI. s may not show interest in limits womei embers work as hard as any are not allo\ I they should have the same 1978, schools a program as the men have. These lim ;t has to ?)e cut to give the spend as mi ley, then cut it. athletics at all levels have USC'S WO cause of Title IX, women's grow and iir iportunity. Although Title IX program dep forced universities to build the women's is. good coach* men's sports should not be teams. USC le, the women's tennis team athletes the recruits can id USC Athletic Director Jim Carlen said. Carl en, who described Parsons as an aggressive coach, thinks she will do well at Carolina because of her record at Old Dominion. Carolina's women's basketball team finished their season this year with an 818 record. Old Dominion defeated Carolina 63-44 at the Virginia Invitational Tniirnampnf in JTohMiomi Parsons said she she has been "calling recruits like crazy" since her appointment as coach at USC. "Now the only thing on my mind is developing a basketball program and getting good recruits," Parsons said. "With the increase in money and emphasis on the program at South Carolina, I hope my enthusiasm is helpful in building the program." "I want to try to develop a good, comDetitive nrncrram nn a national lavol so high school students can identify with remits IP 6-2 guard Zam Frederick from >ably the best high school player n glad we were able to get a "Both of the players we have players that will bolster our the Gamecocks' 14-12 record in ylffiferaf iffect USC in recruiting for next >eing recruited, look beyond the [iven year," Walsh said. is a fine basketball tradition and ***** d match the program. These are s that graduating high school >efore signing their letter of in nit ims narrowed its selection to /e got a good idea on who we lepends on whether the players Carolina. All of the players we j chip player who will help the i recruiting is in quality and not who will contribute to the overi." k 4-3 w tyy i itcher Johnny Ixmg interfered y ingled. With bases loaded, Rick er the fence, scoring two runs. v ? score Dicket and Jarrell scored s. xi the eighth inning for the louble, and he scored after a >und ball by Long. ; Citadel through the sixth inne run. Weiters, the Bulldogs' AV in ltu> cpupnth allnutinn mmm ?. .V k/v ? V a % | U1IVT? lllg I WU two Gamecock batters. . The Gamecocks play Wofford USC*! bright Athletic Center. in mi 1 y program ches this year while the men's tennis team tehes. Obviously the men's team has more equipment expenses. Most women's teams s extensive schedules as the m*?n Duld not have equal funding. Title IX does chools to provide equal travel expenditures and men's sports. ciation of Intercollegiate Athletics for AW), women's athletics governing body, n's athletics in some areas. Women coaches ved to recruit players, and, as of August, > are not allowed to give full scholarships, itations prove the AIAW doesn't want to ich money as the men do. 'MEN'S athletic program will continue to iprove because the quality of any athletic ends on money and coaches. More money in program 10 Duy more equipment and to hire *s should help produce quality athletic 's athletic department is giving women high caliber program they deserve. entify with it," she said. "Most importantly I want -AUl-i * * ' uic auueies 10 come ana enjoy sports. But we're going to win." PARSONS, WHO graduated and received her masters degree in exercise physiology at Brigham Young, said she is excited about her position in the athletic department. "I wanted very much to come to a large university, especially one with a good national reputation and all the qualifications of a top athletic school," Parsons said. Carlen said Parsons will make appeals for women's athletics tn thp athiftin department in her position as assistant director for women's athletics. "She'll be responsible for the program," Carlen said. "I hope she grows in to the job of athletic director. John Moore (athletic department business manager) and I are going to : ?-*% Mi m s Peter MacDonald returns backhand shot itch yesterday against Georgia Southern.