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Women def< By CHRIS MYERS Gamecock Staff Writer The Lady Gamecock basketball team, led by Katrina Anderson's 19 points and 14 rebounds, handed the Patriots of Francis Marion their second loss of the season Saturday night, 64 37. Anderson, who came into the game as South Carolina's leading scorer averaging more than 20 points per game, paced the Lady Gamecocks, scoring 19 points, 13 in the second half. i got on 10 a reai oaci start in the first half," Anderson said. "But in the second half, the shots started to fall." It was Anderson's second half scoring and substitute Dawn Clark's clutch basket and defensive play that kept the Lady Gamecocks in the game. Clark, playing in only her sixth gamp of t ho venr srnrivl on m l^ foot jump shot with less than two minutes in the gane giving the Lady Gamecocks a 59-56 lead. Although Clark's basket put USC ahead to stay, her biggest contribution was in the final three minutes when shp shut out Francis Marion's leading scorer, Pearl Moore, who entered ti.c game averaging 34 points per game. Moore had already scorec 32 points, 22 of which were in the second half. "When I came in 1 said tc myself that 1 wouldn't let hei score against me," Clark said "Hopefully I'll be getting a little more playing time now." Francis Marion opened the game quickly jumpingout to a 6-5 lead with June Talbert anc Debbie Wilson hitting on sue cessive outside shots. However three steals in a row by Rita Johnson gave the Lad> uamecocKs tne K-e lead. .Johnson wound up the game with five steals and added eight points tc Carolina's win. UvSC turned the ball over Gymnastics said. "We have to travel out of state to meet major competition while our teams in other snorts have major competition nearby." Wendy Luce, a major state judging official and owner of a South Carolina gymnastics school, disagrees. USCcompetes with Furman and Claflin ir state, and most of the ACC schools and Georgia have gymnastics teams, all of which are schools that the women's basketball team plays, she said "I think it's a shame!" Parsons said, "When yoi make a substantial investmenl in a program, award scholar ships, and bring in athletes, yoi need the facilities and scheduk to go along. USC progressed i little too fast in gymnastics, am ine level in gymnastics in th< South is not yet to the stage where a program like Carolina'! would he feasible. There is no yet enough emphasis on the spor at the high school level." Luce said, "There are mori than f>5 teams in the state an< three teams have beei established in the Columbia are* during the last three years alone "Gymnasts in the state still ii high school will have no place t< ;at Pats several times giving the Patriots an 18-12 lead, but USC came back with a three point play by Jean Walling and a basket by Betsy Scott to cut the lead to one. After trading baskets, Katrina Anderson blocked a Francis Marion pass and Rita Johnson scored on the conversion making the score 23-20. The half ended with Carolina leading 28-26. me game cnangea into a scoring free-for-all during the second half with Francis Marion getting the early lead. Moore took over the offense and scored five straight baskets giving the Patriots a 38-31 lead. The Lady Gamecocks then came within three on baskets by Sue Shue and Joyce Gilbert. For more than five minutes I each team centered their offense around Anderson and Moore. Anderson scored ten points on fnnr f i *\1 /I rt/\n lr tuiA fxnn iviui urivj Buu ir> (>"u \yv\j u tf throws in (hat span while i dominating the offensive v' rebounding. The spurt by Anderson brought the Lady Gamecocks to within two points. The game was then tied with a I shot by Shue. Defensive play by Sliue and Johnson along with Pearl Moore's rebounding ; deadlocked the game for nearly two minutes before a jumper by I Moore tied the game at 52. ( Anderson then hit three of four free throws and Moore added ? another bucket giving USC a one point advantage. Clark's fifteen foot jump shot then gave : Carolina a lead they never relinguished. : The victory gave the Lady I Gamecocks a 10-7 record with a I tough schedule remaining. "With the schedule we have left to play, we'll be lucky to i finish at .500." Coach Pam ' Parsons said. "But if we play the i kind of ball we played tonight, we will have an excellent chance of ending with a good record." The Lady Gamecocks play tonight against S.C. State. From page 19 go after they get out. I think USC will be one of the few major universities in the USA without a gymnastics program." Area coaches and instructors ; in gymnastics were also upset by i the decision. "There will be ; competition in the state, and I i think it's unfair not to give them i a chance," one instructor said. "They finally get a paid coach s instead of different graduate i assistants every year and some > good girls to compete, and they quit on them. They have a women's swim team and yet 1 i don't see any high schools in the t state with swim teams." "You have to give a program 1 two years with a paid instructor ; before you can really judge > them," another instructor said. 1 "They gave Jim Carlen that, i didn't theV? His daughter ; competes m a local gymnastics > team . Maybe he'll send her out t of state when she goes to college, t They never gave the program an even break." Mrs. Tapio, mother of one of j me um. gymnasts, was really i disapointed. "South Carolina i should stay ahead instead of get i behind. They reach a plateau. Why take a step backwards? It's i disappointing to have come this > far for naught." WF^vf^SFk \MJk i R^, , ^3 |ya M m 4L"k^LJfc, '-j^MSi^^dH^^^ IBRpP^ jA^dHMHHHii. jk.?;i Joyce Gilbert drives on Francis Mar Jackie Scovel early in the second half witl 8 school records broken Swimmprs L ^ KJ JL ^ Iiy Brett Friedlandcr We did s Gamecock Staff Writer team." "We set seven school records THE L ntul WO fll mil oioht cujimman.' record to for the nationals, and we lose. We just need some more Carolii people," a dejected coach Scott Gre8 N Woodburn said after his records i Gamecock swimmers lost to an" 2.? Miami of Florida 59-54 Thur- respecti\ sday. another 5 The Gamecocks stayed close 400 yard to the heavily favored Green, ] if : _ i owl ' riurncanes who cuncnea ine """ meet when Miami's Paul Mayfield broke the Sol Blatt "Th#? k P.E. Center Pool record (2:04.21) in the 200 yard than t breastroke. In the same event, IJSC's Riekv firppnp hrnlrn thn ? iinort', school record (2:06.64) and qualified for the national meet nothin later this spring. Woodburn was pleased with have (I his teams performance. "The kids gave us more than the've great.. given us before. There was nothing that we could have done. -Coacl mmM Stephen M( ion's scorc tied at 28. Gilbert h the Carolina went on to win ?se to Mi am o great. They're a good "There \ lineup wl best," W .OSS HrnnruiH rwnlinn'o ... vuiuuna o me tasti ? 3-5 while Miami is now had here if they' la's Steve Breiter and senior." Iidwinter set school n the 200 yard freestyle Woodb 0 yard backstroke with his /ely. Breaking Breaking was the ;rhonl rwnrH u;ac licrv *?= ? - J . ? o iVIlctllll U freestyle relay team of good." Midwinter, Doyle, but prai aptain Barney Giese. Carvin." great jol i one boar ids gave us more Woodt U lnrPP rri 1ICY vr KIVCII US - ? y n the me . There w as helped. fans up that we could want to i them th one. We did so exciting. THE GA Wednes h Seott Woodburn ciemson r-iI> :Cormack-THE GAMECOCK missed the shot but 64-57. LI vas not a person in our ho didn't do his personal II ; _1 11mi _ oouuurn saiu. iney are est times that they've at Carolina, I don't care re a freshman or a urn was also pleased divers. He said."That difference in the meet, ivers were just so rhe coach had nothing se for third-place Jim I thought Jimmy did a t> to split with them on d." >urn appreciated the 3wd that turned out for (t i I In r? n I rl "Ciim/v 2 A CI. lie aciiu, OUIU 11 When you have your there screaming, you do better. We proved to tat swimming can be MECOCKS next meet is day night agianst at the P.E. Center.