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IBSa 'We_ were I G B: Oar Like in all sports, b having good nights, b bad nights. For exan Carolina could have country Wednesday ballgame. The Gamecocks' se Carolina seemed imp< looked uninspired and these elements togeth of 6 points, and lose to "We were lousy," c< were so bad it wasn't f about lay-offs, but v wanted. They just ou Despite leading for percent shooting in ti them when East Cart 3:42 left. Then, in a p Gamecocks refused ti to run almost three ir of this coaching strat four, 55-51, after Olive seconds left. Zam Fre A ^ A f tlf/\ uie RdjK LU iwu, ttau missed from the line chance. Cedric Hordges got open ten-foot jumper shots under the baske 8 seconds left. Carolii the clock, and he nai throw. Mike Doyle jumper at the buzzer the Gamecocks cam "We have to look s nine ahead and looke< open, but we just coul weren't tough enouf McGuire commented Hoi Frt Gam By Mike Assistant While the major 1 A L l-_ _ siuueiu iKKiy was a touches on their Coach Frank Mc basketball team wa season record to 6-J After a loss to Dc its starting line-up victories over St. L DEL/ Aided by the pitifi Blue Hens soundly favored Gamecocks round of the Roanr News Holiday Class McGuire was qui formance of the propriately termed I lesson in humility." "Delaware playec game. They really o a good backcourt basketball, the kind said. THE GAMECOC* ousy' amecocl y Rick Mohn necock Staff Wrlttr iasketball teams are capable of ad nights and sometimes very iDle. it is Questionable whether beaten any decent team in the night. It was that kind of cond-half offense against East jtent at best, and their defense incompetent. Carolina blended er to squander a halftime lead East Carolina 56-55. oach Frank McGuire said. "We unny. You can talk all you want re didn't have the intensity I t-toughed us." most of the game, USC's 29.6 he second half caught up with )lina nudged in front 54-51 with uzzling defensive strategy, the 3 foul, allowing the home team tinutes off the clock. The result egem was that USC trailed by r Mack made a foul shot with 52 drick canned a jumper to close the Pirates' George Maynor to give the Gamecocks another ; the ball inside, but missed an . tie men missea iwo reDouna t and lost the third rebound with 1a fouled Maynor again to stop iled the coffin shut with a free swished an incredible 40-foot to provide the final margin as ie up one point short. it our ballclub. We were eight, i like we were going to break it dn't do it. We didn't because we $h. You have to be mean," after the game. idayse zdrick star iecocks wi Chibbaro pressive sporn Editor first half, 'ity of the Carolina advantag way putting the final jump out Christmas shopping, Delawf iGuire's Gamecock Mark Mi ,? uusy improving lis Meccaric \. 29 points ilaware, USC shuffled chipped i and was able to gain Perhar ouis and Minnesota. fnrt)l<lr. IWARE guard, il shooting of USC, the defeated the heavily i 84-72 in the opening >ke Times and World tic. The cli ck to praise the per- the Gam Blue Hens. He ap- two over the unexpected loss "a consolati tournam* i a superb basketball Doyle c utplayed us. They had with 22 s play; smart Eastern extra pe I was raised on," he victory o last secor first ovei LS shot a very unim is fall to E The game at Minges Auditorium in Gr was hardly an auspicious debut for 6-11 Strickland, who blocked a shot, snared and failed to score in ten minutes of plaj there was no mistake about it ? the lc means his fault. After a solid first half, which ended 3 Gamecocks played poorly in the second 1 a. n rvr 4- 1 ^^ iL. ^ J <<11 just o oi z/ tries irum me iieiu. r around," observed McGuire. "The w means a lot to me, and we'll make some we get the intensity we want." Hordges scored 13 in the first period shut out in the second by the two-rnt defense of the Pirates. He missed all shots. Doyle led Carolina with 18 points, chipped in 10. Maynor canned 15 and M Pirates, who raised their record to 6-6 f In losing their fourth game of the > could manage only 18 second half pol "I'm very upset at the way we playe look like any ballclub I have ever coacl them that," McGuire said. "I might h weak teams, but they always would gc dive all over the place and give blood were more or less stage struck or som are a better team and we still lost. "I'm not taking anything away from but if we play the way we played to might as well take out our violins," M The Gamecocks' next effort will b Wheeling Cardinals Saturday night Coliseum. The small West Virginia sc enrollment of 750, should be an easier than the Pirates were. It will be the first between the two teams. Carolina will also play East Tenness* in the Coliseum, before traveling to Indiana on Jan. 20 to face the second-rai Irish of Notre Dame. ason gc s as I n twice 28 percent from the field in the The Blue Hens were able to take e of USC's cold shooting and to a 19 point halftime lead. J ire was paced by the scoring of t uicini, Tom Carluccio and Rick ;llo. Mancini led all scorers with while Carluccio and Meccariello in 18 and 15 respectively. >s the only bright spot of the game amecocks was the play of reserve am Fredrick. The 6-2 sophomore Matthews hit for 20 points in the : iks' loss. J C ST. LOUIS utch shooting of Mike Doyle led ecocks to a slim 80-79 victory, in g times, against St. Louis in the ^ on round of the Roanoke holiday I ent. :onnected on a long range jumper econds remaining in the second L riod to give Carolina its fifth f the season. It was also Doyle's id shot that sent the game into the time. See MEN, Page 30 transfer Jim M rebounds ^r ing time. But ss was by no :-:..-H 7-31 USC, the making fe just stood HB|Hp ord intensity 1 changes until BteS ^ and then was ; in-on-his-back WppgSSN^K 'i seven of his parlt * *? : i BBHessggx- ..y^B .-.' ana rreariCK iave had some fl^R *e on Monday _ A _ South Bend, East Carolina iked Fighting scored 14 point Wednesday nig next game is * )od. hat Women shin rebound ii r?.. nffUkA|iA n uy iHitiicuc Durcucuc Gamecock Staff Writer While most of us spent our semester it home with friends, family and Sant /omen's basketball team was facin oughest part of its season. The Lady Gamecocks emerged from even game stretch with two wins ant >sses, giving them a 9-5 record. December 15th, USC played host t 'zechoslovakian National Women's 1 boosted by Katrina Anderson's 13 point rebounds, the Lady Gamecocks ups< Jzechs 43-40. The exhibition game also saw Caro heila Foster playing center instead c etmiliar forward spot. In the last home game before a five * _ x l ftfin ? _ # A - ^ >aa inp, uist aeieatea uonege harleston 79-63. Jean Walling led Car ith 19 points and 16 rebounds, while F ime out of her recent slump to produ )ints and grab 10 rebounds. In the Carolina Christmas Classic he 11*1 _ 1 i's Oliver Mack drives t S in tho Pirofac tULUi; ~ wax/ M. AA utvo UV UU [ht in Greenville, N.C against Wheeling Satu dfor I np over I i Kentuci hrpnW UNC. the Gamecorks a, tile 84-81. Katrina Anden g the points and 16 reboun Dudney was high sc tiieir After making her < i four Gamecocks Charleston, Cynthia in the loss. .o the The Gamecocks al team, game of the Christn s and Was much closer, hi et the snatched it 69-68. Af with 21 points and 1 hna s starting off the nev January 4, the Game< 68-60. Carolina high a Foster, couldn't m tame Beasley. Beasley led t ' ?* and 13 rebounds, olina oster Ending their road ce 18 state 56-52, and def< Saturday, the Lady Wheeling College at . . > ;.- > > .. ..-. mmm^ Dave Roback ? GAMECOCK o the basket. Mack victory over USC !. The Gamecocks rday JSC weak. kp * lost to Pfeiffer College son led Carolina with 28 ids, but Pfeiffer's Kim orer with 33 points. debut with 10 points for against College of Jacobs scored 16 points so lost in the 5th-place las Classic. The game nwpvpr n? Hioh Pninf 5ain Anderson led USC 5 rebounds. f year with a game on locks lost to N.C. State corers, Anderson, and latch State's Genia he game with 30 points trip, USC lost to Ohio eated Kentucky 66-44. Gamecocks will play home.