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^ 7 1 tnraged F 3|jai Kb L^d By Michelle Burchette Oamecock Staff Writer Getting psyched for a game and playing yoi are not always easy feats to accomplish. At even a wildly cheering crowd can't spark a But, one of the major figures in a basketball who can control a team's attitude is the cos coach Pam Parsons and her Lady Gam displayed Saturday during their 80-62 wir Alabama. After a two-and-a-half week road trip, C? came home to host the Crimson Tide, and all USC hold t ho 1 Or> H fhrnnoVinnt r-1" ?? ? : 4 ? V..X- uuvugiiuui uic gallic, lid CUII was challenged several times. IN THE FIRST half it was evident th; Gamecocks were not playing up to par as th only 33 percent of their shots. With a halftime 1 33-24, Parsons possibly helped her team mon hindered them as she was ejected from the gam three technical fouls. The first two technicals were called in the fir for Parson's protests at courtside over close Thp thirH rwr> nnrrorl o) K ?> 1 f 4 i~ J : - - v.... v v/vvu? 1 V.U cat nan II111C, UUI'Ulg a SI discussion between the Carolina coach and t ficials. FANS AND PLAYERS became upset at the calls. Parsons also felt the fouls were chargec quickly. "I think they were quick technica that's not for me to judge. Coaches and players thp vuhim rvf tKo nffiniol*. " 1 - : 1 "linn ui nit uiuciais, MIC CApiclinCQ. The most important result of Parson's ejectic GamecocksU| winless H at Madison H| By Kick Mohn - I Staff Writer When Coach Hon Smarr and his bHHH Carolina tennis team left Columbia this past Wednesday, they owned a t 3-0 record, they were playing excellent tennis, and they were RESETS going to represent the Southeast in 1 the National Collegiate Athletic . Association, NCAA, Indoor H . / Championships in Madison, Wis. B v ^ All-Arnerican Chris Mayotte was B , ~rg? not yet at his best after a shoulder |^HH| injury, but nevertheless the team looked forward to some success in When they limped back to Columbia on Sunday, the Gamecocks had a 3-3 record, two IjlgHg more serious injuries, and very j few fond memories of the NCAA Indoors. They had lost consecutive : 6 3 decisions to Texas, Michigan and host Wisconsin. L ~y:-. In Thursday's opening round, Carolina fell to ninth-ranked Texas by taking just one of six singles tMHSMf matches. Leading the Longhorn *? assault were All-Americans Kevin Curran and Steve Denton, who -x ?f defeated Mayotte and Chuck ; Hodgin at number one and two. Mayotte suffered a pulled back muscle in his match, forcing his [ .. withdrawal from the doubles competition. Only Arthur AnastoDOulo was able to win in singles; the other two USC points USC di1 were provided by Hodgin and Ulf diving Petersen and Bob Dietrich in Chamoi doubles. .. ^ See TENNIS, page 17 ,ne ever T?. | arcnnr UL1 C'jC^LCU m to 80-62 wii not who was right or wrong, but how it sparkec team. jr best In the second half, under the direction of assi< times coach, Karen Brown, the Gamecocks bolted team. twenty-point lead. With improved shooting game passing, Carolina maintained at least a twenty-j ich, as margin for the next eight minutes. ecocks Before leaving the game due to an injury in 1 over final minutes of the game, Rita Johnson daz Alabama with her break away lay-ups. Capitali irolina on steals, the Gamecocks consistently threw the though the length of the court to Johnson who was all alor imand Katrina Anderson led the scoring with 18 p< while teammate Sheila Foster added 17. at the AGAINST THE Crimson Tide, Carolina was g ley hit a lot of competition for rebounds. By employing ead of height and talents of 6-2 Leslie Payne and 6-3 / e than Cale, Alabama coach Ed Nixon kept the boards lewith up. Payne was high rebounder for the game with st half while Cale grabbed 11 and scored 17 points. i calls. As USC nears the end of its season, two very Holinn ^? 1 ?* 1 " UV1U1C [A<i ujui gctuics muni aneaa. un JpeD. 17 anc he of- Carolina will host number two ranked N.C. State top-ranked Old Dominion, respectively. According to USC forward Jean Walling, "(In hasty Alabama game) the officials held us back f 1 a bit playing the way we like to. When N.C. State and Is but Dominion play here it's going to be rough." are at Tonight, the women will meet Valdosta Stat Georgia and then host Claflin College at hi >n was Wednesday. jj|yif?+' jfl v 1 ver Ann Ellig readies to compete on the 1-mei board Saturday in the Southern Intercollegk onships at the USC pool. Ellig finished eighth it. ? * r 7 i her to a and joint the ^^DBOTcjJ i .1?Hl~;' zing Dints ; the '^Sppllll nine nHHHL jjltNP^ tied ; I 13, BB^IpWIWMr^^p^Wii imand m^MmBBgm ^ mdmtfhM the rom ^daMM p 9H (JSC's Katrina Anderson trie Iueienaer auring Saturday's 80 Tide. Anderson led the Game Tonight, USC travels to Valdc women's team in the nation. Lougani Iuoopfcn By Steve H Gamecock Sti The Southern Intercollegiate Chai diving v^ere held in Athens, Ga., ar weekend. Highlighting the diving competitio silver medalist Greg Louganis, nov Miami. Louganis easily won on the askf'd ?hmit hie ^ L - . i.> i n/i inaiiu:, lit? SIT1 Htway to go. This meet was in preperat MIKK MINIK was USC's top finisl an 7th place standing. In the 3-meter being in 5th position after the first roi Barbra Logan of Alabama took t( board. Hobin Athey finished 3rd, Carolina's diving team. Mary Ester came in 8th for other USC placers. Thf? wnmnn'e *1 -? 1 v>i>vu ii o-iiicit'i cinu women on Saturday. Auburn's Debbie Rush : board, "ripped" her final dive to ca BP and Kllig placed 8th for USC. tin the men's competition, Jim Can place. He finished 10th. THK SIC SWIMMING competitic | Georgia. Carolina's men's team pla Rich Sawicki had a great meet for t 1 personal times in the 100-yard fret bac,ks;troW?? nnrl ?Vw. > v. .v un\i -tiwYiiru 111(11 VKlUi According to USC teammate Mar that swam well. He got it together." Amy Gruenhagen had a good mile t?r meet, she swam it in 17:14. Other st<i Ite Nitardy (1st in the 100-yard butterfly jn Charlotte Hamilton (1st in the 100-yai freestyle), and Ann Merklinger (Is strokes). Leslie Erlckton ? OAMcrni>i/ s to get around an Alabama 62 victory over the Crimson cock attack with 18 points. >sta to play the number 16 s wins, zes hiah .reiter ?#? Writer mpionships, SIC, for swimming and id Columbia respectively, this past n at the USC pool was 1976 Olympic v a freshman at the University of 1-nieier ana ;i-meter boards. When iled and said, "I've got such a long tion for the NCAA's." ler in the 1-meter competition with competition, he placed Bth, despite jnd of dives. >p honors on the women's 1-meter the highest place for anyone on Farrell finished 7th and Ann Ellig 's 1-meter competitions were held , who placed second on the 1 -meter pture the win. Athey finished 6th yin was the only other USC diver to >n was held at the University of iced 3rd to Auburn and Alabama, he Gamecocks. He swam his l>est ^style and butterfly, the 200-yard :il medley. k Stover, "Hick was the only guy swim. Qualifying for the national mdouLs for the women were Nancy and 2nd in the 200-yard butterfly), ~d freestyle and 2nd in the 200-yard t in the 1(H) and 200-yard breast