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j Carolina takes stat By Michelle Burchette Gamecock Staff Writer In a second half thriller that came right < wire at USC-Spartanburg Saturday, th Lady Gamecocks defeated Clemson 75-74 state championship and move on to rej next week. The variety of Carolina and Clemson I with the coaches and Dlavers sat on tho e* seats as the final minutes ticked off the clc the last three minutes of play the lead chai five times. The first half was by no means dull, < game opened up with a 6-0 USC lead whic for almost nine minutes. The lead was cut I with 12 and a half minutes showing on the c Unable to consistently penetrate Clemsc 3-1 zone defense led by Lady Tiger Dre Carolina brought in outside shooters Jai and Dapn Clark Still unable to work the ball inside, problems were intensified when Shei committed her second foul with 11 minute! half. "Sheila got into foul trouble early ii game. I don't think she'll ever do it again, Coach Pam Parsons. Continually interchanging Clark, Oxley guard Rita Johnson, the Lady Gamecocks to keep up the fast pace of the game. Hov 1:50 left in the half, USC's hopes for cnampionsnip took a holt when Foster v, from the game for pushing a Clemson play< "Part of our offensive punch was lost v, was thrown out. We haven't played that lc her all year," Parsons stated. "We'd been her outside shot in practice all week. I feel that made a big difference in the game." Foster left the court in her hometow points and 6 rebounds; very respectable fc 20minutr of play. After L ily Tiger Bobbie Mims made I two technical foul shots. Rita .Tohnson wa the fast break with four seconds left. Her boosted Carolina to a 42-38 halftime lead. Tenth inninc ruins pitcht By Kevin Johnsc ui-i? V1IIIIOI.UVK O (a 11 TV I 111 Designated hitter Wallace Davis loftec break a 3-3 tie in the tenth inning and spark a 4-3 win over the previously unbeaten Gam Through the first four innings of the co Britt and USC's Aaron Scott engaged ther duel. Britt, a tall righthander, stymied Ga fastball and sharp curve while Scott consis balance with an assortment of breaking pitc ml _ % i ... ine uamecocKS, nowever, were able t< John Marquardt managed the first safety o! the fourth. DESIGNATED HITTER Wes Westbrook right which moved Marquardt to seconc catcher Keith Taylor and retire rightfiel right, but he could not completely stall the l double down the right field line to score Ma East Carolina countered with a run of Pirate rightfielder Macon Moye notched th PiratiKI li/i i h o DinntA ~ iiMivo vTiui a oniric iu icii. l'dlt'd vanced Moye to second with a sacrifice bi with a hit to right and Hollins' throw was Moye. East Carolina pushed across two more i Pirates combined doubles by Moye, Sage a to pull to 3-1 advantage. edges Clemi \t> rhamnirtn During the half, the Lady Gamec losing the lead, were unable to op Hnwn tn than eight points. In the second half e Carolina by more than four. to grab the With 16 and a half minutes left 'ional play onto a oneP?int lead, Parsons brou ' bench again. This time the 5-8 s fans along Clemson's zone with a basket, from t! ige of their Oxley and Katrina Anderson tean K'k Dunne* points in the next seven minutes, ^ natnThands Clemson's Greer sunk two foul shofc Tigers their first lead of the night, 64 either The "I didn't expect it to be so close,", h thev held was y,orrie^i we might fold when o one point *our' 1 ^new we could beat them. lock. "When Clemson took the lead I g >n's tight 1- i knew we'd come back. I thi ma Greer, better team than they are," Oxley a ma Oxley, The Gamecocks were down by points until Johnson was fouled tw Carolina's c r ? 1UU1 iret; inroWs. un ine next pi; ila Foster passed the ball inside to Cynthia 5 left in the points and a Carolina lead. i one other Clemson regained command onc< said USC stifled as Anderson connected from line. Johnson also scored two free and quick seconds left to clinch the victory 75-1 ?were able /ever, with "The turning points of the game the state were when Jaima took the charge a 'as ejected and rebound at the end of the gam sr. "Our defensive play was awesome, 'hen Sheila "Regardless of what anyone says iriP without i ^ ? ?0 .. -?? lucii over ucaimg vjiu uominion a working on haven't gotten back into that inter that losing Parsons added. "But, that only perience." n with 14 ir'lp^ than Thursday Mar. 8th, the Lady trave] tQ Knoxville Tenn t0 0 the first of tournament at 2 p.m. The opposite s fouled on as Press time-If they win the openi frthrow elimination play they will face Ter and possibly play Saturday in the fii f homer fr?~ *rs duel | m, m Br ! 1 a titanic solo homerun to i the East Carolina Pirates to lecocks Saturday. ntest East Carolina's Mikel nselves in a superb pitchers mecock batters with a hard ! tently kept Pirate hitters off ,%hes. ) tally first as All-America ff the East Carolina hurler in followed with a line single to 1. Britt battled back to fan der Paul Hollins on a fly to USC rally as Jim Curl lifted a rquardt from second. their own in the fifth when e first hit of the game for the er men werecnaiio then ad- \\ int. Mikel Sage plated Moye too wide to catch the sliding f I 2n *uns in the seventh when the I nd shortstop Jerry Carraway i M Ru See Baseball, page 13 WmmmaMumm?mm snip hM ocks, while never in a lead of more , neither team led and USC holding ight Oxley off the ophomore broke tie top of the key. led up to to give the Lady -62. SgS 3^'S Anderson said. "I they were up by ot a little nervous jf ^BiHi^^slli^pyi nk we're a much ? *^^ljfl|l dded. ^^J?|j as many as four ^ --fffj ^ rice and made all >> ay, Jean Walling t Jacobs for two IP9' 11 11 2 again only to be the field and foul |jy t \ throws with four in the second half ; f; '.f ^ ' *' ??? nd Katrina's steal ie," Parsons said. ^SBPP^ ^1*# , they still haven't fc '-^Jk ise level of nlav " :;" comes with exmm> %?^WS Gamecocks will pen the regional a on was not known ,Jhe"a F?f!V??"s ? ng round of single "SC defeated inessee on Friday a ay* lals as well. ? 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