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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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 >>
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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>
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