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t i auuviy v-pcij By Bruce Ritchie Gamecock Staff Writer Enthusiasm and confidence abound as the USC Lady Gamecocks begin their 1979-80 season. Willi 1UU1 OU111U3 I ClUlIllIlg, third year coach Pam Parsons is confident of her team's ability to match their 27-10 mark of a year ago. Last year's squad finished the season by winning the championship of the National Women's Invitational Tournament in AmarilloTex. This year however, the I^ady Gamecocks find themselves without the leadership of Katrina Anderson. The star center mmmmM w ^ f W Ml.. ?<J * m2^/BLm : 1 -r lis SBH| /.^<yy Gamecock coach Pam after a victory last season. Th rated 16th in pre-sea son polls. 4? flttentic f ^ioy golf ill For Only Hi HH on Vr\ 11 III V/ II T V?/\ I I 8 mjles out ^To 794-e SO RARE. A TURNTABL AND A SIXTH SENSE. A direct drive turntable with two sef One arm automatically finds the $el other arm plays it automatica particular cut. The unique infrared s tells the playing arm where to start. The RP-7/05 has a quartz-locked, mc DC motor for lower rumble and mor< platter rotation. Plus a built-in stroboscope and pitch controls. WE LISTEN VV? SERVICE TELEVISION ANO MUSIC CFNTC-I 2714 DEVINE STREET COLUMBIA. S C 29205 u'\\ :w.*w masson mecocks< graduated after setting university records for high scoring and rebounding. Considered one of the nation's most consistant players, Anderson averaged 18.9 points and 10 rebounds a game. TAKING OVER Anderson's position will be Cynthia Jacobs, a 6-3 senior from Orlando, Fla. A 1978 transfer from Florida Tech, .larnhs will conifl 1-:- r ?u *? 111 ovi ?t uo tu-^dpuiin ior the Lady Gamecocks. As a back-up last season, she averaged over twelve points and eight rebounds a game. "Cynthia has to be strong for us inside," Parsons explained. "She'll always be playing the biggest girl, and she's shorter than sgyglfiy^ '_ ^ABMlHWSmP^P^^^^" . || Parsons talks to her players 9 Lady Gamecocks have been ????????-? >n Students Ion. - Fri. I <k'\ in v/ ^ eg Country Club Highway 321 >Q87 E WITH TWO ARMS )arate arms, ection you want to hear and the illy. You "program" the turntable tor a ensing arm scans the record and .... automatically. k (?) (MONICA TfeLfPHONE m 7340 aorj??*_; v v.rxxji./'/V^wcatfl* r~Fv confident C" *a lot of the girls she's playing against." USC will not be relying on Jacobs This seasc alone to help control the boards. Gamecock b Standing at 6-0 and 6-1 respec- With the 1 tively, returning forwards Jean tgomery, A1 Walling (co-captain) and Sheila Wimbush.a Foster arp hnth ??v.v? ouwng center from rebounders. "We don't have a from Cincin dominant inside girl," Parsons Springfield, added. "We have three big, mobile jn recent yei girls. That's the style we'll be Several C; playing. court doing quicker tha Perhaps the greatest strength of breaking to Carolina is the speed of returning rebounds frc guards Rita Johnson and Cheryl Autry. Johnson, a 5-5 junior, ..j VVOUL displayed fierce one-on-one t?,? - . ..... . w nen you're defensive ability last season before Averaging being sidelined by injuries. She is running gan expected to be at full strength this jfjj cut year when she teams up with Autry there there on the court. A 5-7 sophomore, rebounds " I Autry enjoyed the honor of making According the NWIT's all-star team in her rebounding I premier season. he's blockini getting the /% i i ui\fiu)v i>i\ out rebounding 1 potential strength is USC's bench. Hordgessaic If a situation arises where height is ^Iso workj needed, Carolina will have a 5-10 harder than; trio to fill in at guards. Freshmen Coach Franc Evelyn Johnson and Becky Parker Seeing lim each have impressive high school t^e court mc records, while sophomore Suzanne season Mv a Woolston has shown great im- serious I'm provement since last year. aggressive 1 t he senior cei As Parsons asserted, the bench will be an important factor in play GRAZIAN this year. "We will definitely have stronghold.' to have good play out of a couple of combination freshmen, and the freshmen that "In the pa* need to be strong are Evelyn and more leaden Becky. I will also need some good Working o minutes out of Suzanne," she said. sa>'s he is ex The Lady Gamecocks were twenty Gam ranked fifteenth nationally at the With a few bi end of last season and are "Connaugl currently ranked sixteenth in the zones this ye pre season polls. As Parson's has ^ niainl stated though, the team feels like it a Pretty g?oc is missing out on some deserved zonebreaker recognition. "We were better than Kevin Dar fifteenth /last year/ and we hope to one ^ie be prove it by moving into the top ten deal of playi this time." freshmen we McGuiresaic IP / * #\. ' Jm. *4* -t~ c l-L. r* Xi i - i-i i #a ounui v^itui pure wool caoie Knn sv a>lor only. ($38). 7b Fairisle w(x>l swe* sizes S, M, L. Chwse French blue, sea cap and latching muffler in natural wi brown leather and cream acrylic gloves , wmxom,\Quiai squared ontcour i rcrv ? o Cj By Mark Gilliarr Gamecock Staff WrH< ?n's front court could eompar asketball history. ikes of 6-8 forward Cedrick 1 a.; Jim Strickland, a 6-11 c 6-6 forward from Montgomer Farmingdale, N.Y.; Mark C nati, Ohio; and Kevin Darn Va., the Gamecocks have on< irs. irolina players said fans sho a lot more running this year n last year," Hordges sai< the outside on the defensive m the weakside forward (Wir I) RATHER run, we get in1 standing around you can get , 10.1 rebounds per game last le plan will considerably dec down my rebounds, but wit 's no problem. When he j lordges said. iu iiui ugcs, omcKiana w burden this year. "Strick's r I shots and getting more re feel of playing with us. He eader (at Furman), and he's I. ng hard in practice is Wimbi anyone else. He has been the k McGuiresaid. ited action last season, Grazi re this year. "I'll be playing ttitude changed over the s taking the ball to the boar 'm going to get hark to thp u iter said. 0 CITES depth and leadei 'We're really deep, thus we'll s," he said. >t we have lacked leadership, >hip." n his long-range jumpers, C cited about the upcoming sea* ecock wins. "I'm looking fc eaks and a lot of hustle, we'll iton is good against a zone an< ar," McGuiresaid. y be coming off the bench a?< 1 outside shot,and I'll probab ," he said. mondy, a freshman who Coa st freshman to play at Caroli ng time. "Darmondy and L 've had here in years. Darmo I. Ml. F( y J'v. v- \'j veater in women's sizes S, iter, hand made in Sa>tlan< ; _A J 1. X 1 /rt? 4 nv iiusi, uarK natural, Lh brown flecks. ($17, the ? . One size fits all. ($12). 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"Wimbush is working best offensive rebounder," ano said that he will be on a lot more than I did last ummer, I'm a lot more ds more, and I'm more /ay I was two years ago," -ship as the Gamecocks' be able to play with a lot of but this year we have a lot j onnaughton, also a senior >on and anticipates at least ?rward to a great season, win 20 games," he said. i we'll probably see a lot of iinst zones. 1 think I've got ly be used a good bit as a ch McGuire thinks maybe na, should receive a great errick Scott are the best ndy will play a lot of ball." SfS )R WOMEN ii jflsl I M, L. Cream i in women's 7c Italian knit 5et). 7d Soft IBIA MALL, v~ , I