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Mi Wome By Mark Gilliam Gamecock Staff Writor The USC women swimmers smashed b loriaa Mate, hut they hurt for the Gamecock men who lost a heartbreaker ' to the Seminoles 45-48 Saturday at the Blatt P.E. Center. The undefeated Lady Gamecocks turned in a performance that was close to perfection while embarrassing their nnr\Annn(c QO_yl/t Tho P'irnlina vrr uii ii. i?i^ vui viiuu females won every event except one. THEY STARTED the morning with a convincing win in the 400 medley relay. Then Mary deMackie, one of the women's ailAmericans (others are Mary Ellen Breen, Charlotte Hamilton, Nancy Nitardy, Anne Merklinger and Robin Athey), easily captured the 1000 meter freestyle title with a time of 10:31.39. The women dominated the 100 yard backstroke placing first, second and third. With a time of 59.6, Breen was followed by Nitardy, and Susie Reynolds. In the 100 breaststroke, Merklinger won with a 1:07.04. She is the number-two breaststroker in Canada and in all probability will be swimming for the Canadian Olympic Team this summer in A/euv (JSC swim coach Steve \ m 11+ L+ *- ? Willi OCT VCVC// u / iW/ Woodburn in December. Women From page 12 Woolston said East Carolina was one ol' the most physically aggressive teams she's ever played against. "They were dirty players. We about had several fights, but we kept our poise and so we pulled out a good margin of victory." Lydia Roundtree was the leading scorer for the Lady Pirates with l(> points, while Kathy Riley followed with 14 points. Lady Gamecock sophomore Sheila Foster led all scorers with 18 points and eight rebounds. Lvelyn Johnson contributed 13 points and nine rebounds, while Kita Johnson had 14 points and four steals. Junior Jean Walling came off the bench in the first half to lead the Lady Gamecocks, scoring ten points, pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out six assists. v\ auing piayeu racially well coming off the bench. "1 felt Jean kept us strong in the first half, and I felt all the guards played very well together. " The Lady Gamecocks take on Alabama Jan. 30 in Tuscaloosa. Parsons said Alabama's starting ironi coui i women are an over six feet tall. "Alabama has stayed close with a lot of teams," she said. "We've got to play good basketball." ?n lose on last eve nswimmi "I had a good time," Merklinger said. "I didn't have as much speed because I haven't been working that hard. As we start to work U r* rl f ?'11 r\ 1 nlr > I r\ ?v\ nrn ikU UCl 1 11 pivi\ up uiuiu especially in the first 50 meters." Shelly Cramer led the women with a 2:05 in the 200 butterfly. Cramer is on the Virgin Islands Olympic Team. "I'm happy with my performance," she said. "I've got to work on staying higher on the water. I started sinking a litte today." THE WOMEN lost the 100 fly by less than two tenths of a second. It was the only event they did not r?lr?r?n fir?f in l""v-v' "The women did a great job," Coach Steve Collins said. "They won all but one. They swam some of the best times they've had all year." The decision in the men's competition depended on the last event of the day ? the 400 freestyle relay. The score was tied at 45 going into the event. Both teams lined the sides of the pool. There were chants of "Let's go Cocks, let's go Cocks," and on the other side of the pool all that caiiM hfl honrH vuac "TrQIT ! FSIJ." "I'M VERY disappointed," swimmer Keith Giese said. "We really worked hard. All our meets WMr, i% i Dave Rohack GAMECOCK ? Collins sits next to the Carolina mmers. Collins replaced Scott -I ft = : I I I introduces... THE Hf I AAonday-Thui j I our winter sp< i i I on I plus on i i TUESDfl adm. i ^ i ?nt ers win have come down to the wire, but we don't have the depth to put the nail in the coffin," he said. "The men swam the best thev have this year," the coach said. "Two of the men that swam today were very sick, but they performed well. They showed a lot of mental toughness." The men and women will both be in action again on Friday Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. against Furman at the Carolina pool. Both squads will meet the Clemson Tigers at home Saturday Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. (~~ThelJ i ! ! Will have its fir j meeting on Tues< January 29, in rc 305 of the Russ< Hhiiqp Thp mppi will begin at 8:0( All regular and prospective new members are we i m.\% 2009 C 1MBURCI ~sdav from 5-7 # - - ecial... FREE DRI [WED.Er Wed.- Our Before Ml IY NIGHTS $1.00 | ATTENTION ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS The Criminal Justice Association is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. All interested CJA members who sign up for the trip must include a $20 deposit. SIGN UP: CURRELL COLLEGE Rm. 1 00 (Main Office) TRIP DATE: April 1 7-April 20 SIGN UP DEADLINE: January 31 ISC Surf Club _J ZZ~~ >[ rreene St. =R HHPPY HOUR All Gourmet Burgers are 2 for 1 ! HFT BEER THURS.) from 8-10 dnight Happy Hour from 10-12 USC's own DICK COODMRN Er HIS JHZZ QUINTET 1 , - - - . y