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Major ? in wcekl While the top three team! remain the same, there have beer several major changes in thii i.i wee* s intramural basketbal rankings. On the strength of two victories, Sigma Nu remains the top team for the third consecutive week. The Sigma Nu's check in with a perfect 3-0 record. Kappa Alpha and Omega Psi Phi both claimed easy wins and remain in the numbertwo and three positions. The alteration in the order of teams begins with the fourth spot. Pi Kappa Phi moves up from their fifth spot with a 37-point victory over Sigma Phi Epsilon. Columbia Hall, which drops from fourth to seventh this week, split in its two games. The dormitory division team defeated Wade Hampton Hotel and suffered its first defeat of the season 38-36 to Snowden. MOVING UP three notches to number five is Kappa Alpha Psi. The Kappas have been improving with each game and this week bombed Phi Kappa Psi by a huge 100-21 margin. Occupying the sixth spot is another improving ball club, Thorn well. Air Force ROTC, which dropped to the 10th spot last week, moves .back up to Jthe number-eight spot j this week on the strength of two | oocir ?? ?>? ~ v?o/ nuu. mdAcy, a perennial dorm powerhouse makes its first j appearence in this year's ratings'^ at number 10 with a convincing win , over previously unbeaten Douglas, There are two firsts in this week's ratings. For the first time ever, a Gamecock league team has cracked the top ten. Checking in at Lady Gamecocks win 18th From page 15 i? ? * jt,veiyn jonnson, wno was nign scorer for the Lady Gamecocks with 19 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in a well-rounded performance, said the win was a matter of determination on the part of USC. "Everybody was determined they weren't going to ourtrebound us, they weren't going to outplay us and they weren't going to win." JOHNSON SAII) defense was important in the game. "We got a little sloppy with our defense, but we came back the second half and got it all together.'' . Hita Johnson and Suzahne Woolston provided offensive punch and floor leadership for the Lady;,, Gamecocks during the game. Woolston scored all of her eight points in the first half to spark I1SP alcn nrnviHinrf fniir and pulling down four rebounds. Johnson had 16 points and seven assists coupled with three steals to put the Lady Gamecocks in control of the game, USC shot only .43 percent from fi_. it if :'i ir t.: 1 _ ii uie iiuur me ursrntt^.wiiue ui^. Eaglettes shot 62 perc6ttt'. Tennessee Tech still outshot the Lady ' Gamecocks in the second half 48 percent to 45 percent, but only connected on 10 baskets compared to 19 for USC. Jacobs said after halftime the team was more intense. ''We came out with more intensity and we were hitting the boards a little harder. We made some key steals and some key rebounds at just the right time." Pleased with the number-six ranlriricr Pnrsnns sniri thp tfjim is , now shooting for the top live. "We're one notch away from five, but this team can do it." USC travels to Penn State to play in the Lady Lion Classic Feb. 8 and ' * i I'f'* ' ?* -> , - *<???, f * . . changes ly ratings 5 number nine is Irmo Alumni. Also, i for the first time in four years, > Alpha Phi Alpha does not appear 1 among the ten best teams in intramural basketball. The Alphas have been disappointing as they havo I""* 1?" r " .uai uoin oi ineir contests this season. Also missing from this week's rankings is AFRO, which dropped a 57-55 decision to Beta Alpha Fsi. 1. Sigma Nu (3-0) 2. Kappa Alpha (2-0) 3. Omega PsiPhi (2-0) 4. Pi Kappa Phi (2-0) 5. Kappa Aloha P.?/ 6. Thomwell (2-0) j 7. Columbia Hall (3-1) 8. AFROTC (3-0) 9. Irmo Alumni (2-0) 10.Maxcy (2-1) IJjUUJUM/^UfaJUIdL^dUtXIIIXC FEBRUARY i 30% toE Suits, Sports Cnat# Pnn*? I ai uuiu, ; HEDR > j .718 Saluda Ave. Si? il?i? B^fl E py^^K. - Gilloon From pa "THERE ARE eight million people in Buenas Aires, and there is 'a lot of night life. The Argentinians like to call it the Paris of South America. It's really similar to New York," Gilloon said. IT*.. everyone goes out on the weekends. Downtown on Friday and Saturday is a joke. You literally have to walk in the streets. It seems even more crowded than New York to me." Argentina is a military state, and, according to Gilloon, this has its advantages. "There isn't murh crime. People are not scared to walk the streets. The only pain is that there is always someone checking your documents. They'll stop a whole bus and check everybody out sometimes." There are two other former USC players in South America. Karlton Hilton and Billy Truitt are playing on a team in Cordorba. "It's in the country and is supposed to be beautifully landscaped. We were , I I J.t J.I.UH J.I.I.I.U.1.1 J.I J.I.UI.Ujj] CLEARANCE )0% OFF . Sport Shirts & Sweaters ! ICRS I Five Points 1 ammammumi HHKnlR tge 16 supposed to play them in a 'friendly game,' but it was cancelled," Gilloon said. SOCIALIZING with old friends is not the only reason Gilloon is back : __ _ i ? * * * in ^oiumoia. "i nope to lake one or two of the seniors back with me," i Bus Sto it's hiappei Tonight a ^ 1 1 Ladies' Nigh Don't For Thur sc "Dime Yo' J 10* E Look for the Black ? | 2729 Rose' BUrK he said. "I can't promise anything, I but I'm positive all of them could play in the league." Although Gilloon has been gone for two years, people who got a chance to see him play have not forgotten him ? and probably IIVVCI Will. ip Disco Ting Again f the New 1 I r^i | ./ it?Free Bar get Every Jay is Mind Night'* >raft a and White |^bilding wood Drive j r WW? * *,- ^