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USC tennis star U/f Peters
Coach Ron Smarr's team h
rankings and hoping to t
pionships held at A thens, Ga
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pliminat
By I
Game
Bill Gause's leadership and
past Alpha Phi 46-39 in the inti
Tuesday night at the PE Cente
Cause, a former USC vars
boosted KA's record to 4-0 on
third in a row and eliminates
first time in four years.
After KA won the opening ti
offense. But KA finally got u
movement and opened an 11-4 i
The Alphas closed the gap o
cut the lead to 11-7 jmidway tl
KA lead. Gause entered the oa
As soon as KA got possessior
Then a Gause to Bevin Fund
lead to 19-13.
DONALD BULLOCK, who s
cut the lead to four. Then, Alpl
19-17 with a tip-in at the ha
scorers with 15.
KA came out in the second h
tall Johnson had no trouble pi
** "W the bll, he gunned a three-poin
game, 20-19. Gause later tied tl
KA finally got its running ga
basket. A-Phi-A stayed behin<
goaltending call quickly gave F
With less than six minutes le
bolted to a six-point lead. I
> r> Richards made the score 40-34
But the Alphas were not thi
the KA lead to 40-39 with 50 set
pu( the game out of reach with
Bahnmiller hit on one of two ;
five to provide KA with the fina
"f was real happy with the t<
the second half to get some ?
second half when they went tc
^ ball out and went at them with
KA player-coach, said.
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son serves in a match last season,
s ranked 78th in the pre-season
ldvance to the national chamin
May.
r-two KA
es Alphas
Mark Gilliam
>cock Staff Writer
timelv free throws liffpH Kanna Alr?ho
_ ""fr" "!",u
ramural basketball game of the week,
r.
ity player, pumped in 14 points and
the season. The loss was the Alphas'
them from playoff competition for the
ip, the Alphas frustrated the opposing
ntracked against the quick defensive
lead on a Ken Pricket jumper,
n a three-point play by Eric Wilkes to
irough the first half. With a two-point
me with 8:52 remaining in the half,
i, Gause popped a jumper from 17 feet,
erburk pass on the run increased the
cored 10, got a bucket for A-Phi-A and
la's Phil Johnson narrowed the lead to
lf-time buzzer. Johnson led all APA
lalf playing a scrappy 3-2 zone, but the
aying against it. The first time he got
ter to give the Alphas their lead of the
le score with a free throw.
me going and jumped back on top by a
r] TU ?:-J 1
a until ?jvuuauu lieu u up ai .W, OUl a
(A the edge again.
ft, KA again opened its offense up and
>ayups by David Estefano and Lee
in KA's favor.
ough. A three-point Wilkes bomb cut
;onds remaining on the clock. KA then
an excellent free throw display. Brant
attempts, and Gause tossed in four of
il margin of 46-39.
earn. We came with a smaller team in
quickness. They surprised us in the
) man-to-man. So we just brought the
a little one-on-one," Gause, who is the
t
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By Rick Moh
Gamooock Staff W
If preseason ratings mean s
just good publicity, then the C
team should be in for another go
preseason poll conducted by
Tennis magazine, the Gamecoc
the nation.
"That poll was conducted
across the country, so it's prett
us so highly," USC coach Ron ?
"The coaches vote according t
teams and their fall-season rec
can uphold or improve that rank
One reason for the cautiou
optimism is nis team s exiraoi
year. At the start of the season,
in many experts' top ten. But 1
Chuck Hodgin, two of the top
missed most of the season witl
the patched-together lineup ma
absences, the Gamecocks los
narrow 5-4 margin.
ALTHOUGH THE team mai
even that was disappointing 1
national ranking and failed in it
to the NCAA team championshi
his ninth season at Carolina, wil
"I believe we have never had
of depth and talent than we d<
"Our only lack is that true, do
* 1 1 1 4 & tL
singles piayer, uui we nave n
injuries if necessary and wc ha
good doubles teams."
A look at the USC roster helps
to agree with Smarr's estimal
eight players return, all more
year. In addition, there are
players on the team.
Hodgi
By Richard Meyers
Gamecock Staff Writer
You won't
Richie Hodgson's name
hnvspnrp hnf ho nrnKoKlti ri
, *'
as big of a contribution ai
player on the Gamecock bi
ball squad.
Hodgson is the team's st
manager, in charge of seeinj
all the odds and ends o
basketball operation are
care of. In Hodgson's w
"Basically, my job is to assi
players and coaches in any i
can and to make sure that t
are going smoothly."
Hodgson is in charge of
chasing equipment for the I
setting up both locker room!
the referee's room for
games, packing and looking
equipment on the road and a
of other duties. During the se
he attends all practices
games, and spends about
hours a day, six or seven d<
week working.
"It's a lot of work, but I i
enjoy it. I like to travel, anc
been able to go all aroun<
united states because of mj
I've met a lot of great p?
especially coach McGuire. h
great person and a good fi
I've learned a lot from him,
senior from Carle Place, New
said.
HODGSON IS IN his fourth
as student manager for
Gamecocks, and has bee
scholarship for the past
seasons. "I feel very fortun;
be on scholarship and have th
I have," Hodgson said. 4Tr
only manager this year,
season, we had two. so I'm wo
a little more this year. But
Price (trainer) and Stan Pre
(student trainer) help me
whenever they can."
A marketing and manage
major, Hodgson didn't get inv
with basketball until he car
USC as a freshman. "I was 1
on the same floor as the bask<
players, and the manager
year asked me if I wanted to
manager. I figured it would
good experience, and I all
team rai
n HIGHL
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omething more than McDonalc
arolina men's tennis Kaaj fror
od season in 1980. In a wants on
College and Junior into top s
ks are ranked 18th in went un(j(
contributi
among the coaches freak iniu
y good that they rate "Brian
>marr said last week, sprained
0 the material on the hea(j
ords." I just hope we or tw0 _ j
:ing."
s nature of Smarr's A MAJ
rdinary bad luck last may be ^
the Gamecocks were s J3
Peter Macdonald and sa'd.
1 six singles players, matches
1 injuries. Because of interestin
de necessary by those T^e Ga
it eight times by a finishers
preseasor
break tri
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secause USC lost its Carolina,
s bid for a repeat visit teams in t
ips. Smarr hopes this, As usu
1 be different. i success a
a better combination P^ay
3 this year," he said. c^es |ou^
minating number-one goal is to
le depth to overcome qualify fo
ve at least three very TOP 11(
and N.C.
i persuade the listener ciemson
lion. Six of 1979's top "It'll be
j or less healthy this piay this
three valuable new wjn help
champion
[JSC basketball
m
son assa
knew the players, so i di<
said.
find Hodgson admits that at I
in a work with basketball ii
nakes with his studies. 'Th<
? any number of hours that I put
asket- a big chunk out of my day.
budget my time very cat
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tlVldll VAIV ill Ol VVYU Y1
g that Tuesday-Thursday
f the because we had away g;
taken Wednesdays," Hodgsonsa
ords:
st the MANAGING IS NOT
way I work and no play though,
hings shoot some baskets every
while," he explained. "I
pUr. play h-o-r-s-e with th
team,
5 an(*
home <k2|
i host |
as?n, ' ;v
and
f?ur
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the jjl ... J^SSM
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year
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V-TOUTED freshman Greg
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ut, junior conegc rtu-nu
I from Florida and fresharr
n South Africa provide the
his team. Raal surprisingly
pots in singles and doubles
Seated in both. Smarr also
on from McDonald after he r
ry.
stepped on a ball during
his ankle," Smarr explainc
it he should be ready to play?
f nothing else happens to him
OH OBSTACLE to (JSC's s
le schedule Smarr has asser
est schedule we've ever he
5 one of the toughest anywh(
are fairly well spaced out, :
g"
?1.~ f:..?
uiecucKb Ku UF ugaiiiai live
from last year, and 11 of th
1 1980 poll. This slate incl
p to California that will b
tie, UCLA and Southern
and they all finished amon
he nation last year,
al, Smarr is realistic about
nyone can have against the I
this season. "If we lose sev<
of 32), we'll be OK," he said
i beat everybody in our reg
r the championship tournami
.HVlrJ MAItHKS Will lnciUd
State, while the road sch
Princeton, Georgia and Tenr
tough, but I think it's better
kind of schedule," Smarr s;
us get to Athens ? wh
ships are held."
manager
its play
ft it," he managers. Bria
brother of Kevir
limes his ward on the Wasl
iterferes the NBA) was
e sheer year, and we alw
. in takes He's probably s
I have to than his brother. 1
efully. I lost a lot of h-ojeeks
of year."
classes Hodgson will rc
ames on semester to pi
id. remaining credi
OraHnatp
all hard "I'm going to
"I get to involved with bai
once in a all I think I'll mis
used to ancj the spirit of
e other most," he said
9// manager Richie Hodgs
>th
; Macko from
lerican Brian
in star Trevor
depth Smarr
stepped right
last fall, and
looks for a big
ecovers from a
practice and
d, shaking his
igain in a week
i."
uccess in 1980
nbled. "I think
id," the coach
?re, but the big
so it should be
of the top ten
ie top 25 in the
udes a spring
e no vacation.
Cal will host
g the top eight
just how much
teams Carolina
?n to nine mat.
"Our primary
ion, so we can
ent,"
e Duke, Texas
edule includes
tessee.
for the team to
aid. "I think it
;re the NCAA
er
n Grevev (the
i Grevey, a forlington
Bullets of
a manager last
ays used to play,
i better shooter
Meedless to say, I
r-s-e games last
iturn to USC next
ick up a few
ts he needs to
miss not being
sketball. Most of
>s the comradery
togetherness the
on.