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Frtodlandi Sport* Editor The sixth-ranked USC Lad) I won the Lady Lion Classic i j Park, Pa. this weekend as exj j wasn't as easy as coach Pam P f >1. vUl Si ... 1J I Iuuuugm 11 wuuiu ue. USC fought back from a nir time deficit to defeat host Pern championship game 71-70. featured a wild finish in Gamecock guard Rita Johnsor from the game. The pre Carolina swamped Michigan preliminary round contest. SHEILA FOSTER, who pace ooints and 14 rebounds, con 1 three-point play with 27 secon< her team its first lead of the seconds later, Johnson stole | drove in for the layup that wo the game out of reach, j But the 5-5 guard was fouled, whistle had been blown, a fig between the two teams. Whe ! restored, Johnson was chai technical foul and ejected frc after she missed her free nd jams it home for two point made the key defense play getsT< Jim Strickland and forw i Cedrick Hordges paced a Carol ) attack that in the early gc ? opened up a 17-8 lead. Gua j Kenny Reynolds and Mike Dc 7 continually fed the ball inside |- the big men who went to work 5 the smaller Davidson squad. -) THOMAS WIMBUSH hit 01 f turn-around jumper with ? minutes left in the half 5 give Carolina the biggest lead t v would have all night at 27-14. I The Wildcats bounced b behind the deadly perimc shooting/Of Cliff Tribus (7-11, points) and the inside moves - ? A. A _ A _ A ? _ q ui tseneaeuo 10 cui me uamecv lead to five at 29-24, but Strickl I continued to pace an aggres; e Carolina offense and a Gamecocks held a 44-35 edge r intermission. ocks win State's Corinne foul shot and pi r Gamecocks at 71-70. More n University awarded to the I !>ected, but it On the inl arsons' team replacement Ch stealing the pas le point half- to preserve the > n State in the The Lady Gai The game the half, thank which Lady Penn State. The i was ejected shots in the op vious night, which came froi i 84-50 in a strong inside pi to whittle the 1< the Lady Lions i d USC with 27 nected on a Is left to give FOSTER WAS > day. A few double figures a the ball and field goal attenr >uld have put State with 21 poi Friday, the U and after the easier time, dc ;ht broke out five players in n order was ranked team in ged with a Wolverines thei m the game against just six \ throw. Penn With Parsons t IP Kyjjyl s against Davidson Jin f in OT to iift the 77 vi robot abaccc ard Davidson kept chipping ; lina the Carolina lead by usinj ling press and eventually tied tl rds at 69 with 4:30 left in reg >yle "We lost our momentun ; to they started the zone ; on Strickland said. "We just v of our offense." When the Wildcats fo n a turnover at the four minuti 10 they went into a slow down to to hold for the final shoi ney several iouis, oiricKiana key free throws which ack matched by Wildcat guai iter Perkey to send it into overti , 14 In the overtime sessii ; of Gamecocks fell behind I cks points quickly, but Strickl and back two of them on a di sive was fouled. He missed t the throw, but Hordges grabl ; at board and put it in to tie th at 75. Lady Lu Gulas made the technical ? llled her team to within one ( importantly, the ball was t >ady Lions. I sounds play, Johnson's t eryl Autry saved the day by i 5 and running out the clock victory. ? mecocks fell behind 43-34 at s s to some hot shooting by < home team made 20 of its 30 t ening 20 minutes, most of I n long range. But behind the av of Foster. USC was able t sad down until they caught t n the closing seconds. 1 t i the only Carolina player in t is she connected on 12 of 17 r ipts. Pam Martin led Penn i nts. c idy Gamecocks had a much r Seating Michigan. Putting double figures, the sixth ii the nation dealt the Lady / ir 16th loss of the season f vins. s using her bench liberally o if iggipiijpi 9HnHR' W, ^hpHH \. SS^^k M^Hn \ '^;i HJ ^nh*|| Aw maB ^^PP^wfir BB8 ,-H>t .; WW :-ujh -"J ? Strickland prepares to go up ctory over Davidson. Strick/an tnds in the OT victory. ) Road niuoir r% i aaW irkTntif arraj ai I rViXr>Vf IT 91 tllC 5 a zone to miss that he wou le score because he never sho ulation. too hard on foul shots 1 when said. "I cut in quickly ? press," the shot and just put in yent out big lift to get those foui tie it up." reed a The Gamecocks tra e mark, one with 30 seconds rt offense the overtime period, L. After Fredrick pumped in a 1 hit two shot to push Carolina a i were winning 78-77 margin d Rich then got back on defen me. the play of the game, sn, the Davidson brought the Dy four court needing only a ba and got it, but after a missed sh< ink and ball was fought for on tl he free then it bounced off t>ed the player and headed out le score but Fredrick hustled to instead of trying to pas: Dn Classi ind substituting in units, th Gamecocks put the issue to resl lalftime intermission. On the Michigan committed an unbelie1 ...Uk ?TCr< ...UL UUIUVCIO W1UI UOVy tUUUIIg U|i Willi ntbe process. Becky Parker, who came off U ind played just 18 minutes, led her (coring with 19 points. Rita , Cynthia Jacobs, Foster and Evelyn iach contributed 10 points to the I JSC attack. Jacobs grabbed 12 rebounds to 1< earns. The Lady Gamecocks outre he Lady Wolverines 45-34. The wi JSC's record to 20-2. Wednesday, Carolina faces its ask of the season as the Lady Gai pquoI (a Unannlro \Tn Ia tnlrn 1CITVI W AWUIIVIVV, TO.I IU UIIKC anked Old Dominion. Last seas ipset the Lady Monarchs for their < >f the year here in Columbia. ODIJ national championship a year ago. The Monarchs feature two All-Ar n Nancy Leiberman and 6-5 Inge i\so playing this year for ODU reshman Anne Donnovan. Thai hould test the USC zone defense ne of the best in the nation. n> i fl_ T-" LT ^[J^^(|p-i^--3-?y-v5S Bi^Kl ...^ . for a short jump shot i d scored 28 points and LOT \ K was going one ?1's ^ Id be short ?vei" every( ots the bali backcourt. Hordges scramble ba< anticipating ranoutin. It was a I wanted r points and cou^ to mak way back up iled up by sa^- I was ?maining in any of our gi but Zam clock to rune 7-foot jump * re^rick s head by the game out of r ^ i?s?i. held on for ri ITVJi . se to make Davidson s r 16 mark. ball up the STRICKLE isket to win P'ay?r in ^ Dt, the loose ~ J lebaseline, Carolina a Carolina ree^un^: of bounds, i J!1^' ! save it and l 2 l zone J s the ball to Pretty much first few ju ?| confidence." J Hordges s [| ^ pulled down Wimbushad< e Lady Scants. Wh t by the ^ave to get came Hordges sai( t-able 36 triedtogettl 22 steals The guard of the Gam ie bench c0"tflit ,"E team in and that m. Johnson 8etting ope "The guard! >a la need real wel1 anc shots." ead both thit nav bounded I this one tl in raises I dropped a . . . Carolina toughest dominated ii mecocks then had to Y ?n,,?r sawtheghos { T game comir onty loss ||alf .. McGu won the to get this eii of a winning: nencans ^ Game r a188?1? b? at home 1 ; i8. ?T? Southern Mi height Eagles have which is late and Gamecocks. V'V-'-''.'...' : I ; * u: J* o ? c a: ' ; n Carolina's 78- * hauled down 10 imr\ win:. 'animates, he threw it )ne's heads into the Davidson had to [?k to get it as the clock to throw it as far as I 1 e them bring it all the ' the court," Fredrick n't trying to get it to jys. I just wanted the ?uton them." heads-up play put the each. The Gamecocks their 14th win while ecord dropped to a 7 VND WAS the key 2 game. He scored 28 a personal high at and hauled down 10 rhe jumper was just said. "They were in a and, the middle was open. When I hit the mpshots it gave me cored 19 points and nine rebounds while ded 16 points and eight en someone is hot you the ball to them," i. "Strick was hot so I in Kail inoi/lo f A him " sv man iiioiuc iu lit til. 5 accounted for only 11 ecocks points in the veryone was moving sans the front line is >n," Wimbush said, s were passing inside I we were getting open IECOCKS almost lest le same way they decision to East Thursday. They n the early going and lang on for the win. "I ^ it of the East Carolina ig out in the second ire said. "We are glad i because it assures us season." cocks next game will 'hursday night against ssittippi. The Golden ! been playing well of ^ should test the i'%. .^6 -Vv. k"''