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Lady G to stati By Michelle Burchette Gamecock Stall Writer The air outside Francis Marion Gym was well below the freezing mark Saturday night, but it was still warmer than the ice cold shooting of the Clemson Tigers. The Lady Gamecocks took advantage of the sudden chill in the air as they trounced Clemson 80-65 to win the state championship for the third year in a row. By combining a quick man-toman defense, 82 percent shooting from the foul line and a superior performance by Sheila Foster, Carolina was able to beat the Tigers for the second time this year. The wide margin does not even begin to describe the first half of play during which the lead changed hands several times and the game began to look reminiscent of last year's state finals where Carolina edged out Clemson by one point in the final seconds. I)l l{|\(i T11K KIKST hall. USC threw away passes trying to force the hall inside to Foster and Jacobs. They failed to take command of the boards and they i IO i t\ t a ma - n IKiemma mmmai Student Wiwed A Maxell 6,7 r . . i . i. trot wqmhwich oh activitu t Human Rca owtm ol Hit we're CI and che; Si off the Whispers, Pat Bent Steve Forbert, h Spinners, Mich Inmates, Gary Ni Shalamar, Moll] Holmes, with cop^ Offer expires March H amecock e champi< were called for walking several times in succession. The saving breath for the Lady Gamecocks though was the free throws. Shooting 88.8 percent from the line during the first half, Carolina connected on several key free throws which tied the game and finally helped put them out in front. With Carolina holding only a six point lead at halftime, it looked as though the game could go either way unless one team played exceptionally well in the second half to break the match open According to Cynthia Jacobs, pulling themselves together was the key for the Lady Gamecocks. "We started playing really good defense toward the end. Our shots were falling, we were being patient on the offense and were getting the ball to the open player and Sheila was hot. She just played an innrorliKln Ka11(to?v\? v-v.w.v, uciiftaiuc. Matched against Barbara r Kennedy. Foster held the Lady Tiger to only nine points and four rebounds. Kennedy did not contain Foster as well, however, as the G O sophomore lead the game with 29 points and 14 rebounds. HmpM uii(t? Imt I hhltoni/ifiAvi Tin!* I , and 8. 8? contact fka Vepafdm&d Maud fHmwa? fiMpitat 6271 Reaper a per ^se artists *tar, Kenny l.oggins* Lockets, Parliment, iael Walden, The iiman, Karla Bonoff, I y Hatchet, Rupert jj r\azareth, V of this ad 814 Harden St, , if)8() Five Points 771-7376 sromp ~?nshin ' EVELYN JOHNSON said that by overcoming some nervousness at the start of the game, Carolina was able to get its defense working. "We came out a little bit scared, a little tense,,"Johnson said. "Second half everybody was more relaxed and we were able to play our game. "Once we went back to the man-to-man everybody did what they were supposed to. We played tight, covered our players, and it worked for us. With our defense we contained all of their hot shooters and big inside players. We just cut them off ." Coach Pam Parsons agreed that defense was the key and added that control of the boards was what the I,;idv r.amppnoks nppdpri to win "We were dominated on the boards during the first half and we couldn't let that happen,"she said. We talked at halftime about what had to be done. We were forcing See Women, page 2 1 j y To me< 6 Americc I J< v Be sure to come V our refreshment v ^299S? (s sbhrl , i S3 Your |^BH| HERE'S HOV trade in a man's gold High Scho HHB (limit one per bale). MBBBm choose any Siladium* class ring r" j_.;Ti (Siladium is a fine qualit alloy guaranteed for a lit BMSlliSw save wi a ihjw gota ix>itege ri with the trade-in of a ma gold High School ring. ^BHBH ORDER NOW Place Campus B< rLADY OUTLET I 2000 BLOSSOM STREET I I is having a * FALL CLOTHING PANTS, SKIRTS, C\A/CATCDC \/Aim IDC I LO V V LMI l_l\0, VttLUUI\0 | ONLY $6.99 I FALL BLOUSES $3.99-$5.99| ]HANCE^OT A LIFETIME! f et and talk with one of 5 i's outstanding authors | ispnh J f JB. ML M. Jl V/MJIV/JI V willbeimhe )( Book Corner x Today 3-4:30 j by, chat with Mr. Heller and enjoy o^iS^ I mpus Bookstore I'jR Russell House |C|| I-, if" ' "V-^-f"^3 vh? /y y^^^^^TTK^W^iW- -v. '^'1 ^ ' '." Ril / jewelers' HDmHH| ? * 'IB etitne.) ??W?Bs^teye^eI ng nHH ^ rv's I^^DMHtoW'7