The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 10, 1980, Page Page 12, Image 12

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V/ Lady < I o.. ii!.i ii ? n.i oy ivnurioiiu Durununu i Gamocock Staff Writer If Columbia sports fans were skeptical about the quality of women's basketball, their questions were put to rest this weekend when four of the top eight teams in the country competed in the Region II championship at the Carolina Coliseum. Old Dominion took the Region II crown in what USC coach Pam Parsons described as "one of the best basketball games Carolina Coliseum has ever seen.'' The number-one ranked Lady Monarchs came from behind in the Rita Johnson controls the ball guarded by N. C. State s G/n Saturday's Region II conso/atioi (CAROLINA WO Free Pregnancy Testing Abortion Counselina and I* Pregnancy can be detect' Birth Control Counseling Pap Test and other Fema 2009 Hampton ? Call Collect ? W BIBWOBWnMHBnnHHMHUHMHBI I Election I n Iauu v^1 Russell H< Featuring the Can< anc I I Monday, I at 4:30 Await 3amecoc final minutes of the game to defeat [ourtlf ranked Tennessee 68-67 in a last second thriller. In the consolation match played prior to the Tennessee - ODU confrontation, the Lady Gamecocks defeated N.C. State for the third time this season, 68-55. Sunday morning, the Lady Gamecocks were issued a bid to participate in the national championship tournament, which begins Wednesday. USC accepted the bid and will take on Southern California at 10:30 EST in Los Angeles in the opening round. mum p! JlSSfii ?8mp HHBanH while clnsnlv Carolina Co/ii \a Beas/ey in defeated the I n game at the season 88-55 MEN'S CLINIC Services ' ed before missing period and Pills le Problems >t., Columbia, S.C. 803^56^28^1 i Debate oncert ouse Patio iidates I Cracker (the band) March 10 r at-large bid to natio ro Tvnn /^/M I\J> Will After overcoming a lack of momentum which plagued USC throughout the tournament, the Lady Gamecocks dominated the boards and alternated defenses to p take control of the game. Defense proved to be a major factor in the game as Carolina employed a tight man-to-man to build up a 14 point first half lead. However, the Lady Wolfpack also used defensive tactics to confuse Carolina. Surprising the Lady Gamecocks with a shift in their zone, N.C. State cut USC's lead to four before the half ended?and then went on to take a one point ad Dove Roback - GAMECOCK reum. The Lady Gamecocks Vo/fpack for the third time this 1 T M IB PJ, .? ?rrr-rr? ?? note isolation vantage with 15 minutes left in the game. 41 1- _ A l_! 1 ^ f "I dian i Know wnai kiiiu ui defense it was," Parsons said. 4,I Next Year Dollars Of Mn?AiT W;i iTJLVXAVf ^ W w Aj To Student 1 Tr?n JLTVAJL U JL JL UPI Vote For E VOTE But TREAl Paid For by BURTON FOR TREASURER C0MI Copy of our report will be filed with the of South Carolina ?J B wm j ik, &, BlWiiMHmiBi i i I ? name thought it was a 1-2-2 but I wasn't sure. We still are in the process of learning to recognize the things See Lady Gamecocks, page 13 Million Your LI Be Given vi 11 I vwruups ; Amateurs! Ixperi e nee!! JLI/UMU 1^| SURER I wiiTTEE - Charles F. Eaton Jr.. chairman. A I Student Government Office; university n H?A 1?ill? I ^tl'MlllllllllllllllllWP I