Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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p?<n* _ n . Dig rvt By Willie T. Smith III Gamacock Staff Writer She has many nicknames. Her friends and teammates call her "Big Red" and "She Baby," but to I^ady Gamecock fans Sheila Foster is known as Miss Clutch. Foster has been the Gamecocks' dBBHL ^ nrsMlft Wn3P isM k m* Sheila Foster: i IF WE DON'T SET A BUDWEtSBR SOON, weUe&iwpAL/v\ec w:- . X ^ **-V-? ^ HlNC.Of Bf l?S ? ANMJ USfM SuSCH IKK. $1 10UI Semi-finals tot ?d' leads < scoring and rebounding leader all season, and she has continued this dominance during post-season nl o \r jfmj . tiwvimjr r ai V/dl Ullllcl Coliseum, Foster played well enough to make the Region II AllTournament team . along with teammate Evelyn Johnson. WIHlSBi *>*> ^v .-d* * ' ^Hr 7?e enforcer -?- - ** >- *? ?.? ***..? l(4 ?? i?, iiglT ifflltili 1 ^^i^r^T3! -l/ ' 1 HHv / pi .*r5-ksr"^- LI | P"W^ I /* w , V V c,s JiW'.' ^jKIK * jrjjj^5^jj&$^^^^ Eh Nyg ~?j ?Sfl s : . light at Central M jamecocl Against fourth-ranked TenDPCCOO ITncfoP I1IOO txinln tnnntnJ M. uavv> TV ao II ipiC IcaillCU the entire game, but still scored 16 points and collected eight rebounds. "We knew we had to stop Sheila Foster to win," Tennessee head coach Pat Head said. wnen south Carolina beat us here during the regular season we just couldn't stop her. She's one of the most outstanding players in the nation. She's going to be awesome." , J In the tournament's consolation _ match, Foster again faced gang jl coverage, but responded like an I All-American scoring 19 points.and m grabbing 15 rebounds in leading I ho i ori., & vjaiuc*_uci\s IU a DO-DD Win overN.C. State. "Evelyn (Johnson) was outstanding, but Sheila really killed us," State head coach Kay Yow said after the game. "We designed our defense to stop her, but we just 1 couldn't do it. She's amazing." j Although Foster had an out- , standing regional tournament, she ! likes to talk more of the state j championship game against j Clemson earlier this year. "I didn't feel good at the beginning of the game," Foster said. "I just felt cold. My hands were really cold, and it threw me off for a while, but I finally shook it . off and started to play." And play she did as she scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to , help Carolina defeat Clennson . handily 89-55 and win the state | championship. i Foster did more than score poinis ana gran reoounas. ?>ne was I responsible for containing Barbara I Kennedy (the Lady Tigers' leading j YOU KNOW THE ONLY UNO WRONG WITH THESE I ^festivals? ^r-UPv u > ? i 1 r/ JBfr fSii ^|^-^J^|\?-Lt|p^?^*U^fj *# JL^m* *fl? line A rOMMEOCtALl ! II )W IF WE OVN ONLY fi HIM TO 7URN HIS EYES ? AROUND TO THE ft ^ RBFR16ERAVDP.L. g *** ichiqan March211i ks to Fin< scorer) to just nine points. "She's a ri/wl rilavor nnH I Innlf (nru/arH n gwu piuj VI , UIIVI A ?vrvra? ?v? v. vv playing her," Foster said. Foster, who averaged 15.4 points per game during the regular season is quick to give the credit to her coach and teammates. "I have to give 50 percent of the credit to my teammates and the other 50 r>errent to mv roaches " shp said r- v ? Lady Gamecock coach Pam Parsons has also been known to marvel at Foster's ability. "Her w I pRi6ay & I "Blue Co | playing i I of Rock I happy he Ik f YEAH,THIS TURKEY LAUA/AYS EATS HIS WE/61 t=a? u <V^. \lnff * ti01*' h WTwe will bud.tw m H we W/LL BiJD Vy '*<m? L l Itfiif41* -ak A ~ Mf WKi^^; m J al Four pnysicai sirengtn is virtually unlimited," Parsons said. Parsons also said last year Foster has more talent than anyone she has ever coached. As far as the Clemson game goes, Foster said ttye Lady Tigers have extra meaning for her. "I'm from Spartanburg which is prettv much Clemson country," Foster saia. iney recruited me pretty strong when I was in high school, so I really get up to play them.'' Last year Foster was involved in see Sheila Foster, payo 14 rntmmmmm SatuR&ay n&ition" I k vaRiety I n' Roll HID 5 ft H ,_] YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAI NllMUPTO MY j^| 1 ^^ * KT HE SPOTTED IT! ALL MEAD ONE THIRD.. . HE'S TAKEN OUT A SIX-PACK. fev a r*v IA /I** IU LHVt^ ) EM ON we BEACHES^ TH?/V\ ON THE I s|DS. we SHALL J fil JD THPAA .. . THEY CALL 'EfA TASTE-BUDS ANYWAY! ?-"'