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Golfers USC's improving golf team enhanced its chances of receiving a bid to the NCAA national tournament this past weekend with a fourth nlarp finich in tho ITurmnn Intercollegiate tournament at Greenville. Wake Forest won the three-day event with a score of 875. Six strokes behind the Deacons in second place was North Carolina, a team that USC is competing with for one of seven regional bids to the NCAAs. Tied for third place at 883 ^er^^Clemsor^^n^^JeorgU^ s . 1 . v-s..v .. . " ' ??* A Lady Gamecock see Softball By Liz Chandler Gamecock Staff Writer After opening the season with 10 consecutive victories, the USC women's softball team tasted defeat for the first time Saturday, as the fell to East Stroudsburg State, 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader. The Lady Gamecocks rebounded to win the acv-uiiu game z-i, 10 raise tneir record to 11-1. "We had way too many mental errors and we just didn't look sharp. We struggled with the pitching and we hit poorly," coach Judy Martino explained. Carolina scored the first run of the evening as left fielder Fran ' Senn drove in Debbie Rohr with a i single up the middle. But East i Stroudsburg took command in the fourth inning, when they loaded the bases and got some timely hitting to score five runs, making tho I score 5-1. j REFUSING TO give up, the Lady Gamecocks faced East Stroudsburg again in the second game of the twin bill. It was a defensive battle until the sixth inning when Carolina made three i consecutive errors and allowed the visitors to score. With East Stroudsburg leading 10 in the bottom of the seventh, USC iound a spark and jcored as , Shirley Ashburn drove in Lynn Shealy to send the game into extra innings. Carolina put East Stroudsburg , out in order and wasted little time , when they came to bat. Designated , hitter Rohr, who was sidelined , defensively with a sore arm, lined , | ^rfl1*iiiBi lii Iilifltffc n I | Free Deliveryj p am'to Mldriij t place in j Southern while the Gamecocks carded an 894 score. Although he was pleased with his team's performance, coach Bobby Foster thought they could have done better. "This was not the best we've played this year," he said. "But it was a pretty good tournament. We weren't quite as sharp as we have been in tho n?st " TOP INDIVIDUALS for Carolina included freshman George MacDonald, who carded a three-day total of 219, good enough for sixth r~ i 'x/y. s. I 1 k *' ? ires against East Stroudsburg ? team spl the ball over shortstop to open the inning with a single. First h.'lQPm q n PaMtr ?u ?MUV...U.1 * Miijr mvoiciidll IIK'lI came through in the clutch, sailing the ball to the wall and bringing in Rohr with the winning run. According to second baseman Paula Sparks, Carolina might have been a little worn down after playing eight of their 12 games this week. "Playing so many games in a row makes it hard for us to stay intense and keep our mental capacities at their peak," she said. BESIDES PLAYING so many fNeed Exti * Receive up to $ it* * being on a regul JL ^ ?i ? program, ^ail o | Hyland Ceti * Donor Cent $ 1620 Gervais ! * * Telephone: 254-22* S Hours: Mon. t * k g. Call for an appointmen ? Bring this ad for $ 2.00 ^ Offer good until April 9 iht 7 Days A Week offer C HMMMNMMMWMNMMMMMMMMili Furman i place overall. Steve Lieber, who has been the Gamecocks' most consistent golfer all season, finished with an eighth place score of 221. The team will take some time off from their tournament schedule befor the return to action in the Southeastern Intercollegiate nu : *- * UUWILJIUIIMIips al Montgomery. Ala., on April 3-5. Although the coach's goal is to win the event, his main concern is to qualify for nationals. One way to insure that y' ^ V .s ;* ; v. . . :v:;::>vv. J mr- ' itate for the, 2-1 victory. its pair games in a row, the team has also had a problem with injuries. According to Martino, the team will be stronger when everyone is healthy. "It's no excuse for our play Saturday," the coach said. "But when we get everyone healthy and back into position, it should strengthen the team. Earlier during the week, USC defeated Trenton 3-2 and Miami of Ohio 1-0. The Lady Gamecocks will take on Farleigh Dickenson today at 6 p.m. at Earlwood Park. a Moitev?! ? - ? >80 a month by * ar blood plasma ? r visit * iter * * * :er * Street * I * hru Fri. 7:30-3:1 5 * * * * extra on first donation * ,1980 ? 1 MIXED SUB \ (ham and salami) J Mister $2.30 $2.00 ! w/coupon I nl $1.55 $1.20 I w/coupon ee Delivery expires 3-31-80 ? ^ j ourney "We are still in the running for an NCAA bid," Foster explained. "It just depends on how well we do in our next three tournaments. Every one is crucial, but with the self esteem this team has, I've already made room reservationa in Columbus, Ohio(site of the national championships), for May 28-31." In addition tn h ic toum'c t: l inonr ? mmm%j VVUIII O OUVWOO on the course, Foster has also done a good job in recruiting talent for next year's squad. Already he has signed five talented players including Clay Uselton, Dave Tentis, Fred Wadsworth and Todd Killian. The latest signee in Hick Sepp. The 1979 Canadian junior champion. Sepp is regarded as the finest junior player to come out of Canada in several years. iP? "ft i??: ' W M * ? &? 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