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Young Gai drops first By Jim Corbett ral Staff Wrlt?f 12 IlCcid COuC Bill Foster eig and his young Gamecocks po will be glad to come home, ah After dropping three lei straight road games, 11 Carolina will attempt to win se their first game of tne season le; in the home opener Wed- co nesday night against UNCAsheville. D; The Gamecocks will at- w tempt to regroup after fr dropping both games of the Bi Wendy s western tveniucKy ar Classic over the past T1 weekend and being thrashed o\ by Marshall Monday night, a* 116-85. tc USC headed into Hun- S< tington, W. Va., to face a Marshall after faring well c< against the tough com- g petition of Western Ken- p tucky and Iona, losing 73-69 and 79-69 respectively. But the Thundering Herd ex- tl tended a 15 point halftime a InnH tn tramnlp Carolina H ,VMV* vv v? v....r.r ? Coach Foster said of the K rout in a post-game in- o terview, "It's the most | disappointed I've been in o . coaching." C I MARSHALL JUMPED out v to a quick 5-0 lead, but USC I I 1 n i a m i. /-J <? ?-*. m / | Duydnuiuuy diiuv ! FREE | with Coupon or ID ! I at n | Columbia Mall's I j I iar X | Person Qu; i i j j mm Hi w*i mm m m mm n mecock s three ga Hied to close the gap to 15The Herd then rolled up jht straight unanswered ints. Marshall pulled ead to a 49-34 halftime id, and ran off a string of straight points early in the cond half to take a 62-38 ad and seal the Carolina ffin. Sophomore forward Kevin armody led the Gamecocks ith 18 points, while eshmen Jimmy Foster and rad Jurgenson added 17 id 16 points respectively. he frontcourt trio combined rer half the Carolina total, > the backcourt was unable ? contribute to the offense. *nior guard Zam Fredrick, veraging 21 points per Mitest coming into the ame, was held to four oints. IN BOWLING Green, Ky., ie young Gamecocks put up battle and dropped a close ecision to host Western Kentucky, 73-69 in the pening round. Trailing G4-54 with just ver six minutes remaining, Carolina closed to within our points, and then later to vithin two after Zam Fredrick's jumper and a iof- Pin Uranae Choice ot Orange I Strawberry, Banana, ^ronoja Uuliuc MiiinHmHi wary 3 Z.OO 3d Occupancy ci" m Fr! AC squad mes layup off a Darmody steal with 2:08 remaining Rut iinn f j 4 ~ r .1 usv, was syiceu iu iuui ?auu the Hilltoppers did not miss from the free throw line to gain the victory. Said Foster of the game, "Our team got caught in a catch-up situation but I was pleased with the way we came back. We just didn't have enough firepower to put us over the top." Kevin Darmody led all scorers with 23 points, while Fredrick added 18 for the Gamecocks. Center Jimmy Foster grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and chipped in nine points. THE NEXT evening, The Gaels of Iona used their superior height to wear down USC and take the consolation rlnmn 70 CO "I think a couple of their guys might get drafted when the NFL draft comes around," said Foster. "They overpowered us and played a lot quicker than we did." Zam Fredrick led Carolina with 24 points, while BradJurgenson tallied 14 points and Jimmy Foster added 10 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. vJuSiuq^ jj [of course) 2 or Pineapple p N i i pr" Offer expires Dec. 10 j,j nda! 10 ! Owls Head Bromont Mt. Sutton Mt. Or ford ? > *. i- ** % I ^ 4? Ube iu vei 11iuiil Ski Area and Montreal r Further info Dntact RHUU ravel Center 2nd Floor ussell House in the tivities Office 777-6460 w -L . II rusio* house z r\" r--/ .^<1 jfl c George Rogers (left), running back, receives C award from Robert E. Cot W W T women The USC women s basketball team has been placed on probation for two alleged recruiting violations during 1978 by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women's Ethics and Hi 6I^JV BBBHI - iBtoi ^ -fiiiii m i - ^tfWi;mm Chevrolet A ware the University of South < Chevrolet's 1980 "Most \ ik, Chevrolet's general sale i on prol Eligibility Committee. The university denied any wrongdoing in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. Women's Athletic Director and head basketball coach Pam Parsons said USC has _30 days to appeal tne nHBHQ $2-00 1124 m i Phnn HlJBI m*1H * m* SSSk <S\ i Carolina's Ail-American /aiuaoie rlayer nvi vr/ i fs manager. I yation Horitinn Piirsnni: ulai v:)irl the ruling does not bar the Lady Gamecocks from participation in post-season play. A1AW spokesmen would not comment on the case. off a 16" large I ^ :oupon per pizza. ; ] yi FreoO?Hv?ry ? H Dovino St.