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Sports USC comebaci tig By Willie T Special to the When you have a young in( coach there are growing pains as IJSC coach Rill F'ostei Gamecocks found out Saturda ranked Clemson Tigers. Although the Gamecocks lo coming together as a team ag< down by as many as 16 points got their ?econd wind. The tur go oira Brad Jergenson tip in \ 35. "I Irnrnif \irn />nnl/4 nlnv \i/it * ""V " fSlU J Jergenson said. "I think this the season. I'm really lookin season." Gamecock guard Zam / on a layup as C/emson F charging foul. (Photo by J Washir USC pi By Michelle Burche Assistant Sports Edito From the opening tip of [ buzzer, Saturday night's cla< Lady Gamecocks and the Lac L perfect example of the tradit ^ V Clemson rivalry. r* * f * Keyed by the performar V ?f i i o f rl I???n rti \A/ Vi i nftt Ar\ IT | f^uiu u i 1 din vvu^mn^ivii, kj six point halftime deficit to < Tigers 86-67. BOTH TEAMS applied man-to-man defense from t contest, keeping the score remained tied at 2-2 for minutes and neither 'earn figures until six minutes had Although USC establishei five point lead, Clemson surpressed for long. Clemson center Barbara liuard Marv Ann Cuholie c 1 the Gamecock lead, putt ahead by as many as eigl minutes left in the first half. Kennedy scored 20 of hei points in the first half, ereati Carolina defense. USC head coach Pam Pa the Clemson lead to tf Li lack of team play. "We were individual ball," Parsonssa we discussed the value of together. The second half v team ball. "With a 30 second clock i need team basketball," she; 3 HHHHBHBBHHi k falls short pr? don . Smith III ?Gamecock JERG1 ixperienced team and a new happy w ? which must be experienced, upcomin * and the South Carolina who help y night against the nationally teammal the game st 82-69, they showed signs of us on ton ainst the Tigers. Carolina was we reallj in the second half before they me us ning point came with 14:27 to as they f vhich cut the lead to ten at 45- iucky to Bill Fost< h them," freshman forward way too r game will help us later on in Senior g forward to the rest of the the first 1 a l? nn ? H Willi 2H. down I'rr FKKI) in the gc Fredrick in foul tr than the "If Jir trur" hi/ I IU * V 1 IMV ropes, bi "I'm pre though.r Center leader o counterdo. They As goc out to sc Foster s to eet s( want to | The '< IlllliBi^ ' Gamecc Miliy season. ?SB| ^e mKl ^KSilfeMr^pMyjS^S "Had C ^H. HHUH intx> ^ii Frederick scores two points fans M - - voung red Gilliam tries to draw a likes t ohn Parne/IJ startec lgton spar r.lpmisr tte DKSPITK TI1K lack r year Carolina coach f to the final s,h?oti"S saphomoi ih between the " EvelVn Pu Iv Tigers was a half she said St ional Carolina- t0Kct>er lh" flrs'hJ minutes of the second n f . f Implementing the ,ce of transfer , ^ of tlK,*slk, , St overcame a Gamecocks regained defeat the Lady minutes f h d h Gamecock junior Wc an aggressive her team high 25 point: he outset of the help establish and s low. The score comeback. nearly three reached double As the final minutes expired. became a simple qu points the Lady Game< [1 as much as a was not to be PARSONS NO'I Washington's shooting . . atmosphere she lends i Kennedy anc very exciting second f topped away at on|y is she a g ing the Tigers gives the crowd and i it points with 5 women's basketball Is r game hieh 27 Ail-American Sheila ng problems for in rebounds with 13 at the match. Johnson i rebounds in the winnin rsons attributed , . idy Camccock's . 'tlta '," ,ns,?'1 an<! ? playing strictly J*. .1? id. "At half time ???* "?? < a team playing Carolina will take its ve played better Tech where they will Lady Techsters, Wi n the game you Southern Methodist i added. Classic, Monday and 1 jn Gar ENSON also had praise for the I ith the fans. I hope we'll get more g games." Sopnomore torwara tv ed spur the Gamecock comeback, te that fan support is important. "1 ?and we got into the game. They re light," Darmody said. "Being as y ' need that positive reinforcement f imecocks dug a hole for themselves ell behind by 14 at the end of the be down by only 14 at the half," G er said. "We had 15 turnovers in th nany when you're playing a team li guard Zam Fredrick, who had onl half, led the second half assault e 'When we're behind I want the bas i going to hunt it," Frcdrick said RICK believed Clemson's size wa ime. "It's hard to play against t ; said. "It just seemed like when w( ouble they'd bring another one in b one he replaced. nmy and Brad hadn't fouled out I 1 a good shot at beating them. We jt we just ran out of players," Pre >ud of the way the young guys on t rhey showed a lot of class." Jimmy Foster, who seems to b f the Gamecocks, had nothing bi parts. "We gave it our best shot. 1 still beat us because they're a hell )d coaches always do, USC's Bill ) licit recruits. "We just ran out of aid. "That's why my coaches and r >me good recruits in here. We rea get a chance to play Clemson with c :>ther' Bill Foster had high prais >ck team. "I'm glad we played Car It would be hard to play them tw' die of our ACC schedule," the Cle: ornlino rvlovorl flllf CphpHlllp thPV ' Cll Villi 1U J/iUJ VV4 v/v?m v..v^ s game 3-0. They've got a fine clu .0 get any other type of game from ie pride in themselves that coach layers here. AR AS the play of the Gamecoc elping them in future games, USC mcommittal. "We'll find out if ii night." High Carolina lost to the superior Saturday night, most Gamecock 'alked out of Frank McGuire Ar team had won the mythical moral 0 talk about. The Bill Foster er 1 ir? tho cr*r>r>nrl half .'satiirHav ni^ht of team play the four j 1 commended the i re forward Evelyn r. ^-?-5 d us through the first [ le was holding us p. j alf and the first few HplHj teamwork charac- 1 ast season, the L,ady Hp. j the lead within five | ishington scored 17 of RNiijS^ s in the second half to trengthen Carolina's '; : ticked off the clock it estion of how many jocks could win by. IL H i oniy praised ? ability but also the to the game. "She's a [ ;uard," Parsons said. ^ reat jumper but she exciting look at what WMmxm becoming." "MM i Foster led the team id scored 19 points in idded *20 points and 8 ii ijumcy piayen son a 3-0 record to Lousiana face the top ranked Caro lyland Baptist, and basket n the Lady Techster , 'uesday night. n necocks "V JSC fans. "I'm of them for our evin Darmody, ?Bw ** M j ^ agreed with his IS "he fans got into #; ally helped spur oung as we are, rom the fans." ?| 5 in the first half ^j?pgS|l half. "We were ramecock coach e half and that's ke Clemson." y eight points in teSSSS^SSSfftS^P nding the game ketball. If we're gN^^HHSBB|B^w s the difference F-* ^ nose big guys/' ; got one of them igger and better think we would had them on the drick continued. W he team played, QHjil| m m-m Bsiii^jffl a;? ? ' ^ iiiy neeu mem. i ?mgps squal talent." iKfeffl e for the young olina early in the ce in January in 9HH^^9g|^Hny mson coach said. A'ould have come Bn| b, but I'd be sur- jj^H^jn^HRur them. They have ^ ^piSH^KVEjk6 McGuire instilled *A talented Clemson as well as Tigers usc, K Darmt ena knowing the [ victory everyone teammate Brad Jet a also may have Gilliam watch. (Photo HBr #1 /:p| tBj *' Ire * ? _ 11 izi Una's Pat Duff icy (25) and Clem son's ball in Saturday night's game. The sixth inked Tigers 86-67. (Photo by Karen Ke *> 82-69 ^ CMBP VK: tBK < ?c/y follows up a missed shot as gensen and C/emson's Fred by Karen Kemper) > ? ] Barbara Kennedy battle for the ranked Gamecocks defeated the mper)