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i Sports I Carol I rips M 1 By Tracy Halms Staff Wrtt?r South Carolina's Kenny Ho exception to the old rule th perfect. Well, at least he wa night. Holmes poured in 24 points 1 Gamecocks to a 90-62 win plagued Manhattan, ending game losing skid. The 6-6 freshman forward sj attempts from the floor for a percent, establishing a ne Coliseum record. Carolina's win over the visit upped the Gamecocks' record tc IHOimes, nowever, was not show. Jimmy Foster, who < contest after five minutes h combined key inside plays with share the spotlight, while Za pumped in 19 points. Manhattan, which fell to 5-6 01 was its own worst enemy. The J guilty of 24 turnovers and coniu 45 percent of their shots. I The Gamecocks turned the bj nine times, while posting a 6 percentage. Intern By Michelle B Sports Ed Amid controversy surroundii department, the woman's assi the administrative assistant of their positions within five days < Karen Brown, assistant bask< resignation to the athletic depa Jan. 10. I Linda Singer, who obtained th assistant this year, resigned yes THE DEPARTURE of Browi internal coniflicts which have Gamecocks and head coach Pai as director of women's athletics Brown attributed her resigi irreconcil able" differences wit decision to leave was one of the 1 "This is the most difficult make," she said. "I love Caro t here is no way the differences < According to Parsons "intern I root of the problem. "I'm not a feel that it is not in the best inte I Karen t ina sq r i I dill lei Holmes put 1 from the start, lmes is an jumpers. The t\n at nobody's for-blow and th is Thursday with 13:51 remai Manhattan tl jo spark the minute dry spe over error- basket. USC, 1 USC's two- inside play and \ gave the Gamec 6:48 left in the to ink 11 of 11 oerfect 100 From that po w Carolina game of catch-u Foster and Dan for the closing ting Jaspers expand USC's m 8-6. Carolina wide a one-man second period I entered the Fredrick burnc ad elapsed, points. The Jai 115 points to serious rally, m Fredrick "This was pi game," Carolii i the season, afterwards. "If raspers were percentage in t scted on just would have won Scott Sandei ill over only chipped in six a 0.9 shooting for USC. Darr Brad Jergensor i at cori kirchetts Ihor < ig the USC woman's athletic ' istant basketball coach and 1 i wuiuun s auueucs resigned of each other. etball coach, submitted her rtment last week, effective le position of administrative iterday. 1 n and Singer are a result of been plaguing the Lady m Parsons, who also serves nation to "unsolvable and Lh Parsons. Brown said her hardest of her career. decision I've ever had to lina and I love my job but ! can be resolved." al communication" was the fraid to discuss them, but I rest of Karen Brown for me I Irown uad nan JSC into the driver's seat , sinking a pair of 15-foot 'o squads then battled blowe Jaspers took a 12-10 lead ining before intermission. len slumped into a fiveill, failing to penetrate the sacked by Jimmy Foster's points, ran off a spree which :ocks a 26-10 upperhand with alf. int on the Jaspers played a p, but lost that, too. Holmes, mody traded scoring honors minutes of the first half to targin to 41-22 at the half. ?ned the gap throughout the to as much as 30 points, as sd the net for 13 of his 19 spers could never mount a -obably our best all-around na Coach Bill Foster said we had this kind of shooting he two games last week, we them." *son and Kevin Dunleavy nd seven assists respectively nody scored 10 points and i added six. \flicts jo say anything," Parsons e differences of opinion and the usually have to be followed." ON TUESDAY Jan. 6, three the fact that problems existed Clirfono CAirAftvnl i-v jl ui otvci c*i uajra Brown's positions was questioi Following a 19 point victory game in which Parsons did not minutes had elapsed in the fii seen running from the loch Charlotte Observer reported sons, who threatened to resifc they huddled in a team meeting The group stood in the coli teary amends were made and ] Later that week Brown and shaky ground. Parsons admitt she wasn't ahlo tn pnmmont fin The confusion following th< weeks of rumors which ha players would not be return squad after the holiday break. All ten players did return, Carolina to both Ohio State am SINCE THE incident TuescU were upset by unranked 01 seventh-ranked Tennessee 65 Following the Monday night Knoxville, Carolina's record from 10th to 13th in the women Singer, who didn't accompa rennessee was attending the 4 Detroit last week. She has be since her departure from the i would say only that Singer has USC Athletic Director Jim Brown would be paid through. contracts. As of yet replacements for not been found. According t members will fill in as best as \ ALTHOUGH PARSONS will for suitable administrative fej ft neea lor player 1 replace] holidays. "Everybody wants playing an interview with The State n< winning seems easy, we don't as we do about our personal s on that. With the exception of 1 lineup is going to change a lot,' The players Parsons refen | ^ r Scott Sanderson goes Thursday night's 90-62 hit G xplained. "But we do have opinions of the head person days before Brown resigned, within the department began the stability of Singer's and table. over top ranked N.C. State, a return to the floor until two lal half, Coach Parsons was erroom. Sources from the that the team followed Par!n. to the narkine lot wh??rA i for nearly two hours until Parsons drove away. Singer were termed to be on ed changes were possible but *ther. i N.C. State game added to d been suggesting several ing 10 me l^aay uamecock however, and accompanied I Tennessee. ty night the Lady Gamecocks lio State 69-62, and lost to 5 4. contest with the Lady Vols in dropped to 7-4 and they fell s basketball poll. ny the team to Ohio State or MAW national convention in en unavailable for comment 4L1 J 4 a. iuucuc uepai uuem. rarsons resigned effective Jan. 15. Carlen said both Singer and fune 30 as designated in their the two administrators have o Carlen other department wssible. v-uiR.ci u iicisni wiui lUUKing ilacements, the possibility of nentfi developed ov*r th? time," Parsons explained in iwspaper. "Sometimes when think so much about wining ituatioas. But we're working wo maybe three players, the 'she said. *ed to were Sharon Rivers, ~gf~f p-------^-*h :r^y^"-^g?5 &***&> JH / ?' ^ ? --v-- ,: ^fv up for a lay-up against a fVI Carolina win. (Photo by Johr amecc Frani Washington and Becky State, Rivers decided to quit the return by Carlen. Parker denied that she ha sources revealed she was being Kentucky who recruited her fol freshman year at Carolina. WASHINGTON, a transfer fi tedly been upset over the v Following the holiday break Wa major run in. "Hie Ail-American half of a contest between Kans Classic in Los Angeles. "Frani has been pulling one < reasons," Parsons said. "She State and I heard the talk at holidays, but when I called the [ they told me things were fine,' State interview. "All she wante want you, I need you, I love you for me." Since the holidays player j settled down and now Parsons concentrate on winning. Linda Si lanhattan defender in i Parneli) )cks Parker. According to The ; team but was persuaded to d thought of leaving, but cnncrh^ hv thp Tlnivorcitu r%f e?"v *' V?Mf V* V* [lowing high school and her om Ohio State, has reporfay she is being played, shington and Parsons had a did not return to the second as State during the UCLA way or another for various was a star player at Ohio out her quitting over the >eople she was staying with ' the coach explained in a d most was for me to say I and I want you to play ball >roblems have seemingly and her team will try to :';. tV "/-'^--?X-'. V - /Tp r-^y yi-yy ~- yyy. * '" x: BIV^>ftSS |^Brxyv>' ? fnger