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I Sports Carol rips IV By Tracy Harris Staff Writer South Carolina's Kenny He exception to the old rule th perfect. Well, at least he w? night. Holmes poured in 24 points Gamecocks to a 90-62 win plagued Manhattan, ending game losing skid. Iiirc ucaiuitau im w<uu ? attempts from the floor for a percent, establishing a nc Coliseum record. Carolina's win over the visi upped the Gamecocks' record t< Holmes, however, was not show. Jimmy Foster, who contest after five minutes Y combined key inside plays witl share the spotlight, while Za pumped in 19 points. Manhattan, which fell to 5-6 o I was its own worst enemy. The, guilty of 24 turnovers and conn 45 percent of their shots. The Gamecocks turned the b nine times, while posting a ( percentage. Inter r By Michelle I Sporte E Amid controversy surroundi department, the woman's ass Itne administrative assistant 01 their positions within five days Karen Brown, assistant bask resignation to the athletic dep Jan. 10. Linda Singer, who obtained tl assistant this year, resigned ye THE DEPARTURE of Brow internal conflicts which hav< Gamecocks and head coach Pf QC Ar nf nmman'c? ifKlnfin I_ ? v/iiivii o auuvu^ Brown attributed her resig irreconci] able" differences wi decision to leave was one of the "This is the most difficult make," she said. "I love Car t here is no way the differences According to Parsons "interi root of the problem. "I'm not; feel that it is not in the best int ^MMMI I Karen. ina sq lanha Holmes put from the start >lmes is an jumpers. The t\ at nobody's for-blow and tt is Thursday, with 13:51 rema Manhattan t to spark the minute dry sp over error- basket. USC, USC's two- inside play and gave the Game 6:48 left in the Y ank 11 of 11 i perfect 100 From that p< !W Carolina game of catchn Foster and Dai for the closing ^ expand USC's r Carolina wid a one-man second period entered the Fredrick burn tad elapsed, points. The Jt 115 points to serious rally, im Fredrick "This was f game," Carol n the season, afterwards. "I Jaspers were percentage in ected on just would have wo Scott Sandc all over only cMppedinsixi 10.9 shooting !?r Brad Jergensc ml cor Surchette dhor ng the USC woman's athletic iistant basketball coach and f woman's athletics resigned of each other. tetball coach, submitted her artment last week, effective he position of administrative sterday. 'n and Singer are a result of e been plaguing the Lady im Parsons, who also serves c i a (nation to "unsolvable and ith Parsons. Brown 3aid her hardest of her career. decision I've ever had to olina and I love my job but ; can be resolved." nal communication" was the afraid to discuss them, but I erest of Karen Brown for me ?$ ]Bh :^H^HK^'?^:> >4$f $$$ ^ Brown uad ttan USC into the driver's seat sinking a pair of 15-foot vo squads then battled blowle Jaspers took a 12-10 lead lining before intermission. hen slumped into a fiveell, failing to penetrate the backed by Jimmy Foster's points, ran off a spree which cocks a 26-10 upperhand with talf. oint on the Jaspers played a up, but lost that, too. Holmes, rmody traded scoring honors minutes of the first half to nargm 10 41 -zz ai ine nan. lened the gap throughout the to as much as 30 points, as ied the net for 13 of his 19 ispers could never mount a >robably our best all-around ina Coach Bill Foster said f we had this kind of shooting the two games last week, we nthem." irson and Kevin Dunleavy and seven assists respectively mody scored 10 points and >n added six. fjULid to say anything," Parsons c differences of opinion and thi usually have to be followed.'' ON TUESDAY Jan. 6, three the fact that problems existed to surface. For several days Brown's positions was questio Following a 19 point victory game in which Parsons did no minutes had elapsed in the fi seen running from the loci ro * ? sznariotte uoserver reporiea sons, who threatened to resi; they huddled in a team meetin The group stood in the col teary amends were made and Later that week Brown and shaky ground. Parsons admit she wasn't able to comment fu The confusion following ih weeks of rumors which h; players would not be returi squad after the holiday break All ten players did return Carolina to both Ohio State an SINCE THE incident Tuesd were upset by unranked O seventh-ranked Tennessee 65 Following the Monday nigh Knoxville, Carolina's record from 10th to 13th in the womei Singer, who didn't accompw Tennessee was attending the Detroit last week. She has b< since her departure from the would say only that Singer has USC Athletic Director Jim Brown would be paid through contracts. as or yei replacements ior not been found. According members will fill in as best as ALTHOUGH PAKSONS wil for suitable administrative a need for player r?^lac< holidays. "Everybody wants playing an interview with The State r winning seems easy, we don' as we do about our personal on that. With the exception of lineup is going to change a lot The players Parsons refe ^ "" ' fr-."? Scott Sanderson goc Thursday night's 90-6: hit G explained. "But we do have ; opinions of the head person days before Brown resigned, within the department began the stability of Singer's and nable. over top ranked N.C. State, a t return to the floor until two nal half, Coach Parsons was cerroom. Sources from the that the team followed Par;n, to the parking lot where gd for nearly two hours until Parsons drove away. Singer were termed to be on ted changes were possible but rther. e N.C. State game added to id been suggesting several ling to the Lady Gamecock , nowever, ana accompanied d Tennessee. ay night the Lady Gamecocks hio State 6JM>2, and lost to 54. t contest with the Lady Vols in dropped to 7-4 and they fell i's basketball poll. iny the team to Ohio State or AIAW national convention in ?en unavailable for comment athletic department. Parsons ; resigned effective Jan. 15. Carlen said both Singer and June 30 as designated in their the two administrators have to Carlen other department possible. 1 concern herself with looking (placements, the possibility of jments developed ov*r 1 th^ time," Parsons explained in lewspaper. "Sometimes when t think so much about wining situations. But we're working two maybe three players, the she said. rred to were Sharon Rivers, ljp?--> ^Ehr 9 is up for a lay-up against a Manha 2 Carolina win. (Photo by John Parr \amecof Frani Washington and Becky Parki State, Rivers decided to quit the team return by Carlen. Parker denied that she had tho sources revealed she was being sougl Kentucky who recruited her followin freshman year at Carolina. WASHINGTON, a transfer from 0 tedly been upset over the way s Following the holiday break Washing! major run in. The Ail-American did nc half of a contest between Kansas St Classic in Los Angeles. "Frani has been pulling one way o reasons," Parsons said. "She was a State and I heard the talk about h holidays, but when I called the people they told me things were fine," the State interview. "All she wanted mos want you, I need you, I love you and I for me." Sinrp (Hp hnliHnvc nlnupr nrnhlc UAlll/V V11V J U piMJ Vt VMJIV settled down and now Parsons and concentrate on winning. Linda Sing ttan defender in lell) * :#cs sr. According to The i but was persuaded to ught of leaving, but it by the University of g high school and her >hio State, has reporhe is being played, ton and Parsons had a >t return to the second ate during the UCLA r another for various i star player at Ohio ter quitting over the i she was staying with coach explained in a it was for me to say I want you to play ball ms have seemingly her team will try to -:hv -,^^Btv >:T ter