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The holidays seem to h?r
the Lady Gamecocks bas
losses to number one Louii
Francisco last month, Car
upset victories over numbe
North Carolina State.
The Lady Gamecocks'
Southern Methodist in the
Techster Classic in Ruston,
from beginning to end,
defeated the Lady Mustar
high scorer for the night \
points and 11 rebounds to
with first-ranked Louisiana
THE LADY Techsters liv<
Carolina 97-70 in the champ
been a close contest was tur
the Lady Gamecocks su
drought before the first hall
48-28 half time lead. Foster s
to lead the Gamecock scori
points. Both Foster and
tournament team.
On Dec. 19 Carolina playe
Nike Invitational Basket*
Francisco. Capitalizing on
upset Carolina 59-57. The
chances to tie the contest af
on a turn-around jumper wit
An early second half surg
to pull away from a tough
third place in the UCLA toi
the 13th-ranked team 82-62.
South Carolina entered tl
scheduled to play previous
UCLA on Jan. 5. Lead by th
Sheila Foster the Lady Gar
86-31. Scoring 21 of her 29 p<
led her team to a 40-24 halft
with 11 minutes remaining.
20 of her 26 points in the s
back to within five points.
With 11 seconds remair
Carolina victory by sinking
Mason, with 15 points, and
also scored in double figurej
record of 6-2.
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ve had their ups and downs for
iketball team. Beginning with
siana Tech and number 18 San
*olina closed the holidays with
r four UCLA and seventh-rated
holiday action began against
i first round of the Dial-Lady
La. on Dec. 8. Dominating play
sixth-ranked South Carolina
igs tft-M. juveiyn Jonnson was
vith 24, Sheila Foster added 18
set up the championship game
Tech.
ed up to their ranking by routing
ionship game. What could have
ned into a one-sided affair when
ffered a five-minute scoring
f ended, enabling Tech to take a
icored 21 points and 11 rebounds
ng. Frani Washington added 16
Washington made the alld
in the first round of the UCLA>all
Tournament against San
costly Carolina mistakes, USF
i Lady Gamecocks blew two
ter the Lady Dons took the lead
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e enabled the Lady Gamecocks
Kansas State team to capture
lrnament, eventually defeating
he new year ranked tenth and
ly unbeaten and fourth-ranked
le outstanding offensive play of
necocks managed an upset win
>ints in the first quarter, Foster
ime lead and a 28 point margin
But Denise Curry, who scored
econd half, helped UCLA rally
ling Rita Jolinson finalized a
two pressure free throws. Pat
Becky Parker, with 11 points,
5 for South Carolina, now with a
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ON TUESDAY the sixth, for
USC was tested against an und
opponent, and again Carolina
ponent. Utilizing a scrappy de
eight successful shots in the
Johnson, the Lady Gamecocks
North Carolina State 78-57.
All-American Sheila Foster a{
scoring 19 points and pulling dov
came off the bench to score 14 po
Two days later the Lady (
resignation of coaching assist
unranked Ohio State. Brown
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handily defeated that opifense
which allowed only
first half, led by Evelyn
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;ain was a dominant force,
m 13 rebounds. Washington
ints.
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mt Karen Brown, lsot to
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again, this time to Knoxville, Tenn
the seventh-ranked Lady Vols.
Anticipating a recovery, Carolina
had been resolved. Apparently tl
halftime by 10, the Lady Gamecock
gap but were stopped by the hot sho<
The loss dropped Carolina's rec
them out of the top ten to the nun
Gamecocks returned to Columt
ministrative Assistant for Worn
Singer, had resigned.
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