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MILWAUKEE ? Marque
prised to see four freshmai
when they hosted USC Satur
surprise they felt Carolin
Wisconsin night.
After all, the Warriors we
of the past ten years, and
twenty teams (Clemson and]
But two hours after Caro
floor, those same fans were
form of a USC 91-89 victory,
of the season for Bill Fostei
won nine of its last 12 ballgan
CHANGING DEFENSES
taking advantage of 45 trips 1
boosted their record to 9-6. M
"W^ played as well as we
said after his team picked up
four attempts on the road. 4
game was our offense, becai
from scoring.
"We got on the free throw li
points. But we had to beet
everywhere. Our offense kept
Marquette shot 55 percent f
compared to only 43 percent
Warriors found themselves d(
Jimmy Foster.
The 6-9 freshman center hit
and made five of seven free I
He also collected nine reboum
THE LEAD changed haru
Marquette managed to jum
vantage with six minutes lef
6-7 senior forward Oliver Le
half.
But Foster's three point pi
within six of the 1977 NCAA c
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Former assistant worn
Gamecock basketball gan
this month.
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:tte basketball fans were surra
starters for the Gamecocks
day. But that was the only real
a could produce on a cold
re the second winningest team
had already beaten two top
Notre Dame) this season.
lina's four freshmen took the
handed another surprise in the
The win was by far the biggest
's ballclub, a team which has
les.
throughout the game and
to the foul line, the Gamecocks
arquettefell to 11-4.
can play tonight," Bill Foster
its third road victory in its last
'The thing that kept us in the
ise we just couldn't keep them
ine a lot and we scored a lot of
luse they were hitting from
us in the game."
rom the floor in the first half,
: for the Gamecocks. Yet the
>wn 42-40 at halftime thanks to
six of nine field goal attempts
throws for 17 first half points.
Is in the stanza.
3s nine times in the half, but
ip out to an eight point adt,
behind the sharp shooting of
ie, who tallied 15 points in the
ay got the Gamecocks back to
nampions.
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ne from the bench Brown t
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iter lead
Zam Fredrick, Kenny
score the team's last 17 p<
two point lead.
Marquette shut down F
but they couldn't stop Fr
pumped in 21 of his 31 p
career mark at Carolina f
"They were pressing i
isolate Zam and he'd scor
MARQUETTE'S SEC<
cording to Fredrick. "Th
sometimes quickness can
can overplay too much. W
The Gamecocks led 56game.
Led by freshmen guard
back to tie the game for th
Carolina built its lead
shooting of Fredrick and I
in the game.
But Rivers pulled the 1
made a three point play as
USC, which had hit ele^
went cold as three players
ana-one tree throw oppurti
Marquette used all of its
of Michael Wilson, Rivers
with Carolina ahead 88-87.
TRAILING BY one poin
with thirty seconds rer
Warriors would hold for
Terrell Schlundt opted for
left.
The shot bounced off th
guard Tony Davis failed, ri
and was fouled.
"That's my shot," Sch
wing. I felt I had to take
that."
"I probably should ha\
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vn Brown watches a Li
esigned her position ear
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Gamecoc
Holmes and Foster combined to
aints of the half to give Carolina a
'oster for most of the second half,
edrick. The 6-2 senior co-captain
oints in the second half to tie his
or most points in a game.
nore in the second half, so we'd
e," Jimmy Foster said.
)ND half press backfired, acleir
guards were very quick, but
get you into trouble, because you
e got a lot of back door plays."
48 with 15 minutes to play in the
Glenn Rivers, the Warriors came
e last time in the contest.
up back up to nine behind the
iolmes and led 86-77 with 2:03 left
Warriors within six points as he
i Foster fouled out of the game,
/en foul shots in a row, suddenly
missed the front ends of four oneunities.
timeouts and behind the shooting
and Lee closed the margin to one.
t and having possesion of the ball
naining, it seemed likely the
the last shot. Instead forward
a 15-foot jumper with 15 seconds
e rim and after a tip-in effort by
5am Fredrick snared the rebound
lundt said. "I was open on the
it. I couldn't pass up a shot like
re told my players that I would
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By Jim Corbett
Staff Writer
I Karen Brown is no lor
0 women's assistant basketbal
H Brown the I^ady Gamecock
Ji team.
"I feel very much a part of
JH said, who resigned her positi
H coach and Women's Athletic
Parsnns pffonHuo innnnt..
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helped bring the girls al
(Parsons). I've helped them
on and off the court. We've
BROWN STATED the reas
resignation were philisophi(
of opinion in many areas b
and Parsons that "obviousl;
resolved." The former L
basketball standout cited
game strategy, starters, ant
and "communication with p
off the floor."
Their opposing views came
1 Carolina upset two top ten tes
N.C. State on consecutive
straw that broke the camel'!
day after the N.C. State g<
(Parsons) forbid me to go on
Tennessee trip," Brown sa
Gamecocks dropped both of
in the absence of Brown.
Following the N.C. State f
' and the team had a lock
. frontation that was not reso
hours later after an emotioi
I the Coliseum parking lot.
M"It was a confusing night,'
the team encounter in v
reportedly threatened to r<
some of the incidences that
1cjv the ball game I thought w
.. called for."
her
BROWN WOULD NOT el;
irquei
ks to 91-S
have prefered for them to driv
almost hit that shot. But like
horseshoes."
With 12 seconds showing on th
the free-throw line and calmly :
ning points.
WHAT WAS Fredrick thinkir
of 11,052 in Milwaukee Arena
could for him to miss the shots?
"I was thinking victory, victo
had them. We could go home wil
Behind Fredrick's team-lea<
with 20 and Holmes with 17.
Averaging better than 19 turn
contest, Carolina threw the ball
For Marquette, Lee had 28
Wilson each had 23 points and si
is with Fi
Brown t(
meeting, but sai
e r.i? ssSteF'
II coach, but to
s are still her Brown said sh
team since hei
?. d definite differer
them Brown the Lad G
director Pam Coll^e Friday
i 10th 'iV game losing stn
L? '-.K U in the fact th
in m hCr unheralded Ohio
all teen verv T^see, a te
an been very beaten."
Brown also p
ons behind her difficulties of the
:al differences behind Mercer 1
etween herself before taking cor
y could not be second twenty m
ander College
differences in Brown said h
1 substitutions, directly responsi
ilayers on and said "I think
definitely has a
the scouting for
. . rA quite a bit with tl
to a head after ^
ims, UCLA and "The players (
nights. "The well," continued
5 back was the young and this v,
ime when she learned a lot h
the Ohio State- areas." These ai
lid. The I^idy how to run a prop
those contests
ANOTHER S'
former assistant
?ame, Parsons during her stay j
er room con- people. "I'm not
1...J i ' "
>ivi;u unui two or negative, bu
fial meeting in things and how
organization."
' Hrown said of ? When a!;k''(l w
vhich Parsons ! ;'rso?s. Brown
esign. "Maybe F c0","u'1
happened after a[,y ^"? ?}*' 1
ere totally ?? ?,nythinK I!l"
Parsons would c
that Brown has
a borate on the
tte
>9 upset
'7 was thinking
'ictory, victory! /
vas elated
because we had
hem. We could
to home with a
win."
-Zam Fredrick
e ior mat last snot. Terrell
we all know, almost is for
e clock, Fredrick stepped to
sank two shots for the winig
while the capacity crowd
screamed as loud as they
ry! I was elated because we
tha win."
iing 31 points were Foster
Holmes added four assists.
overs a game going into the
au;av nnlv ton timpc
i points, while Rivers and
x assists.
arsons
o quit
d "It's just something that
lappened at all. There was
e can see a difference in the
r departure. "There is a
ice," Brown said following
:ocks 82-54 win over Mercer
night that broke their two
*ak. "I think that shows up
lat they lost to a very
i State team and they lost to
am they also should have
ointed out the first half
! Lady Gamecocks, who fell
by as many as ten points
ltrol of the game during the
inutes.
er departure may not be
ible for the differences, but
that (her resignation)
bearing on it because I do
Pam Parsons and I do help
le game strategy."
communicate with me very
I Brown. "Of course I am
'as my first coaching job I
lere in a lot of different
rp;i? inr?lnHoH ctrotoun nrul
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[ram she said.
TRATEGY in which the
says she gained expertise
at Carolina, is dealing with
gonna say if that's positive
t I've learned how to do
not to do things within an
hat lessons she has left with
gave a soft laugh and said,
its in the newspapers or
don't think I've taught her
Brown expressed hope that
ontmue to respect the work
put into a program which
See Brown, page 14