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Carolina Head I
: of getting his teai
| ching the Gamec
night's 93-86 win a
After leading b
j Carolina committ
half against a pre
dwindle to four be
"We didn't reco
white shirts too of
going to have our
quipped afterwar<
One player who
eyes checked is Z
14 for 27 field goa
line for 39 points.
Fredrick boost*
best in the nation
the country's leac
totaled only 22 po
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1 1 nf
Carolina fri
rebounds a
Barry Newn
Woi
By M
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The Lady Gain
games on theii
week beating M<
Tennessee Tech i
Foul trouble ai
hurt USC in the <
The Lady Gam
going into halfti
Tennessee Tech
second half.
The I>ady Te<
they outscored I
to a 42-42 tie. Te
candidate Jerily
put the Lady Tec
Ctam
Fredri
as Ga
By Richard Mayers
Sports Editor
basketball Coach Bill Foster w;
m checked for color blindness
:ocks commit 24 turnovers ir
t Boston University.
y as many as 19 points in the
ed most of their 24 turnovers in
ssing Terrier defense and sau
fore settling for a seven point v
gnize the garnet shirts. We thr
ten, particularly in the second
guys checked for color blindne
is.
Foster realizes probably doesi
am Fredrick. The Carolina co
1 attempts and was 11 for 14 fr<
id his season scoring average
. Cal-Irvine's Kevin Magee, wl
ling Division I scorer most of
ints Saturday night against Pa
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ichelle Burchette
Sport* Editor
leeock basketball team split
Tennessee roadtrip last
ei.^his State and falling to
67-66.
nd sessions of poor shooting
closing minutes of the game
tecocks held a ten point lead
ime but saw it dissolve as
hit on a scoring spree in the
;hster rally, during which
JSC 16-6, brought the score
nnessee Tech Ail-American
nn Harper added a layup to
hsters up 46-44.
HSBHRHH
ip.s Tpj
ick becorri
mecocks <
average fell to belo
as thinking CAROLINA HA
after wat- Terriers' pressing
? Saturday score tied 5-5 four 1
jump out to a 18-7
t first half, and Fredrick each
the second Boston Univer
' their lead Carolina's 2-3 zone
/in. tallied six points i
PW it to thp flamopruiL'c loorl }
half. We're The 6-2 guard fr
ss," Foster final seven minute
his team a 49-35 ha
n't need his The Terriers' ful
-captain hit in the second hali
am the foul numerous turnove
Taking full adva
to 28.4, the and with Fredrick
10 had been bruise for sever;
the season, comeback behind
icific as his ched six of his eig
T^rtiMWP' ^<x*?? j|r a?k
vJ-KW* **. .#^1
is averaging six points am
ard for the Gamecocks. (Phi
lit game
TO MAKE matters worse foi
Gamecoeks their second hal
percentage dropped from 57 to S
also found themselves deepe
trouble.
Down by five with a minute le
Evelyn Johnson founled out of
dimming Carolina's hopes of a
iAlthoyglji j Jtycjy tightened the r
Lady Gamecocks were never at
up
Evelyn Johnson lead the scor
night with 25 points while Sharon
only other USC player to scon
figures, tallied 11.
The Lady Gamecocks play
regular season home game toni
Washington D.C. College at 6 p.i
McGuire Arena
rriers
ies nation's to
capture loth i
w 28 points a game. cut
rem
lD FEW problems adjusting to the B<
defense early in the game. With the eigh
ninutes into the game, USC proceeded to shrs
advantage, with center Jimmy Foster Bi
contributing four noints. sev<
sity had trouble shooting against clos
midway through the first half. Fredrick T1
n a three-minute period to increase the equ;
o 18 with eight minutes to play in the half. The
om St. Matthews scored 11 points in the B<
;s to total 22 points for the half and give Fosl
lftime advantage. poin
11 court pressure began to affect Carolina F<
[. as the Gamecocks began committing had
rs. u;
intage of Carolina's sloppy bailhandling, pare
sitting on the bench with a minor elbow Bosl
al minutes, the Terriers began their free
the shooting of Gene Jones. Jones not- TJ
;ht points in two minutes as the Terrier. "osJ
Jergensc
an arlirar
IULA1 UUVUIi
By Tammv Kilpatrick
Staff Writer
Even a basketball playor can fi
being tall has disadvantages as U
starting forward Brad Jergenson cs
to.
11 y u a. t_l ? i
i nave irouuie geuing in ana
cars, ' the Manitowoc, Wise., fr
said, ^especially small ones. Anc
always taller than the girls you date
But the problems that come wit
tall, including a four inch growth
one summer, are overshadow
Jergenson's ability to play basketba
Ai;opa(find A rvnintc oriri ^ O pah
I- U.U pvillio UI1U %J.?J I vu
game, his height has been an advar
the freshman-dominated USC tear
first-year Carolina Head Coach Bill
Jergenson, who was recrui
Marquette, Tennessee and Pen
among others, chose USC after vis
campus and talking with the coachei
"I thought they (the coaching staf
be good for me and they wanted to
same style of ball I wanted to play,"
"Plus T likp thp srhnnl tho atrrmcnl
Kthe southern hospitality."
THE TRANSITION from high
center to college forward took som<
usec* t0, but Jergenson feels h
well in his new position.
"A1 ^rst was hard to adjust b
had to face the basket and learn
irom ouisiae teet, jergenson
gf think I'm becoming more ag
||| toward the basket because I'm lea
Art take it out and drive into the hoop."
^ ^ He once called himself the "i
Ik consistent" player on the tea
.TprtJpn?;nn thinlrc hp's ^nnniiprpH
consistency problems.
ijT Starting every game excej
% Jergenson also said he's gained co
as the season progressed and he lea
f||p|lll differences in college ball.
?11111111 ~ "I'm doing better. I had games v
,4 score 12 (points) and then I'd scoi
. the freshman said. "But I'm get
Jto by confidence now. I'm playing mi
sistently, and I think the whole tean
consistent."
. _ nr&r m ti*
^ fllOU uy
Lady Game>
USS ' ' z'Z '" J
ir in foul VH
USC's men and women's Sat
ft Hita and tennis teams were on the sinj
the game road this weekend, and
comeback. finished with mixed results I
nargin the in the win columns. j waj
)le to catdh Carolina's men's team the
upped their record to 3-0 to the
ing for the protect their 16th ranking in lnv
Kivers, the victories over The Citadel I
; in double and College of Charleston. Sta
The Citadel fell to the pla
their last powerful Gamecocks Friday nia
ght against 8-1. The Citadel's only win dia
n. at Frank was in number three sinj
doubles. dot]
>p scor
nctory
the Gamecock lead t
aining in the game,
xston stole three consec
it unanswered points th
ink to four at 71-67 with
it FrwJrirk rptwrnpd ti
?n points in four minut
er than the final margir
HE VICTORY KAISE1
aling last year's victor}
Terriers fell to 12-11.
;hind Fredrick in the s<
ler with 14 points, forv
t guard Kevin Dunleav;
>ster collected 17 rebo
11 and Holmes had eigh
>C shot 52 percent froi
?d to 39 percent for ther
on University 50-45, wh
throw line, compared t
le Gamecocks close oui
?n/t PAnx/tin
'"B UCU1 gjd OUUII1CI II
in'shi
iLcty<? %
ALONG
problems
ind that tributed tl
SC's 6-8 didn't mo\
in attest really kno
but I'm lef
out of
eshman
I you're Jergenso
college am
h being aggressive
spurt in "The gai
red by there's fas
11. explained,
ounds a play a nu
itage for games are
n under USC's vc
Foster. the high &
ted by started wit
n State year that p
iting the "It's a
5. younger gi
f) would improved
play the what we h
he said. but I think
lere and top ten."
it \Kic i<"n
i school Jergenson
i time to He anchor
e's done All-Ameri<
decided to
ecause I centrateoi
to shoot Besides
said. "I Jergenson
gressive life far a\
rning to despite or
year.
nost in- "I'm ve
im, but wasn't thj
his in- experienc<
is that we
>t one, together,
nfiripnrp Itnpw
rned the Looking
Invitation
/here I'd pleased w
e zero," team this;
ting my "I'm vei
>re con- far,"hes?
\ is more should ha
learning.'1
in two it
oocks pi
he Gamecocks defeat
lege of Charleston !
urday without dropping
*le set the entire match
ISC'S WOMEN'S tei
; not as successful
ir male counterparts
Indiana University-Pe
itationalat Indianapoli
SC defeated Michig
te easily 8-1 in Frida;
y, hut lost their fi
tch of the season to
na 5-4. Tied at 3-3 afl
?les play, USC lost t
ibles matches to fove t
er
of CI _11 tinUi in m i m if ac
V IV U I UI *J M. YYUII IV/ IUII1UVVO
utive inbound passes and scored
iree minutes later as USC's lead
less than six minutes to play.
) the lineup and responded with
es. Boston University never got
1 of 93-86.
I) USC's season mark to 16-10,
r total with one game left to play.
orinP rnlnmn fnr C;irnlin;i
fard Kenny Holmes with 13 and
y with 11.
unds, forward Kevin Darmody
it.
n the floor for the game, comrerriers.
Carolina outrebounded
lile shooting 70 percent from the
0 79 percent for the Terriers.
1 * 1 - 1 4
i uieu reguiai ; jiiigiii
??t 3 p ni
eight
3n court
WITH the scoring troubles came
with fouling, but Jergenson atlem
to his lack of experience. "I
/e fast enough." he said. "1 didn't
w what 1 could get away with yet,
irning."
in said the differences between
i high school ball center around
ness and quickness.
ne is much more aggressive and
iter movement of the ball." he
"The fans and the coaches really
tjor part in the game, and the
more fun to watch."
>ung team reminds Jergenson of
chool team he played on, which
h younger players his sophomore
layed together until graduation,
good situation to build with
jys," he said. "Next year we'll be
a lot. Right now I only look at
ave to do as far as the next day,
we'll eventually be up there in the
WALL is not the only sport
excelled in during high school,
ed his school's honorable-mention
:an mile-relay team but he
i give up track in college to coni
basketball.
the adjustment to basketball,
has found the change to college
vay from home relatively easy,
ily making two trips home this
?rv r?lrvco tn mv farnilv hut it
at bad," he said. "One thing I
2d that other freshmen don't have
're ail a team and we do things
I had an advantage because we
i other."
forward to a possible National
Tournament bid, Jergenson is
'ith the accomplishments of the
year.
ry happy with what we've done so
lid. "We lost a couple of games we
ive won, but that's all part of
i S.C., 1
ace, third
ed win to Indiana.
[M) However, the Lady
?a Gamecocks came back
Sunday afternoon to defeat
Wisconsin 5-2 to capture
im third place in the Inas
vitational. The victory
in raised thr team's record to 3
nn 1 this season.
s. tJSC men's team will play
an lender College at 2 p.m.
y's Monday at Sam Daniel
rst Tennis Center, while the
In women will return home for
ter a match Wednesday against
wo College of Charleston at
he Maxcy Gre^fi Park at 2 p m