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Before seven minutes 1
- UNC-Asheville game,
had worked up a sweat Foster.
"I'm just glad to get t
Foster said later of the 7
we played a spurty gar
typical opening game."
ine uamecocKs meet
8:00(1 a.m EST)in the fii
will face the University o
Although Carolina ne>
the Gamecocks were th
led by as much as 11 poii
halftime advantage shrii
period.
Enter Kenny Holmes.
Holmes, after being c
change of shoves with U
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rebound in Saturday
Dixon Spo
I By MIKE LOUGH
SUH Writer
Thanks to a loss by sc
ranked Tennessee an<
wins in the Converse
Apple Classic, the
women's basketball
moved up to No. 3 i
laf.PKt AssnriafpH 1
ratings of worn
basketball teams, rel<
Monday.
Freshman sensf
Medina Dixon scores
kMTil
IDowi
riggers Surg
rRACY HELMS
Sports Editor
nad expired in Saturday night's l
, no less than 10 Gamecock pla;
- as had head basketball coach
:his one out ot the way," a relie
'5-61 season-opening win. "I thoi
ne; we were off and on. It wi
Chaminade of Honolulu tonigh
rst contest ot their Hawaii tour.'
if Hawaii Friday night,
/er trailed in the Asheville coni
reatened at times. USC, which
tits in the first half, watched its i
nk to a 42-40 lead 5:11 into the sec
rited for a technical foul for ar
NC-A's Tom Haus, became a su<
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and Vern Strickland go up f
y night's season opener.
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points in two games tc
I the Lady Gamecocks t
the Little Apple Clasf
Manhatten, Kansas.
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two In the opening r
Little Dixon scored 25 poin
USC USC crushed William
team 75-56 to advance to
n the championship. Ev
Press Johnson tallied 17 point
en's seven other players en
eased the scoring column fo
Lady Gamecocks,
ition Dixon captured
d 49 tourney's most val
COCl
is Build
redeemer for the Gamecock cau
ft? Savannah, Ga., pumped in four
aggression to give USC a six-pc
onlookers at Frank McGuire A
seats.
Holmes, who would finish the
JSC rebounds, sank two free throws
fers attempt and dropped in a layup i
Bill rescue the Carolina lead from
Gamecocks comfortably contn
ved contest.
ight 4 '1 had to do that to show the gu
is a aggressively," Holmes said oi
anything dirty; he'd been throwi
t at "It got the whole team going.
JSC sonally, and I played a little bit h
"Kenny Holmes did a great
est, Foster commented. "He had 11
had for us. He was a tower of strengtl
7-28 Saying that a definite starting
ond Foster noted that Holmes fills a ?
"I like him coming off the ben<
to really do something then, and
ex- Freshmen Duane Kendall ant
Iden in 12 points to round out Gameco
I "Several players came thro
Foster explained, adding, "We'\
We had a few too many turnovei
spots in our zone.
"Be patient, that's the bigges
got to, and our coaches have to,
young guys out there. Talk abou
big learning experience for us."
UNC-Asheville Coach Jerry G
by USC over last season's squad
"They are a much improved t
whose team fell to a 4-1 on the s
as aggressive as you can be."
The Gamecocks were perhaj
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four - as points 2:55 into the gar
yj| began to play its type of game break
baskets by Gerald Pea
jp* Kendall lifted USC to an 11-3 lea*
jaw! least a four-point upperhand for
: After Holmes' outburst in th
Jgig tained a large lead. Scott Sj
breaking layup and Carolina j
1 I night at 75-55 with 44 seconds lef
| displeasure, provided the only
pn seconds.
"It was a wasted minute as
m 1 second-season USC coach said.
P ^ like an intramural game. But
we've gotta learn."
Foster then looked ahead to
Chaminade.
"We're not really going to ha\
he noted. "All I know is tl
arniu aggressive team."
Foster added that the team
Hawaii Monday night, when
iiawan-Huo.
uuiiauy J
lead player award with 24 points
r> win and 10 rebounds to lead
ic in Carolina to an 81-65 win over
host Kansas State. Sheila
Foster srnrod 17 rinints
Hind, Johnson contributed 14 and
& as Phillicia Allen added 16.
Penn Tennessee, who lost to
the Stephen F. Austin, dropped
elyn from second to No. 7 in the
s and AP rankings. Old Dominion
tered jumped into the No. 2 spot,
r the just ahead of USC.
The I>ady Gamecocks'
the next game is against Hawaii
jable Thursday.
X ?I
oas Ir
ise. The 6-5 sophomore from
fast points and some extra
>int lead and allow the 7,826
rena to rest easier in their
night with 15 points and 11
, stole the Bulldog inbounds
n a matter of nine seconds to
any endangerment, and the
3lled the remainder of the
ly that I wasn't afraid to play
I the technical. "It wasn't
ng elbows all night.
l Know* it got me going perarder."
job coming off the bench,"
rebounds, and that was big
h
lineup has yet to come about,
sparkplug role.
:h," he said. "We expect him
he expects it, too."
i Harold Martin each to' sed
cks in double figures.
ugh at key times for us,"
re still got a lot of work to do.
rs, and we've got to fill some
t thing," he continued. "I've
be patient. We've got a lot of
t learning ? every game is a
rwin coui cnmn imnrniumant
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, which defeated the Bulldogs
earn from last year," Green,
eason, cited. "They're about
ps overly aggressive at the
ed as many personal fouls ne.
Then, however, Carolina
- a fast one. Respective fasticock,
Brad Jergenson and
d, and the Gamecocks held at
the rest of the first half,
e second period, USC main
anaerson lea ts.enaaii on a
>osted its final points of the
t. Asheville, much to Foster's
scoring in those remaining
far as I'm concerned," the
"We can't get a lead and play
it's just one of those things
Wednesday night's opponent
re a scouting report on them,"
lat they are an extremely
planned to watch Friday foe
the Rainbows were to play
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