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GA Great1 Bp HP '.vv /. / '^'%X- ' ^ 'i'MiC-A- ~WSophomore Kenny H< 23 points against Clems And Again By JOHNNY BOGGS Asst. Sports Editor It was a barnstorming, hair-raising, foot-stomping spectacle, but by the end of the game the USC Lady Gamecocks had prevailed with a 99-91 overtime win over the Clemson Tigers. Sheila Foster once again led the Gamecocks with 38 points and 15 points, but the senior center was overshadowed by a superb performance by freshman Brantley Southers. The Columbia native blistered the nets for 28 points for the Gamecocks, 14-6. The Tigers, 14-10, were paced by senior forward Barbara Kennedy. The 6-0 Home, Ga. native, the nation's leading scorer with a 27.8 average, scorched the nets with 42 points and also pulled down 18 rebounds. Columbia native Mary W eeke Hi ;"'- j^^iii^1---. \ ' ' i j!?:.? : * ^j^.^r-M ?X ^ > " *' '' " -jv #mr jlmes had the "highlight oi on Saturday night before a I ...use99 Anne Cubelic added 29 points v\ for Annie Tribble's Tiger s, squad. p Southers grabbed a b rebound and put in the first basket in the overtime v period to give USC an 88-86 a advantage. After Cubelic s sank a free throw, Johnson b sank two baskets to give a Carolina a comfortable 92-87 I\ lead with 1:49 left in the v iwriod I v After baskets by both teams, Becky Parker fouled c Cubelic. The 5-9 guard sank r both free throws to pull the t Tigers within three at 94-91 f with : 59 remaining. \ The Tigers came out in a press and Kennedy stole the ( ball but Cubelic missed a j jumper and Parker grabbed t the rebound. A wide open Sharon Rivers received the j oan ana easily scored a < layup with :40 left in the i game. I Foster then scored a layup 1f\pl jKJkj . y' ; B P;: :viSi; :C: " ;:;:i:pj^:|:;:|l!:i:^ F his career so far this se sellout crowd. .ni 01 fith only : 13 remaining and ank a foul shot for a threeoint play and a 99-91 victory efore some 4,000 fans. Southers notched the score /ith a three-point play at 4611 with 19:09 left in the econd half. The lead went iack and forth for a while ind then freshman Marsi .IcAlister entered the game vith 8:03 left in regulation, vith Clemson leading 68-65. Mr> Alicfor tho t!norl/t\liirr iiivi tiiuvvi , tl IV/ oput l\piug >f the USC team, imnediately caused a Tiger urnover. Johnson later hit rom the key to bring USC vithin one. But Clemson scored two juick baskets to pull back to \ five-point spread with 7:02 o go in the game, 72-67. ml l_ i a ? n i? men DasKeis Dy soumers *nd Rivers pulled the Gamecocks to a one-point margin. A basket by Foster ;ave USC the lead with 5:03 See Southers, page 9 r Ganu 4 1 ( < i i ] 1 < i ! \ ( i i -' '' r- -:-: | : ^ >-y\ # . Vx- ., . . J w V? -v ' > s ts ? M vV^ ZlS, :-: v=?x >??. yfp#^- '<? . V vA:.X- <i:'.'.:.'y : ' .:" ' : :"s;-'"7 "'" !'., :: i SlifSS ^;".' 'M ' P 1 Staff Phutn hv f'HIP I YtWPt I I* ^AAlr I L v w^rvim flit/ i.itlWJ' VJ overtime period, but 1 Here, high scorer Shei jcock 5 Carolin; How Sw BV .'?AVID Sports E Clemson coach Bill Foster summer and vowed to use them thought Saturday night was sp< For the Gamecocks. Sporting blue and orange uni orange and white, the Clemso stitions of the football team and off. However, Carolina proved it what is on them. Erasing a 21 point second half a ferocious Tiger rally which v rigers, 94-86. The win was the /V../VM m T i..! [ uaici uvci v^u since arriving [JSC has earned a victory in tl ^lemson. "It's nice to see the enthusia: -oom," said USC coach Foste .vhen it would happen.'' Although Foster called his t< joints "the best we've played al :>ut praise the Tigers for the villingness to give up. "I just want to give Clemson c coming back at you and fighting The Carolina attack was lea Kenny Holmes. Holmes poured -ebounds, before a sellout crowd "This is definately the highlig he sophomore forward. "Co omorrow so I'm going to do som "Holmes played just super, caskets, he hit against the man said Clemson's Foster. Things started off slow for I jumped to a 17-6 lead. But a s including nine by Holmes in a tl Lop 22-17. "We had a great comeback, fidence," said USC coach Foster Clemson Coach Foster prais fans. "When a team plays like the hard to beat. Their crowd real n__ t . ? * ? - ? runny fielpea, said Foster. The lead changed hands I Kg m ?U iA 7u ^^1':.fTL?# f* ^ ramecocks a comeback (JSC prevailed 99-91 over la Foster drops in two of h ' Sports a 94-86 eet It Is! T A I 1 CV A i m M.-J tilJ JL ditor ordered blue uniforms this only on special occasions. He P icial enough, and it was . . . forms instead of their usual n Tigers hoped the supertheir orange pants would rub ;'s who is in the uniforms, not lead, the Gamecocks held off /ound up short to defeat the first for Carolina coach Bill at Carolina and first time heir last four outings, facing sm and smiles in the locker I r. "We were all wondering eam's performance in some 1 season," he could not help sir aggressiveness and un\ lot of credit. They just kept ," he said. d by Savannah. Ga. native I in 23 points and snagged 6 of 12,250. ht of my season so far," said yach gave us the day off ^ ie celebrating." He got some big transition and he hit against the zone," the Gamecocks as Clemson itretch of 16 straight points, iree minute span put USC on This really boosted our con ed the Gamecocks and the ) y did tonight, they are very ly got behind them and that several times during the See Men's Ball, page 9 i of 17 points and an the Clemson Tigers. ler .18 points.