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a am Ladies Still Dump Pan BY MIKE LOUGH Intramural Sports Editor For 34:45, the USC Lady Gamecocks could've beaten anybody the way they played Wednesday night versus Georgia State. But it was the first 5:15 of the 77-47 win over the Lady Panthers that displeased coach Terry Kelly. "We went light (in practice) yesterday (Tuesday). Kelly said. "We played light tonight for the first 5:15." Kelly then substituted guard Marsi McAlister to get things going "She's the type who picks things up. She gets out of control sometimes more than I like. But she's quick." USC found itself down by one, 19-18, with 9:10 left in the first half. But soon Georgia began to look like the 7-18 team they are and USC began playing like they were supposed to. State scored six more points the rest of the half while USC hooped 23. Sheila Foster scored inside with 8:48 left to give USC its final lead. Foster scored five more in the first half while McAlister came on to score all of her eight points. USC led at halftime, 41- '3. "I got on 'em pretty good at halftime," Kelly said. "In the second half, we played like we're capable of playing. After the Penn State trip (they got into Columbia at Dickers At every women's basketball game now, v ask coach Terry Kelly the same questioi women's team handling everything? And he same thing, that they're coming along. The fact is that under Kelly, the team is His winning percentage hasn't equalle oredecessor ? vet ? but Kellv is an outstanr a superb motivator without being threatenin former boss. He treats each player fairly,} and they respect him and like him. He is towards the press, for which we love him. Terry Kelly should not have to put up "acting" or "interim" head coach any Ion department should simply look in their ba< women's basketball coach for next year ; years beyond that. After Kelly took over on Jan. 2, USC wc: including a win over then sixth-ranked (no\ They ran into an outstanding No. 1 ranked L Effects of the first coach's departure ladies, although playing well at times, lost no reason to doubt that they would come oul their next foe. After all, they had a 6-G sophomore who'c over her freshman year, and they had a ntrnrtrAnn i n thn /?r\i intr\; u/'i fitHocnarot^ vi;i in v^v/uiin j vvuhiv-u v^v/opui uiv the six best freshmen in the country to go American center. But rumors surrounding the first coach swirling. A few specially-treated playe fairness, well, unfair. Bad attitudes prevai lost two in a row, pulled out a one-point wi that good. Then they lost to an unranked tea ml /> f U ,1 ?U? tU/ 1 liu Di) supn anu inc uutimu u umi ? nit players ? quit, along with three reserve down to six healthy players and one on the c The I^ady Gamecocks played yet another lost again. "What's the matter," people < have some good players, don't they? Why and mve like 'she'did? " In effect, what's h The answer was, simply, that there wei boggling circumstances surrounding t departure that the team wasn't able to i Besides, with only six players, fatigue pie than shooting percentage. In the last gar said that he'd seen lot of positive things. Lj I Streaking, thers by 30 5:30 a.m. Tuesday), it took us the first half to get our edge back." The Lady Gamecocks, now 18-6, came out at halftime and outscored State 11-2 in the first 6:03 to ice the game. USC led in nearly every statistic, shooting 50.8 percent from the field, 72.2 percent f rnm thn lino onri nnm m i t i n ct 1 ^ f i lrnmroro 11 Wilt LU^ 1111%- CU1U VV/llllllUtlllg 1U lUUU/VVlO to State's 23. The Lady Panthers did, however, outrebound USC, 43-40. "We didn't have full concentration," Kelly said, referring to the first half. "We didn't shoot 60 percent like we have been." USC shot 45.9 percent from the field in the first half. "I didn't think it was gonna be romp," Kelly commented. "I think if we play well, we can always win. We are concentrating a lot more than we were three weeks ago." Foster finished with 19 points while Sharon Rivers added 17 and Evelyn Johnson contributed 14. Foster hauled down 17 rebounds in 36 minutes of play. "Shpiln knnws nnr mnin ma 11 K"pI1v said. "All six who play a lot can score 20 points, but when it comes down to breadand-butter, it's Sheila." Foster will be honored at halftime of the women's USC-Notre Dame (16-5) game tomorrow. Her jersey, No. 53, will be retired and she will receive awards. Game time for Foster s last home game is noon at Frank McGuire Arena. son Should Look isiting reporters ^is game, a six-point loss i ? how is the new season. Ilw. USUdl.y soya u.c Kelly was then forced to disappointed, tired and confus doing excellent. however, were gone and the ;d that of his remained. Things were looking ling coach. He is Next came a one-point win o g, contrary to his /et is their friend ????? always friendly with the title of ger. The athletic ?kyard for USC's MIKE LOUG] I11U t? 11 til 11 l)t I ui Intramural Sports 1 >n three in a row w No. 3) Rutgers. ouisiana Tech. showed, and the 71-58. There was Now the ladies had to trave [ smoking against yet another Top 20 team. Th< wire before tiring out and li I imnrnupH vjiv:(Iv nlavprs wprp Hnwn hut nnui m . T r?J ~ fc/Mv ..w? WV freshman whom That was the last game L ;ly. And they had mark ? and will lose the re along with an all- from No. 2 to No. 12 then 17 now No. 15 and will move into 's departure were Throughout the disasters, rs found Kelly's knew that the team would br< led and the ladies were playing better together n over a team not abilities, im. USC handled the next o : sjjctitiiiy-ucdicu wuuuui inuuii uuuuiu. inuxi, i s. Kelly was now Clemson brought in its al! lisabled list. . American. USC showed it's i ' ranked team and favored ? USC was the unde asked. "They still ? Tigers in overtime by eigli doesn't Kelly rant more importantly, USC was 1 appening? The ladies embarrassed re so manv mind- country, winning easilv. The he first coach's ranked team. fully concentrate. Road games are always wc lyed a bigger role to take on No. 14. USC pulled ne, though, Kelly Terry Kelly has brought tl ater, he would say up, confused and disappoii K SIP? I V^iiiiliiM ^E^ik ^ H IpSHP:^';^* ' HWk^^n I mSm RP^* <-.1 Guard Sharon Rivers drives ari enroute to two of her 17 points. The winning ways with a 77-47 victory. No Further Tin 5, was the turning point in this confident, clos world was aj add players to his dejected, Basketball is ed troops. The troublemakers, had to put up v winners who wanted to play Therefore, * up. plications he I vera good team. played tennis becoming assi ^^serves Editor ~~"$ ; ^:^ZT_" 1 ^^ed to ! ji^k shewasansw ! nnlv hi 1 to a neighboring state to battle ^in8 Sheila [ ey played the hosts down to the tomorrow plu using by five in overtime. The As we talk it by a long shot. shabby at 19 ] ISC lost ? it gave them a 13-6 said stats don st of the season. They dropped J e re P'a before hitting No. 19. They are performance the top eight by Monday night. in ^' Kelly remained optimistic. He ... ? point ?ak out any minute because they f'liTVh and were learning each other's an? , get th I hope tha pponent, a respectable team, retired, a firs . . cnAnnrf anrl i lowever, came Clemson. !u l-American to battle USC's all- ~ 1S cei] i better team by overtaking the ,f_,"ome.8? rdog in every game up until now 1 ve en|^ it. The confidence was back, butt , )ac^ Not as glaci t li/i 1 Ai r m nl/n/1 Jnnm ttrt t niu iv/vii i cumuu iv-ci 111 in tin; result was the same for the 11thUSC Ticke >rrisome and USC traveled north 4 p.m. that ? out a one-point win. game. C'moi lis team from a group of mixed noon and the rited girls into a gathering of no reason to >mss I ?~~ ~ t _~ilz~~HR. BJstfnRy:8 ? s,y}--> rz: f-,i:~''^mihyr-7^--?r - ri;-;^-^41 *-jtr-:T,"~^ ;.v * - m * i i t! | t 'I ?-j-r? i SUH Photo by CHIP LOWIU ound a Georgia State defender Lady Gamecocks continued their P in Kelly jely-knit, mature women. One month ago, the gainst them, now they have conquered it. a piece of cake compared to the crap they've /ith recently. Ron Dickerson should dispose of the 25 ap has for the women s job. lhe man they want w and basketball at Covenant College before stant at Tennessee Tech. The players say he zause of all the crap he's handled besides being department plans to name the coach at the end y'd be smart to name Kelly. Sheila Foster after the Georgia State game. It ^ ime I've ever talked to her. ^ ?f the nicest people I've ever met. It wasn't like ering questions. We just talked. een here a semester, but I have enjoyed wat 3iay. sne deserves every nonor oesiowea on ner s a few dozen more. ed, I mentioned her statistics. They aren't too points per game and over 10 rebounds. But she 1't matter. All that matters is winning. ying like a Top 10 team," she sai.d. As for the vs. Ga. State, "we didn't play with enough : when we do, we're unstoppable. s don't mea. .nything just so long as we play $' If they sag on me, somebody else will be open em the ball." t the crowd is big because her jersey will be st for women at Carolina. Considering she holds rebounding records ? both men's and women's tainly deserving. She is sad that it will be her imo. So are we. red everything in my four years at Carolina. It's aturday but I'm glad 1 picked Carolina." I as Carolina is. t Manager Gary Goodman reported yesterday at & ibout 1,200 tickets were left for the Notre Dame n, this is Notre Dame. Women's game begins at ; men's at 2 p.m. Just because it's on the tube is show up.