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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Lady Gamecocks continued their
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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.