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Wednesday March 10, 1982 GAMECOCK Mi, * 1 flr ~ South Carolina upped 1 they downed Francis M HP lerry Lady ( n_. Kffvirn i /-\i rnii ny lvntvri luluii Staff Writer The "acting" prefix in Terry Kelly's title of "Acting Head Coach" can now be dropped for good. USC Athletic Director . Robert Marcum summoned Kelly to his office Monday i and offered him the job of head women's basketball coach for good. Kellv grabbed it. "To a certain extent, it was (a surprise)," Kelly said Monday night after appearing on WSCQ-FM's "Sportstalk" show. "I was very surprised 1 was told today." Deadline for applications was sunaay, according Associate Athletic Director in charge of Non-Revenue Sports Ron Dickerson. Kelly was called in Monday. "We had a total of over 35 applications," Dickerson said. "It totally surprised me that we'd get that many. I expected about 20." T'iipl/nrcAn eoi A fV. of mAf l/ivm/l OUII OMIV4 vuot 1I1UOI of the applications came from assistant coaches, some of whom were with nationally ranked teams. The announcement as to who would get the job was originally supposed 10 De made March 30, according to Dickerson. "Coach Kelly did perform extremely well as to his ^||S^x? $$ WEsMsilsm jg \,^HHp|r jg^y^ Staff Photo by JOHNNY BOGGS their record to 7-0 Monday afternoon when arion, 10-4 at Florence. Kelly N amed Jamecock Coach 11 eight in a row. team won three straight, k jST ^n trac^' "Tumultuou jK situation the past two and m .. half months and Kelly h Terry Kelly handled it admirably a successfully. coaching ability," Dickerson ?i?m pretty sure he'd ha praised. "He handled the perfomed that we women extremely well, anywhere under norm Based on his ability and the circumstances," Dickers need to get on with said, meaning Kelly didi recruiting, he was very well get the job just because qualified." put up with the problems. Kelly expects to receive think all of South Carolii most of the five letters to and anyone who suppoi recruits that were sent out use women's basketball March 1 possibly this week, proud of the job he's dor So far, Michelle Thomas, a 6- He's an outstanding coach. 0 Illinois player has inked her committment to The ladies received a it Carolina. to the NCAA Tourname Saturday and will host Ef "She is going to help us Carolina ? who USC beat I inside a great deal," Kelly 81 earlier this season at E( said. Thomas averaged 16 ? Sunday at the Caroli points per game during her Coliseum. Game time is senior campaign and was p.m., doors will open at named to the "Super Six" p.m. Tickets for adults are all-star team by the Chicago while students and childr Tribune. tickets are $2. All studer must buy tickets. Hegior Kelly, who came to games are in Ruston, L Carolina last Slimmpr affpr l.ftmp nf fnn.ranloH I Aiiioi four years as an assistant at Tech. | Gamecocks Hum! Ill by johnny boggs Odorisio drov II; i Sports Editor MllCS On 3 j|i ? grounder. |? The Game ft FLORENCE? So; nother run 11 Car?lina scored seven runs inning when 1 II in the first inning to cruise to Wilson connec 1? a 10-4 victory over Francis slider by reliei Saga ii /~i_11?* 1 ? HU ma nun xviuiiua> Tataliba sen( m improving to 7-0. over the left-fi< jj| Carolina, ranked 16th in Wilson, a 1 It the nation, started the first fielder from P inning when Philip Wilson sajd "Low K drew a base on balls. Hobby usually my t Wmi Vollmer then doubled to gave me my ] III move Wilson to third. it. That's ab ||| Jamey Thaw walked to good." ? lead the bases and freshman ? Larry Hernandez drilled a It was Wils< double to left-center driving run as a Game in three runs. John Sullivan FMC, 5-1, c fe singled and Jeff Swindell 8-4 in the bott oav-t iiiLCU ucuiauuc^. i\cnt IOlirirfl SCOriFl^ Hf Anderson also singled to runs. drive in a run. In the sixt |tf USC sent 11 men to the derson start* jp plate in the first inning, with a walk, totaling seven runs off of five struck out, hits and one Patriot error. issued a free ^ FMC came back in their half Thaw then wa of the inning when Steve bases and Roadcap led with a single, responded w S-J After two Carolina errors single to mafc (one on pitcher Don Gordon 4. and another on catcher Chris Don Gordor Boyle), Steve Procik singled win for Caroli in Roadcap and John from New \ Br er |pMwiMa>Ma^ d& ks |^B|[^H * HBBHHHI^HH^h m.,.,v tie ur |HHHH|BKl ck s" mmlMl11llpp^^ es a BsiiJfiL&BwB as id I f ^"' : ve Freshman Laura Bernstein in 111 day. The Lady Gamecocks imprc - iai ? Lady Gameco< na BY JULIE JAMESON *tS SUH Writer is ? ie. The USC girls tennis team under the coaching of Jeff Kefalos, boosted their record to 15-1 last Monday when they defeated Duke at Maxy Gregg Park. The *st final score was 8-1 with the only loss at R6- 1 J?LI ? i>v. i uuuuies. Laura Bernstein, the Lady Gamecock's na number one seed, defeated Duke's Sharon 3 Semion. Senior Susan Smith playing 2 No. 2. was victorious over Linda $4 Patlovich. The No. 3 player, Dawn en Otto, the only sophomore player, defeated Tia Cottey. Johnna Chafin defeated Margaret Mayer. The five and six singles a-? also won over Duke with Amy Kneale at an No. 5 over Debbie Treash and Carol Henz at six over Kristen Loft. ?le Patriots, 10-4 e in Jimmy eight hits as he went the double-play distance to pick up his second win. Gordon came on cocks tallied strong toward the end of the in the fourth contest, retiring nine of the lead-off hitter last 10 batters he faced, :ting on a low while striking out four f pitcher Dave during that span. iing the ball Gordon gave his detense eld fence. some credit for the way he reshman out- pitched. i Ehrhardt, "We've got a good defense and away is behind me," he said. (John) est pitch. He Sullivan on third and Jamey pitch and I hit (Thaw) at second. And of out it. It felt course Kent (Anderson) up the middle. That's something we lacked last )n's first home year." >cock. The Gamecocks faced ut the score to Wheaton Tuesday and play :om half of the host to Armstrong State \ two unearned Wednesday before traveling to Miami, Fla. for a fourh inning, An- game stand against the id the inning usually powerful After Wilson Hurricanes. Vollmer was "This will be our first tsx 1 ^1 11 M ri pass tu niai. iiciiiuiidi cuiiuciigt:, uuiuuh Iked to load the said. "I think everybody Chris Bq^le overplays that because of ith a two-riin the turf, the attendance and e the score, 10- the location. "But they really are not i picked up the any better than we are," he ina. The senior added. "They proved that in rork scattered the World Series." Bji n B:""";niii' ' iii ill >i r ? Staff Photo by WALLACE BROWN > singles action against Duke Mon>ved to 14-1 with the win. ;ks Beat Duke The No. 1 doubles of Oxrieder and Otto were defeated by Cottey and Treash. Bernstein and Renz defeated Selman and Dede Zeluck and Smith and Kneale at the No. 3 position defeated Mayer and Levering. The Lady Gamecocks also returned from a victorious three day voyage at the Florida State Tournament. At the tournament, the girls defeated Oklahoma who is ranked No. 20 in the national polls. They also defeated the home team of Florida State. Coach Kefalos predicted a challenge against 11th ranked Rollins, and he was right. The final score was 5-4. After the Florida State tournament the Lady Gamecocks were ranked No. 7 in the national poll. The Gamecocks will be tested again by Oklahoma Thursday at Maxcy Greg Park.