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.sports Irish shut t By Dennis Switter SOUTH BEND, Ind. ? Notre Dame did something no other basketball team has done in order to beat USC 66-56 at the Athletic and Convocation Center Saturday. The Fighting Irish completely shut down Jimmy Foster. Foster, the Gamecocks' leading scorer and rebounder, was held to five points, hitting only two of seven shots from the floor. Foster had a .662 field goal shooting percentage going into the game and was ranked among the nation's leaders in that category. "THEY DID AN exoflllfint inh nf lr??*?r?incr J ? ..v.?.K...6 the ball away from him." said USC acting head coach Steve Steinwedel. "Just about every game we've lost, he's had a poor game. There really hadn't been a team able to do that," he said, referring to Notre Dame's ability to keep the ball from Foster. "I thought we did an excellent job defensively on Foster," said Notre Dame Head Coach Digger Phelps. "I was more concerned about him than with anyone else, and we did an excellent job of taking him out of the game."' FOSTER SAID, "I've played fairly well in the last nine or 10 games. You're going to play bad occasionally. It happens to everybody. There's not a whole lot you can do about it. "That's the best defense against me, personally. They switched off well inside. My first shot fell; my next six didn't. I think I'm a better player than that," he said. Foster tried to downplay what the coaches said about his being so important to the Gamecock offense. "I'M NOT AS BIG a key as people think I am. They did a good job inside. They shut down my game," Foster said. Foster's game is taking the ball to the basket. The Notre Dame defense made Foster go away from the basket instead of toward it, Steinwedel said. "When they did that, he forced a few shots. "They came out at the start of the second half. That was the turning point of the ball game," Steinwedel said. "Tonight we never Splash and score Bobby Dossig scores a goal past goalie Miki Blatt Physical Education Center. 7 home footbal From Staff Reports ir - N USC's football team will play seven of its 11 games at Williams-Brice Stadium this year, but most of these JJ /\ ?-***!-vAr, 11 Ka nrrai nc? f f M """ C gUIUO Will WC agcuu.Ti 1?J/ caliber opponents. The Gamecocks, under the guidance of Coach Joe Morrison, will meet perennial powers , North Carolina, Southern California, Notre Dame and Clemson at home, as well as Miami of Ohio, North Carolina State and Navy. Carolina travels to Duke, Georgia, Louisiana State and Florida State. Six of the games are set, for night, lown Game got off the track offensively." The Gamecocks had three assists in the game, compared to 18 for Notre Dame. Both teams had 24 rebounds. THE GAMECOCKS started out strong, taking an 11-6 lead after two consecutive jump shots by Jimmy Hawthorne. Hawthorne was the leading scorer with 20 points, hitting nine of 10 from the floor and two of three from the foul line. The Irish took the lead at 16-15 with 8:11, left in the first half. Although the Gamecocks were able to stay close, they were never able to retake the lead, falling behind by 13 with 14:05 left in the game. USC was able to whittle that down to six on a pair of Kenny Holmes free throws with 6:33 remaining. Notre Dame then went into a delay offense and put the game out of reach for the Gamecocks. TIM KEMPTON led the Irish in scoring with 19, all coming in the second half. John Paxson, Notre Dame's All-American, had 10 points on five field goals. "Kempton was the difference in the game in the second half," Steinwedel said. "We just forgot about him. One of our goals was to keep the ball from Kempton. "I think we're a better basketball team than we played tonight, especially of fensively. The defense was pretty good in f fa A fircf half Hi if Mnfm r\o m n of i 11 CO UIW 111 OV I iu 1A J UUV lll/UVx iyaiil^ OU1I OlllAilO %JJLi percent," he said. "We weren't creating bad shots on Notre Dame's part." PHELPS SAID the win was a big factor for the Irish to receive a bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association post-season tournament. He said Notre Dame, USC, DePaul, Marquette and Dayton are the major independents with a chance of going to the tournament. "We had to make a commitment to win," Phelps said. "I think South Carolina has done an outstanding job this year. I thought we showed a lot of maturity against a very good ballclub." Phelps' team is now 12-7. USC, losing its second game in a row, fell to 14-6 with eight games remaining. Carolina is home tonight against Davidson. I namoc 00+ -for 9 Anderson during a water polo game from Friday i yaiuco oci iui icluding all home games except for Septen .C. State, Navy and Clemson. Notre ] The game against the N.C. State Clems< /olfpack, set for Oct. 29, will be The [omecoming. N.C. State crushed the home Gamecocks last year 33-3 in Raleigh. Sept. 3 USC will hope to better its 1982 Here lark of 4-7, but it will not be easy. Six schedi f Carolina's opponents were ranked capital i the final Associated Press college - . >otball poll, including two (Clemson m/aw nd Georgia) in the top 10. OcMi" Carolina played six consecutive NOTE] ome games last year, but this year 29, N.C ne longest string is two. (JSC plays Nov. 5, os.t .to North.Carolina, and. Miami in . cocks, win (JSC's Jimmy Foster and Notre Dame's Ken Barlow rebound. The Fighting Irish beat the Gamecocks 66-G Lady G Franci: By Johnny Boggs Francis Marion and gets both a b Patriots tackle USi "We're consider AL uc*.;?aust; we wun u, FMC's head won "Now the role has We've nothing to lo "But at the same it," Hatchell said.' THE LADY PA today's game, wl record, coming off "I've seen South said, "and I guess to play very, very { Coach Terry K Anhiirn ac the I. Photo by Ruth Schooler night's Sportnighter at the points and hit onl game. HATCHELL'S 1 took all games i Tuesday on a la Saturday. "We've been u "We've got two fi know what they ar The Lady Patri< State before Chri 83 season nber, Southern California and Dame in October, and Navy and on in November. Gamecocks open the season at against the UNC Tar Heels ? is the 1983 USC football ICtllll Will ICCICI IU against the Wolfpa "I HOPE we ha^ she said. "They su get excited and toe "We can't make good defense," Ha "Everybody we said. "They seem i really hard to gc pressure will be of THR I Anv r.AI uc. nume panics art- ill an [letters. 3, NORTH CAROLINA; 10, I; 17, Duke; 24, Georgia. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; 8, E DAME; 22, Louisiana State; ' STATE Florida State; 12, NAVY; 19, 50*1. five games, but Hf court. "All we are goii said. After today's g Thursday, while 1 Winthrop Invitatic Game time tods team's game agai 16-56 Photo courtesy o4 Rachel Blount/The Notre Dame Observer n spring into the air as they struggle for a 6 in South Bend. amecocks face > Marion today College invades Carolina Coliseum today reather and a challenge when the Lady :'s women's basketball team. ed the team to beat among small schools le national championship last year," said ten's basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell. been changed, and the pressure is off us. se and everything to gain. ; time, our players are looking forward to 'They consider it a challenge." miOTS post an 11-4 mark heading into lile the Lady Gamecocks defend a 9-8 a 56-38 loss to Auburn Saturday. Carolina play twice this year," Hatchell they are sporadic like we are. They seem jood at times, and then get cold." elly's team was cold Saturday against ady Gamecocks scored only 12 first-half y 15 of 62 field goal attempts during the rEAM also has been struggling, but FMC n its home tournament last week, lost st-second shot, and crushed USC-Aiken p and down all season," Hatchell said, eshmen on the court, and you just never e going to do." >ts upset Division I power North Carolina stmas, and Hatchell said she hopes her the Lady Gamecocks the same way it did ick. re a good game and don't get intimidated," rprised me against N.C. State. They didn't >k the game as a challenge. ; a lot of turnovers and need to play real tchell said. "I'm afraid to say too much, play seems to get fired up for us," Hatchell to get sky high when they play as. It's been ?t fired up every night. This time, the fus." VIECOCKS have dropped four of their past itchell knows USC will be tough on its home rig to do is give it our best shot," Hatchell ame, USC will play host to New Orleans <'MC heads to Rock Hill to compete in the >nal tournament. iy is 5:30 p.m., before the men's basketball nst Davidson.