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Women's golf By Tim Gochnaur After a successful fall campaign that saw his Lady Gamecock golfers rise to become the 12th-ranked outfit in the country, firstyear head coach Jeff Howell is looking forward to an even better spring season and a possible top 10 ranking. Hnwoll CaiH Ho f 1 rtKf o 1A onnt "m" ?w*vvai UU1U tiv viiuugilt a IV/p IV opui WOO possible this spring. "The girls are right confident they can move into the top 10. They're good players." The Lady Gamecocks have already played once this year, at the Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., Feb. 11-13. Wfnuol 1 coiH rain cVinrfonoH tho fVirnn Hiu AWTTvat u**AVl AUIII UllVI VVIIV/U tllV Vtll WUWJ J 54-ho!e tournament to a two-day, 36-hole affair. USC placed 12th in an 18-team field. The women's golf team won the 1982 Fall Lady Wolfpack Invitational, took third place in the Beacon Woods Invitational at New Port Richey, Fla , and finished fourth in the Lady Kat Invitational in Kentucky. The team will be minus one of its top players this spring. Jan Rikard has left Carolina to try to make the pro tour in Florida. Here is a profile of Howell and his women golfers. nr,/\u LUAtw jo r iiuwr.LL Howell, 35, a native of Laurinburg, N.C., was captain of Pembroke State's golf team from 1964-68. He is a Class A member of the Professional Golfers Association of America and has been a professional since 1972. He played on the PGA mini-tour in 1973 and 1974 after serving as assistant to Randy Glover at Kings Grant in Charleston. The women's golf coach came to Columbia in 1974 as the assistant professional at Forest Lake Country Club and later moved to Woodbranch Country Lady Gamecock; By Julie Jameson ( "r With a preseason ranking of sixth, ^ USC Women's Tennis Coach Jeff gea, Kefalos said he is optimistic about the to ' team's potential. ^ wee dow one he s 15th Jeff Kefalos T1 Returning All-Ami By Kevin Sullivan Led by senior returning All-American Pat freshman top recruit Darlene Lowery, USC's will gear for the 1983 season. The schedule is highlighted by a heavy st games early on the card. "This lines us up with a lot of teams from the warm spring weather, and we're able to work our tough tournaments," Assistant Head Coach said. THE TEAM has been at regular practice for preparation for the opener against Northe fV/T o O 'if V-* ?v\ s\. iiiuiv.il l. at iivjinxz. Preparation is important in the philosophy Head Coach Lou Piel and assistant Palmer, " the tough tournament at the University of ( vitational," Palmer said. Dufficy, a Hope Valley, R.I., native will play a role on the squad in her infield/outfield pos said. The freshman, Lowery, will play from the Another important player will be junior Lind will be working in the outfield, Palmer said. "WK HAVEN'T quite reached our pot< ability," Palmer said, "but we'll be there for game. "We have great speed and a solid defense in o Palmer said that by the end of the season, "rc can finish with the top teams and get to the Woi World Series." The first round of the National Colleg Association playoffs takes place March 12^1< vt- Okla.iv!v! !\ !v.\ /. .\ ! ' v!v! . v team hopes to '.? !"" . 1 ^11!:: 1!! ?'*1 ^ " lady Gamecock Furman Invitational at Greenville, S C. Peggy Bell Invitational at Winter Sprim Azalea Invitational at Wilmington, N.C. Duke Invitational at Ourham, N.C. ia< t a -? a? ' *>':^ women s soutnem onampionships at NCAA Championships at Athens, Ga. Club, where he was head professional until December 1982. ROBIN ABARE Abare, a junior from Forsythe, Ga., placed fourth in the Lady Wolfpack Invitational in 1982 and finished 24th individually at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women National Championships at Athens, Ga., in 1981. She won the Middle Georgia Junior Championship in 1979 and 1980 and was runner-up in the Westlake Junior Invitational in 1980. She also finished in the too 32 in the 1979 U.S. Junior Championship. Howell said, "Robin's the upperclassman on the team. She didn't play real well in the fall, but we're counting on her to play well this spring. She worked with her pro on her swing over Christmas, and I've worked with her since school started." KELLY BRANNON Brannon, a freshman from Franklin, Tenn., was named to the 1982 High School All-America team and won the Tennessee State High School Championship in her ser?'or vear at Pace Hich School Shp alsn V ? ?w O? " ?ww won the Tennessee State Junior Girls Championship at age 17 and the Nashville City Women's Amateur Championship at 16. > look to move t rhe girls are enthusiastic about because < season," the six-year head coach skills, acc I. "We went undefeated in the fall Two fre son. I think we have a shot at the the roste five." Hargartei arolina is 2-0 after posting wins Chafin, ra r Furman and Tennessee this past polls, se ikend. The Lady Gamecocks junior Da^ ned Furman in Greenville 9-0 and Oxriede t the Volunteers in Knoxville 7-2. doubles. r. efalos said he was pleased with aJ No. 1. victory over Tennessee. "They're ^?' of the better teams in the region," Chafin wil aid. Next jphomore Laura Bernstein said, i I j lndM to c J have a promising season ahead Hi 1 s. We're ranked sixth now. I think Th * fnl 1 be ranked third by the end of this Gamecocl ,on' Invitation *rnstein, the women's No. 1 where eig rer, went 19-7 last year and was willcomp led a Nike All-American. She is "This \ in the national college rankings. petition le remaining lineup is undecided nament," jrican leads softl i Duff icy and j1 softball team J||jg| ring of homo Oklahoma Inli James, who inte Athletic noo ? * ? 1 .in .Norman, . . um[ ^oacn L0U nel , \ v. v. \ \ v. v practrr.e. Pijrf.is in.K?r frr?t yaara hrpak intn fni Golf Schedule March 24-26 (JS, Fla. April 3-5 April 15-17 April 22 24 Athens, Ga. April 29May 1 May 23-29 Howell said, "Kelly could be the key to the team this spring. If she plays well, the team will move up. She'll take up the slack from Jan leaving." SUZY ELLISON Ellison, a senior from Columbia, qualified for the 1982 U.S. Women's Open and has finished seventh in the S.C. Women's Amateur and 10th in the Carolinas Women's Amateur. In 1980, she qualified for the Southern Amateur, and she captured third places in the 1978 Junior Azalea and the 1979 Carolinas Four-Ball tournaments. "Suzy played real well in the fall, more consistent than anybody on the team. She's going to have a good spring," Howell said. LISE RUSSELL Russell, a sophomore from New York City, was a member of the PGA National World Cup team in 1980, the youngest player ever to qualify for an LPGA event at age 13 and the youngest player to make the cut in a LPGA event at age 15. In her freshman year with the Lady Gamecocks, Russell placed sixth in the 1982 Lady Seminole Invitational. She was an American Junior Golf Association AilAmerican in 1979 and 1980. She won the New ip in poll )f the players' equality of ording to Kefalos. J >shmen have been added to J v. Till T 1 -1 Tr.1.. * i. u 111 nauaici uuu rvaiy i will join junior Johnna 9 inked 34th in national college j nior Ellen Oxrieder and | wn Otto. ? r and Otto will play No. 1 1 rhey were 15-10 last season Bernstein and Hausler will 2, and Amy Kneale and il compete at three. weekend, the Lady <s travel to Bloomington, ff jj :haiienge eighth-ranked In- ^>..,.,,^4 lowing weekend, the Lady . is will play in the Nike al in Ann Arbor, Mich., ht of the top 10 college teams g ete. I narr vill be our toughest combesides the NCAA tourKefalossaid. for Cs tall team By Andrew Mil ~ Under the c ^ Strong, USC's indoor nation; Pontiac, Mich time this seasc Colas, anoth (4:07.9) and a 1,000 meters, a Strong said 1 * "We don't h< I ,"1 -r Pre,st^i.ous l-^( Photohy Ainir Mistlngt the F^CfinSylVcl them. nstructs nor team in a recent uSC's first n itC,fl'r<Mna.'vX%v'V*''\f V, ,tyjam j (Qtyo)'. ^ . qualify . nein mis su mrr 110 poll && York State Women's Amateur Championship in 1979, the Metropolitan Women's Golf Association Junior Championship in 1980 and the Arizona Silver Belle Championship in 1975, '76, '77, '79 and'80. Howell said, "Russell is an excellent nl.QVPr .Qh<? ran ir? er?iir?to ir? tVio fill Kut . uiav >UII M|/U1 W til Ult 1U1I UUl lids worked harder this semester. She's an AilAmerican if there ever was one. She'll lead the pack if she plays well." ? LISA SCALLY Scally, a freshman from Corapolis, Pa., made it to the quarterfinals of the Western Pennsylvania Women's Amateur Championship in 1981 and was the 1981 Lad and Lassie Champion. In 1980, Scally was runner-up in the West Penn Junior Championship. Her father, Chuck Scally, a teaching professional, qualified for 13 U.S. Opens. "Lisa only played in one or two tour- f naments last fall and will play more this spring. She has a lot of potential," Howell said. KIM SIMMONS Simmons, a sophomore from Charleston finished ninth in the Lady Kat Invitational in her freshman year. She was Tlini Anrrtlftn T ? 4 1 uuiuui n^aicd JUUUlca UlldllipiUIl 111 lytMJ cinu finished fifth in the Twin States Tournament and eighth in the S.C. Women's State . Amateur in 1980. Howell said, "Kim is a real good player ^ and had a pretty good fall. She was runner- ^ up in the U.S. Amateur one year. She made a swing change after the fall, and if she can Cfnt fhif i1 bw vuuv iiiwi^miaicu uau nci UbUdI SWlUg, she should have a real good spring." The Lady Gamecocks' next tournament is March 24-26 at the Furman Invitational in Greenville. Tony Rambo i has high hopes irnlina frank tpam w n % fcVMI I ler lirection of sixth-year head coach Charlie track team has high hopes for the 1983 >quad is led by two-time All-America senior Rambo holds school records in the indoor 1 the 400-meter outdoor (46.8). He was a giate Athletic Association national qualifier intermediate hurdles. He also qualified for ? )ic Trials and played one year of football for I ? r t ? leiensive duck. ina standouts include Verlon Rhodes and ansfer from Furrnan, has qualified for the il track meet to be held this winter m . He will be running the 600-meter. His best >n is 1:09.6. er school record holder in the indoor mile qualifier for the national indoor meet for lso holds the outdoor 1,500 mark at 3:45.9. le is looking forward to this season. ive a lot of runners, but what we do have is a Our goal is to get to the NCAA chamipring. r top competition and high standards from said Strong, an Ail-American at Oklahoma itly earned recognition when he was named g staff at the National Sports Festival to be lf?r ill ( Crvfinrtc .v.. ... v/./lv/l UUU wp lllg.'], VjUIU. ely honored to be asked to work with the :'he sports festival has really gotten to be a }nt,M he said. 1 face tough competitors this season. Their des two dual meets and four invitationals ? a nia Relays and Tom Black Classic among leet this season is at home March 20 against