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Sports Friday, February 28, 1986 -y E9?wmini?MiBmi mil n*m n rr~^>^"fT'fr^r'ir^*Tirir~WTramgnwm?rri^^ mmiiHim7wn?HCTiiwinTTm?BBi?giiraia?BWHMM Metro Con begins Sat By JOANNE KORTH Staff writer USC's Lady Gamecocks head into this weekend's Metro Conference tournament in Columbia as the No.l seed with a 9-1 league record. USC is riding an 11 -game winning streak, and finished their regular season schedule at 17-10. The Lady Gamecocks closed out the season last Mondnv with ? ? y v* lopsided 111-36 victory over UNC-Ashcville. USC received a bye tor Saturday's first round of play, and will face the winner of the Virginia Tech-Southern Mississippi game on Sunday at 4 p.m. Head coach Nancy Wilson said she thinks things look good for the lady Gamecocks this weekend. "Being at home and the bye are real advantages, but more importantly, 1 think we are at our peak," she said. "We are playing with nice flow, very comfortably." - ai o ?M| IP* rmw,r $ Sophomore guard Dawn Raab holds off j ouppun " lit* i m) March of Dimes ! Iffte b ossom shop Flowers & Gifts Greater Columbia Delivery Bank Cards Welcome Member FTD 'Tor Corsages Call" Blossom Shop 2001 Divine St. 79Q-3730 ference toi urday at C Here is a look at the teams US( IIUIN lace this weekend Ml MP II IS SI A 11: ? MSI) lost 69-62 lo I'SC in Columbia. The I .aily I igers are the No. 2 seed at 9 I. I hey are definitely South Carolina's strongest eontender. A fairly young team but very well-rounded, MSI J has played well on the road. They beat ranked teams, Missouri and N.C. State, and lost to Mississippi by only one. CINCINNATI ? n>.. i :i<I? Bearcats lost twice to USC, 67-63 in Columbia and 80-56 at Cincinnati. I lie No. 3 seed, the l ady Bearcats have good shooting ability and good scoring balance. Cincinnati lost its composure in the game with the I ady Gamecocks at Cincinnati. VIRGINIA I I CH ? I he i.auy nokics lost twicetoThe I atly (iamecocks, 92-S3 in Blackshurg and 69 5 3 in Columbia. ^ v i Km mmm e "ffit' ';* ' ***?> iT'" Central Florida defender Kristy Burns in ATTE I Pre-Medical, ; Allied Health ! ; Alpha E| * Premedical ; is now accepting app I Forms are ave w&r nv 5 % s/#'d/d epP 10 pack- $ ^YxC 5'. d/s. d/d \v io puck' S 19.90 3'j micros 10 pack* $24.90 mm N 799-: ! 933 Mail irnament oliseum I he No. 4 seed, the I aily Hokics have had trouble recently with injuries. When healthy, they press well and have good quickness. Virginia loch is short on depth. SOU I'lUiRN MISSISSIPPI ? 1 he l ady I agios defeated I ISC 63-62. I he No. 5 seed, the I ady I agios arc the only team to have beaten South Carolina in the Mciio (his season. USM is lotl by senior guard Bridget Wilson. ll.ORI l)A SI All I he Lady Seminolcs lost XI S7 to USC in Columbia. I lie No. U seed. I he I ady Seminoles are ;i youni! squad. They are led by junior forward Lorraine Kiiuson. I.OUISVILIT: ? I he Lady Cardinals lost to CSC twiee by I he same score. 83-77. The No. 7 team, the I ady Cardinals are led by Ireshman guard Annette Jones and junior centei K o c h e 1 1 e Van Leer. "QKNfV' 4t am f * % v * * J RAY GRONUFRG The Gamecock a regular season (jame NTION Pre-Dental, and Science Students psilori Delta Honor Society lications for membership. lilable in CLS 401 Diskettes 14.00 U.W-- JI ' Also sold individually ws 3807 n Street v ' * *. ? > () '/, '* ' /? ?v tK JH Senior Duane Kendall lies in the key after being called for a fi Free throws lift Lou By WAYNE WASHINGTON Staff writer | Senioi guard Milt WaiMier sank two tree throws n !il< I. -I > .1111 iww uunm> it.-11 in inc game 10 give ilie 14th .1 ranked l.ouisvillc ( animals a 65-63 decision over USC Wednesday night at I rank McCiuire Arena. v I he Cardinals jumped to an early 10-6 lead on h Hilly Ihompson's slam dunk. However, the lead I was short-li\ed as USC stormed ahead on Michael p Foster's three-point play with 12:53 to go in the first s half. The Ciamecocks. who showed their support of o head coach Hill loster during warm-ups by wearing headbands with "foster" written on them, used a 1 high-pressure trapping defense to increase the lead 1< toll points with 1:19 lei t. o Hut then I'oul trouble hit USC. Alter Cardinal ii freshman Tony Kimbro buried a 13-foot jumper, the Ciamecocks were called for two quick fouls. I he r n-MiuiMu nee uirows cut aroiina s lead to Ine at ( luilftime. 1 I ho Cardinals, who oontrollod the hoards oarly in \ iho socond hall, used strong inside play from sophomore Herbert Crook and freshman Pcrvis i Mlison to out the lead to one at -44-4.1 with 16:10 left I n TV a coccnv Dtrcn gj UI LLU t nccu I I _ PIZZA 1 256-0301 S J SO? 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