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Basketball '86-'87 c
o Friday, November 14, 1986
different era
for Carolina
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By RICHARD BREEN
Senior reporter
Uallou, Gilmorc, Southcrs.
These three names remind
Gamecock fans of the success of ^
the women's basketball team in
1985.
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Ill OJ IIIC Lttuy VJillllCCOCKS
won the Metro Conference MHH|
Championship and competed in ^PSns '
the NCAA tournament while
compiling a 19-11 record. !
Glass, Parker, Williams. These HnH
are some of the names that make BjSSg
up the 1986 Lady Gamecocks. mBMBP " ~~~In
'86, USC hopes to take a jpdjl,
cast of relative unknowns to a second
straight Metro crown. ,
Not that the talent isn't there. H
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while Mindy Ballou, Sharon
Gilmore and Brantley Southers
dominated the headlines, scoring ^Hk
68 percent of USC's points.
"The main difference is that __ . ??*- we've
lost the three mainliners jSpL...:
and everybody has had to pick up
the slack," sophomore guard
Martha Parker said. thttj nihiilin
"Hvcrvhodv's nicking up a little aliUl _ iMflBlll
Parker and Dawn Raab will I
handle the playmaking role occupicd
by Ballou last season. | i
hope can provide some |
sort of leadership," Parker said.
"I know I'm going to have to jr
shoot more and take more in- , ""'4
itiative on the offensive side," . * ;; tiS
Parker said. *
Southers was the main gun for
the Lady Gamecocks throughout ^
much of her USC career. This
year the forward spots will be fill- ?n*r * '
ed by Tammy Harvey and 4 X
Monica Williams.
"Monica is going to be our < , lvr?,% -."J*
scoring machine," junior centerrr\niflrfl
I niro nlacc CQlH <4AI1 .
summer she worked really hard." Jf
Williams suffered an injury to J ,
her left knee last season, but was
able to take 1985-86 as a redshirt ^
year. "I tore knee ligaments and
cartilage against Virginia," KW0
Williams said.
"People overlook Monica and W
Tammy," junior center-forward
Peggy Glass said. Williams was
averaging 10.2 points per game at 1981
the time of her injury and Harvey
filled in afterwards, averaging 4.9 0a,e Opponent
_:nt Nov. 28-29 Georgia Southern
? ... . . (East Carolina, Ti
Peggy Glass says she hmks Georgia Southern
whole team play and not depen- UNC Charlotte
ding on any one person will be n . .. ? . _
? A . 3C , . ? . Dec. 4 North Carolina St
important tor I.ady Gamecock De[ g Clemson
success. . Dec. B GEORGIA SOUTI
From a defensive standpo.n Jin 2 GE0|)G|t
it s going to be harder to defend
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against, Parker says referring to ii.ncuiii
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the spreading out of the offensive .
lo td LOUISVILLE
, , .. Jan. 14 Old Dominion
Peggy and I are really J>n ,g ^ Suti
fighting for 'he same spot J<n n NEW OHLEANS
Laura Glass said. Center will be . ,, .. _
r i icr- Jan- 24 Memphis State
an important position for USC , oe p .
, ' , . r.... Jan. 26 Southern Mississ
this vear due to a lack of height. .
. Jan. zo nun in uahulii
My role is to rebound and fjb 2 virginia tech
play defense and as 1 do thai, the f<|) ,
offense wiII come along, Laura run i n
Feb. 9 Louisville
f.d sk . f?b. 11 CLEMSON
Rebounding is going to be a Fsb ? memphis sta1
big factor because we don 1 have f,b fl0R|D< SIAT|
a lot Of height Peggy Glass feb Tl!nn??e
said, while i arkcr adds, its ,, southebb mis
how you use the height thai you Feb u 0|0R0|( STAI
do have thai counts MlI. 2 FURMAN
The turnover in talent should Ma( 5 ; MMn) Col|flrenCi
be consistant all around the
Metro this year, and not just a
i.ady Gamecock concern, home games in ail caps
however.
Foursome of newcor
tain: the team's f
Banner l i ? play an import.
anything much a
Fraiier Williams she said. "I don
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6-87 Schedule 1986-87 Schet
Sit0 Fri. Nov. 14 MARATHON OIL (Exhibit
Invitational Statesboro, GA Sa! Nov 20 ECKERD COLLEGE
ilane, South Carolina, Mon Dec t EAST CAROLINA
Thur. T re. 4 at Wisconsin
Charlotte, NC $ Uec 6 Loyola of Chicago
Wed. Obc. 10 THE CITADEL
jcau COLUMBIA S""' D"C' CttMS0N
1C"" J " * Mon. Dec. 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON
_ , . Sun. Mon. Dec. 28 29 at Sugar Bowl Tourn. in I
Blacksbur0' VA (South Carolina. Houston,
COLUMBIA Vanderbiltl
COLUMBIA Sat Jnn 3 DAVIDSON
Norfolk. VA Wed Jan 7 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPP
Tallahassee, FL Sat. Jan. 10 at Virginia Tech
COLUMBIA Mon. Jan. 12 at Alabama
Memphis, TN Wed jan 14 lona College (The Meadov
'PP' Hattiesburg, MS Sat. Jan. 17 MEMPHIS STATE
^ COLUMBIA ^/e(j jan 21 at Florida State
COLUMBIA Mon Jan 26 CINCINNATI
Cincinnati, OH gat jan 31 at southefn Mississippi
Louisville, KY ^on. Feb. 2 at Louisville
COLUMBIA Wod Feb 4 ARMSTRONG STATE .
^ COLUMBIA Sal Feb. 7 at Clemson
COLUMBIA Wed Feb t1 LOUISVILLE
Knoxville, TN Sat. Feb. 14 FLORIDA STATE
iSISSIPPI COLUMBIA Won Feb 1B VIRGINIA TECH
r r?ni niinia _ . _
C Thur. Feb. 19 at Memphis State
COLUMBIA Mon. Feb 23 MARS HILL COLLEGE
0 Tournament Blacksburg, VA Sat. Feb. 28 at Cincinnati
Fri.Sun. Mar. 6 8 Metro Conference Tourna
HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS All Timet Eaitern
ners needed to help Lady
iph Wlkon start'n8. hut all four are going to be she is one of the
helping us early." shooters, Wilson
t'hmilrf nla\/ Freshman Schonna Banner, a 6-3 court well and is ;
JilUUlU play center from Lenior, N.C., has to be Diaz was The
considered the head of the newcomer 1986 Player of th
I crop. Wilson says she looks for her to starter at Lower F
be a strong force in the middle for ed 22 points and 1
the uncertainties sur- USC. her senior season.
i6-87 Lady Gamecock Picked by many as one of the top 15 Natalie Willi
i, one thing is for cer- recruits in the nation, Banner was The Gamecocks' third
our newcomers should Charlotte Observer's Miss Basketball and is the quid
mt part in the early of North Carolina. She was a Street A 1986-87 squad, V
Smith and Parade All-American, as she can play eit
i people on our squad, well. guard spot.
yoociy wMi nave an ex- /\i west ^aiuweu Mign dcnooi, uan- w imams was
play," said third-year ner led her team to the 1985 and 1986 conference select
:y Wilson. North Carolina AAA championships. Florida's Terry I
these newcomers will She averaged 22.5 points, 12 rebounds where she avera
of things for the Lady and four blocked shots per game as a game as a senior,
oming season is a dif- senior, and is West Caldwell's all-time Williams has m
answer, Wilson said. leading scorer with 1,750 points. for the past two 1
eople injured and miss- Freshman Lisa Diaz, a 5-7 guard ligament, but sho
it's really hard to tell from Columbia's I,owti Richland High Junior collcgt
bout the whole team," School, will be looked upon for point Frazicr complete?
't really know who will producton when she is in the game, as some. A 5-11 for
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Doziers key
to squad's
successes t
Rv WAVNF WASHINGTON
Assistant sports editor
USC's first-year assistant
men's basketball coach Tubby
Smith calls them "great amN
bassadors for the basketball
program."
fofc j In a season where little success
is predicted, the "ambassadors,"
,v X j Terry and Perry Dozier, will be
counted on to help provide excitement
and enthusiasm.
Ro/'crs? sophomores from
J basketball gold mine Dunbar
^ High School in Baltimore Md.,
are beginning to show their en.4
1 thusiasm early according to
&Sa&P'r ! Smith.
j*w "They've really caught on to
Hau r\ rfrtnert IWAII Qmith
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said. "I'm impressed with their
intensity."
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Basketball experts have billed
- rr~ wm this as a building season for
*t M?Ji USC's first-year head coach
I* A* George Felton. The Doziers,
IvYi% however, have shunned thoughts
j of rolling over and playing dead.
"We've been working hard,"
said Perry Dozier. "I'd like to sec
us prove to everybody else,
because everybody is looking for
Ius to be good in the future, that
we can do it this year."
i To "do it this year" the
<(} Gamecocks will have to overly
come many problems.
Senior guard Michael Foster
J !*' and John Breckcnridge have been
'ft suspended from the team and the
V * Gamecocks will be forced to start
Jr. the season without them.
I Perry Dozier, who at 6-11 may
handle most of the duties at
center, says the suspension has
k motivated the Gamecocks.
itfi "That's just a few of the
?* ' adversities that we go through
. right now anyway," he said.
L4 __ "It'c nr\t c.Af t inn Aiir (nam Kar*!/
V . "W f a IIUl OVIIIII5 WUI IV.U1II UUVI\<
i As a mattcr ?f fa^1. it just gives
xv'* j "" v. us more to shoot for. The main
1*. thing is that we all stick
itiAS HUMI>HREYn1* Gamecock together."
Sticking together is something
the Doziers are used to.
| In fact, according to 6-9 Terry
Dozier, a large reason why the
Doziers came to Carolina is
iule because they were recruited as a
ciuo. Many other schools lost out
ion) 7:30 Pm because they wanted to separate
Pm the twins.
7:30 Pm Now, after a freshman season ^
8:35 pm. saw him average 13.8 points ^
8:30 Pm per game while scoring in double
7:30 Pm figures in 15 of the 17 contests he
4 Pm played in, Terry Dozier has en
Pm joyed most of USC's basketball
\Ibw Orleans TBA publicity.
Villanova,
Perrv Dozier said he eniovs thp
7:30 pm publicity his brother has received.
7:30 pm "We take any publicity that
1 pm (Raycom) comes here to one person as
8:30 pm publicity to the university," he
"lanc)s' 7 pm said. "People always look for me
3 pm ,RsVcom| to be down, but it doesn't bother
7:3? pm me."
7:30 pm The togetherness and progress ^
3 pm (Raycom) Qf jerry an(j perry Dozier has
8 pm impressed USC coaches.
7:30 pm "Overall I think they're mak_
pm ing pretty good progress." Smith
9 pm H?ycom said. "Terry has already
pm ,Ra*com' developed and I think Perry is
7:30 pm developing at the pace that we
7 pm (ESPNlRsycom) expected "
the Doziers remain healthy
pm (Raycom) ancj t^e fCSt 0f the ^jamecocks
men. (Louisville) TBA (,evelop whh usc fang afe
hoping the future might not look
so bleak. _
Gamecocks' squad
team's best outside
said. She sees the /? ? *. . -?r? i
i good passer. With only 10 people on our
Columbia Record's squad, we feel that evervbodv
iidUand^hc^averag- have an excellent chance to
0 rebounds per game play."
ams is the Lady Unni,u
freshman newcomer, NancY Wilson
cost member of the USC WOniGII 8 hflfltl COflCh
Wilson said. At 5-10,
her the forward or sant,S.C., Frazier played for twoyearsat
Anderson S.C. Junior College.
, a two-time all- She was a Kodak Ail-American and a
on at Jacksonville, National Junior College Athletic
barker High School, Association honorable mention All
gctl 17.6 points per American her sophomore season. She
was also named the Western Carolina
isscd most of practice Conference Player of the Year this past
weeks with a strained season while averaging 12.2 points and
uld return next week. 6 rebounds per game.
: transfer Larraine Frazier has shown good progress in
, the newcomer four- practice, Wilson said, improving as '%
ward from Mt. Plea- much as anybody every day.
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