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Sports Q I Wednesday, February 4, 1987 ^ 3 MMHHBHMMHHHMMHMnnnnMmMHHMWTHE r,,?mnnv | m ? ? II Louisville cr Gamecocks ' By The Associated Press W LOUISVILLK, Ky. ? The Gamecocks got a taste of their H own medicine Monday night as Louisville used tenacious defense to hand USC its second loss in a The Cardinals had 16 steals and forced 19 Gamecock tur- |H novers as Louisville blasted USC, The Gamecocks, who, accor.1: 1 1 1- ^ umg IU utdu cuam ucorgc M Felton, pride themselves as being a defensive team, saw the Cardinals use a high pressure defense j to build a 26-point first-half lead j that USC never threatened. ! Chris West and Keith Williams, Louisville's most re- | cent starting guards, had been talking about what it took to ignite the inconsistent Cardinals. "Defense is what's been doing it for us," said West, a senior who has started just two games this year. "We've been coming I out with more intensity and play- 11 ing defense." I "I was real pleased with our pressure. We really got after j them and took them out of what j they wanted to do," Louisville coach Denny Crum said. "That's what you've got to do and we j haven't done that with many ra teams." i Herbert Crook led four players N in double figures with 18 points. "I thought we got outplayed in j the game both offensively and j defensively," Felton said. "I | think you saw two different I teams on the floor. They just did ^ an outstanding job in every ^ area." ^ \ i 1 a i ic/^ lVIIlIldCl I UilCI ICU UOC Willi M 15 points, Terry Dozier added 14 j and Tony Shaw 13. Center Darryl Martin, the team's third leading I scorer and top rebounder, was held to 4 points and two I rebounds. W Tony Kimbro added 15 points, V Pervis Ellison 14 and Mike I Abram 12 for Louisville. Kimbro | ^ led the team with seven rebounds. 1 ' < W Crum also praised his team's guard play, a position that had caused the Cardinals some trouble. He has tried six different starting combinations, with West and Williams getting the nod last 1 Saturday against Kansas. L "I thought that was the best t our guards played all year," f Otim said "Thev all contributed C in a lot of different ways." t . ^ Louisville improved to 11-10 I w overall while USC dropped to f 11-8 and 4-3. Southern Mississip- A pi, an 84-77 winner over Memphis State on Monday, is tied for r second place with the s Gamecocks. t With the game tied at 8 with j COPYEDITORS, Bi NEEDED TO WORt ? ilia if ? ni r jj H /?v/f fL/l?fL? I KILL! ! f;> | piz; i I 1 I i I * w t\1>v fe'j* ushes USC 90-62; fall to 4-3 in Metro BBRBHr ? ** mm H(^Ij^~ g| ^ ? i| Tjh k MM 9 jb ~ i iiir^L a % ^HH^Bf'; M ; ; KEITH JONES/The Gameco Michael Foster reaches for a rebound against George Washington Dec. 22 ..a HOP'. * 2. i. *Lm 1 *7 "7 MA. - usiur, uous iu|i kuiui, is sutuiiu iiB inv luiiioioiibu di i/./ ptii yaniu. 5:40 left in the first period, the second half as Louisville coi .ouisville went on a 30-4 run to tinued its hot shooting and too ake a 38-12 lead on Ellison's two leads of as much as 33 points, tl ice throws with 1:44 remaining. last time coming on Mark McJ >ook scored 10 points during wain's field goal with 2:39 left t he spurt. make it 82-49. Louisville, shooting 17 of 28 Louisville made 35 of 62 sho or 60 percent in the half, took a for 56 percent, while tf 12-17 lead at the break. Gamecocks were 25 of 56 for ^ The Gamecocks, meanwhile, percent. nade 14 turnovers and hit just Louisville visits conference fc even of 21 shots for 33 percent in Virginia Tech on Thursday ar he first half. USC plays host to Armstror USC never mounted a threat in State Wednesday night. USINESS, NEWS FEA TURES, SPORTS, < ON THE GAMECOCK. APPLICATIONS IN RUSSELL HOUSE ROOM 321 ER COUPON 5PEEDY REEDY'S (S NOW m EXPRESS!! ^ 30 MINUTES OR LESS our competitors'. Pizza Express was the First to Deliver to USC. Serving for 7 years with quality pizza. USC's Jo Seymour won a spot in the NCAA's 200-meter bi Swimmers split mi By RICHARD BREEN Senior reporter The USC swimming teams split a dual meet at Clemson Saturday. The Gamecock men won their half of the meet 126-91, while the 17th-ranked women lost to the fourth-ranked Lady Tigers 158-110. Winning the first five events, the No. 15 Gamecock men jumped out to an early lead which they never gave up. Junior Jean-Marie Arnould was a triple winner for USC, capturing the 1000- and 500-meter freestyle and the 2.00-meter butterfly. Gary Binfield won twice, taking the 200-meter individual medley and the 200-meter backstroke. The Lady Gamecock swimmers did not fare so well. Clemson's women won nine of the 16 events I as NCAA qualifying times fell throughout the meet. Women drop 4th straight in Frank McGuire Arena By RICHARD BREEN Senior reporter Despite a banner performance by Peggy Glass, USC suffered a 69-65 women's basketball loss to Virginia Tech Monday. Glass, a junior center, scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Lady ck Gamecocks fell to 9-9 overall and 4-3 in the Metro Conference. Freshman center Schonna Banner was serving a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons, which opened the door for Glass's fifth start of the k year. ie Junior forward Monica Williams, who led the - Lady Gamecocks with 21 points, combined with Q Glass to lead USC to an early lead. Sophomore guard Martha Parker led the Lady ts Gamecocks with nine rebounds and 19 points. lc USC led the Lady Hokies by as much as 5 points ^ late in the game but gave up seven in a row, fell behind by 63-61 with a minute left and never came )e back. |Cj The Lady Gamecocks have now lost six of their jg last eight games and four in a row at Carolina Coliseum, their longest such streak ever. A A W a o Irt |;nA IV* r t\ iwu-gauic ivicihj iuau ihjj ia ucai in nnv iui USC. The Lady Gamecocks will face Cincinnati Feb. 7, and Louisville Feb. 9. The Lady Gamecocks then return home to square off against Clemson's Lady Tigers Feb. 11. ? Carolina beat Clemson 74-65 in their first meeting * this year, on Dec. 6. I EjMjj! II BAR-BOP J SANDWIC! DELICIOUS PORK SEASON ? AND SERVED WITH A DAB ( $ AND A F I i j 2 I ? I 2 VISKO HATFIELD/The Gamecock eastsroke competition aqainst Clemson Jan. 31. 1 jet with Clemson USC's Aline Larouche, Joanne Seymour, Linda Criddlc and Dana Dutcher teamed un in the 400-metcr medley relay for an NCAA time of 3:51.91. Seymour, a junior, also qualified for the NCAAs in the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2:20.15 to go along with her win in the 100-meter breaststroke. Clemson's Mitzi Kremer set a pool and school record in the 100-meter freestyle with an NCAA qualifying time of 51:06 to go along with two relay wins and one other individual victory. The Gamecock teams will travel to Blacksburg, Va. this weekend for a Feb. 7 meet against Virginia Tech. They will then be idle until the Metro Conference/National Independent Championships, Feb. 25-29 at USC's pool. I 1 ffljar m E9 TTTjjnNE9H^^^^^^HH|H^^BnBH&^|S^r^^?& vf jr. 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