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m Sports * Friday, February 13, 1987 / Chris Abboushi comes off bench as USC walk-on By WAYNE WASHINGTON ?nnrte oHitnr When USC starter Tony Shaw fouled out with 12 minutes left in the final period against Louisville, walk-on Chris Abboushi entered the game. While the crowd at Frank McGuire Arena was busy booing the officials for what they believed was a questionable call, hardly anyone noticed Abboushi's entrance. His teammates said he seemed poised and very much under control. Perhaps that's because he was. Abboushi, a 6-foot, 165-pound industrial management senior, has been the Gamecocks' safety valve this season. He has no sparkling statistics and draws no rave reviews for possessing vast amounts of natural athletic ability. Yet, when reserve strength is needed, Abboushi is one of the first players head coach George Felton calls. /\gainsi Louisvme, nc answered that call. "I was surprised I wasn't afraid," Abboushi said. "Coach has a lot of confidence in him being a walk-on," added team captain Michael Foster. The Gamecocks were down by 9 points, and the Cardinals showed signs of breaking the game open, but Abboushi's defensive effort sparked a USC rally. Then, when the Cardinals began overplaying his teammates, Abboushi drove the lane and put up a jumper in front of three Louisville players who were at least 4 inches taller. Abboushi's jumper found its way into the net, and the Gamecocks found themselves down by only Martha Parker s nn lion aa uob ueiedis By RICHARD BREEN Senior reporter Key baskets late in the game sent USC women's basketball team past Clcmson 57-54 Wednesday night in a crucial home win. Martha Parker sank the second free throw of a two-shot foul with five seconds left to clinch the victory, which upped the Lady Gamecocks' record to 12-9 pushing the.ix winning streak to three games. Parker led US<C with 18 points and added seven I El ! ^ iT i; S BAST STEPS TO F1LIMO FOR A ST1 jj eOVB&HMBVT OFFICE AVD SENATE I; I. You must fulfill ALL Candidate !; A. You must have a 2.0 GPR ? You must carry at least 6.C i; You must have paid studer <; B. Presidential Office: Comole jj at USC j; Vice Presidential Office: Cc : 45 hours, 21 at USC ; Treasurer's Office: Complet j; Secretary's Office: Complet 1! < i < > i; II. You must file for Candidacy by :I executive offices is $12.00 and for 1 > '. 11 i; III. After filing, you must attend a I jj 16th at 4:00 P.M. in the Russell H ?, J > i; Pollworker applications are now b< |> between 8:30 A.M. & 5:00 P.M. P Deadline for applications is Friday I be a MANDATORY meeting for pollw ;: 4:00 P.M. in Russell House, Roorr i; Rules and applications for filing ma) j: ment Office in Rm. 112, of the Ri 1 L KEITH JONESIThe Gamecock Chris Abboushi is caught by two Louisville defenders. two, 57-55, with 44 seconds remaining. "It was a big shot for him and a big shot for the team," Foster said. The Gamecocks, however, were called for more fouls, and UI. made their free throws to end USC's rally. Despite the loss, Abboushi gained the respect of his teammates. "He came in tonight in a tough situation and he took control," Kevin Gobbi, fellow USC walk-on, said. cores 18 points Clemson 57-54 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes. Junior forward Monica Williams was Carolina's leading rebounder, pulling down eight. The win also ended a Frank McGuire Arena record four-game women's losing streak. Carolina fell behind the Lady Tigers early and were behind by 11 points with 7:17 to go in the first half. The Lady Gamecocks fought back, however, and were only down 26-24 at halftime. See "Lady Gamecocks," page 11 <! < > <. STUDENT ITERNMENT ?> < > i MiiniVAWM iifiliiiliiS EB. 25TH II < > <? < > JDHET SEATS: * > Requirements. jt or above. i; ) hours !; < > it activity fees j; tion of 45 hours, 30 i; < > < < > <? )mpletion of j; <! <? < > <. ion of 12 hours j! ion of 12 hours j| < > < > > > Feb. 13, 5:00 P.M. The filing fee for ?: senate seats is $2.00. i; <? <? < > < > IAKDAT0RY meeting on Monday, Feb | ouse, Room 302. i; ? < > ?? < i sing accepted and may be picked up I; ollworkers are paid $3.50 per hour, j: , Feb. 13th at 5:00 P.M. There will ;? rorkers on Wednesday, Feb. 18th, at t 332. i; > ? I < > f be picked up in the Student Govern- :j issell House. !: < > < 1 ? 1 \ < \ < i < > ? \ 1 > Louisvilli By JEFF SHREWSBURY aporis eonor Defending national champions the Louisville Cardinals, withstood a late second-half rally by USC to gain a 59-55 Metro conference men's basketball victory in Columbia. USC was down by as many as 11 points three times in the second half Wednesday, and a few times it looked as if the Cardinals would run away with the game. But the Gamecocks' pressure defense and a few Louisville misses at the free throw line gave USC a chance to win in a regionally televised game. "This is probably the best game we've played in the past two weeks," head coach George rcuuii saiu. we ran our ottcnsc better, we played with intensity and rebounded well. We had a couple of turnovers and mistakes that we didn't need. "It's a tough loss, but we've got to bounce back," he said. USC's record falls to 12-10 overall and 4-4 in the conference. It was a physical game as USC's Tony Shaw and Michael Foster, and Louisville's AllAmerica center Pervis Ellison all fouled out. A total of 41 fouls were committed during the game. Shaw scored 7 points, and Foster scored 8 of his 10 points on the free throw line. Ellison, who had been averaging 15.6 points per game, was held to 9. With just under six minutes left in the game Louisville had taken an 11-point lead at 54-43, and Felton called a time-out to settle his team down. Whatever he said in the huddle must have worked, because USC came out and cut the lead down to 2 points on a 19-foot Terry Dozier jump shot with 1:09 remaining. Dozier finished the game leading all scorers with 22 points and seven rebounds. USC walk-on Chris Abboushi went into the lane and made an eight-foot jump shot, but Louisville sealed its win when senior guard Chris West sank I MKT. K 119 Swin 1 Prelii I For Fu Garnecoc A 0 fights t Hi m ^5^ ; : I 'J*T UL's Mark McSwain fouls forward Tern both ends of a one-and-one with 29 seconds left. Louisville was 10 of 16 from the free throw line in the second half. "1 never feel good when you have to win on the line, but they (UL) made them when they had to," Louisville head coach Denny Crum said as he watched his team improve its record to 14-10 overall and 6-2 in the conference. "Let's not mistake this Louisville team for a final four team," Crum said. "Right now we're struggling to get into the tournament." RO SWIM1V ! A SPLAS ... :V 87 Metro/N nming & Di lampionshi] 'ebruary 26 - 2! ninaries 10:30 'inals 6:30 P.M rther Information ( k Ticket Office At ' I iff use -*r, ^IfcileZL ' KEITH JONES/The Gsnncock ! Doziar. Dozier scored 22 for USC. Crum said he felt the 4-point margin at halftime was the key to the win. . ) IJSC was nn hv 9 nnitif 2:38 left in the first half when Louisville came back and scored the next 6 points off of USC turnovers. Both teams scored 31 points in the second half, making the 4-point half-time lead the margin of victory. USC's next game is Saturday at 1 p.m. in Frank McGuire Arena against Florida State. It will be televised. IliNli | H | r l I IC I iving I tis I A.M. I ' # I j Contact 777-4274 g