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Gamecocks open Metro play tonight By KEVIN ADAMS Sports editor After a holiday rest and a couplt of breathers against Augusta anc Davidson, the USC basketball tearr is ready to head into the meat of it: schedule. It all begins tonight as Georgt Felton's 8-2 Gamecocks travel tc Louisville to meet the ninth-rankec i A Tifc- TII . i \_iuunicu5, ime game win mar* the beginning of USC's sixth seasor in the Metro Conference and is the first of three consecutive Metro con tests for the Gamecocks. USC will be host to Cincinnati Saturday anc Memphis State Jan. 18. The Gamecocks are led in scoring and rebounding by senior centei John Hudson, who averages 16.4 points and 9.0 rebounds a game. Sophomore guard Brent Price is nexl at 15.7 points per game, followed b> sophomore guard Barry Manning, who is averaging 13.2. Senior forward Terry Dozier is also in double figures at 10.5 points a game, while freshman forward Joe Rhett has played well recently, scoring 18 and 10 points in the wins over Augusta and Davidson, respectively. Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, opened its Metro schedule Monday night with an 82-73 win at Virginia Tech and has won its last 1C games after opening the season with upset losses to Xavier and Vanderbilt. The Cardinals will be led once again by senior center Pervis Ellison, who will be joined in the starting lineup by forwards Kenny Payne and Tnnu IfimKrA onH nnorrlc oitVi 1 WUJ 1VI111 L/I V/ UilU gUUIUJ IWIII1 Williams and LaBradtord Smith. Key reserves are center Felton Spencer and Everick Sullivan. Orgel, Bell headed for Georgia staff USC assistant football coach has been named to a similar position at the University of Georgia, according to an announcement by new Georgia head coach Ray Goff. Frank Orgel, who has coached inside linebackers at USC for the past three years, has been named linebacker coach with the Bulldogs. Orgel came to USC from Auburn, where he was defensive coordinator from 1981-85. He has also held coaching positions at Clemson, East Carolina and North Alabama. Grgel graduated from Georgia in 1961 and was a three-year letterman for the Bulldog football team as a tight end. The announcement of Orgel's hir PRESENT C A Aeroh Advai Aqua Stretc Lifecy Lifecyi Call C GM 102 General Motors and sports and activities. J ^HT * ahbmmh^H^^HH USC senior forward Terry Dozier o:>-45 win over Davidson Saturday in Gamecock squad open Metro Confer SPORTS BRIEFS ing comes one day after Goff announced the hiring of former USC head coach Richard Bell as secondary coach. Bell served as defensive coordinator at USC under former head coach Jim Carlen and had a 4-7 record as USC head coach in 1982, his only season at the helm of the Gamecocks. Bell was fired for refusing to fire some of his assistant coaches, as requested by former USC athletic director Bob Marcum. USC swimmers split in Cincinnati The USC men's and women's SIGN wm w rED BY GENERAL MO TO* IN ASSOC THE UNIVERSIT JMPUS RECREATION-! ALL PROG lies - Monday - Friday, Begins Mo 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Gym 3( 5:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Gym 3( iced Aerobics - Mondays & Wedni Begins Monday, January 16, 1 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Gym 30 Aerobics Monday - Thursday, Be 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Pool (St :h & Tone - Tuesday & Thursdays 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Combati cles (Exercise Bike) Monday Friday i Saturdays Sundays :les are located in the weight room ( om rtlio Doornntinn o m o c 1 ?? umpuo iicoicauuii ai / / / jlu i iu l GMAC Financial Services are pr< Stop by your Intramural or Recre if i General Motors.. ***** n Hps^v^ j ?; m /y y ^ ^ mmmrnrnj ^ U Cf|N TEDDY LEPP/The Gamecock slams one home in the Gamecocks' Charlotte. Dozier and the rest of the ence play tonight at No. 9 Louisville. I swim teams competed against Metro Conference foe Cincinnati Saturday in Cincinnati. The men's team improved their record in dual meets to 2-1 with a 95-50 victory. The Lady Gamecocks dropped to 1-2 in their 99-46 loss. Gamecocks Ray Burton, Gary Binfield and Jeff Hyde were all two-time winners for USC. Burton won the men's 100 freestyle with a time of 47.19 and the 50 freestyle in 21.08. Binfield took the 100 backstroke in 52.69 and the 200 individual medley in 1:55, while Hyde captured the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:06.78 and the 1650 freestyle in . r 16:09.81. Michelle Smith was a two-time winner for the Lady Gamecocks, winning the 200 backstroke in 2:08.3 and the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:00.15. > TO PLfiV! f _/_/_?z RS & GMAC FINANCIASE :iATION WITH Y OF SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT FITNESS RAMS ARE FREE nday, January 16, 1989 37 Blatt P.E. Center 37 Blatt P.E. Center ssdays 989 7 Blatt P.E. Center :gins Monday, January 16, 1989 lallow End) Blatt P.E. Center , Begins Tuesday, January 10, 1989 ve Room Blatt P.E. Center 3:30 p.m. 9:45 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. )f Blatt P.E. Center r further information Dud to be associated with your campr ational Sports Department today so y MIMC'MBfMME ^ .'.'sharing your future # USC professor I to reduce sport i From staff reports Most sports fans are familiar with the line, "I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out." But sports violence is no joke to Dr. Geoffrey Alpert, a USC professor who has researched the issue and suggests ways to reduce violent behavior at sporting events. "The issue of sports violence is multi-faceted in that it occurs not only among players and among fans, but sometimes between players and fans," said Alpert, a sociologist in USC's College of Criminal Justice. Some violent behavior among players is inevitable, he said, especially in certain types of sports such as football. "Contact sports are hard, tough games fought by hard, tough people," Alpert said. "Very often, the translation of the play on the field will dictate the activity among fans in the stands." Fighting has even broken out at high school and college games. USC's basketball team was embroiled in an incident in February 1988 that also involved a fan. However, Alpert maintains that violence at sporting events can be prevented with the use of architectural designs in combination with other measures. "You simply keep fans of one team apart from fans of the other team in the stands and in the parking lots around the stadium," he said. "Much of this may sound like common sense, and it really is, but it takes concerted cooperation between architects, stadium security officials, ticket managers and others." A player's actions during a game can defuse a potentially violent situation, according to Alpert. "If a player who has just sacked the opposing quarterback then offers his hand to the quarterback to help him to his feet, the crowd sees that action as a reminder that this is, after all, a game and not a life-or-death struggle," Alpert said. JLJC4V11 Wk3 Continued from page 10 in it the whole way." doubt in our min The next task for the Lady Georgia." Gamecocks is No. 7 Georgia, who comes to town Thursday. SOUTHERN MISS (8 "Georgia is always tough," McCants 12-214-5 3 Wilson said. "They're very strong Jones 4-10 2-4 10, again. They're very quick, and their Sullivan 0-2 0-0 0, San guards are exceptionally quick. 6-12 1-2 15, Scott 2-2 They're an extremely athletic team, usC^S)0 ' ?"?2 and they're scoring a lot of points in- Hunt 10-19 3-4 23 side, plus they score a lot in transi- Banner 12-19 4-6 28? C tion as well. We're going to have to 6-8 7-7 19, Middleton shoot well." 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-6< According to Banner, the team is Halftime ? USC 42 ready for the Lady Bulldogs, who 3-point goals ? South have won the last five meetings with Cants 4-5, Sullivan 0USC and lead the series 6-1. 1-1), USC 0-5 (Middle "Now that this game is over, our ~ ?eut If S minds are set on Georgia. If we pick Assists' __ Southern P up the intensity that we had before ygC 17 (Parker. Dia Christmas and right after we came Southern Miss 19, USC back from Christmas, there's no 1,124. Intramural schedule Activity Basketball lAO 2-on-2 Friendship basketb; Floor hockey Q Racquetball doubles Sports Trivia Bowl 1AV#11 iwu: PHILIPPIN (ROUND TRIP TO N rvices NEW YORI DENVER l many )GRAMS RESTRICT CALL FO ii i I I * Wc J * pe is intramural-recreational | * hiou can sign up to play! Ibhmmmihhhi ?1988 J ^ ? I I ooks for ways event violence Alcohol should be banned from sports events because it is another source of potential trouble, he said. "Alcohol, while it makes a lot of money for the ven?1 :?>- -- -LI-.: uuia, causta uiuiv. ijiuuiciin man 11 5 wuil.ll ai ail ailllCllC activity. At stadia where sale of alcohol is banned, there needs to be stricter enforcement of those policies." Sports violence is a complex issue, Alpert said, noting that part of the solution is in the hands of coaches and referees. "Referees and coaches need to be firm with young players and teach good sportsmanship," he said. "It's hard to control a player who weighs 210 pounds and can bench-press 500 pounds. Officials also should crack down more on players deliberately inciting fan reaction by posturing on the field and taunting the opposing team." In the future, the threat of legal action may become a deterrent to violence both on and off the field. Spectators may become more likely to sue players, coaches, team owners or other fans for injuries they have suffered, Alpert said. "In hockey and several other sports, criminal charges have been filed for assault," he said. "Questions will continue to be raised about illegal actions, such as spearing or a late hit in football that potentially can cause serious harm to an opponent. "Let's face it, we live in a litigious society. The players are aware of this threat hanging over their heads like a hammer; that's what prevents them from slugging a referee or taking off their helmet to swing at an opposing player. They know the potential consequences." Alpert's research originally was conducted for the American College of Sports Medicine, which wants to adopt a policy statement on violence at sporting events. The Journal of Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics also has published Alpert's findings. dswecanbea' Hunt receives t Griffin 2-4 3-4 7. MM TOkOHOYS Magee 2-4 2-2 6, Lady Gamecock Beth Hunt has iders 1-3 0-0 2, Hall been named Metro Conference !'! Sc;r,';i!!;? Player of the Week for her efforts 30-60 13-18 80. .n (wo games ,ast WKk Parker 1-4 2-4 4, In a ^ 0ver North avid 2-5 1-35, Diaz Carolina Jan. 4, Hunt scored 25 1-7 0-0 2, Hawkins points for the third straight game, ) 17-24 85. while also pulling down 12 re, Southern Miss 35. bounds and blocking a shot, lern Miss 7-10 (Mc Three days later, Hunt scored 24 lf 2r,3lSlatjr points, grabbed 10 rebounds and ?~5)' Rebounds dished out three assists in a 97-72 ;c 42 (Hunt?n\6) M"r0 vklo/y over Memphis State, diss 20 (Magee 8), Hunt' a 6'2 *oph?more forward, currently leads USC in scoring wi 2 15. Attendance ? 21.8 points a game "and in reboanding with 9.7 a game. Entries open Entries close Play begins Jan. 9 Jan. 12 Jan. 18 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 16 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 23 Jan. 26 TBA Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 29 P ^ C M AWESOME T |T| ALTERNATIVE 90.5 BUY NOW AND SAVE! ES $950.1 JAMAICA $4097 1ANILA) (SPRING BREAK 4 NIGHTS) i# x a nn nAATAii innn It 9190. DUolUIH mzu. $258. LOS ANGELES $318. 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