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Lady Ga By BOB ZAFFRANN Staff writer The USC women's basketball team steamrolled over an overmatched Louisville squad Saturday afternoon at Carolina Coliseum with a combination of strong inside play and perimeter shooting. The 89-59 win improved the 18thranked Lady Gamecocks' record on the season to 18-5 and 9-1 in the Metro, while the Ladv Cardinals dropped to 4-19 and 0-8. USC built their lead gradually and methodically in the first half, led by 6'3" center Schonna Banner, who was a perfect 5-5 from the floor and totaled 11 points in the period. Karen Middleton came off the bench early and gave the Lady Gamecocks their first double-digit lead at 26-14 with 10:30 remaining on her first of six 3-pointers. Martha Parker dished out five assists and added 10 points, and sophomore forward Beverly Hawkins scored eight in a reserve role. fn short,- everything was working for USC, who led 50-32 at the half. "It was exactly what we wanted," said Lady Gamecock head coach Nancy Wilson, "a chance for us to nlav PVPrvhoH V On our tpom onr) V,VI; wwi? vui ivaui, aim 51W them some good playing time, and a chance to show what they can do." At halftime, Sheila Foster, the Lady Gamecocks' all-time leading scorer and rebounder, was presented her retired no. 53 jersey by USC President James Holderman in a ceremony marking alumni day. There was also a Lady Gamecock old-timers game before the main contest. After the intermission, Louisville head coach Peggy Fiehrer, in an attempt to slow the pace of the game, switched her team to a zone defense. Her strategy worked for a while as USC struggled to make the adjustment, and a 3-pointer by Louisville guard Tuonisia Turner cut the lead to 58-41 with 13:15 left. That was as close as the Lady Cardinals would get. Sophomore Karen Middleton answered with a 3-pointer of her own, and three minutes later, Middleton poured in two more Softball s By CHRIS SILVESTRI Assistant sports editor Although the 1989 USC softball team is basically a young team, they are still loaded with experience. Six starters from last year's team, which set a school record with 47 victories and finished the season ranked No. 9 in the country, return for the Lady Gamecocks. Three of the returnees, sophomore center fielder Tricia Popowski, sophomore Michelle Delloso at second base and senior shortstop Marianne DiRupo, were named to the 1988 All-South Region team. Even though Popowski, Delloso and DiRupo will be looked to for leadership during the season, other players may also emerge in that role. "Other players can surface once we start playing," said USC head coach Joyce Compton. "You can see other people who aren't captains be models as well." Compton is entering her third season as head coach of the Lady Gamecocks. In those two seasons, Compton has compiled an 81-28 record (a .743 winning percentage), and she has a lifetime record of 289-124. In 13 years of coaching at Mattatuck Community College, the University of Missouri and USC, Compton has never experienced a losing season. Sophomore Angie Lear will provide USC with some experience in the pitching department. Lear finished the 1988 season with a 15-2 record United^ of the I m???? w? m SCHOLAR FOR MED STUDEh Medical school costs a day. They're climbing fc students can handle wi Kind of financial help. II medical student, the Ait have the best answer fc an excellent scholarshi can ease the financial? or osteopathy school ai concentrate on your stu Participation is based c selection. Let the Air Foi investment in your profi For more information, c TSGTLARRY I 803-772STATION-TO-STATI MM piajb mecocks 3-point bombs, boosting the USC lead to 71-43 with 9:14 to go, and breaking the back of the Louisville zone. "Karen Middleton's 3-pointers added a lot of excitement and also helped us to build up a comfortable lead," Wilson said. Middleton, who hit six of nine 7r\mntprc \c?r\ tkiP I oH\/ ci mprrxr4!/ c J pUllllLlJ, 1CU 111C LU^.v iv.? with 22 points, while Banner had 17 points and seven rebounds. Hawkins and Parker finished with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Wilson substituted freely throughout the game, giving injured starters Banner, with a knee injury, and Sherry David, with shin splints, some rest in preparation for Monday's game against Metro Conference rival Florida State. I maSmf Abe I ''jl** >*>. ' * W USC sophomore guard Karen Middle ference win over Louisville Saturday at C nine 3-point shots and scored 22 points .quad beg and a 0.41 ERA, while recording 10 shutouts. In the hitting area, the Lady Gamecocks will look to Popowski, Delloso and DiRupo to lead the way. Popowski had the second-highest batting average and on-base percentage on the team last year as a freshman with a .351 batting average and a .464 on-base percentage. Popowski also led the team in doubles, triples and stolen bases last season. Delloso finished the 1988 season with a .301 batting average, and DiRupo batted .303, while leading uic icam wiui a .<4/z on-oase percentage. The toughness of the schedule should prepare the Lady Gamecocks for postseason play, Compton said. "We face a good mixture of Top 20 teams," she said. "We are playing the people we need to play to accomplish our goal (a berth in the NCAA national tournament). Last year's Lady Gamecock squad was knocked out in the regional tournament after suffering two losses to the University of Arizona. This year's team is ranked 19th in the nation in the preseason poll and third in the South Region. USC will begin its 1989 campaign Monday when they travel to Chapel Hill to face the University of North Carolina. The Lady Gamecocks will not have a home match until March 21, when they play host to UNCCharlottc. Afcy Midlands W ^1 SHIPS IICAL ITS. re rising every jster than many thout the right : you're a Force may >r you. We offer p program that strain of medical rid allow you to idies. >n competitive rce make an sssional future, all 3AXTER 1698 ON COLLECT n m s i ^ crush Lc "We'll have to play very strong against Florida State," said Wilson. "If I'm not mistaken, they haven't lost a game down there. It's a tough place to play." Alter tacing the Seminoles, the Lady Gamecocks will play Virginia Tech and East Carolina on the road, and then come home for a final game against DePaul before the Metro Conference Tournament March 9-11 in Memphis, Tenn. "If we continue to play aggressively and play well and together on both ends of the floor, 1 feel like we should continue our. . . winning ways," Wilson said. "We're very pleased with the way they are playing right now." 11 HK^gP ? ' .O..." s, Er "v" t m " mP- ' ' Ft ^ ^T"V: '" >,>! > 3r i?gt? -^r ritfiiiiimr^' ton looks for an open teammate in the Carolina Coliseum. Middleton found pie in USC's victory. ins' actior 1989 USC Soft Feb. 20 at North Carolina Feb. 24 at Ceor9ia Southern Feb. 27 at Furman March 3-5 at Texaa AtH Invltatlc 3 Sam Houston 3 Illinois State 4 Oklahoma City 4 Texas AIM 5 McNeese 5 Crelghton March 7 -Central Michigan Match 9 at South Florida March 10-12 at South Florida Tourn 10 Arizona 6tate 10 N.E. Louisiana 11 Akron 11 Eastern Michigan March 21 UNC-Charlotte March 24-25 USC Round Robin 24 North Carolina 24 Hinthrop 25 Toledo 25 Georgia State March 27 Toledo March 28 Baptist March 31 Furman Louisiana Tech April 1 Louisiana Tech Furman April 4 at Georgia State April 6 at Coastal Carolina April 8-9 USC Invitational 8 East Carolina 8 Georgia Southern 8 Ceorgla State 9 Finals April 11 Coastal Carolina April 14-16 at Adelphi Tournament 14 Adelphi 15 Penn State 15 Adelphi 16 Connecticut 16 Massachusetts Apr II 18 Furman April 21-23 at Chattanooga Tournanu 21 Nlcholls State 21 Austin Peay 22 South Florida 22 Virginia May 19-20 NCAA Reglonals May 24-28 NCAA National Tournament am Din The program tha for discovering the vari< Ask cashiers at all < for details on how y valuable ] GO points Free Sp: plus $2C 50 points Free $li 40 points Free $1( 30 points Free 12 Contest runs February All prizes must be claiir uiisville LOUISVILLE (59) Jones 10-15 2-7 22, Acton 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 1-4 1-2 3, Pride 2-5 0-0 4, DeGraffenreid 7-11 2-2 16, Turner 3-6 0-0 9, Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Warren 0-4 1-21, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 6-13 59. USC (89) Hunt 3-10 3-4 9, Parker 4-8 2-3 10, Banner 8-9 1-1 17, David 0-0 0-0 0, Diaz 4-6 0-0 8, Hawkins 5-8 2-2 12, Middleton 7-11 2-2 22, Joyner 2-3 2-2 6, McMillan 1-5 1-2 3, Gardner 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 34-62 6-9 89. Halftime ? USC 50, Louisville 32. 3-point goals ? Louisville 3-3 (Turner 3-3), USC 6-9 (Middleton 6-9). Rebounds ? Louisville 29 (Johnson 7), USC 34 (Banner 7). Assists ? Louisville 15 (Pride, DeGraffenreid 5), USC 25 (Parker 11). Total fouls ? Louisville 18, USC 13. Attendance ? 2,112. KEVIN ADAMS/The Gamecock Lady Gamecocks' 89-59 Metro Connty of openings herself as she hit six of 1 today 4, < i ball Schedule ' s 2130 t 4100 Chapel Hill, NC , 2100 t 3 i 30 Stateaboro, GA 2100 t 4100 Greenville, SC I nal 3:00 College Station. 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The last Metro road win for the ~ T ? ? c 1 r\o o VJcyliCCULNS V.CUI1C J ctl 1. ZJ, 1^00, when USC defeated Florida State 80-72 in Tallahassee as freshman guard Brent Price led the way with 29 points. Price, now a sophomore, also led USC in Saturday's win over the Golden Eagles by scoring a team high of 18 points, including three 3-pointers. But the biggest shot of the day might have come from Price's ailing backcourt mate Barry Manning. With 2:44 remaining and USC up by only two, Manning ? who had been sick just minutes before ? banked a 3-point shot off the glass with the 45-second shot clock running out, giving USC a five-point lead and sealing the Gamecocks' first-ever victory at Southern Miss. USC had lost all six of its previous games in Hattiesburg. i The win over the Golden Eagles 1 was only USC's fifth Metro road vie- < tory since joining the conference in the 1983-84 season. Three of those ! wins have been at Tallahassee with the other one ? before Saturday ? < coming at Cincinnati. ' USC led 30-25 at halftime as ( Southern Miss made only 31 percent of its shots in the first 20 minutes. The Gamecocks took as much as an 11-point lead in the second half 1 hpfnrp thp f^nlHpn FQ rrl^c t on o 1 10-2 run to close within two before 1 Manning's 3-pointer. ( Manning followed Price in the ? scoring column for USC with 16 S points, while seniors Terry Dozier and John Hudson had 10 points Men's tennh easily agains The USC men's tennis team won heir"Second match of the season Friday by trouncing Wake Forest Jniversity 6-1 at The Bubble. All-American senior Ken Diller is jptimistic about the Gamecocks' ieason. "1 definitely think we will Jnish in the top ten in the nation," Diller said. "It is really great that iveryone is relatively healthy this /ear. Last year we were simply levastated by injuries because four )layers out of our top six were out. iVith everyone back we have a very trong team that will improve with :ach match as the season >rogresses." The Gamecocks faced 15th-ranked Mississippi on Sunday before leaving or the National Indoor Team Cham)ionships held February 22-26 in .ouisville, Ky. United Wiau of fhe Midlands STUDENT GO^ RUN-OFF E THURSDAY, FEBF POLLS WILL BE OPEN You must vote at the following local Please present your \ L RUSSELL HOUSE - 2nd Flo< Continuing Education Criminal Justice Education Health Interdisciplinary Studies Library and Information Pharmacy Science and Math Social Work II. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATE Business Administration III. GAMBRELL - Near Front En Honors College Baccalai Humanities and Social S Nursing IV. LAW - Main Lobby Engineering School Law School V. COLISEUM - Blossom SlrccI I Applied Professional Scii Journalism VI. MEDICAL SCHOOL - Busine Medical Students A RUN-OFF ELECTIOIN FEBRUARY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTI ares rare .d victory Brent Price each. Hudson led USC with a careerhigh 16 rebounds. Darrin Chancellor scored 18 points to lead Southern Miss., while Clarence Weatherspoon and Jimmy Smith added 10 each. USC (68) Price 7-11 1-3 18, Dozier 3-10 4-4 10, Hudson 2-8 6-8 10, Rhett 1-4 2-2 4, Manning 6-9 3-6 16, English 2-6 0-0 4, Breckenridge 3-3 0-0 6, Roulston 0-0 0-0 3, Glover 0-0 0-0 0, Vernau 0-T) 0-0 0. Totals 24-51 16-23 68. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (61) Pettus 2-8 1-2 6, Smith 3-10 4-5 10, "hancellor 6-18 5-9 18, Brown 2-5 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 4-10 2-3 10, Crowell 2-3 )-0 4, Boyd 0-2 0-0 0, Hinton 3-3 2-5 9. Totals 22-59 14-24 61. Halftime ? USC 30, Southern Miss 25. !-point field goals ? USC 4-8 (Price 3-5, Dozier 0-2, Manning 1-1), Southern Miss 1-14 (Pettus 1-6, Smith 0-3, Chancellor -4, Hinton 1-1). Rebounds ? USC 47 Hudson 16), Southern Miss 29 (Hinton 1). Assists ? 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