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Sports Friday, December 1,1989 THE GAMECOCK 7 Defensiv By BRANT LONG Assistant Sports Editor Defense and effort were the story as the USC basketball team opened its regular season Wednesday night with a 76-54 victory over the Eagles of Winthrop. a "j _ r r a .1 1 /\ crowa 01 .gainerea ai the Frank McGuire Arena for the contest. The Gamecocks controlled the tip-off and then ran up an early 12-0 lead before the Eagles came back. Led by George Henson's outside shooting and the indsiue play of Shaun Wise, Winthrop fought back to make it 16-16. Before the comeback, USC head coach George Felton had substituted in five new players, the majority of them freshman or first' year players. Guard Barry Manning, who did not start the game because he "broke a team rule," came in to lead the Gamecocks to a 35-26 advantage with just more than two minutes left to play in the first half. When Bojan Popovic hit a jumper then stole a pass and converted an easy lay-up, it was 39-26. USC connected on three free throws to end the half leading, 42-26. Felton commented on the excellent plav of the defense. "Offensively, I thought we did some good things there, but it was the defense," Felton said. "We played hard, and I thought they got after Wirithrop. To me that is a good sign because defense will keep you in games. "I wanted to see how we were going to play defensively. We're a young team. I expect probably more mistakes from an offensive standpoint than I do a defensive standpoint" The USC defense held Winthrop to only 29 percent shooting from the field in the first half while the Gamecock offense shot 56 percent in the period. Sophomore Jo Jo English ' i W " :i: v* - - * ' M || "I can't evt P to had a chile ij Abortion: ] 83 are the cIoj y USC. Insuran J special considers Dr'^0h"/ MINIMUM With EVERY donat Blood. Programs avs simple blood test is s if you qualify. Spec students. 2719 Serologicals A e effort p m "Tonight South Car- J olina deserves a tremend- J ous amount of credit. If they continue to show the type of progress that they can make, they're going to be a factor in I the Metro." Steve Vacendak Winthrop head coach sparked the Gamecocks and excited the fans when he slammed a rebound in to open the second half scoring. USC opened up a 20-point lead with 15:17 left to play and controlled the game until the end, allowing Winthrop to get no closer M than 18 points. USC faltered near the end of the contest from the foul line, but still managed the 22-point victory. USC's defense held the Eagles jj to another poor shooting half, and Winthrop shot only 29 percent k from the field for the game. USC * shot only 45 percent from the free- gg throw line in the second half, but shot 55 percent from the floor for the game. "Overall, I was pleased with the entire performance," Felton said. "We'll look at the films. There's always some area you can improve upon, such as free throws at the ^ end of the game." Felton was very impressed by the team's effort in the match. d "I'm very pleased with the ef- ^ fort," he said. "As I told the kids before the game, I was going to ci look in a column that usually Si doesn't go into the statistics, and vv that's effort, and I give the Univer- th sity of South Carolina basketball c< team an 'A' tonight... It was a re good game for us because they g< made us play defense. I was really proud of our defense." w "Tonight South Carolina de- s< serves a tremendous amount of y :n fathom what my life I," says a USC student Dividing America/ m tJ Yourself -2*1 esent - .jj Dur teeth ed and S^f ;ked for I stmas. IMM sest dentist to^YW^ ce accepted & W'~ ,jjk itions to students! ^mk 1. McGeary Lens Street Vj I $20 PAIDI ion. Plasma & Whole til for all blood types. A ill that is needed to see ial bonus program for rologicals. Inc. Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 Jolumbia, 5.U. zuzw 254-6537 Jijiyersity f re 4 4 aces US( /' . ' ibibih - :?' ' " - " 4pH ^ Cnnhnmnro nn irH Itni'.in Pnnnvir I uupiiuim/i v ^MMBW w i ay's 76-54 victory over Winthrop. JSC's season opener. edit," said Winthrop head coach teve Vacendak. "They obviously t ere well-prepared ... I know p ley have a young team. If they I rntinue to show the type of prog- n >ss that they can make, they're t Ding to be a factor in the Metro." F Junior Barry Manning led USC ith 15 points while George Henon scored a game-high 17 for I Winthrop. r would be like if I hac who had an abortior he next Portfolio LfAD BOO :e Lighting Z romp 1 SPORT use dro to Aubui The Lady G; team fell to Au 78-61 at Eave seum in Aubum USC was pa< dleton who hac three coming ir also hit six of Hui USC trailed period as fe the Godby, The Lady G $0*? and travel to D< to face the Raic ELISABETH TANGUY/The Gamecock goes up for a lay-up m Wednes- Dixon tolj Popovic scored eight points in Board of Trus mittee on Fi: this week th The Gamecocks are 1-0 and was explori ravel to Richmond, Va., to partici- would put G; late in the Central Fidelity Classic. television moi JSC will play Maryland Friday fered no speci light, with the winner of that con- "We're lo est facing the winner of the Ways of raisir Richmond-Army game. "Piwht nnu/ i ' w Awfc,M' "VTT> * Winthrop falls to 2-1 and plays 10 (*1SCUSSlost to UNC-Greensboro Saturday Television uS^t. cially national ~ ball games, ( fH partments n< school's foot appeared on - t r t quently in th< 1 been for ced it had in n . - - decade. t at 15. Unlike un Clemson, whi TV money w the Atlantic USC can tak for football independent. The Garm R athletic Russell has arrived. r% a niir A UAIVI 5 V E R S I T Y K S T 0 R E 7:30 PM, Sunday USC Hor: Come Join Carolina Cares, Touch of F and the Association of Honor Studen In case of rain, it will be h< the consolation game. Both the S BRIBiS' consolation and championship - ?' games are on Sunday. ps opener- Mm women still n' " afloat in Top 20 amecock basketball burn Tuesday night The College Swimming Coaches s Memorial Coli- Association of America released 1; Ala. their poll on Wednesday and the :'ed by Karen Mid- USC men's swimming team, 1-2, I 18 points, all but dropped one notch from 15th to i the first half, and 16th. 16 from three-point Texas is ranked No. 1 in the at followed with 13 men's poll. The Lady Gamecock swim team M _ i i i i i 1 r.L by only live at the *s aiso i-z anu are ranxea i^in in shind in the second the women's poll. ,m Thompson, who Next action for USC is Dec. 1 with 20, and Linda as the men face the top-ranked scored 16, took Longhorns in the USC/Texas Invitational, which lasts through Sunramecocks are 0-1 day- The women are participating iKalb, 111., Saturday in the Eastman Invitational in Collers of Wright State umbia and the U.S. Open in Orwinner of that con- lando, Fla. The Eastman Invitathe winner of the tional lasts through Sunday while is-Ball State match the U.S. Open goes through facing each other in Tuesday. etic department Is TV revenues ited Press team is a member of the Metro rector King Dixon Conference, which includes nalooking at ways to tional power Louisville. ^vision revenues in Dixon said getting Gamecock the athletic depart- teams on TV more might help D00 deficit in this the athletic department rebound r. from this past fiscal year's defii the University cit. He said the deficit occurred tees Ad Hoc Com- under "extraordinary circum5cal Policy earlier stances" that forced the departat the department ment to spend $600,000 it did ng avenues that not have in its $12.9 million amecock teams on budget re often, but he of- "The good news was it wasn't fics. as bad as (it) could have been," oking at creative Dixon said, ig money," he said. t's really premature Increased scholarship costs for out-of-state students, unanticipated legal expenses and high appearances, espe- turnover among coaches, most broadcasts of foot- prominently on the football team >ften provide large after the February death of footlue for athletic de- ball Coach Joe Morrison, caused itionally. But the the athletic department to spend ball team has not more than it took in during the television as fre- Fiscal year ending June 30, Dixon j past two years as said. le middle of the Still, the department ended the year with about $150,000 in its reserve fund. iversities such as ich has to share its The Gamecock Club, which ith other schools in raises money for athletic scholarCoast Conference, ships, also failed to meet its e all of its money budget and recently raised its because it is an dues for the first time in 26 years io repienisn its 3>z.d million rescock basketball serve fund. 601 Main Street 0% r- r* gy o r, December 3 seshoe aith Gospel Choir, Carolina Alive ts for hot chocolate and caroling! ;ld at Rutledge Chapel.