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Sports Monday, March 5, 1990 The Gamecock g 4 Lady Gan regular-st % By JEFF NICHOLS Sports Editor ^Finishing in a tie for first place iit the Metro Conference is noi W$at USC head coach Nancy Wilsqji had in mind. ^Nevermind the wornout business afyout kissing family members, there's that dreaded coin flip you fn m-m ./%? ?? i nU/Ai.l ?n?t tu wun y auuui. ?The alternative? ? win youi conference outright. That's whai thfc Lady Gamecocks did Saturday with a 75-54 win over the Florida St&te University Lady Seminoles al Frank McGuire Arena. ^USC's destiny is in their own h^nds now, not the hands of the Metro Conference commissionei -4 a coin flip won't be needed. ;The Lady Gamecocks will head inio the Metro Conference tournament seeded first. They'll vie foi - tlteir third straight conference Lclfampionship beginning Thursday Rvjth a 1 p.m. matchup againsl ijght-seeded Tulane. l:Last year, USC finished the reg ter season tied for first place in p conference with Southern MisBsippi. Both teams posted 10-2 inference records. pThe Lady Gamecocks won the Rht to the top seed then by cor #ptly calling the coin flip. J ;That's a gamble Wilson said hei /te^m wanted to avoid this time j arpund. "Last year we had to take it (first place) on a coin toss, and we dijfln't want to have to do that this yqar," the USC head coach said. ;"We felt like we had the strongest team in the Metro and wjp wanted it to be very clear that w? had the strongest team." fThe win not only solidified that cljaim, it made sure that USC would not have to face the possibility of having to meet both FSU , add Southern Mississippi in the Ctournament. Should USC face either team again, it'll be for the Mfctro Conference championship ori Saturday. ?That suits Wilson just fine. ;Td like to be able to stay away -w ir -v *? *r -m t?*<i -i ? iin : V qp LUiN Help us help ; American Red Cross 1 ^j^^C^RegionalMBloo / Black Ti / That's Why-Aill / IOIM ' ^B / Mitchell's / "Largest formalwear "Largest selection sel B "Professionally traine B "The best in quality/ B FRATERNITIES & S B Mitchell's located ne B umbia Mall Has a de B Call 736-4539 and a; ^ for more details. '' CAN YOUR VISI( Take A Good L COMPLET1 FOR O : Appointment call Odi The big bird : 625 S. Main , : across from the Towers ; call 771-4455 _ Offer good with th's ouj r Greek Style Chicken w/Greek Salad, Potatoes & Rolls Gyro & Greek Salad Cheese Burger Basket Pastitsio w/Greek Salad & Potatoes Chicken Basket :>on only. Mar. 5-9 (Mon.-Fri.) i lecocks win I :ason title 1 from playing those two real quick teams in a row," she said. > "They're both legitimate content ders. It's going to be a tough week, but I'm looking forward to it." . USC took its first lead with 17:35 remaining on a layup by se| nior Lisa Diaz that put the Lady Gamecocks up 6-4. Diaz and fellow senior Schonna Banner were honored before the game ? their last regular season t matchup in a USC uniform. When Banner hit a hook shot at C.AO ? 1- TTOn i 1 L..:K _ uit j.uj mam, uol nau uum a gg 16-point cushion. But by halftime, Florida State had closed the gap to : 37-28. An 8-0 FSU run in the opening L minutes of the second half cut jg| USC's lead down to just three at '. 47-44. , "I felt like we were taking good . shots during that first spurt when J they were cutting our lead," Wilson said. "They just didn't fall." After USC ran off 11 straight , points to take a 58-44 lead, the Lady Seminoles responded again p i and went on a 7-0 run of their own to move back within seven. "That time we might have gotten a little too lackadaiscal on both ends, and they came up with some second shots," Wilson said. "But they're very hard to maintain a lead against because they're very explosive. So I'm real pleased with se what we did." ul The Lady Gamecocks outscored id Florida State 12-3 for the final _ lo-poini margin. ,? Beth Hunt led USC in scoring again with 23 points. She also had L_ nine rebounds and four assists. Diaz scored 17 points, had seven assists, five steals, and five rebounds. Banner had 15 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots. "If we can be as emotional and intense in the tournament as we were today, then I think we'll be in good shape," Banner said. "All the things that every team ~~ has worked for all year long will __ come out next week," she said. 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The victory earned FSU, 16-1 overall and 6-8 in the Metro, th sixth seed in the Metro Conferenc tournament, which begins Thurs nmht Tkn ?,;il w*- uajr lugm. nit vji/iiunwind win yia l|l| USC will be seeded fifth an 1*% face the third-seeded Memphi State Tigers Thursday at 4 p.m. f' &H "Offensively, again, we did n( 3 really execute," USC head coac George Felton said. "We had to W fK many people standing around an not enough ball movement, nc The Gamecocks, led by senic Sykes an(* sophomore Je] ^ ' Roulston, opened up a seven-poii advantage midway through th s first half. But free throws brought th - , Seminoles back. When FSU junic Michael Polite hit two free throvs at the 6:24 mark of the first hal the game was tied at 21-21. Th Seminoles never lost the lead aftt that point. 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At the 8:28 y mark of the second half, his 12-footer cut the FSU lead to two d at 58-56. is Then, Mayes, who scored a game-high 25 points and had five >t assists and four steals, took over, h He first hit a 3-pointer, followed o by a fast break lay up to put the d Seminoles on top by seven at >t 63-56. "I'm proud of the kids in the )r second half," Felton said. "We cut ff the lead to two, and then Mayes it hit a 3-pointer." e The Seminoles, also, hit the foul shots when they needed them to e pull away at the end. >r Mayes hit four foul shots in the 's final minute to give FSU the win. f, High scorer for USC was Jeff e Roulston, who had 18.. >r The Gamecocks fall to 13-13 overall and 6-8 in the Metro Const ference. USC's game against i- regular-season ACC champ demit son is Monday night at 7:30 p.m. e ? ? (Did you gi ? cKnozu... a ^ You should ^ have a GYN exam ^ by the age of 18 or if: ir you have menstrual problems. 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