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PjsNjflTS BRIEFS 1 1 Williams shatters si 'J decathalon record USC track star Phillipe Williams ^ continued his outstanding season tf over the weekend at the Mt. SAC h Relays in Walnut, Calif. Williams finished second in the decathalon while shattering the ri USC school record. Williams fin- j ished with 7,598 points, surpassing Wade Brantley's 7,406 points in 1988. He also became an automa- v tic qualifier for the NCAA Track C( and Field Outdoor Championships P to be held May 30-June 2 in Dur- " ham, N.C. 1> ^ ^ 1- f Q' utner uamecocK penormers were Darren Davis, whose pole k vault of 16' 4 3/4" was a personal *( record. The 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 n relay teams also turned in their ^ best times of the season. The 4 X 100 team of Robert Brooks, Nigel Stoddart, David Arnold and Chris Love finished in fourth in their section with a time of 40.84. The Gamecocks and Lady Gamecocks will be in action on Saturday as they host the Gamecock Invitational at the Weems Baskin Track on the USC campus. The event begins at 9 a.m. Williams named player of the week USC junior pitcher/outfielder Brian Williams was named the Coppertone National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball magazine. Williams came within three outs of pitching a no-hitter last week against Georgia Tech, the 12thranlwl ttvtm in thft rmintrv WiHiams, who is from Fort Lawn, S.C., was a pre-season AllAmerica pick and struck out 13 batters in that contest. It was his second career start and second two-hitter against Tech. Softball team wins two in Chattanooga The Lady Gamecock softball team won two and lost one game in the partial Chattanooga Tournament Friday. The remainder of the toumey was cancelled due to rain. USC crushed Furman 11-2 in their first game as Dawn Lantiere was 4-for-5 from the plate with a triple and an RBI. The Lady Gamecocks blanked Georgia State next 2-0. Angie Lear was the winning pitcher, improving her record to 26-11. Lear's season ERA is .82. USC lost its final game of the day to Northwest Louisiana by a 3-2 score. USC's record is now 45-12. Next action is today as the Lady Gamecocks will meet Furman in a doubleheader. The first game begins at 3 p.m. at the Lady Gamecock Field. A free trip to Myrtle Beach will also be given away during the doubleheader. Golfers finish 11th in last tournament The USC men's golf team finished the regular season this weekend as they placed 11th in the Bank South Eagle Invitational Tournament, played in Savannah, Ga. The Gamecocks, who finished ?A a-A-i 0*1 e i _ J wim a icani luiai ui o u> were icu by junior Brett Quigley, who finished in a tie for seventh place. Quigley's scores were 72-69-72 for a tournament total of 213. Senior Rick Williams, in his last tournament appearance as a Gamecock, finished in a tie for 28th place with scores of 70-77-72 for a total of 219. USC looks toward Metro and NCAAs The Lady Gamecock golf team finished in fourth place at the Woodbridge Collegiate Tournament at the Woodbridge Golf Club in Kings Mountain, N.C. USC improved their chances to go to the NCAA Championships in May by finishing ahead of Furman, Kentucky and Duke, who were all ranked ahead of the Lady Gamecocks. Sophomore Debbie Eckroth once again led the way for the Gamecocks, finishing in a tie for seventh place with a total of 229. The Metro Championships begin May 4 in Destin, Fla. at the Sand Destin Resort. USC will play host to the NCAA tournament May 23-26 at the Arthur Hills Golf Cpurse on Hilton Head Island. Pep Talk Continu< traight year with 60 or more wins. A "hey are phenomenal. Trai So why am I predicting the Lak- Ma\ rs' first round oponent, the Hous- San >n Rockets, to extend their series aboi ) five games? To back up all the ishe ype I'm giving this thing, that's cord 'hy. Oh yeah, and Olajuwon will Port ive them problems too. Their se- Fi es gets underway Friday night at ence he Forum. ture The second-seeded team in the ^ta /est, the San Antonio Spurs, is ^hc; aming into the playoffs having l^s. ulled off one of the success sto- a&ai Ac nf tKo or TV?a Qnnrc Vior\ iKa Mai V-/.3 \jl uiw y^ai. iiiv^ upuu iiau uiv^ est turnaround in league history The Eter a dismal finish last year. Roo- I' ie phenom David Robinson is a but )rce inside. San Antonio will the leet the Denver Nuggets Thurs- fina ay night at The Hemisphere. The the purs iri four. ovei Svi:: f * jf? \ , * * * !&* mumr#**'**-* - x ' |P|if ' i\ > '' I sXx fllll^l^S^^.'. U" ' ? ?< ?,* K' ?d from page 8 lso on Thursday, the Portland seven-gar 1 Blazers will host the Dallas The Bi 'ericks. With all the talk about sweet re1 Antonio, many have forgotten another s it the Trail Blazers who fin- Eastern ( d the year with the same re- and the I as defending champ Detroit. Finals, land over Dallas in four. In the riday's other Western Confer- Lakers w 5 first round contest will fea- a t0Ugh s the Phoenix Suns and the ^ave moi h Jazz at The Salt Palace, l A. thar y'll be some great matchups in ieague ^ series like John Stockton won't let nst Kevin Johnson, and Karl -phe lj one against Tom Chambers, upstart S] Jazz in five. the Trai m running out of room here, Western lookine on down the road to eainine s o ? o best-of-seven conference semi- perience Is, I see Detroit knocking off be enoug Knicks in five and Chicago the confe the 76'ers in a hard fought this year. ' ^Vv% 15 hl ' :l? >. 1 .<<- jK;._. STORE HOURS: Richland Fi CHARGE IT: Ftarisian Interest-Free Option C % ne thriller. sjx and ^ ulls will then get a little sets up venge against Detroit in Magic and Mi even-game affair for the pd y^e picj _onference championship happen this ye< right to advance to The court advantaj key. Magic w Western Conference, the rjng as the L ill somehow beat Utah in seven-game sci even-game war. The Jazz Once again e potential to neutralize league. 1 any other team in the By then it w l healthy Magic Johnson a die-hard ba it happen though. nores the playc ikers will next meet the he hears the L l^ 111 ^rr A ftar hie haaH puis WI1U Will KIIUUK. UI1 "'WI 6?uu 1 Blazers in the other check the b; Conference semifinal, closely for th ome valuable playoff ex- April and disc< along the way. It won't hold, the Bra h to beat L.A. though for back, rcnce championship. Not I guess ncil The Lakers will win it in have missed t r ** < o' / ??M 0 * ^ e?*/< *?</, f ,..n In Intimate Appai mj.s.s. erie and Intimate Skopping Service arrived at Parisian in a rusk, tkc r accomplisk manv errands. Pneouraged kv tke ^e. .ke kride-to-ke <S^^> r cfowns, rokes, panties, a L t " rig **OC seWV'^ x - WtV n>" \JmL ^ >?'w ???w ashion Mai! open Sun. 1:30-6, Mon.-Sat. 10-9. /edit Cord, MasterCard, Visa, or the American Ex Tennis Continued from page 8 ick to The Finals. was defeated by FSU's Baker and . L.A. and Chicago, 6.3> 7.6 ichael As much as The Lady Gamecocks' number " 'r I' U r?n 1 tw0 team Nal1 and Dietch set ir. e Lakers home back the Lady Seminoles' duo of 5n W. agwm t Tee and Wagonner 6-3, 6-3 while i c aim is sixt al numbcr three doubles posiakers win another Uon CuUk and Wicsc lcamc^up ,exS' ? , to defeat FSU's Ivy and Webster , L.A. is atop the 5-76163 in DC June. My aaa. The Lady Gamecocks regular scball fan who ig- season record now surnds at 17-5. >ffs. wdl laugh when USCs ncxl compclillon wi? ^ -akers won ,t agatn. M 8.,4 a, (hc NCAA ? I, Pr?. Y mcm in Gainsville, Fla. aseball standings le first time since _ , jver that, lo and be- Edaor 5 Note: Results from the ves are 17 games women's Metro Conference tennis championships were not available :hcr one of us will Sunday al Press lime Thc Gamc' { ^jng cock regrets the delay. ^ of ... "V a"JL , --K., J ' 'y* ^, * 1 - ~ -; press Card.