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Junior guard as USC poun By DAVID CARAVIELLO Staff Writer The USC men's basketball team did Saturday night at Frank McGuire Arena. With an 87-63 shellacking of Temple, sociated Press poll, USC was able to stri of basketball for the first time this seasor at the free-throw line. More important! - r r?L _ victory at the Tournament 01 L,nampions "I'm just really proud, and to me the coach of the 21st-ranked Gamecocks. "V I've always said once we do that, we'll night we took another step toward being The Gamecocks did it offensively. Gi seven of eight three-point shots, includii record and finishing with a game-high 26 The Gamecocks did it defensively. 1 any quicker than this: Joe Rhett takes l Roulston and hits a layup. Guard Barry J and goes in for another layup. The nex ends up in Manning's hands again, and 6-0 before the standing-room-only crow seats, and English makes it 9-0 on his fi Macon misses two free throws. And only 59 seconds into the game. The quick start even astonished Feltoi believeble starts I've ever been associate said. But this game belonged to English, 1 sonal highlight reel with his offensive e> Macon. The 6-foot-4-inch English evt 7-foot Temple center Donald Hodge in tl "I don't think of myself as a three-poi scorer," English said. "But I have confi< it, and my teammates have confidence in "Tonight (Temple) played a zone, and and pifll up. But when the three-pointer \ English's outside shooting forced 1 switch from his patented match-up zont man. "I have not seen any team in the nati well-coached than South Carolina," Chai "On offense, they are tremendous." But English was not the whole offens game of his own and scored 16. Rhett i score 20. Roulston, who held Hodge to and Michael Glover chipped in eight. English's offensive efforts will sun played on Macon. The Temple guard ne< his career, and English held him to 22. ] and scored most of his points on long ju the game. Gamecock athl From Staff Reports L The 1990 sports campaign was a 1< diverse one for USC, from the joy c< of the Gamecocks joining the th Southeastern Conference to the fire ir at the new fieldhouse. From USC's victory over No. 4 North Carolina hi in basketball to Beth Hunt's deci- w sion to leave me Laay uamecocK u basketball team for a pro career s< overseas, here is a recap of a very interesting year. is Baseball: The Gamecocks w completed their 20th consecutive winning season, finishing with a p 33-25 record and third place in the A Metro Conference. a Head coach June Raines picked t\ up his 550th career coaching victory with a 3-2 win over Louisville G in the Metro Conference Tourna- d ment in Hattiesburg, Miss. t Men's Basketball: USC fin- C ished the * 1989-90 season with an even 14-14 record and finished tl fifth in the Metro. s Women's Basketball: The * Poor shootin aids Lady Ti| From Staff Reports Sheron Wells scored 17 points 1 Saturday night as Clemson rolled 4 to a 73-40 win over the Lady s Gamecocks at Littlejohn Coliseum f in Clemson. USC shot only 24.5 percent in r the contest, and only 18 percent in . the first half, where the Lady Tigers, 5-0, took a 37-18 lead. The Lady Gamecocks also committed 27 turnovers to Clemson's 19. : USC was led by sophomore 5 Marsha Williams with 14 points. 1 Karen Middleton had six and < freshman Wendy Moss had five. 1 I 4 Midc Belly Dancer S P 2307 Devine St. pj phone 799-5157 m (one block from Five Points) scores 26 ds Temple more than just win a ballgame the 24th-ranked team in the Asng together two complete halves i and show marked improvement ? *1. ?- ' c y, uity piuvcu uiai uiai * was not an aberration. MVP is the team," said Felton, /e put together two solid halves, make a lot of progress, and toa very good team." lard Jo Jo English connected on lg seven straight, tying a school \ points. .ike quick starts? It doesn't get he opening tip from center Jeff banning steals the inbounds pass t inbounds pass gets tipped and the junior nails a 15-footer. It's rd of 12,516 has filed into their irst try after Temple guard Mark n. "We had one of the most und with. We were on fire," Felton who turned it into his own percplosion and with his defense on m rejected a shot by heralded ie second half. nt shooter, I think I'm more of a Jence in myself that I can make me to make it. I was looking more to penetrate vas there, I took it," he said. xmple Coach John Chaney to i defense and employ a man-tolon that is better or (more) ney said in a prepared statement. ive attack. Manning had a stellar used some slick inside moves to only seven points, scored nine, >ly overshadow the defense he jded 24 points to reach 2,000 for Macon had only eight at the half mpers in the waning moments of letics reach h ady Gamecocks finished the )89-90 campaign with a 24-9 re)rd, advancing to the Sweet 16 of ie NCAA Tournament and finishlg the season ranked 16th. Head coach Nancy Wilson got sr 300th career win with a 64-46 in at Cincinnati. USC was also ie Metro Conference regularjason champs. Softball: The Gamecocks fin;hed fourth in the South Region ith a 49-14 record. Michelle Delloso and Tricia Poowski were both named Allamerican. Andrea Beall, Stacy igee and Angie Lear joined those vo on the All-South Region team. Men's Swimming: The lamecocks finished with a 4-5 ual meet record and a 19th place earn finish at the NCAA Championships. Tho fiamprrirt? fini?hp.d first in he Metro Conference for the eventh straight year. Head coach [ris Kirchner, who left USC after g by USC >ers in rout Clemson had the edge in steals 7-4, assists 15-7 and rebounds 4-34. Twelve Clemson players cored in the game. Jackie Farmer ollowed Wells' 17 points with 12. The 33-point win was the largest nargin of victory for Clemson in he series. The Lady Gamecocks fell to 1-2. USC plays a prelude to the 5EC schedule in 1991-92 as they jlay host to the Lady Bulldogs ol Seorgia Tuesday at Frank vicGuire Arena at 7 p.m. ^tacc 1 lie Eastern Cuisine 1 at. Dec. 15 (after 7 pm) We serve Arabic Coffee Curry Dishes j Falafel Vegeterian Dishes 9 IBhHWH ? pp i USC guard Jo Jo English eleva win over 24th-ranked Temple. I points. Only twice did Temple threaten t( went on a 14-5 run midway through t to seven on a Vic Carstarphen thn Hodge. But Felton called a timeoul halted Temple's momentum. English three-pointer, and Manning added on to make it 42-29. The threat was over Temple cut the lead to seven, 60-5 three straight baskets by Glover boos would get no closer than 12 the rest c uiir__ I I i _ r ^ _ we came oacK a coupie or times, jump shot all night," Chaney said. The victory gives the 5-1 Gameci big-time opponent and gives them a Top Twenty next week. Temple drop: Glover was best able to put the ga come out and prove we belonged in t wasn't a fluke," the senior captain s legitimate, and we did." lighs, lows in 1 the 1990 season, was named Metro and NIC Coach of the Year for the fifth time. Ray Burton, Jeff Hike, Dennis Meehan and Rick Havekost were named All-American. Women's Swimming: The Lady Gamecocks finished the season ranked 21st, with a 5-3 dual meet record. USC won their fifth straight Metro Conference title. Isabelle Arnould was named Ail-American and Michele Smith was Honorable Mention All-American. Men's Tennis: USC finished 17-9 and won their fifth Metro Conference title in six years. Head coach Kent DeMars was named Region II Coach of the Year. Women's Tennis: The Lady Gamecocks won the Metro Conference championship and ended the season with a 18-6 record. USC advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championchirio T T/~>T A ^ A kl-.L - laiuiig lu u^i^av u-u. i>auialie Rodriquez, Robin Dietch and Michelle Duda were named AllMetro Conference. Track and Field: USC finished second in the Metro ConferStudents Helping is Learnin By donating plasn you are helping hemop iacs as well as other tients to enjoy a heal productive life. 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"We wanted to Par he Top Twenty and prove last week *cv aid. "We wanted to show we were be tea 990 seasons s* abl ence Championship. Phillipe Wil- ja liams and David Arnould were ^a< named All-American and both men, along with Robert Brooks, ^ qualified for the NCAA ^ Championships. the Soccer: USC finished the wi 1990 season 14-5-2, advancing to saj the second round of the NCAA sh; Tournament. It was the sixthstraight NCAA appearance for the Gamecocks. .1 11 rri rooioau: ine uamautRs miished the season 6-5 with an impressive 29-10 win over West Virginia on Thanksgiving night on ESPN. It was Head coach Sparky Woods' second winning season in as many years at USC. Woods was also named defensive coach for the annual Blue-Gray All-Star Game. Volleyball: The Lady Gamecocks finished the season with a 23-14 record. USC won the Palmetto State Tournament for the second straight year but was eliminated from the Metro Conference Tournament in the first round. ^ Mk ve are committed to imife world-wide. Through trniT nan Vinln mairn thp )ur time and effort and iting you. You can even TODAY 54-6683 ER Cutter ^ MILES ''Pcopfc 'Jicfpiruj I'copfe' 'omeback sto<> >r Gamecocl DOUG AUBE rts Editor x Rhett's comeback story is iplete. he 6-foot-8-inch junior from umbia's Eau Claire High ool has returned to the USC cetball team in full force after season's pacemaker surgery, he starting forward for Coach >rge Felton is the Gamecocks' ling scorer with a 15.1 average r hitting seven of 12 shots and ring 20 points in Saturday it's win over Temple. The medical profession gave i his clearance, and he felt J d," Felton said. "I think that's ind us. When we first recruited 1 i, I thought Joe Rhett had tre- c idous potential. I don't think < :'s changed." < thett downplays his good play 1 season. 1 At first, I thought it (his batball career) was over," Rhett < 1. "Right now I'm happy to be < ying and that the doctors gave : the OK to play." lie Rhett story started last sea- I when Rhett began experienc- 1 a shortness of breath during a C road trip following USC's rie with Louisville on Feb. 8. I ton convinced Rhett to see a i :tor and, upon examination, it 5 determined he had an irregular rtbeat. s thett's surgery was successfully formed on Feb. 22, and the C basketball team rode the sucs into an inspirational 93-80 1 over Virginia Tech that night. The whole situation was hard adjust to," Rhett said. "But the gery went well." ^ext came a long road of recovfor Rhett in which he had to e both the physical and mental t of getting his life back to the el he wanted. *hett made enough progress to given permission to sit with his mmates on the bench on March n USC's eame against Florida te. 'Sitting was hard, just being e to watch and not being able to iy was tough. It was something I i to do though," he said. Then came the off-season and i process of getting back in ape. "I wasn't able to work out with j team. I couldn't lift weights th them or run with them," Rhett id. "I tried to get in the best ape I could." The question of whether or not SI CAROLINA PR Travel and Toi pnasc BERIV SPRING B Marah only: IN'Cll Airfare. Aocomodf Beach parties. Lunch Cruises. Steel band o hur $100 Deposit I Come by DhUU Dm 209 or call 777-7130 for detail* $50 MINIM DONA Your plasma is need recently have had ar infections!!! 1) Mononucleosis 2) Strep Throat 3) Chickenpox or Shin 4) Measles 5) Mumps 6) Chlymidia or Herpej OP Serologicals ry complete 'c forward foe Rhett *hett was going to be able to play, )r even if he would play if he was illowed, was still unanswered. The leath of Loyola-Marymount's Tank Gathers after a heart attack further complicated the matter. "It made me see how easily it :ould happen. I wondered if I :ould or should play again," Rhett said. But the fire still burned inside Rhett, and when his doctors gave him clearance to play and the university worked out the* legal paper work with his lawyers, Rhett and his family were faced with a tough decision. "I decided it (playing) was something I wanted to do. I was in a good shape, and the team was all behind me," Rhett said. "The whole thing was a total team effort. The guys were real supportive of me." 'There are a lot of people in similar situations ? people who have been there. And they have been real supportive of me with letters and calls. 'They say I have been a real inspiration to them," he said. Rhett has also been an inspiration to his team. He has been the Gamecocks' leader this season making the all-tournament team in both tournaments USC has been in (the Great Alaska Shootout and the Tournament of Champions). Rhett has been one of the big reasons why the Gamecocks are 5-1 and nationally ranked. 'This is his third year, and he's really matured," Felton said. "He's starting to come into his own. I can't sing more praises about him." It seems the question of whether he would be the same player after surgery has been answered as the Joe Rhett comeback has come full circle. OGRAM UNION it Committee ;nts 1UDA IREAK '9-1 O I &?> ?495 DE& ition for 7 nights, es. Live rock bands, oncerts and Dance<s... CP253? )ue by Dec. 12 This program ie paid for. n pert by atudcnt actMica fee* tUM EACH TION ed if hlolL have or vy of the following gles 3 (must be free of other STD's) 2719 Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 Columbia, SC 29204 (803) 254-6537 *