The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 28, 1991, Page 7, Image 7

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Lady Gai rout Tulai * By JENNIFER BAUER Staff writer The Lady Gamecocks crushed the Tulane Green Wave Saturday with a 73-49 win giving them a 12-6 record overall and 4-2 in the Metro Conference. The game began with a tribute and a period of silence for the servicemen in the Middle East Both USC and Tulane wore the American flag on their uniforms. The Lady Gamecocks were strong right from the beginning, keeping the Green Wave from scoring until four minutes into the first half. TU~ ?L? O vi r ilie ciu^cai uic *jiccn wave came to the Lady Gamecocks was four points with 2:00 remaining in the first half. That did not last long and USC pulled ahead to end the half with a 33-24 lead. Junior guard Lori Joyner was the leading scorer in the first half as well as the second. She started with eight points and came back in the second half with 12. Freshman guard Nicki Bass kept the game exciting with her threepoint shots. She came out in the second half with a hot hand, hitI TheC $ Kapl o is prom a ^K1 Elisa Ap| Meredith B a Jennife Rachel C <? \ Carole Hoi <? \ Debbie I y Claudine \ Julie I 1 I Elizabeth \ \ Gabriel ; c?r j MAKE ft j CPU NEEDS The Carolii Availat I A : specie : AND THE I Applications are av The deadline for ap For more inform CPU is funde mecocks ne, 73-49 ting two three-point shots in a row to pull USC ahead 41-26. She ended the game with a total of 14 points, four of which were threepointers. Senior guard Karen Middleton, freshman forward Wendy Moss and senior forward Ann Gardner also fired away three-point shots contributing to the Lady Gamecocks win. The Lady Gamecocks scored 14 points in the first five minutes of the second half, while the Green Wave only scored two points in the same span. The Green Wave only got their second basket of the second half with 8:00 remaining and USC ahead by 22 points. The Lady Gamecocks kept their staggering 22-point lead over the Green Wave for the rest of the second half. The leading scorers for Tulane were freshman forward Keisha Johnson with 10 points and junior forward Holly Hauser with nine. The Lady Gamecocks will face Southern Mississippi tonight in another Metro Conference game at 7:00 p.m. in the Frank McGuire Arena. Charter Clas pa Alpha Tt d to presen st initiates. Altimore Debbit oelbaum Michelle irmingham Candac irennan Grainne r Claps Laura )eSouza Jennifi 3odfrey Stephanii rainger Shelley lingsworth Kathlee Hopkins Julie t_ T n uusepn i rina o .affin Krista ? Latham Becky le Lee Jennife igratulatior > OUR MARK J i ENTHUSIASTIC ia Program Union Has Posit nc un lis nxecuuve v^uuuuii lPPLY for the il programs cha deas and issues c today! 'ailable in the CPU Office, RHU iplications is Friday, February 1 : ation, call 777-7130 or come by sd, in part, by Student Activities SHIP CAROLINA PROGRAM UNION Fe 2 Col. of Charlestar 8,9,10 MardSsGrasTour 16 N.C. State 23 Georgia State Memphis S dominate ( By PATRICK VILLEGAS Assistant Sports Editor Perry. Elliot. Nemesis Unstoppable. Anyway you say it, the Game cocks again proved that Memphi State's superguard Elliot Penknows how to really hurt a team. Perry, the senior guard who laj year nipped USC with a 3-pointe at the buzzer, again destroyed th Gamecocks by scoring 17 of hi 23 points in the second half to hel] the Eagles upset the nation's 25th ranked team, 60-52. The Gamecocks, trailing 28-2! at the end of the first half, hai plenty of chances to prevail, bu failed to make it happen. Thi beginning of the second half sav the Gamecocks roaring withii one, but Perry struck back poppinj two 3-pointers in a row, helpinj the Eagles regain lead 43-33. 0*5 iS?f ieta t theiij\ 3 Lewis Lombardo \/VB? :e Maher I yr i Mitchell \ r 8 Moran \ er Noel \ e Ogeneski \ ? Robertson 1W n Rouse \ \ Safrit \ \ herman \ \?> limmons \ \ ' Starr \ ? r Stoner \ 5 ls! kT USC! : LEADERS :ions TO :hair |v^\ U Rm 209. at 5:00 pm. Rm 209. Fees. I BRUARY i i 1:00 pm Away j v - TBA : TEA Away B 1:00 pm Home ? Itate, Perry I jramecocks I fc At 10:14, Michael Glover's w three-point play once again swal- 5, lowed the Eagles lead to 49-46, g but Memphis State responded with n( a couple of buckets stopping the s uamecock run. tu y Finally, with 2:54 left in the n( game, Jeff Roulston's layup closed j ;t the gap 53-50, but again any hopes v, ;r of regaining the lead fell through p, e when Perry pulled the knock-out ^ s punch by hitting five of six free- w p throw attempts to keep the lead. th "When it came down to execu- ? tion, we really didn't do a good cc 3 job during the crucial time of the d (T!imp " TTQP HaoH PaoaIi Ponnro CH gutnv) iivuu v^uawti vjva/i^ 1 Felton said. lii e IS v The Gamecocks, who have lost ei a three of their past six games, find ur g themselves in fourth place (3-3) in I the Metro conference and 14-5 Va overall. 0I G I WJjt HS.V6 Food Happy Hour Monday - F 10* Wings Wide Screen TV Serving All Food until 2 am 711 Saluda Avenue In 5 Pts. 779-5212 All i i ALL STUD] TREASUF Treasurer's Wor organizations curr Student Activity fe All ti Ti in order to 1: WORKSHi Thursday, Jan. 2' Friday, Jan. 25... Monday, Jan. 28 Tuesday, Jan. 29 : I NAV5 I Oi Interviewing for p< J Engineering J January 30, > j Contact your Caret J ule an interview. F< In South Caroli j NAVY OH Gamecock hungry for y STEVE JOHNSON i ports Editor 1 After a disappointing loss to ! letro Conference rival Memphis 1 tate Saturday, the Gamecocks are 3w hoping to build some winning * 1 lomentum against the Augusta j ollege Jaguars Tuesday night. 1 he game provides an opportunity c >r what should be another "easy" \ in over a member of the Big : Duth Conference. (USC defeated ^ ig South member Davidson Wed- : isday by a score of 85-57.) Getting some winning momen- c m is crucial for the Gamecocks v )w because they face Metro-rival f ulane Thursday and cross-state ri- * il Clemson Saturday. USC has esently won only half of their 1 [etro games this season, and this 1 eekend's loss ? which brought ' eir overall record to 14-5 overall ^ - will probably drop the Gametics from the AP Top 25. s Nearby Augusta College is lo- 2 ited right across the SC/Georgia 2 le in Augusta, Ga. Founded in 2 >25, the school presently has an 3 nrollment of 5,000 * idergraduates. i The USC-Augusta College ri- ^ ilry began only seven years ago, 1 i November 26, 1984. The 11 amecocks won that first matchup * t I and Pub ? 4-8 pm a riday jj c $1 Domestic q $3 Pitchers _ Hours Mon-Fri 11:00-close Sat.-Sun. 12-close XBC regulations enforced ATTENTION BNT ORGANIZ lER'S W0RK5 kshops will be held for al ently funded or intending ie funds for the fiscal yea] -easurers must attend a reasurer's Workshop >e eligible to apply for fui OPS WILL BE 1 I 3:30-5:00 pm RL 3:30-5:00 pm RL 7:00-8:30 pm RL 3:30-5:00 pm RL { OFFICE ti Campus jsitions in: jMPJ^ ;r Development Cei >r more informatioi na Toll-Free 1-80 TTfrn You an 'iL^rJtv Fun sP hoopsters victories in Frank McGuire Arena, 77-52. JSC has also won every game iince, giving them a 4-0 lead in he series. The Jaguars and Gamecocks last net on January 25, 1990 in front )f a sparse crowd of 5,455 at 7rank McGuire Arena. USC reeled >ff 17 unanswered points towards he end of the first half to take a 19-15 lead at halftime. The Gamecock defense held Augusta to only 11.3 percent shooting from the ield for the night USC was led >ffensively by forward Eric Sykes vho had career highs with 18 >oints and six assists. Guard Jo Jo inglish also added 11 points, 7 refunds, 4 assists and 1 block for rron mi ? - ine jaguars were lea by guards Brian Schmall and Cedric Jurst, who had 10 points each. JSC beat Augusta College, 75-50. The 1990-91 Jaguars are led by itarting forwards Keenan Mann ind Derek Stewart, who each avertged 14.9 points per game last seaon. With the graduation of last rear's leading scorer, guard Brian Ichmall, the lone returning starter n the backcourt is sophomore Tedric Hurst. His new backcourt nate is junior guard William Leszt. Closing out the starting slate or Augusta is the big man in the riddle, senior center Mike O' Jeill. Tuesday night's game between uigusta College and USC is set to ip-off at 7:30 p.m. at recently ompleted Augusta Athletic Faciliy. A sellout crowd of 5,000 is nticipated with several hundred iamecock fans expected to make le trip. The game will be broadast live on WVOC-AM 56 in lolumbia. ???????? Volunteers make a big difference! Community Sewlce Programs Campus AcUviUes Center, 777-5780 ATIONS 5H0PS 1 student g to request r 1991-1992. nding. -[ELD: i Room 327 i Room 327 i Theater i Room 327 RS $ .. ^ v iter to sched1, call: 0-922-2135. d the Navy. ieed Ahead.