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By PATRICK VILLEGAS
Assistant Sports Editor
The Gamecocks, losers of four of their past fiv
games, shot a wimpy 26 percent from the field in th
second half and collapsed to Memphis State 80-58 i
USC's worst home defeat of the year.
With hopes of an NCAA tourney bid on the line f(
both teams, the Gamecocks and Tigers exploded i
the first five minutes of the game running and gui
ning back-and-forth, looking more like windshiel
wipers than a basketball game, before the Tigei
shifted gears to high and left USC out in the rain.
Desnite a couDle of late surges in the first half t
the Gamecocks, Memphis State and the scoring antic
of Elliot Perry and Ernest Smith put the game con
pletely out of reach. "
Perry and Smith, both scoring 18 points each on tf
day, took all the steam out of the Gamecocks, and le
USC head coach George Felton confused about tl
lack of motivation behind a team on the verge of
postseason tourney bid and playing for the last tirr
on their home court.
"I'm disappointed. We didn't play with any em<
tion," he said. "They (Memphis State) played with
will to win. We just didn't play with that type <
desire."
Felton said the Gamecocks were a "step behinc
throughout the whole game and never had the spai
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By STEVE JOHNSON
Sports Editor
Editor's note: in conjunctii
with the celebration of Black Hi
tory Month, the sports departme
is paying tribute to great bla
athletes from USC. This is t,
third of a four-part series.
It hangs gracefully from the n
ters of Frank McGuire Arena. .
limes 11 miners or sways genu
ever so gently, as air from nearl
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ever be retired by the Lady Gam
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s FOSTER
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form retired by a team has be
Foster long considered the highest hor
ices 'deja lose'
se to win 80-58
needed to win, especially when the "bottom fell 01
in the second half.
~ "It was hard to describe the performance of toda;
team," he said.
But freshman guard Jaime Watson had some idea
"We were lackadaisical. It's hurting us," he sa
)r "Nobody's playing with a purpose."
It seemed frustration played itself out more th
^ anything on the court, especially with the play
lcl Gamecock center Jeff Roulston.
rs Roulston, who spent most of the second half getti
banged underneath the boards, falling on the floor a
iy receiving an accidental foot in the face, received
:s technical for his lack of discipline toward the refere<
i- "He feels he's getting hit a lot," Felton said. "1
taking his toll on him."
ie With the thoughts of March Madness dancing in I
ft heads of Gamecock fans before Saturday's match-i
le the final home game of the season proved that I
a Gamecocks might need to look at the present instc
le of the future.
Although the Gamecocks have lost four of th
> past five Metro road games, and travel to Virgii
a Tech and Florida State for their final two games of i
Df season, Felton reassured himself that the season is s
not over.
1" "I don't think we are totally out of the picture,
-k we are, I think the NCAA should call us," he said.
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The number and uniform w
worn by Sheila Foster. 1
? 6-foot-1 center was born i
3/1 raised in the Palmetto state, spe
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'nt of Spartanburg. In 1978, Foster
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coach Pam Parsons.
Her first year at USC still sta
as the single best season ever f<
freshman. During the 1978-79 5
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eluding: points scored, 516; n
10 field goals made, 216 and
ie" tempted, 432; most free thrc
made, 84 and attempted, 128; n
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ner season. In 1979-80, she led the t
:er- team to USC's winningest basket- J
ays ball team (men's or women's) ever I
ons as they coasted to a 30-6 record. 1
lale Foster set sophomore records that i
for year for field goals made (245) c
and rebounds (379). She also set a I
ere personal best for free-throw per- t
centage that season by connecting (
md on 70.7 percent. (
nd- With her position as the team i
,wn leader of USC well-established/ <
Foster began to blossom into one t
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the of the premier players in the nation
ead as a junior. During her 1980-81 <
stint, Foster led the Lady Game- <
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Dr a (53.3), rebounds (12.7 per game) j
5ea_ and points per game (17.8) while <
jn_ attracting rave reviews across the i
10St land. Her sensational play earned 1
at_ her a spot on the U.S. team in the i
>ws World University Games and a j
10St third team All-American selection. i
re- In her final year at USC, Foster
e. bid the world of competitive ba- 1
sketball farewell in erand stvle. :
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on- categories en route to being named 1
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he highest single season field goal
>ercentage ever (58.3%) while
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;ocks in field goal percentage, rebounding
and scoring and shared
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;23) with forward Brantley Southjrs.
On Feb. 6, 1982, Foster set a
tew USC single game record by
scoring 38 points against the
Ulemson Lady Tigers.
Foster's place in the Lady
3amecock record book remains
solidified. She has played more
fames, scored more ooints (2.266)
ind grabbed more rebounds
[1,427) than any other women's
basketball player in the history of
JSC. In addition to scoring and refunding,
Foster also ranks third
in steals (250) and fourth in blocks
[134).
After lettering at USC all four
years, Foster decided to take up residence
in Columbia - where she
still resides. Her place in the hearts
Df Lady Gamecock basketball fans
remains just as close.
USC s bats
beats Bucs
From Staff Reports
USC's right fielder Brian Lawler
smacked a solo home run and a
three-run double in the second inning
to help power the Gamecocks
to a 13-3 victory over Charleston
Southern Saturday afternoon at
Sarge Frye Field.
With five RBI's and three hits
on the day, Lawler paced the
10-run second inning Gamecock
barrage into a circus atmosphere,
that included Rob DeBoer's first
collegiate home run and a roundtripper
by Jerry Sheppard.
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bined for six hits and were both a
triple shy of hitting the cycle.
The Gamecocks, who improved
to 6-0 overall, played an almost
flawless game as pitcher Sean
Hardwick allowed only four Buccaneer
hits in five innings to improve
his season record to 2-0.
Relievers Will Lewis and Andy
Stein finished the game for Hardwick
striking out six, and allowing
only two hits and one run in four
innings.
USC will next face Georgia
Southern at 3 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoon at Sarge Frye
Field near the Roost.
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