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Gamecocl Tigers challe with high-sc( By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer The Gamecock basketball team travel to Eaves Memorial Coliseum to face the Auburn Tigers tonight in a crucial Southeastern Conference game. USC comes into the game on a roll, having won their last two games in a row. The Gamecocks, however, have yet to win an SEC contest on the road, having fallen at both Vanderbilt and Florida. South Carolina currently sports a 10-4 record overall, 2-3 in the Auburn lost their first two contests of the year against Arkansas and LSU, but rallied to post victories over Western Division foe Ole Miss and previously ninth-ranked Alabama. This victory is all the more impressive considering the intensity of the Auburn vs. Alabama rivalry. Auburn is currently 8-6 overall and 2-2 in the SEC West. This game is the first of five consecutive contests between the Gamecocks and SEC West foes. Auburn is paced by sophomore forward Wesley Person, brother of Indiana Pacers star Chuck Person. He is currently averaging 21.1 points per contest as well as 7.1 rebounds a game. Auburn is also receiving 16.5 points per game from junior guard Ronnie Battle, as well as 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game from sophomore forward Aaron Swinson. Person is especially dangerous. Five times this year he has posted double figure totals in both points and rebounds. In four of these Bitmpc hp iflllipH nvp.r 70 nnintc Lady Gamec Center leads By CHAD BRAY Assistant Sports Editor The Lady Gamecocks face a talented Southern Conference squad tonight when Furman invades J RESERVATION r TmI j pg CENTRAL SPRING BREAK fM /^:800 J (fSf Jg* 7 AH-7PM M-Tk 7AH-? t vv j 1*1 ^jifn Rticrvation ^ ^ 24 HOUR FA> ^NH^X 'CWnq T WESTSIDE WOM OB/GYN CERTI addressed to scie Use Birth Control > 1. Complete Physical 2. Lab test (Both Blood & Uri 3. Blood Pressure check (Bel ft . Dirth control pins) I j. 4. Pap Smear ALL THESE SERVICES PI $40 STUDENT SPECIE I Problem pregnancy counseling anc \ (Ask about the new scientific, Call 798-9299 or toll-1 | 2301 Bush River Rd. (acr ks look nge USC 3ring pia> His season highs this year points and 14 rebounds Troy State. When paired with Swins< has scored in double fig times this year, Auburn has line that has given opj nightmares. South Carolin ever, cannot concentrate Person and Swinson, becai different Tigers have scor 20 points in a game this ye; South Carolina leads th 7-4, having won the las games in a row. However, lime the two teams played 1971 season, with the Gar defeating the Tigers by 21 84-63 at Auburn. This year USC has been the trio of senior guards Jc glish and Barry Manning, as the red-hot senior forw Rhett. English is averagii points a game, good en< r> bqucaa. past ivuiuiie name place in the SEC. Manning is fifth in the assists, averaging 4.8 a ga is fourth in steals, swipin game. Rhett is making a pact on the SEC, averagi points a game (ninth in th 9.6 rebounds a game (se the SEC), and shoots 56.9 from the floor (fifth in the ! Auburn and South Carol have one common oppor tween them this year, Soul linois University ? Edwa Auburn defeated Edwardsville 109-86 in played at Eaves Memori; seum, while the Gameco feated SIU - Edwardsville I Frank McGuire Arena. ocks to fc Southern Frank McGuire Arena. USC must overcome ? game losing streak after road loss to Georgia, Saturday. 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Furman is lead by sophomore center Rushia Brown, who lead; f 3 the Southern Conference in scor ' ing, in blocked shots and in steals even though she sat out last seasor I'm A because of injuries. /^B Brown, who averages 21.3 ^ 2 Points per game, shot 73.3 percen from the floor, 80 percent from the f ^B free-throw line and scored 3( points in Furman's 82-71 victor) ^fl over Marshall Saturday. Another standout for Furman i: ^fl senior guard Janice Rhynehardt 1 r#^-; J^ir^ 7T> OFFER 79 1215 AL rm"$25Ej Are your ( If so, bring th a $25 eye exan Limited to I j ([Dr. Jelfr. | 256-2004 __C^t< pi nrTTi? Tr? A i I Wj? 4 1 I\A | \ -^Ladies f 3 r 2T Cants, x 11 ^Xr and Hi I ^ gggsgl; ^^iillllliiiiilfelllllllllll I SEC win Eric Glenn/The Garnecoc! akes the ball up against Georgia's :>n in the Gamecocks' win over the Paladins, coring j Rhynehardt, who averages 16> j points per game, is second in th< 1 Southern Conference in scoring and steals. ' The Lady Gamecocks have struggled in their last three game: in the Southeastern Conference j USC lost a close game agains Alabama, 80-74, and they wen ! squashed in the second half b\ Tennessee, 78-58. j The Lady Gamecocks need a bq game from senior center Marsh* Williams, who averages 24.: points per game and who leads the 5 SEC in scoring and in rebounding with 12.8 rebounds per game. "AN SAFE \NS $15 EXPIRES FEB. 15 4-8267 JGUSTA RD. re Exam syes worth it? lis coupon in for i (Regularly $40) LJSC students. zy O- iVlagunj] )metrist 2640 Gervais St., Suite B_ FFIC LIGHT > & Mens Apparel 20% off Duckhead | Selected Merchandise, I Ladies Accessories : Carry First Quality ; Berens & Cambridge aluda Mon-Sat 10-6 'ints 765-9972 jMri iiuiiuiHuiMiimimiMiP I Junior trac having big By BEN BREAZEALE Sports Editor Competing for college was hardly a consideration when USC track leader Sue Mcghie began her running career. She was just getting back at her brother. "My older brother is the one who really got me into running," Mcghie said. "I was really overweight when I was young, and he used to always call me 'Tubs.' When I was in about " fourth grade, I decided 'I am not taking this anymore,' and I went out and started running." Twelve vears later. Mc?hie. J ? o 7 who is Canadian, has become a force on the Carolina women's track team as she places in meet after meet, breaking school records along the way. The junior placed 13th in the Southeastern Conference in cross-country running this seaIson, earning all-conference honors and coincidentally, making her the first all-conference athlete in USC history. "She's an answer to USC tri!via," women's track coach Jeff Small said. "Originally, only the top 12 SEC runners made allconference, but because two new schools joined the conference this year, the athletic directors voted to make it the top 15. I L ought to save her jersey in case some trivia buff comes looking P for it one day." In addition to cross-country (running, Sue has made contributions this season in both indoor and outdoor track. She holds a < school record in outdoor track for the mile with a time of 4:57. She came in first in the mile in the Clemson invitational track meet Jan. 12. Her most recent outing was an indoor meet Sunday in Gainesville, Fla. She placed third in the 3000 meter event with a time of 9:54, another USC record. "Things are coming together for Sue this season," Small said. 5 "She has increased her training I and has stayed healthy. It is evident that she had a great summer of training. She is having a big year and is continuing to s improve." Small said one of the keys to 1 Mcghie's success was her tough J running style and her desire. f "When I first saw Sue, I didn't think she had tons of natural talent, but I could tell she was an ' extremely gutty runner. She will start out in the middle of the pack and pick her way up. In the ' district meet (cross-country) she was around 40th with a mile to go, and she ended up taking 19th." Mcghie, who is 5-foot-4 and F 830 Harden St. (across J shirts; j Beautifully lat j $10 Dry dec offer good at a ! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 1 I f Enter immediately tion ? without v results of your State can earn great benef Force nurse officer. / during your senior y< qualify for a five-mon at a major Air Force i ty. To apply, you'll ne 2.50 GPA. Serve your while you serve your USAF HEALTH PR COLLEC (919) 850-1 I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllll k star season 110 pounds, is quite a contrast to the pudgy fourth grader who began running in her hometown of London in Ontario, Canada. "I did pretty well all through high school," she said, "but I never considered myself all that good. Certainly not good enough to run for a school in the states." "My high school coach was in South Carolina on vacation and found out about the opportunity for me to come here. When I finally got offered the place, I was shocked. I was really scared to come here, and at first I wasn't sure at all, but I'm so glad I did. I have had some a real exneri - O- J ences," she said. Mcghie said one of her best experiences in South Carolina has been her relationship with the other girls on the USC track team. Only five other women make up the ladies team, three of which live with her, but Mcghie said she really enjoys being part of a smaller team. "Because the team is small, we are extremely close," she said. "We are really hard on each other in work-outs. In meets when one of us is racing, everyone else is there to cheer them on. We don't just run with each other, either ? eating meals, going out ? we do just about everything together." "Sue is doing well, and it really pushes the rest of us on," said Danielle Adams, one of Mcghie's teammates and a roommate. "There is a lot of friendly competition between us, but we always want to see each other do well. I don't think about beating her much, though. My real goal is just to catch up with her." Mcghie plans on continued improvement and hard training for the rest of the season. She hopes to eventually make the NCAA tournament. "I basically just plan on keeping up what I've been doing," she said. "Of course, I always have that long term goal of NCAAs, but I have to get there first." gi . E A N E R S from Hardees) 254-7373 2 FOR 1 jndered with ming order! II locations 61506-58 I llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ 1992 BSN STUDENTS. he Air Force / after graduating for the Boards. You its as an Air tnd if selected ear, you may ith internship nedical facilied an overall country career. 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