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Softball pr By CHAD BRAY Assistant Sports Editor The Athletic Department rein 1 nirvmnn' o enftkoll *vtv-v/Y dUllCU IIIO WWUIV/II o junuaii jyi\Jgram Wednesday after pressure from the U. S. Office of Civil Rights. Last September, Athletic Director King Dixon announced that the women's Softball program would be cut in favor of a women's outdoor and indoor track program. The U. S. Office of Civil Rights reviewed the university's decision and found it was in violation Title IX of the Education Admendments of 1972, which says the interests and abilities of women must be accommodated with respect to university-funded sports. "We felt that by offering a wof| * **? i^hhb *-ji mm Senior center Marsha Williams man's junior center Latoya Armstroi COLLEGE Nil USC's Place t< _ Lowest Drink Pric 150 Draft $1.50 Bar I $1.50 Pitchers (lite) 7 No Gimmick: If you have too n Fri. Jan. 2 Sat. 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"They want to be here for four years ... The whole team is verry appreciative of all the support we've gotten locally and nationilly. That made us feel real good." South Carolina is the only " school in the Southeastern Confer;nce without a comprehensive women's track program. The Lady Gamecocks also are the only fastpitch softball team in the SEC. Athlel Strong play by " i leaas women tc By SEAN RYAN ; 5taft Wriler left in The Lady Gamecocks of USC pjay a rallied from being 23 points down i[s iea( to steal a victory from Furman's jjS( Lady Paladins, 60-53. as a ji Senior center Marsha Williams nai led a second half attack with 23 up s0] points. She grabbed 11 rebounds, and W finished the game with 31 points. c Williams and junior forward MiDhelle Murray held Furman sopho- fectio more center Rushia Brown to nine rantv. points, 12 below her average. mons USC will now prepare for a Bass f home game with the No. 8 team in bling the nation, Ole Miss. The Lady seconc Rebels visit with 14 straight wins, ball> , including an 87-76 win against shrink Memnhis State. The Lady Gamecocks started with , sluggishly as they watched Furman fouied score the first seven points of the ? j 0 contest. Furman's freshman guard man's Karen Stanley drilled an 18-foot e ] jump shot to give the Lady Pala- w-th 4 dins a 13-2 lead six minutes into jj$( the game. compl USC head basketball coach Nancy Wilson watched her team i??g turn die ball over 14 times in the F^st half as Furman cruised to a 2oogter^ i+n _ All hlital I 3olysty Gan tic Director King Dixon reins Williams ) victory nt lead with seven minutes i the half. Continued poor illowed Furman to increase 1 to 23 points. ? then showed signs of life jmbled lineup scored the fi?ht points of the half. BackDhomore guards Brit Canty endy Moss lead the surge as losed the gap to 33-18. game plan worked to per>n as USC guards Moss, , freshman guard Cristi Timand sophomore guard Nikki ed the ball to Williams, enaher to have her monstrous i 1 f a_ n rtnr -t i nan. wiuiams goi me the Furman lead began to liams capped off a 20-6 run i layup, in which she was by Brown. It was the fifth f the game for Brown, Furleading scorer. This play [JSC its first lead at 50-49 :57 left. J made seven free throws to ete its brilliant comeback Coming i i , ' ' ~ i ' ' ,..... : : : - ' '" " \7. _ - , ^ - - * r mil II li?iiiii>iiii>iwillli itated the women's softball progr* Gamecock on road at By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer USC's Southeastern Confe ence road woes continued We nesday night at the hands of tl . Auburn Tigers. The Gamecocks, who will pit Mississippi State at home Satu day, were defeated 85-68 in game in which they could do ni thing right. Auburn dominate the contest from the outset, ar the outcome of the game w; never in doubt. Auburn jumped out to an ear lead of 13-2 at the 15:42 mar and except for two occasioi when USC cut the lead to eigl the Auburn lead was double c gits for the rest of the game. Auburn dominated the insid scoring and rebounding basical at will against the taller Gam cock squad. Auburn's starting cente f\ _ ? r\r\tePininr PKric Dron^ V/ 1 v/vyv \j OV'U 1U1 vuiit) i^iauu who came into the game averaj : Soon* < HhhI rrene Re at nejcock i ?i JUSCL ECYCLII wwbm mmmmrnrn?mmmmm?mmmmmm*?? ZD ZJ = ? K , ~ * - -? wKKmW^T^^?**?* * im Wednesday. E,ic Glem/rhe g??co? ;s drop third ; Auburn ing nine points and 4.5 rebounds in SEC competition, had 16 ~ points and 11 rebounds in only 26 minutes of action. ie Backup center, 6-foot-6 freshman Willie Jones, chipped in 15 jy points in just 19 minutes of acr_ tion. Auburn's starting guards, a juniors Reggie Gallon and Ron0_ nie Battle each scored 14 points. Aaron Swinson, 6-5, also contri1(j buted 13 rebounds to Auburn's as total of 44 for the game. The Gamecocks pulled down just 37. jy USC shot poorly all night k long, both from the field and ,o from the line. For the night, the Gamecocks shot 42 percent from lj_ the field, 16 percent from 3-point land, and a miserable 44 percent e from the free-throw line. On the ly other hand, Auburn shot 76 pere_ cent from the line, as well as 39 percent from 3-point range. r Auburn also converted on [t> plenty of easy shots from right g- under the basket. I I I 'cycling Park