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By TIM THORSEN
Staff Writer
South Carolina faces a big challenge
tonight in trying to contain
the Louisiana State Tigers.
Big ... as in 7-foot-1, 294 pound
All-American junior center Shaquille
O'Neal.
O'Neal leads the Southeastern
^ Conference in three categories ?
rebounding, blocks and field goal
percentage. O'Neal pulls down
13.7 boards a game, which dwarfs
the total of his nearest competitor,
Robert Horry from Alabama with
4.5.
O'Neal's 4.8 swats a game are
1.6 a game more than Horry denies,
and O'Neal narrowly leads
Oliver Miller of Arkansas. In addition,
O'Neal scores an average of
23.5 points per contest, a mere 1.1
points less than Joe Harvell of
Mississippi.
While battling O'Neal will be an
enormous task, at the same time,
the Gamecpcks also will have to
contain the dangerous LSU supporting
cast. This includes senior
forward Vernel Singleton and
freshman forward Clarence Ceasar.
Twice Ceasar has scored the
points that saved the day for the
Tigers, against Texas and Northeast
Louisiana.
^ He also has been rewarded for
his efforts this year by being
named SEC Rookie of the Week
for the week of Jan. 27 to Feb. 2.
Singleton is averaging 13.8
Gamecocks
By SEAN RYAN
Assistant Sports Editor
With a score that belongs on the
^football field, the Gamecock baseball
team pummelled the Cougars
from the College of Charleston
24-3.
The win pushed the Gamecocks'
record to 3-0, as they await today's
meeting with Winthrop College.
After sophomore Scott Pace
held the Cougars scoreless in the
first inning, South Carolina blitzed
the visitors with six runs in their
half of the first.
Pace pitched five innings as he
picked up his first win of the
young season, despite setting the
school record with six wild
pitches.
Charleston starting pitcher Scott
Foxhall departed after only getting
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By ROB RODUSKY
Staff Writer
The men's tennis team raised
its record to 3-0 overall after defeating
N.C. State and Vanderbilt
^ at home this past weekend.
Junior Mark Palus and sophomore
Johan Wiig led the attack
Friday by defeating their opponents
by identical scores of 6-2,
6-1.
South Carolina's number one
seed, senior Dirk Hahneiser, easily
disposed of State's Sean Ferriera.
Also contributing to the 6-0
victory over the Wolfpack was
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13th in the SEC. Singleton was
cited by The Sporting News as one
of the nation's most underrated
players. The forward is coming ofl
his best performance of the year
after last Saturday's game against
Vanderbilt.
In that game, Singleton scored a
season-high 24 points, and made
11 out of 16 field goal attempts.
The Tigers are coming to USC
after their first road loss of the season,
a 76-69 defeat at Vanderbilt's
Memorial Arena. LSU sports a
14-7 overall, and they are 7-3 in
the SEC West.
LSU is in the midst of a three
game losing streak, dropping contests
against Duke, Georgia and
Vanderbilt.
Luckily for the Gamecocks, they
will be facing the Tigers at as
close to lull strength as they have
been the past two weeks.
Both senior guards Jo Jo English
and Barry Manning have recovered
enough to play Wednesday. In addition,
senior guard Bojan Popovic
also will be available to play
against LSU.
"The three players are going to
play, but they're not at 100 percent,"
Basketball Sports Information
Director Brian Binette said.
The Gamecocks, caueht in a se
ven game skid, have played LSU
just once in their history. The
game was a part of the 1974 Carolina
Classic, and the Gamecocks
won 77-64.
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Pace
two outs, giving up six runs on
five hits. Foxhall was followed by
eight Cougar relievers, who could
not stop the Gamecocks' offensive
outburst.
Senior shortstop Randy Thompson
and sophomore catcher Mike
Tarter each homered, as the Gamecocks
pounded out 16 hits. Freshins
in SEC
freshman Ben Cook, who scored
a 6-2, 6-1 win.
In their first Southeastern Conference
dual match Sunday afternoon,
the Gamecocks defeated
Vanderbilt, 5-3. The match contained
a brilliant competition between
Hahneiser and Vanderbilt's
Anand Subramanian, which
lasted for more than two and a
half hours.
After splitting the first two
sets, Hahneiser won the seventh,
10th and final game and gave the
Gamecocks an overall lead of
3-2.
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South Carolina capitalized on poi
five Cougar errors and 11 walks,
four of which came to senior first |aj|
baseman Jeff Parnell, which tied a ^
school record. The Gamecocks y/also
added five runs in the fifth, jmj
six in the seventh, and seven more
in the eighth. j
Senior catcher Dave Willman 32,
added three hits to the barrage, tea
making six for 12 on the year, Ga
while Parnell is hitting a cool .556, 26
five for nine. Parnell leads the
team with six RBI, and Thompson Wi
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fielder Mark Gugino is hitting .500 inc
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Lady Gamecocks
By SEAN RYAN Nn
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Assistant Sports Editor
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The Lady Gamecock tennis grc
team notched its first two victories <
of the season with wins over Van- SQj
derbilt and Boston College. The leal
Vanderbilt win marked the first c^e
ever SEC victory for the Lady -y ^
Gamecocks. <
The Lady Gamecocks entered m"
their match against Vandy with a ^0(
0-1 victory, losing their first SEC
match to Kentucky. Vandy brought yQ
the same record to Columbia. Dej
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extra base hits in the first three
nes, wnue ouisconng meir oplents
41-26.
rhe Gamecock arms are also
ing well so far in 1992. Junior
itt Threehouse and freshman
illy Maynard have been most
Dressive thus far.
^s a staff, the team struck-out
while only walking 10. The
m ERA stands at 3.33 and
mecock pitchers have yielded
hits in their three games,
rhe Gamecocks will play the
nthrop Eagles today at 3 p.m. at
ge Frye Field. Upcoming games
lude home games against Charton
Southern on Saturday, and
afgia Southern on Feb. 25 and
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defeat Vande
ia Castillejo added to South
olina's 6-2 victory over Vandy
h a 6-1, 6-2 win over Susan
-gin and Victoria Grame-Barber.
ienior Nathalie Rodriguez and
:>homore Claire Hammond
med up to defeat visiting Mille
Dodd and Kim Draud, 6-3,
louth Carolina also fared well
singles play. Number one seed
tlriguez defeated Dodds, 7-6,
, while Duda stonned Valerie
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ung, 6-2, 6-4. Senior Robin
tch easily beat Vandy's Grameber,
6-2, 6-1.
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By ROB RODUSKY
Staff Writer
Because of economic problen
in the Professional Spring Foe
ball League, the Carolina Coi
gars will be closing their doo
today.
"This is a big disappointmei
for everyone involved," Cougi
General Manager Roman Gabri
said. "I feel badly for all."
League President Vincer
Sette has set a March 3 deadlir
to secure financial capital for tl
1992 season. He said the leagt
is not going to snut down.
"This is just an economi
problem that has hit our counti
and our league," Sette said. "T1
PSFL has already proven ii
quality and professionalism i
1991 and early in 1992, and it
that quality and professionalisi
that will continue to make this
successful league and busines
entity."
Former Gamecock and currei
Cougar quarterback Todd Ell;
echoed Gabriel's sentiments.
"We're disappointed, but
would have been good for tli
Softball te;
at Chariest
By CHAD BRAY
Sports Editor
The women's softball team wt
their 16th consecutive seas<
opener against Charleston Southe
Sunday.
The Lady Gamecocks crush<
the Lady Bucs ? 9-1, 12-1 ? in
doubleheader at Charlestc
Southern.
The ladies, who meet Georg
Tech in a doubleheader at hon
Saturday, smashed out a phem
menal 33 hits and scored 21 rui
against the Lady Bucs's pitchii
staff in the two games.
In the opening game, the Lac
Gamecocks jumped to an early 3
lead and scored six runs off hits t
senior third baseman Cheri L;
skowski, winning senior pitch*
Jana Zimmerman, junior first basi
man Dawn Lantiere, sophomoi
outfielder Toinette Reed and fresl
man catcher Dana Fulmer to take
9-1 victory.
Zimmerman and Lantiere wei
rbilt, Boston C
The Lady Gamecocks blanke
Boston College 9-0 with stron
play Sunday by Deitch, Hammon
and freshman Heather Coburn. Th
three each shut out their oppc
nents, 6-0, 6-0.
Duda and Rodriguez won at th
one and two seeds respectivel)
Freshman Pauline Rodriguez als
won in singles play.
South Carolina also dominate
B.C. in doubles play. Duda an
Casteillejo won at the number on
seed, 6-4, 6-2. Rodriguez an
Nathalie Acacio won, 6-1, 6-1
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rs Carolinas," Ellis said. "We were
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Ellis is anxiously awaiting
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ie draft. He said if he is not drafted,
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career in business.
c The Cougars realized the'
"y league was in financial difficulty
,e when they were locked out of
their training camp at Cocoa
n Beach, Fla. this past Wednesday.
is Settes said the league appa11
rently owed more than $1.5 mila
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5S in payroll since they opened
training camps four weeks ago.
11 He said the league had not
,s been able to get any new investors
since Jan. 25, including an
11 expected $3 million investment
ie on Feb. 1.
am gets win
on Southern
for a combined for 6-for-7 hits,
_ two runs and three RBI's in South
3n Carolina's 16-hit win.
)n Zimmerman struck out four and
rn only allowed two hits and one run
in an impressive six-inning
id performance.
a In the second game, the Lady
>n Gamecocks jumped ahead early
with c i y rune in th#? firct t
ia innings.
ie The team scored 12 runs off hits
3- by senior first baseman Andrea
ns Beall, junior shortstop Tiff Tootle,
lg Reed, Lantiere and Fulmer.
Tootle and Reed combined for
ly 7-for-9 hits, five runs and six
-0 RBI's in the 17-hit victory. Tootle
>y tied her school record for most hits
a- in a game with four singles,
jr Freshman pitcher Darlene Gareis
had two strike outs and allowed
re three hits and one run in her first
i- start at the collegiate level,
a Tuesday's doubleheader against
Furman was rained out and had
it not been rescheduled at press time.
ollege in tennis
d while Pauline Rodriguez and Hamg
mond won a 6-1, 6-0 decision.
d In yesterday's match, Rodriguez
e defeated Alabama's Jennv Whalp.n
6-3, 6-1, and Duda blanked Amy
Mascotti, 6-0, 6-0. South Carolina
e led Alabama 4-2 at press time. The
' results of the doubles matches
were not available at press time.
North Carolina visits the Lady
Gamecocks Sunday at 11 a.m.
e North Carolina boasts the thirdrated
player in the nation in Cinda
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