The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 26, 1992, Page 8, Image 8

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South C By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer The Gamecock men's basketball team, struggling along in the midst of a nine-game losing streak, travels to Lexington tonight for a battle with the Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcats, winners of five consecutive games, are ranked 11th in the nation by the Associated Press. They sport a 20-5 record overall, and lead the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division with a 9-3 record. The Wildcats are 13-2 at Rupp Arena, and in five attempts the Game cocks have never come out of Lexington with a victory. If the Gamecocks are to stop their Rupp Arena hex, they will have to control sophomore forward Jamal Mashburn, who ranks in the top 10 in the SEC in six different categories. His 20.9 points per game ranks third and his 7.2 rebounds ranks sixth. He also places Men's teni falls to Vo By ROB RODUSKY Staff Writer South Carolina's men's tennis team wrapped up the USTA/ ITCA Team Indoor Championships at Louisville this past weekend with a 1-2 record. In the first round the Gamecocks fell to conference foe Tennessee 5-1. Junior Mark Palus was the only winner for South Carolina with a 6-4, 7-5 score over the Volunteers' Christopher Haggard. Tennessee climbed to 6-1. The Gamecocks were forced to battle back from a deficit in singles to defeat New Mexico 5-3 in < the consolation bracket. I Senior Dirk Hahneiser saved the Gamecocks lrom elimination as he fought off three match I points in a third set tiebreaker to ( tie the match at 3-3, forcing the contest to the best two out of , three sets in doubles. ; The matches between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles finished within seconds of each other to ^ give South Carolina the win. The c Women's ter loses to N.C. By SEAN RYAN Assistant Sports Editor The Lady Gamecock tennis team dropped its third match of the year, falling to North Car: olina 5-1. South Carolina stands at 2-3 overall, 1-2 in the SEC, and will play in the ITCA team championships Feb. 28 to March 1. The only winner in Sunday's match was sophomore Heather Coburn, who defeated Freddy < Uihlein in number six singles j play. Coburn won in straight sets ] 6-2,6-2. t In the premier match of the day, South Carolina's Nathalie ( Rodriguez (10-5) faced third- ( ranked Cinda Gurney (13-5). The $ Lady Gamecock senior pushed ( F.N. Wolf T I L invesimcm 110 Wall Street, Ne\ Full Service Nationa Will Be Holding Inforr Holiday Inn Saturday, February 2' Seeking Entry-Level Position Stockbr All majors Considei ? Please Call For Pers< For More lit Sean Kilmartin Regional Vice President 2709 Water Ridge Parkway Suite 400 - Charlotte, N.C. 28217 1-704-357-1122 1-800-428-5494 Member NA arolin; in field goal percentage, 3-pc field goal percentage, free-thr percentage and steals. South Carolina will also have contain 3-point sharpshooter Jc Pelphrey. In the first game I tween the teams, the senior gua forward scored 11 points, on percent shooting from behind 3-point arc. South Carolina will also playing against the SEC's Fre man of the Week, Dale Bro\ Against Georgia, Brown hit on ven of seven shots from the fie and four of four shots from i line, for a total of 18 points. also shot six for p.itrht from t.nn ^ range in the victories over Geor, and Mississippi State. Kentucky ranks first in the S] in 3-pointers made per game, well as 3-pointers allowed per cc test. Kentucky, on average, lis team lunteers * * ' ^ ' Palu Gamecocks duo of Jimmy Pana gopoulos and Johan Sandberg ranked 25th nationally, defeatee the Lobos' 23rd ranked team o Garett Prins and Coulter Wrigh 8-5. In their final match of the weeken(l_tfie Gamecocks wen beaten by the Kansas Jayhawk: 5-3 to drop .to 4-2 overall. Palus, undefeated in his last 1( matches, leads the team with < 23-6 record overall in singles. The Gamecocks next mate! -vill be played at home March 1 igainst Georgia Tech. inis team . Tarheels Coburi 3urney to a tiebreaker before falling 7-6. Gurney then blitzec Rodriguez 6-0 in the final set ol he match. In number two singles, North Carolina's Angela Bernal av mged an earlier loss in the fall tc ;enior Michelle Duda 6-7, 6-4 i-l. k Co., Inc. Bankers v York, NY10005 1 Brokerage Firm national Interviews /Coliseum ), 8:00am to 4:00pm s For Account Executives okers *ed, Full Training 3nal Reservations formation Stan Van Etten Regional Vice President 5400 Glenwood Ave. Suite 215 - Raleigh, N.C. 27612 1-919-781-1151 1-800-541-2740 SDISIPC EOE a looks t< >ini tempts twice as many 3-point shots ow as their opponents, and they make three times as many. The Gamecocks are 1-9 overall 10 against the Wildcats. Their only >hn victory came in the 1988-89 sea3C~ son, a 83-81 overtime contest, rd/ 50 The play of senior center Jeff the Roulston has been overshadowed by various team injuries in the past few weeks. He has led the team in be scoring four out of the last five sh~ games. He has also led the team in vn- rebounding in three out of the last se" four contests. :ld, the Roulston was considered for He SEC Player of the Week, with stats lint of 12.5 points a game and nine gia boards per game. He is in the midst of a career-best five straight ^ 10-point plus games. as South Carolina is currently )n- 10-13 overall and 2-10 in the SEC. at- in games played away rrom the Senior Mc M ; f I ^ ^nH 3 i IllRiBiil^Jlifcil^^B^ > |^^^BE||f 1 Bp %# i '^ 'sWffisjfytffrsv Zity&sysys.ywx,*^^**.-, ...... Senior Treka McMillian plays he Men's 800-m By CHAD BRAY Sports Editor South Carolina's 800-meter relay team qualified for the NCAA championships at the Southeastern Conference championships this past weekend. 1 The men's relay team qualified > for the NCAA championships j March 13-14 in Indianapolis, Ind., f with a time of 7:34.13. i REAL 'COUNTR - -] IrflAUl uc <Thicl GOOD ^FOOL TREASONABLE ^ COUNTRY BREAKFAST HOME COOKED MEATS A FRESH VEGETABLES ' SANDWICHES? SALADS STEAKS & SEAFOOD OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK BREAKFAST. LUNCH &SUPI ALSO COMPLETE CATERING & CARRY OUT SERVICE 921 Sumter St. Cornell Arms Buildim (across from The Horseshoe) ) tame I Frank McGuire Arena, the Gamecocks lire 2-7. The team was' winless in five games against SEC competition on the road. The Gamecocks do, however, have one of the premier defenses in the nation. They hold their opponents to just 39.4 percent shooting per game, which places them sixth in the nation. Kentucky and South Carolina have already played each other once this year, a 80-63 Wildcat victory here in Columbia. The vie tory ruined the Gamecocks' SEC debut. In that contest, Mashburn exploded for a career-high 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. tip-off, and will be broadcasted by Jefferson-Pilot Productions. The broadcasters for the game will be Larry Conley and Tom Hammond. Millian pla r II ispi^HHIjpHHRjn f^WH tr Eric Glenn/The Gamecock r last home game tonight teter relay te The men's track team came in eighth overall in the championships in Gainesville, Fla. South Carolina had two bright spots in the pentathlon: sophomore Steve Owens, who came in fifth, and senior Kent Harris, who came in 10th. Owens scored well in three out of five pentathlon events, including a first-place finish in the 60-meter A i uuurviiMui mg=i PRiCESf^*|H ? Mo. 11 \ gr j The Gamecocks play No. 11 Ke tys last hor By SEAN RYAN Assistant Sports Editor If you haven't had the chance t( see the Lady Gamecock basketbal team in action, you have beer missing out. However, you have one lasi chance tonight as the Lady Game cocks play Memphis State in their final home game of the season. The game at 7 p.m. will marl the last home game for fifth-yeai senior forward Treka McMillian McMillian has started 22 game* for the Lady Gamecocks this sea son, scored two points and grabbec six rebounds a game in her senior season. Memphis State enters the contest with a 9-15 record overall, anc a 3-6 record in the newly aligned Great Midwest Conference. The T T"irrf?rc qi-a 'X-l r\n rr\ar! J. I^VIO tuv J / V/II UIV 1UUVJ while South Carolina is 5-5 ai Frank McGuire Arena. The Lady Tigers bring a well balanced attack to Columbia, led by senior forward Diane Gary. Gary is averaging 12.5 points pei game while snaring 8.7 rebounds a contest. The 5-foot-9 Gary also dishes out 1.3 assists and averages 2.3 thefts a game. Gary is not the only threat on the Memphis State squad. Sophomore forward LaShayna Garner scores 10 points a game, while junior guards Karen McGhee and Kiva Becton score 9.1 and 8.6 am qualifies hurdles, a second-place finish in the high jump, and a fourth-place finish in the long jump. South Carolina placed within the top 10 in six events. The men posted a fifth and an eighth place finish in the 55-meter hurdles, a seventh place finish in the 5000-meter run, a sixth-place finish in the shotput, a seventhplace finish in the pole vault, and a LET US FOR YOl Visit The Herff Jone location and times li $30 Off 10K, $50.( ADDAMS UNI 601 Main Street - March Drawing for FLIGHT CO on Tues< 2 winners will be ann at that lime. NO PURCHASE NECESSA DEPOSIT: $30.( Wildcats Eric Glenn/The Gamecock intucky tonight at 8:05. lie game points respectively. "Memphis State is coached very , - well, and they are very talented,". } South Carolina assistant coach Heidi Vanderveer said. "They play , 1 good defense, and they rebound . well." 1 South Carolina is still anchored by junior center Marsha Williams, r who leads the SEC in scoring and rebounding. Williams is scoring 22 . : points and snatching 10.9 rebounds , r a game. She is currently 12th on the all-time scoring list with 1210. 5 points, and tied for eighth on the all-time rebounding list with 728r The Lady Gamecocks also will r feature the South Carolina freshman of the week in tonight's home I finale. Guard Christi Timmons averaged 10 points, four assists and three rebounds in last week's games against S.C. State and Mis' sisslppi State. For the season, Tim- ' mons is scoring 11.6 points a game. Another note of interest is in the-, rejection department. Junior centerMichelle Murray needs just two . blocks to move into first place on the all-time block list. Murray has ' 45 swats this season, and 101 in her career. The Lady Gamecocks will travel. . to Auburn for their final game be- fore the SEC tournament. The Au- ' burn game will mark the 500th-* game coached in Nancy Wilson's * career. for NCAA seventh-place finish in the high . jump. :* The women tied for ninth place with Mississippi State at the phamninnokirvo knt tk/%<r r?l in - wiiuuipiwiiaiuisa, uui 111 only two categories. Sue McGhie posted a secondplace finish in the women's*5000-meter, and the women finished 10th in the 3200-meter relay. ; SPRING 15 s Ring Display at the isted below and enter epstakes for an Airline Coupon valued at $500. ' n added bonus you will 'e a price break on any 5 Jones Ring I )ff 14K, $1 OO.Off 18K VERSITY STORE 2nd & 3rd from 10:00 to 3:00 UPON to be held at 3:00 p.m. lay, March 3 I ounced Z RY TO WIN. H HERFFJONES > X) I'