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Gameco By TIM THORSEN Staff Writer ( The Gamecock baseball team j split a doubleheader with Georgia i Southern Wednesday, winning the < opener 3-2, but falling in the second game, for the first time this ] year, 5-2. , The split leaves South Carolina, ( previously ranked 14th in the nation, with a 6-1 record, as they | travel to Coastal Carolina Saturday , for a meeting with the , Chanticleers. Game one was a scoreless con- , test until Georgia Southern put a run on the board in the top of the ( seventh inning. The run came on a Kevin Hallman solo home run off of winning pitcher junior Jared Baker. The Gamecocks immediatelv re sponded in the bottom of the inning with three runs. The rally was highlighted*by consecutive singles off the bats of senior designated hitter Jerry Shepard, senior left fielder Brian Lawler, junior right Lady Gam< By CHAD BRAY Sports Editor < The Lady Gamecocks' win over Memphis State was a game of milestones for Coach Nancy Wil- 1 son's squad. ' Fifth-year senior forward Treka McMillian played her last game \ for South Carolina at home, and junior center Michelle Murray \ etched her place in Lady Gamecock history by moving into first 1 place in total career blocks with A 103. ( "It's been a good season," McMillian said. "I'm glad I've 1 been here, and it will be a lasting 1 memory." 1 Wilson said McMillian was a strong performer for South Car- \ olina who was not always repre- 1 sented in the final stats. "She pulled the team together with her leadership," Wilson said. 1 South Carolina's 61-50 victory, however, was in doubt until the last three minutes of the game. Memphis State came out in a full-court press after they scored off Lady Tiger" senior forward t Diane Garner's layup with 17:43 < left in the first half. I "Memphis was quicker than * we're used to," Wilson said. "They were quick enough to double team ] us before we could pass." ] Softball team By SEAN RYAN Assistant Sports Editor The Lady Gamecock Softball team continued to dominate Georgia Southern by sweeping a doubleheader Wednesday in Statesboro, Ga. The Lady Gamecocks went to 6-0 this season by beating Geor- ' gia Southern for the 15th time in their rivalry. South Carolina will host the Lady Gamecock Round Robin, with their first game Saturday at 11 a.m. Ball State and North Carolina will be the other schools participating in the tournament. C&efrr&e National CoWedett ktondaii Mardi 2 a i g Tuesday Mardi 2 t lc ai Wednesday Mardn 4 W rr A1 M n< ra sp (k G Thjrsdo* Marzh ? A l] G t/?0K>0 Pepartmert ck bas fielder D.T. Cromer and fresh :enter fielder Mark Gugino. lino's hit drove in two runs. I vVillman also drove in a run w sacrifice fly. In the top of the last inn Baker gave up his second h un of the game. The solo I same off the bat of right fic Todd Greene, and chased B rom the game after eight and bird innings. Senior Steve Ko ben relieved Baker, and retiree final two batters to pick up his save of the year. After their loss in game one 3olden Eagles came out soarir the first inning of the sei game. Mark Dean and Matt Wi each led off with singles, and Greene walked to load the 1 with Mike Miller coming u bat. Miller then proceeded to a line drive over the left fence off of the losing pitche nior pitcher Matt Threehouse. grand slam put the Gamec ;cocks w The Lady Gamecocks tared igainst the press by buildii 12-point lead with 5:05 left ir first half off four 3-pointcrs b) Dhomorc guard Nikki Bass 'reshman guard Christi Timmo However, the women c< lever find a closer in the first They missed eight transition pi }ff layups by junior center Ms Williams, sophomore guard anna Canty and sophomore vard Wendy Moss to end the )nd half 25-13. Memphis State returned to Dress in the second half. The) ;he Lady Gamecock lead to s joints with 14:56 left in the ga The Lady Tigers tied South Dlina, who committed 16 turnc CA^r\nH holf* o t 2 A ?? "iv jvvviiu uu11, ci l jvj 11:02 left in the game. This was the last glint of for Memphis State as the 1 Gamecocks went on a 15-4 ru: layups by sophomore swing Shayla Wilkins and Williams < 3-pointer by Timmons with left in the game. Bass hit two of her 12 hrows for the game to give S Carolina its largest lead ol )oints with :33 left in the se< lalf. Wilson will coach her 500th egiate game Sunday when Lady Gamecocks visit Auburn. i sweeps d( In the first game, the visiti ^ady Gamecocks scored one r n the first to take the early le )ver the Lady Golden Eagl< Georgia Southern bounced ri? Dack in their half of the first w wo runs off of senior starti Ditcher Jana Zimmerman. South Carolina tied the gai in the third, but Southern tool 3-2 advantage into the sever inning. The Lady Gamecocks r lied in the seventh to score t' runs to win 4-3. r..?:? t;ff JUI11VJ1 MIUllSlAJp 1 III 1 had two hits and an RBI to lc the Lady Gamecocks. Sop! Pnt<3 kvarerett Veek ? : Icohol & Drug Programs infori 1 a.m. -1 p.m. AMMA information table, Rus aPe freak, 6arwai - c ication is Russell House seconc tid tie-dye your own tee-shirt! ave A tpnw freak - R ee mocktails, sponsored by Ofl oM Pohoi VorkdMp - Cam] e<& herctod* - Help use bre; seded to beat the aerobics recor 1 Fields B&C 4 p.m., rain locat >onsored by the Office of Camj AMMA Meetifltf - featuring Jim ommission on Alcohol and Dri Icohol & Drug Programs inforr I a.m. -1 p.m. AMMA information table, Rus red Ui the OR\ce oT A\oM ; oT student Lite/Plvbl0n o? The IMiverHbii oT 5outk\ Car leball tear man qu down 4-0 before they even came )ave UP 10 bata South Carolina's only runs in the game came in the fourth inMn?' ning, when Mike McGuire blasted omc a two-run home run off winning blast pitcher Ronald Stanford. This ddcr would be the only time the Gameakcr cocks would touch Stanford up for one- any runs, as he gave up just those lbert lw0 mns during ^is complete game 1 the performance. Georgia Southern added an inthe surance run in the top of the ' jn seventh inning when junior relief ond P*lcber Rob Mosser balked in the Golden Eagles' fifth run of the ilson ?a eTodd Junior second baseman Joe BierDases nat cont'nuecl 10 shine for the jp lQ Gamecocks in both games Wedblast ncsday. In the two games, the field lead-off batter hit safely in four r> ju_ out of seven attempts. This performance raised his average for the ocks year 10 a scorching .565. an last game well ig a , > HmhotR 1 lliv^ I ?u* ms^y 3 3 ** the Sophomore guard Nikki Bass ma< >ubleheader more Toinette Reed, freshman n^ Dana Fulmer and junior Dawn u" Laniiere all added RBI for South ad *s. Carolina. rht Junior Charily Ballard and ith freshman Darlene Gareis comng bincd on a four hit shutout as the Lady Gamecocks took game two, me 6-0. ; a uh The Lady Gamecocks had 10 al- hits, including four doubles in wo their second game offensive outburst. Seniors Cheri Laskowski tie and Kris Kordonowy and freshed man Shani Cannon all had two io- hits for South Carolina. tate Break '?(1 mation table, Russell House Lobby >sell House Lobby 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. }reene Street 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., rain I floor lobby, free promotional items !!! ussell House Patio 12 noon - 2 p.m., r Campus Student Services pus Activities center i p.m. ik the record - 625 participants are d set by Purdue University! Intramuion is Blatt P. E. Center, gym 307, >us Recreation Neal of SCCADA, South Carolina ig Abuse, 332 Russell House 5 p.m. nation table, Russell House Lobby sell House Lobby 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $ Prutf Pro&ma Student AFPairs gfma n splits < X * The Gamecock baseball team spl at home ^ Eric Glenn/The Gamecock de 12 out of IS free throws. Rugby team lp||j& Sports ^GiveSood^ By ROB RODUSKY Staff Writer After a loss to Clemson last weekend, the Gamecocks' rugby team will face rival Citadel Saturday at 10 a.m. at A.C. Flora High School. "This is the biggest game of the season," senior team president John McShane said. "We are really pumped up because of the rivalry Congratulations Dei Province Weekend r Chapter Awards uuisiariuiny Ways & Stanc Communit Soc Continued Excellence in F Individual Awards Golden Crest Aw; Outstanding Collegia Outstanding Recording Outstanding Corresponding I Outstanding Treasuri Outstanding Presid double HMMSELvdMjfefc. :; : ; ' it Wednesday's doubleheade llTSr Hr in baskt By AARON KNOWLTON Staff Writer The Gamecocks' disappointi season continued Wednesd night as they were demolish 74-56 by the Kentucky Wildcal The loss marked the 10th cc secutive setback for South C; olina, which is the team's long losing streak in 33 years. The Gamecocks, who play 5 turday at Tennessee, fell to 10overall and continue to occu the cellar of the Eastern Divisi of the SEC with a 2-11 record. With the score tied 8-8 w 14:56 left in the first half, I Wildcats went on an 8-0 run the next 2:17 to assume a If lead which they never reli quished. Kentucky continued score in bunches, using two ( spurts and another 8-0 run route to a 39-21 halftime lead. The story of the game was Wildcats full-court press, wh kept the Gamecocks complet vjui vji lii^uuii. v^aivjiiiia v^uiiui ted a season-high 29 turnovc leading to 29 points for the < position. In addition, the Wi cats defense held the Gameco< to face Cit and the fact that we haven't be them in a long time and that are such a small school." The key players for the Gamecocks are senior hoc Mike Taylor, senior forward 1 Lacy and junior fullback Iv Swearingen. Swearingen is player the Gamecocks turi when they need points. "We are not really living u hopes we set earlier in the sei ter," McShane said. "Nine on 15 players have been hurt in s way. It seems that once one turns, another player gets hurt.1 In addition, the lack of ex; ence has occasionally hurt tta Zcta XXI -W a Newsletter Means lards y Service :ial )rogramming & Reporting ard - Marie Berrv J in - Maribeth Brune Secretary - Kris Anicito Secretary - Suzanne Brook sr - Sharon Gregory lent - Mitzi Garzon header mmmmmmmamHLJMaBm wmtmmmm mm m wm m Lori loney/ine Gamecock r with Georgia Southern, 3-2, 2-5. ops 10th itball to only 42.3 percent shooting from the field. n8 On offense, Kentucky was led ay by 6-foot-7 senior forward Deron e(* Feldhaus, who connected on Ls- 5-for-7 baskets from 3-point )n~ range and totaled 19 points. Soar~ phomore forward Jamal Mashest burn, who lit up the Gamecocks for 33 points in the first meeting >a~ in Columbia, was held to only 14 eight points. py on The Gamecocks were never able to get closer than 15 points . in the second half, and trailed by as many as 30 with 7:01 :he . remaining. > 8 The only bright spot for Car'n_ olina was the play of senior cento ter Jeff Roulston. Roulston continued to play well by shooting on 7-for-ll from the field for a team-high 17 points to go along ^ with eight rebounds. In his prcvi. ous five games. Roulston had lcj connected on 74 percent of his y field goal attempts. ;rs, Senior guards Jo Jo English Dp- and Barry Manning each contrild buted 12 points for the :ks Gamecocks. adel Saturday aten team, McShane said, they "But this game will be a big psychological boost if we win," he z,-j> daiu. )ker odd ? 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