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Sparky: T1 BY ROB RODUSKY expect Assistant Sports Editor Woods boost g This is our best chance of beat- for re< ing Clemson, according to Head prospec Coach Sparky Woods. excitin "They (Clemson) face the stiffest wants t challenge of any South Carolina Inju team I've been associated with," Gamec Woods said. Woods At Monday's final regular season going i; press conference at Williams-Brice "We Stadium, Woods fielded questions and ha^ on the previous game against the sea Florida and the big upcoming game always with rival Clemson. cern foi Woods was impressed after his Woe team's performance on Saturday in Clemsc Gainesville. several "Our team made a great effort," "It v he said. "The University of Florida conside made a few more plays in order to game," win the game. same t "This is a great contest," Woods Saturd said. "It is an ongoing set of emo- must i tions. We are looking forward to touchdc going to Clemson." ble of c This weekend's game marks the "We 90th meeting for one of college the lin football's most colorful and storied said. "1 series. ball an< What would a win do for the real ch* football program for the Woo Gamecocks? tant for "Our program has exceeded "It Seasonal inju ^rom Staff Reports "Just Injuries associated with seasonal j^clf2 sports such as snow skiing or water DOun(js skiing often can be avoided with specific muscular conditioning, an you exercise scientist at USC said. ^ ex^ "Manv DeoDle get into trouble vide vo because they spend more money you ne ind time on their sportswear and specific *ear than they do exercising and Ideal strengthening the specific muscles a condi hey'11 need to master a specific to strei sport," said Dr. Larry Durstine, a large u JSC associate professor of exercise and an science who is a proficient snow and inc ind water skier. der mu: Many studies indicate that skiing, njuries to the knees and ankles of The snow skiers peak beginning with more c he holiday season through injury i February, the busiest time on the of an3 slopes, Durstine said. Realisti Many injuries ? pulled muscles too late ind tendons, fractured and broken strength xmes ? result because the victims An < ire not strong or flexible enough, Durstim lo not exercise regularly or have a pare foi alse sense of security about their son to ibility because they consider them- quarter selves physically fit, he said. heels st Crimson tide rolls By TIM THORSEN rfoc Sports Editor O t While the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division ace is a neck and neck struggle letween Florida and Georgia, the Western Division race has proven Alabc o be a cake walk for the Crimson ?? ride of Alabama. Miss. Snortins an unblemished 10-0 . tr - <-5 ? flip r\ ecord and a national ranking of iecond, the Tide has already Aubu vrapped up the SEC's first-ever Western Division crown. With Arkar )nly their collision with Auburn 0 play, the Tide has a whopping hree-game lead on the rest of the livision. While the SEC rr Mabama/Auburn game is always for the 1 slugfest, Alabama has extra added ncentive in the form of the State *s Jniversity of Miami Hurricanes. tl0n 0) Alabama won the West due to scouts superior talent everywhere. From accepte )ffense to defense to special Bowl, earns, the Tide has proven to be Missi instoppable. The main man for a heartl he Tide is sophomore flanker/spe- The Bu :ialist David Palmer. Using blaz- Tide 3C ng speed and an ability to avoid Alaban acklers, Palmer is rewriting all The Bu SEC total yardage records. during t The real heart of the team, Miss hough, is the suffocating defense, tough t Bama has been ranked first in loss of Jvery defensive category virtually Robinsc ill season. They sport a defense Robin; vith three legitimate All-America the Bui candidates: free safety George Florida reague, outside linebacker has beei \ntonio London and defensive Ole ;nd Eric Curry. surprise The rest of the division is the ed ther state of Mississippi's battle for division iecond place. Ole Miss and battle Mississippi each have 7-3 overall West. r ecords, and they both sport 4-3 upon as Spc his is our best el ations on the season," seniors," he said. "They will try to said. "It would be a great beat Clemson in their last opportuoing into the off-season and nity at USC." :ruiting. All of the state The overall quickness of the :ts will be at the same. It is Tisers' defense will nose a threat g for any young man that to Carolina. 0 play college football." "They are a good blitzing team ries have hampered the due to speed," Woods said. "We :ocks the whole season, anticipate them to blitz. It will be a said this was a big concern challenge to our wideouts and pronto the Clemson matchup. tection people in picking them up." have had seven surgeries Asked about having one of the /e lost seven linemen during toughest schedules in the country son, he said. The game is ^ g0ing into the game, physical, and ibis is a con- Woods sajd wi? ^ r us ids said, in order to beat The experience in deaiing with in, the Gamecocks must due cr d n?lse (at F10"^ Wl1 helP' ^ nos Woods reminds people that /oulcf be a mistake for us to Chanson's record is not indicative :r anything of the Maryland ?f P^he said. "We won't see the Clemson has had some unfortueam that was on the field na^e losses," he said. "Anyone who ay against Maryland. We faces them has a great respect for lot allow the quick easy them." >wns because they are capa- When asked if this game has a loing so. major importance in the state, must be able to match up at Woods replied, "This game will be e of scrimmage," Woods between the |ines ,md ^ the *Ve must be able to run the , ... ? . . 1 pass the ball. It will be a 22 P13^8 11131 316 oul lhere' 11 15 illenge offensively." an emotional game. It is an ongo- _ ds said this game is impor- ing thing that is not over by the the seniors on the squad. weekend. It lasts until the next con- 1 is a big game for the test. It will be a very good test." 1 i ries can be avoided : because you do aerobics Begin working quadriceps by ly doesn't mean you could sliding both feet about one foot press a couple of hundred from the wall and hold for about 30 on your first try," Durstine seconds. Rest and repeat two or 'ou'd have to build up to it. three more times. Try this every can't put on a pair of skis day for at least three weeks prior to >ect your quadriceps to pro- a ski trip, increasing the number of iu with the kind of strength repetitions as you are able, ed to ski if you haven't "This is not an easy exercise, ally trained those muscles." and once you try it you'll really ly, a person would maintain begin to understand what's required tioning program year round to get your body ski ready," he ngthen quadriceps, or the said, noting that a person needs to ipper leg muscles, calves, add at least 10-15 minutes to their kles used in snow skiing, daily exercise program to condition lude upper body and shoul- muscles to become ski ready, scles for a sport like water If you are not a regular exerciser but are planning a ski trip, Durstine more one conditions, the said now is a good time to get ne lessens his chance of involved in an aerobics program, ind increase his enjoyment start jogging, walking or anything / sport, Durstine said, to start toning muscles and increascally speaking, it is never ing flexibility. to start conditioning for a Keep in mind that no matter how i-intensive sport. much you prepare, you will experisxercise recommended by ence some soreness after participate and does himself to pre- in? in an intensive sport like water r the slopes requires a per- or snow skiing, he said. "But the hunch down into a three- more y?u condition your body squat with the back and bcf?re your ski trip, the less likely taight against the wall. youMI have 10 use crutches to return home. to Western Division crown .. ^ ~ I in Mississippi and nowhere near iC Standings the caliber of Mississippi State. They have done it with a solid ~ " TTj defense and an offense that does \AMT WI T n0t niistakes. In their 13-6 ^ W L I W L I victory over SEC-whipping team ima 700 1000 Louisiana Tech, the Rebel defense sacked Tech quarterbacks four i3iaie 4 3 U / 3 U times and allowed lech into Ole ~ I Miss territory but five times, 4 3 0 7 3 0 while the offense rushed for 163 | rn 2 4 15 4 1 yards on 53 carries. I Auburn is coming off a most ; isas 2 4 1 2 6 1 painful loss to Georgia, 14-10. < The Tigers' season, as a whole, 1 b U i o U was epitomized on one series of t plays late in the game. With sec- 1 tarks. This year, the battle ond and goal inside the Bulldog I Golden Egg will take on one-yard line and 19 seconds left importance as Mississippi in the game, Auburn runningback ( ; playing to gain the atten- James Bostic attempted to dive ' f the all-important bowl over the top of the defense for the ^ . Ole Miss has already touchdown. He fumbled the ball * !d a berth to the Liberty on the play, and there was a scramble for the ball near the goal ( issippi State is coming off line. The Tigers appeared to have j breaking loss to Alabama, recovered the ball, but time ran ( illdogs were swept by the out before they could get off l 1-21 on the strength of 10 another play. t la fourth-quarter points. Arkansas did not lose last week, lldogs were held scoreless Of course, that is because they did he last period of play. not play. Since their 45-7 drub- i ;issippi State has had a bing of South Carolina, the 1 ime recovering from the Razorbacks have been unable to star quarterback "Sleepy" score or stop anyone else from >n. scoring. They have remaining J son's season ended during games with Southern Methodist ^ ldogs' 30-6 pummeling of and Louisiana State, however, 1 . Since then, the offense each golden opportunities to notch 1 a an enigma. a win. Miss has been a pleasant Poor Louisiana State. First, J this year. No one expect- Shaquille goes pro, and then they j n to finish in the upper have to play their SEC football i of the SEC, much less to slate. Predictably, they are 1-6 in t for second place in the the SEC and a miserable 1-8 overrhe Rebels were looked all. Basketball season starts soon, the second-best SEC team though. ^ >rts lance at bt > .1 *> " ** Wm m Hr - J * Vi ^^ 1 w >.#? j? k I - i,^i| ^4||. 91^ ^ ^HHHpH^I WHKK^BswmmMmF?^ JSC runningbacks, including Terry Wil han 1,400 yards this season. Lady Gamecocks I Pnf/\li/n P irlrtnn , v/ai uiyn vuuv/nc w Tournament Resull 1.Texas 321 30 2. North Carolina 324 30 3. Georgia 309 32 4. Kentucky 324 31 5. Tennessee 328 31 (tie)Arizona 322 32 7. South Carolina 326 32 8. Louisiana State 327 32 9. Florida * 325 33 10. Minnesota 335*r 32 11. Auburn 336? 34 12. Alabama 331- 33 13. Central Florida 341 34 14. Coastal Carolina 343 34 15. Mississippi 349 34 USC Individual R Lea Bagwell 83 78 Tara Joy 78 85 Rachel Bates 82 79 Siew Ai Lim 83 85 Kerry Zebick 90 83 Source: USC Athletic Department College basketba NCAA BASKETBALL PREVIEW As Dick Vitale would say, "It's \wesome, Babeee, with a capital young 'A'!" Hurley Yes, I know it is hard to believe, Coach 3ut the time has come once again. Final * Put away the helmets and cleats, stumbl ind dust off the high-tops because "So :ollege basketball has arrived. y?u m: Come with me, if you will, on Coe bis journey into time. We will go Wolve Dack to the beginning of April 1992 than ai o Minneapolis for the Final Four. Unforti Look. There is Christian Laettner the he< :utting down the nets with Bart men Sl Simpson. OOPS! That is Bobby Jalen Hurley, not Bart. And Coach K is j*ay -Ta smiling from ear to ear as the Duke 1 Blue Devils capture their second Lhe straight NCAA championship. Poor But th Zhris Webber of Michigan! There ^ stil le is over in the corner crying. not '93 "heer up, Chris. You have three ^no nore years to try to take home the ^rom 1 rophy. matcn O.K., we are back, and now it is ent 8? 1993 (almost). A different year and Damor naybe a different ending to a dif- forwari erent story. things Then again, maybe not! Bailey Duke returns three of the five son inI darters from last year's squad: ^?e C01 rlurley, Thomas Hill and the best Chanej college player in the country, Grant collegi Hill. could I am now going to repeat that for and-un hose of you who think that you beat a* enow your hoops: Best College there a 3layer = Grant Hill. in Neu So, the question is, "Can Duke "Ro( hree-peat?" has pr In a word, "No." attack Last year's team handled the Am a )ressure situations better than any Ever E iating Clemson grm NM File Photo burn shown here against Tennessee, have rushed for more finish 7th in tournament By ANDREW BORGERT olf Sta^Writer The USC Women's Golf team ts: C'V") placed seventh in the 15-team Carolyn Cudone Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. The tournament was held at the par 72, 5,895-yard 6 316 943 Dunes Golf and Beach Club in 9 314 947 Myrtle Beach. 1 319 949 The University of Texas won 9 310 953 the tournament by posting a three4 315 957 round score of 943, four strokes 2 313 957 ahead of second-place University 5 325 976 of North Carolina. 3 327 977 The Lady Gamecocks finished 1 324 980 with a team score of 976. 8 324 987 Sophomore Lea Bagwell led the I 333 1010 individual scores for the team, 4 336 1011 ending up with a three-round total 5 330 1016 of 241, good for 23rd place. Close 7 342 1032 behind Bagwell were fellow team7 360 1066 mates Tara Joy and Rachel Bates, .. who both posted scores of 244, eSUIlS tying them for 28th place. Siew Ai 80 241 Lim's score of 249 put her in 41st 81 244 place. Rounding out the Carolina 83 244 golfers was Kerry Zebick, whose 81 249 score of 259 put her in 52nd place. 86 259 The tournament was the last of ????? ?? the fall season for the Lady Knstin Buehlman/ The Gamecock ? , J Gamecocks. II season tips off tonight L other team in recent is another super bench coach. Point memory, but last guard Adonis (Great name!) Jordan season's leader was and shooting guard Rex Walters g|| jf Brian Davis, who combine to give Kansas an effecsteadied the ship at tive one-two punch. The Jayhawks crucial times and will travel down the Mississippi to did wonders for the New Orleans also. : players' psyche. Bobby So that leaves one spot open in is not capable of doing that, the Final Four. K will take the Devils to the Surprise! Break out the toma;our once again, but they will hawks! (No, Braves fans. You can e there. sit down now!) I am speaking of what about Michigan then?" the 'Noles from Florida State. Pat iy ask. Kennedy's team has something like tch Steve Fischer's 64 players returning from last year. :rines have more potential Included is FSU's best two-sport ny other team on the planet, star... I said, sit down, unately, the talent is still in DeionL.Charlie Ward. After Ward ids and bodies of underclass- will lead the Seminoles' football ich as Webber, Jimmy King, team to a bowl victory on New Rose, Juwaan Howard and Year's Day, he will take over as ckson. You do remember the point guard for three-plus months, nve", don't you? Now they and lead the B-ball squad to the : "Sensational Sophomores"! Final Four, ere is always a catch...they Should one of my predictions fall 1 a year away. 1994 champs, flat on its face (O.K., now everyone i. in Atlanta should stand up!), there ther of the Final Four teams are other teams who could play in ast year, Indiana, is able to April. up with anyone as far as tal- Kentucky: Rick Pitino and Jamal es with the likes of guard Mashburn have the 'Cats showing i "Boy wonder" Bailey and their claws in the SEC. i Calbert Chaney controlling Seton Hall: Always tough at for "General" Bobby Knight, tourney time. Must be the Italian will truly blossom this sea- coach Carlisimo. :o the star he was tabbed to Louisville: Tremendous athletes, ming out of high school. Denny Crum is anxious to get back / is simply the most graceful to the Final Four, ate today. Besides, Knight North Carolina: Only if Dean take the national five-foot- Smith lets his team play, der-no-armed team and still So, we have got Duke, Kansas, )out anyone. Indiana will be Indiana and Florida State dancing t the end of the "Big Dance" on Bourbon Street come April. 'Orleans. And the winner will be...the :k, Chalk, Jayhawk!" Kansas Indiana Hoosiers! The obably the most balenced pre-season NIT starts on in the country, and Roy "I Wednesday night. Better Coach Than Dean It is the tip-off of the best five>reamed of Being" Williams and-a-half months of the year.