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From staff reports
USC appointed Barbara Thaxton a
Maria Fantanarosa as assistant coa
es on Nancy Wilson's women's b
ketball staff May 6.
Thaxton, whose most recent coa
ing position was on the staff at I
University of Southern California
associate head coach. She brings
Carolina a highly regarded reputati
as a recruiter and teacher of the gar
Thaxton also returns to her nat
home state; she's originally fr<
Chester.
Thaxton served four years on I
staff at Southern Cal, 1989 to 19!
where she developed her skills a
master recruiter.
"Barbara Thaxton is widely com
ered to be on of the top recruiter!
women's basketball," Wilson sa
"She brings proven experience a
national contacts to our progran
am excited to be working with soi
one who has competed and wor
the national level."
Southern Cal's 1990 and 1992
cruiting classes were rated among
best in the nation. They compile
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rj 71-46 record and received three NCAA p
postseason tournament bids during
her four years with the school. h
Thaxton began her collegiate coach- t
ing career at Old Dominion in 1982, C
where she assisted in the areas of g
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as player skill development and recruit- r
ing for the Lady Monarchs. She was
on the staff at Pennsylvania from 1987 ?
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[on ion, Thaxton was recognized as one 1
ne of the most successful high school
ive coaches in the nation at Wilburn c
Cross High in New Haven, Conn. Dur- t
ing her eight years as head coach, \
the Thaxton's teams won three state r
23 championships and she was named c
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}id- and holds a master's degree from I
; in Southern Connecticut State,
id. "When I visited the University of i
ind South Carolina, I came away very im- (
a. I pressed with the direction the athlet- (
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said. "From my prior experience of
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toach Fantanarosa in moving the pro- t
^am in a forward direction," she said.
It also will be a pleasure to return to
ny home state."
Fantanarosa comes to Carolina ^
rom Xavier University, where she just 2
ompleted her fourth season as the
>rogram's top assistant. Xavier post- t
:d an impressive 74-41 record during t
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:oaching career at Xavier in 1990 af- ^
er a standout career at Miami (Ohio),
vhere she was team captain her se- '
lior year and scored more than 1,000 1
:areer points. During her first year of
jraduate school at Miami, she was on t
he coaching staff at Hamilton (Ohio) 1
Jadin High School. <
A native of Kulpmont, Pa., Fanta- t
tarosa enjoyed a stellar high school j
rareer, scoring 3,823 points at Mt. ^
Zarmel High School. She has been the
itate's leading scorer among both
>oys and girls since 1985.
Fantanarosa earned a bachelor's decree
from Miami in 1990 and a mas- 1
er's degree in sports administration 1
irom Xavier's sports management pro- <
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The USC softball team finished the * wo
?94 season with a 52-17 record and cha
fifth-straight trip to the NCAA Re- vie
onals. Bn
The Lady Gamecocks entered the in t
egionals ranked No. 15 in the na- tor
on. They lost their opening round
ime against UNLV 2-1 at Lady Game- US
ock Field. In the bottom of the "T1
ighth, Lady Rebel Kim Rondina (or
rove in Ronnie Salcido with one out hitl
) give UNLV the win. 1
"Both teams played extremely well, to i
id I think South Carolina proved I
ley can compete with any team west staJ
f the Mississippi," UNLV coach Shan sof
IcDonald said. hac
USC was able to defeat Georgia an<
tate 6-1 at Lady Gamecock Field. Kim 26;
heridan picked up her 20th win of ing
le season. Senior Toinette Reed ga>
:ored the go-ahead run for Carolina we
n Tina Plew's sacrifice fly. <
Sheridan collected her 19th and ing
Oth RBIs of the season with a two- 36
an double in the top of the fourth. sh<
Sheridan finished the season with (
record of 20-7. The only other pitch- Ful
r for USC, Darlene Gareis, finished bai
le season 32-10. trii
t coaches
ram.
"I'm excited about joining the Carolina
program," she said. "The Uniersity
is an excellent institution and
he Southeastern Conference offers
he finest in women's college basket>all.
I look forward to joining Coach
Wilson and helping the program
ichieve success."
"I've been familiar with Maria Fananarosa
since she was a leading scor;r
at the high school level in Pennsylvania,"
Wilson said. "I've been exremely
impressed with her coaching
>ackground. She is very enthusiastic
md eager to contribute to our program."
"From the very beginning, these
wo coaches were at the top of my
ist," Wilson said. "The combination
)f Coach Thaxton and Coach Fantalarosa
certainly strengthens our program,
and I look forward to coaching
vith them as we work towards taking
3ur basketball program to a higher
evel of success."
The appointments come following
:he previously announced resigna:ions
of Rosie Hall and Heidi Vanferveer
in April.
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Wednesday, June 8, 1994
ishes season 52-17
t anchor team with pitching
iter defeating Georgia State, USC
>k on UCLA to determine who
uld play undefeated UNLV in the
mpionship game. UCLA was led to
tory by third baseman Jennifer
indage, who hit a two-run homer
he fifth to give the Bruins a 3-t vic
i ERAs barely over one, Gareis 1.12 Gareis
i Sheridan 1.05. Gareis pitched
1.2 innings during the season, strik- Tina Plew and Christy Dammer tied
; out 110 while walking 42. She the team lead in home runs with
re up 86 runs; however, only 42 six
re earned. Senior Toinette Reed was fourth in
iheridan pitched 180 innings dur- team batting with a .333 average. She
; the 1994 campaign. She walked 3150 had stolcn bases and three
and struck out 54. Of the 71 runs triples. f _
i allowed, only 27 were earned. . ^ / w a 1 C tCam
Offensively, USC was led by Dana m doubles th l4"
Imer, who entered the regionals Dammer led the team in stolen
tting .431. She led the team in bases (19) while batting .335 during
>les (12), RBIs (53) and hits (85). the regular season.
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