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Hjjfr j I % 1r gttk Jjj ^ bW mm Hvm j?| % i- w ; I USC freshman Heather Godfrey looks to the Lady Gamecocks' 90-78 home loss t 12 points, all from behind the three-point Gamecocks r JIMMY PeBUTTS Sports Editor t The South Carolina men's basketball ? team is 3-9 as the midpoint of the season rapidly approaches. USC's losing streak was stretched to . five games on Saturday as Carolina was dropped 91-59 by Alabama. Hie Gamecocks ( were held to under 60 points for the fourth 1 A Ar\?J OAiTAnfU mmttnll SLi aigllb uixic anu. ocvciitu UYcioii. The Crimson Tide struck early and nev- ! er looked back. Poor shooting once again hurt the Gamecocks. Carolina shot 32.8 percent from the field, connecting on just 21 of 64 shots. "We were never a factor in the ballgame," 1 USC Head Coach Eddie Fogler said. "It's obvious that Alabama is an extremely good 1 team with a lot of great athletes." South Carolina also struggled from the J free throw line. As a team, the Gamecocks hit just 11 of 24 shots. Alabama hit nine of 11 free throw attempts. Alabama shot 57.8 percent from the field and hit 8 of 24 three pointers. The Crimson Tide was led by Eric Washington's 17 I points and eight rebounds. Jason Caffey j and Antonio McDyess also scored in double figures for Alabama. Caffey scored 14 points, while McDyess chipped in 18 points and a game high of 1 nine rebounds. Alabama improved their As a part of the Black History ] encouraged to participate in sn will meet with one other studei continues to ue an mipuiuniL is or values that cause separation improved. You will be asked to be used to plan the next phase The discussions will be held Ja encouraged to meet for lunch oi students in your group will be j To participate, complete the for Government Office by January more information is needed, ca Name: Address: Telephone: Day: Gender: -? Race: ? Classification: (Freshm Student) Do you wish to meet with just ( One other person Grou] (Sponsored by the Black Facult Student Government Associate 4- !. :V aii." /? PPT ?v. , '^X f:'\ ;.. ? i: .1 ' I ' ROBERT WERTZ The Gamec pass the ball Saturday to a teammate o LSU. Godfrey finished with a careers line. oiled over by season record to 11-3,2-1 SEC. The Crimson Tide revenged last year's 82-66 loss to ;he Gamecocks in Columbia. "That (82-66 loss) was the low point of ;he season for us," Alabama Head Coach David Hobbs said. "We couldn't go any lowir than that. That was a game most of us "emembered." Carolina was led by senior Andy Bostick and freshman Melvin Watson who scored 13 points apiece. Senior Carey Rich added 11 points for USC. The Gamecocks have been led by the Iheir backcourt starters thus far. Rich leads the team in scoring with a 13.6 average. He also leads the team in steals and free throw shooting. Watson has been the only other Carina player to consistently put up big numbers. He currently leads the Gamecocks with 40 assists and is the only other USC player averaging double figures in scoring. He is averaging 12.1 points per contest. Malik Russell is averaging 9.8 points per game and is starting to play big inside. He scored a team high 18 points in the Gamecocks' loss to Kentucky and scored in double figures against the College of Charleston, South Carolina State, Providence and MississiDni State. Russell leads the team in rebounding, Month Observance on campus,; lall group discussions on race r it, or in a group of four, to talk isue on campus; the perceptions i of the races; and how race rela write a summary of your respoi of the project. nuary 30 to February 6. While; r dinner, any time and place coi appropriate. m below and turn it in to the S 25. You will be notified of your 11 Smalls at 777-4155. Night: an, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, >ne other person or in a group o p of four ;y and Staff Association in coop< 3n) >,1 w 1 ? I Late run pr over Lady ( Kelly, Godfrey shine in Carolina's na fourth-straight SEC loss. Gi RYAN WILSON Sports Editor In most cases, basketball games are played with five players on each team, but the visiting ^ Lady Tigers of Louisiana State needed j ust two g Q players to beat the Lady Gamecocks 90-78 Sat- y, urday before a crowd of 1,014 at Frank McGuire jgJ Arena. . LSU's Cornelia Gayden, the SEC's leading ^ scorer, finished with a career-high 46 points, f ' while teammate Katina Smith scored 17 in the ^ win. "LSU got a temendous game out of Gayden," ^ USC coach Nancy Wilson said. "They also got a t great individual performance from 40 (Smith) ^ and their point guard played well in the second , half." The game started with LSU (4-9,1-3) scoring the first four points, but a Natalie Funderburk three-pointer gave the Lady Gamecocks (76,1-4) a 5-4 lead at 18:09 left in the half. g? LSU answered with a 6-0 run, but USC came gc back and tied the game at 12 with 12:30 left in ^ the half on a three by freshman Heather God- ^ frey. Godfrey tied the game at 17 on another ^ three, but LSU answered with a three by Gayden with 10 minutes left in the half. gl The next three minutes saw the Lady Game- j g cocks go on an 8-2 run, but the Lady Tigers capitalized at the free-throw line and managed to ^ tie the game at 25. LSU started to gain some momen with six minutes left in the half, but back^ to-back three-pointers from USC freshman Au- , drey Ramsey gave USC a 33-29 lead, the Game- ^ _ J cocks' large?* lead of the game. ^ ?ck Just like every earlier Carolina run, LSU had ^ In an answer. The Lady Tigers went on an 11-0 run, ilgh started by a Gayden trey, during which Caroli- ^ Tide, drop fifth pulling down seven a game. Newcomers HlTTi?' Ryan Stack and William Unseld also began to show their potential. Stack currently leads the team with eight blocked shots. Ml He is chipping in 6.7 points per game com- BosftCk 31 ing off the bench. RusscU...3.3 Unseld is contributing 6.4 points per Rtcfe . 2& game coming off the bench. He scored 12 Watson 34 points in Carolina's win over the College of mmmMMwm Charleston. South Carolina's upcoming schedule does not give them any time to regroup. They host Florida on J an. 18 at 7:80 and defending national champions Arkansas It on Jan. 21 at 1:00, the game will be televised by Jefferson Pilot. W, On Jan. 26 the Gamecocks take on Westem Carolina at the Carolina Coliseum. After their game against the Catamounts, South Carolina will play seven consecutive . . . SEC games. Alabam Lack of depth has once again hurt Coach Fogleris team. With only nine players dress- test. As a ing out, the burden to execute falls on the ing poorly, upperclassmen. Rich, Russell and Bostick percent of must lead the team if the Gamecocks are their opp< to improve. It does Bostick has had a four point drop in his stripe for scoring average from last season. In 1993- are makir 94 Bostick put in 13.5 points per game, this nents are season he is averaging 9.4 points per con- throw att< I si about why race i, SUJItiULyptJS, itions can be ^ ises which will *? you are ivenient to tudent partner(s). If "Ooo, son f ; * k . f four persons? oration with the mkf opels LSI i&mecocb i went scoreless for two minutes. The Lac amecocks regained their composure, scorir a flr>nl atwr?\r\ rv/vir?fa nf Vialf fn frail Hv HT" C llliai OV/TVXI I^VXIXbO U1 III1V null vv vimii m+j v* 43-42. The second half started off with Gayden hi ig a three-pointer, but USC's Shannon Johi n answered with a three of her own to gh 3C its last lead of the game, 47-46, with 17:c ft to play. Less than a minute later, Johnsc eked up her fourth foul id was benched by Wilson keep from picking up her 1 In many cases, Johnson's | isence from the court spells JHj ouble for Carolina, but odfrey stepped in and hit ro crucial treys, the second i | / i which tied the game at 60 5 i I ith 12 minutes left. ??\zL-~?it. "I thought they both KELLY Teshmen Godfrey and Ramsy) shot well when we needed the points," W >n said. "They need to work on improving < le defensive end. I thought when Shannon we it, Heather was the one who could keep us le game from outside." Godfrey, a native of Statesville, N. C., believ le has begun to adjust to playing at the colle vel. "I think I have adjusted well to playing lis level," Godfrey said. "The first few non-SI imes of the season helped a lot." T.Aniciana State rmee acrain answered C? ina. The Lady Tigers went on a 17-7 run ov le next five minutes, which ultimately finish le Lady Gamecocks. Johnson returned duri lis run, but she aggravated her knee iiyury frc ist season and left for the locker room with 7: sft in the game. straight | use P FG FT Rbs A F Pts .4.-12. ..0-2... 7. . ..2 .0 8 it; 5-12 3-6 1. 3 1 .13 ALABAMA P FG FT Rbs A F Pts .mm P 1 7-10 0-1 5 0 2'14 ? \i-$ / 0-0 A '4: $jp&: |n& C."^.;.0r0';:"ii'5 i '5: W;M it,Mi ?-,* H2'iai p^J 31 28 59 JjL la 48 43 91 W mkmmp team, the Gamecocks are shootThey are only connecting on 40.4 their shots from the field, while onents are hitting 45 percent, i not get better from the charity South Carolina. As a team they ' - ig only 58.6 percent. Their oppohitting 72.5 percent of their free ^ !mPte- agalna Id Gloves & Jacket Hiking Tents 8 Campi 7^*^ Levi's Woolri \ y JY' ' \ & Ladies' ; Cotton T leone has been to SOAP'S/' said Goldilo fresh." And she crawled i jk"Someone's been sleeping in my 1 "Someone's been sleeping in i "Someone's still s! So Baby Bear ate Goldil Wash your sheets i % "GOOD! w_ 114 S. Assen I to victory s, 90-78 ly "I thought we kept it within range, but we tg needed to recognize they were ready to play," le Wilson said. "We didn't answer their competetiveness." t- With Johnson out, USC went to Cindy Keli lv. who auietlv scored 22 points, in the post po 'e sition and managed to get some free-throw op55 portunities. in Wilson said USC had the advantage in the post, and that with Johnson out, Kelly is the person to go to. "I felt we were stronger in the post," Wilson * said, "and when Shannon went out, we had to got to Cindy, especially since our outside people were off." With 5:04 left, Ramsey hit a three to get Carolina to seven at 79-72, but the Lady Gamecocks f could get no closer. Johnson returned from the locker room with 4:00 left, but by then the game rJ was out of reach. LSU got its biggest lead, 15 points, with 20 seconds left. Christi Timmons hit a three-pointer to end the scoring, il- "We are really disappointed," USC junior )n guard Natalie Funderburk said. "We feel we nt should have won this game. It gets frustrating in as a player in a loss because you wonder if you could have done more." ,es Overall, the key to the game was LSU's 49Se 34 rebounding advantage, 21 of which were on the offensive end. at "It (rebounding) won the game," Wilson. "You can't help a night when you're not shooting well. T-k i. T > i. I... xl 4.1 4. J ?>ui II you re going to give uie ouiei usam scumu ir~ and third chances and you're not shooting well, er then thafs the difference in the game." ^ The Lady Gamecocks' next game is Wednesn6 day against East Tennessee State. The game, )m scheduled to start at 5 p.m., is the front end of a 29 home doubleheader with the men playing Florida at 7:30 p.m. Fll* Photo Rich and the Gamecocks are 0-4 In the SEC eason. 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