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USC tries to repeat
history against 'Cat
Upset-minded Gamecocks face No. 6
Kentucky tonight in Lexington
JIMMY PeBUTTS Sports Editor
Hie USC men's basketball team will have a rematch again
the Kentucky Wildcats at 7:30 tonight at Rupp Arena in Le
ington.
The Gamecocks (5-11,1-6) suffered an 80-55 loss to tl
Wildcats when the two teams squared off Jan. 7 at the Co
seum. USC currently is riding a two-game winning strea
Carolina is looking for its first road win of the season. US
is 0-4 on the road, including three SEC losses. The Gam
cocks earned their first SEC win of the season Saturda
downing Georgia 60-59.
USC got its biggest win during Eddie Fogler's brief tenu
as coach against Kentucky last season. Carolina's last gan
of the 1993-94 regular season came down to the final two S
onds, when Emmitt Hall layed the ball in to give the Gam
cocks a huge upset win against the No. 7 Wildcats.
This year's Gamecock team will have to get substanti
play from the backcourt tandem of senior Carey Rich ai
freshman Melvin Watson. The duo combines to average mo
than 25 points per game. Watson also leads the team wi
65 assists and 23 steals.
Senior Andy Bostick has begun to break out. He had be*
averaging less than 10 points a game for most of the seasc
but with 17 points against Tennessee, 13 against Alabam
14 against Florida and 24 against Arkansas, the Florence n
tive has increased his scoring average to 11.6.
Malik Russell also has stepped up his play since the Gam
cocks began SEC play this season. He scored a team-high :
points,in USC's first meeting against Kentucky. Russell
the leading rebounder for the Gamecocks, pulling down se
en boards a game. Bostick is second on the team in reboun
with 5.1 a game.
Combined with the play of freshman Ryan Stack, US
has been giving fits to the opposition in the paint. Stack lea
the team with 15 blocks and has 10 steals. Russell has ni]
blocks and 17 steals.
As a team, the Gamecocks continue to shoot poorly. US
is averaging 40 percent from the field and 59 percent fro
the free- throw line. Carolina's opponents are hitting a r
spectable 47 percent from the field and 70 percent from tl
free-throw line.
With standouts such as Tony Delk, Rodrick Rhodes ai
Jared Prickett to contend with, USC will have to shoot w<
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ne Ryan Stack and the Gamecocks will try to extend
their wlnnnlng streak to three games tonight at
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m and not allow the Wildcats to get second-chance points with
offensive rebounds. Kentucky is a deep team with talented
players at every position.
Look for Fogler to get his starters as much rest as possilcj
ble tonight. USC's players will have to be fresh in the second
jjl half for the Gamecocks to have a shot to win.
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All-American'
at USC, sets s;
RYAN WKSON Sports Editor |
One of the unwritten laws of college |
athletics is that incoming freshmen
3hould get used to going last, cleaning
the locker room and basically not con
tributing anything to the team above
things of a janitorial nature.
Well, USC sophomore swimmer Jay |
Telford was in that position last year, i
but he didn't let the title of lowly fresh- I
man get to him. He simply became one |
of the best distance freestylers in the jf
nation, garnering All-American honors
in the mile.
Telford, a native of Corbett, Ore., g
barely acheived All-American status, ^
but he admits it was one of the most exciting
times of his life.
"It was pretty exciting, because I
made it in by the skin of my teeth,"
Telford said. "When I made Ail-American,
I swam in the morning heat, and I 3
had to watch the final. I just sat there *r
and crossed my fingers, hoping that one F1
guy would not beat me, and when luck- C<
ily nobody did, I just dropped to my
knees." ec
Telford's All-American status makes
him one of the top contenders for the 80
SEC Championship, and he realizes he ^
has to bear the weight of being a team a(
leader. sc
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ty much the leader of the distance group,"
Telford said. "I have to have to the atti- sa
tude that I want to work. Sometimes if s ^
hard because you'll have a bad day, but ^
you can't let it show through. ar
"If the kids who aren't as good as you SB
see you slack off, then they think if s alright,
and the whole team gets in a rut. El
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that much pressure because I have al- eil
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led I didn't want to go to an East Coast
hool, Clemson called, and I told them '1
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Telford was invited to join the U.S.
lite Distance Swimming Team last v
tar. The team, comprised of the top e
ght swimmers in the nation, trained v
the Olympic Training Facility in Colado
Springs, Colo., but Telford opted *
return to USC for summer school. I
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g back here for summer school and
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"I have always wanted to go to the
)6 Olympics," Telford said. "I have
;ot my work cut out for me as far as
hat goes. For this season, I would
ike to be one of the top swimmers in
he mile in the NCAA and the SEC
hamp. I'd like to be known as one of
he best distance people in South Carlina
history."
Telford knows it will take hard
fork to accomplish his goals. Howver,
he said he has the attitude and
fork ethic to overcome any obstacles.
"I'm not one for quitting," he said.
I don't like to quit. I don't like to lose,
josing is something I don't look forfard
to doing."
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