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Tuesday, November 14, 1995 % ' ioKik *!H ~ H^^HHk fPk S ^Wa|ElSlfc m8p "itur-a - ? ^ ? 'i v 1 ^ 1 i "*! mm**Sk^ iriffcoiT"^^ ...xMdNjkJAMIE I Shani Abshier raises her arms in celebration after ^wln a point in Sunday's 3-1 upset of No. 25 Geo marked the last game to be played In Blatt P. E. Cenl Gamecocks take out of Bulldogs, Fortman, aggressive play in assists, with 70, highlight upset of No. 25 Senior Kori Erm Georgia in final game at Blatt and30digs.Eimigar CT&CC pcpftPTC considering she i STAFF KEPUNTS ^ ^ week In a game of firsts and lasts, the to play until game tir South Carolina volleyball team defeat- had four hitters in do ed No. 25 Georgia in the Gamecock's and out-blocked the last-ever match at Sol Blatt P. E. Cen- UGA is No. 2 in the a tpr SiinHav nftprnrvnv flnmlinn pnfprpH Down 5-7 in ffan the match with a series record of 1-23 back to tie it up at 7-' versus Georgia, having won only their to a 15-10 victory. Ste first meeting in 1978,3-1. ing in game two, th The 3-1 victory trolled game two fri moves the Game- winning 15-8. cocks to 18-9 and The bulldogs refa 8-6 in the SEC, and built a 9-14 lead while the Bulldogs m??\ ^ore Carolina fought t fall to 19-7 and 11- i>-~j JSp at 14-14. Carolina c 3 in the SEC. The -jjSSsi when serving as the 1 victory closes out three, 16-14. the regular season Carolina roared o for the Gamecocks, JHP . game four, but again as they finished when serving as the third in the SEC 1 the score to 11-9, anc East. it up at 14-14. Carolir "This was really a team effort," coach man's 17th kill of th I Kim Hudson said. "This really gives us the game winner, w the momentum we wanted to go to the ning the game 16-14 SEC Tournament. We knew after the It was the first hi first time we played Georgia this year, be broadcast on live r we had a real shot at beating them in ri Ermigarat and Car the rematch." ored before the game. Freshman Dee Dee Fortman, who in the first round of racked up her second triple double of ment, in Baton Rouge, her young career, had 17 kills, 16 digs Mississippi State. and 10 block assists, hitting an impres- After the SEC 1 sive .438. Freshman Ashley Edlund al- Gamecocks will await so had a career day, with career highs nament bid. B mm Novem Tuesday' o. M In front of R< 'mm r: *" * ' :* Everything from til] Sponsored by the Office of ^ :> ' Jfe A SPOB n Carolina ope LARRY WILLIAMS Sports Editor said."] In the dawning of a new era Mon- ^?r" v> /"Jotr r?irrUf fV\n CmifVi Pnw\li??n knolr/\4- Dfl uajr uigiit, wic uuuui uaiumia uaonct- ^ _. * ball team trounced the Slue Nancy International team 80-62 in exhibition ac- ^ Led by junior Larry Davis, who paced . . ** wk the Gamecocks with 27 points in his 27 ^ltinf i^jjf minutes on the court, USC raced to a ,e7 26-13 lead at the 9:18 mark of the first fjHflpfi half and never looked back. always Slue Nancy opened the game hot, TX-f bolting to a five-point lead with 1:24 gone ^ in the first half when Nancy's Derrick comi A / Lewis converted a three-point play off" a 4 4 W*0 Larry Davis foul to make the score 5-0. fr?mh Ryan Stack opened the scoring for ^ P01 Mj USC on a 15-foot jumper with 18:20 left scor"^ in the half that began a twelve-point run shootir K. for the Gamecocks. Nancy ended its wan ggBg up -I drought with a three pointer by Pat ^ Durham with 15:25 left in the half. 3116 mo Leonard "Bud" Johnson, one of the ^ ^ l|j many heralded recruits signed by USC ^ t?ni head coach Eddie Fogler last year, made to be vi Hk 1 a thundering entrance into the game Th* n when he jammed the ball through the byanj Hp ' basket while being fouled with 13:43 left fans, a in the half. Hie former Eau Claire stand- Past al . out went on to score 12 points on four- games. PFBsu of-seven shooting. a *1 1 At the half, Carolina led 47-29, due Carolir <*** mtm ia large part to the performance of Davis, "5,7 2!j who had 14 points for the first balf John- 311 ex^ son checked in second for the Gamecocks haven' with 10 points, followed by Melvin Wat- think tl m son, who had nine. Forward Durham, Fogler who had 17 points to lead the scoring Fog for both teams, led Nancy in the first Days" c half. Carolina finished the half regis- whent CLARK The Gamecock tering a 65.5 field goal percentage. every ? the Gamecocks The nets cooled to begin the second conside rgla. The upset ha]ffor the Gamecocks, as the youth and byther :er. inexperience of the team began to show. Da\ Poor shooting allowed Nancy to climb part in to within 11 with 18:18 left, as a trey by got ups ^ Pat Duhrman closed the gap to 47-36. gin to 1 ll I When Russell scored the first basket of got big y the second half with 2:45 gone, the Game- said. "I cocks' engines were running again. and the 3 The Gamecocks then began to over- We jus " power Nancy during the next 10 min- and we utes, extending their lead to 21 points Tea and digs with 24 when theywent ahead 66-44 with 9:19 Rya igarat had 21 kills in the game. USC extended their sprain ] afs play was amaz- lead to a Same high 22 with 4:54 left- ^ ^ re-injured her heel Fogler said he was pleased with his recover and wasn't cleared team's efforts in the 80-62 win but said Haj ne. The Gamecocks the Gamecocks still have a way to go be- guard fi uble figures in kills tore competing in the upper echelon of shirted Bulldogs 39-31 as the Southeastern Conference. day's gi country 'in blocks. didn't play well," Fogler said. Will re one USC came "^e 0ldy had four kids out there who kle last 7 and then went on played last year. as will spping up the block- Fogler said he was content with the next ga e Gamecocks con- effort of his team's newcomers. "Bud lotteRc )m start to finish (Johnson) looked relaxed, and Larry cer- hibitior tainly shows his ability to score," Fogler 7:30 p.r 5ed togo down easy B Malik Russell scrambles for the ball in tin over Slue Nancy. Russell is one of only tw< looltiifoiia J lucR iber 14, 15 and 16 Wednesday and Thursday oo am -3:uo pm the Russefi Nous^dcJr^er)e Street slri locatiori: Russel I House lobby books to the classics for 01 Comrrttm&y Service ProgramramWhcJ^usslil House BodiSt For more information call Jjlf / ITS : ns new era with s 3ud showed that he will be a facvis, who transferred from North ^ la last year, said playing at USC M[ ; lite a transition from playing lim- B m : 4 r? i-i rr rr l ^ 3IUnM^3l mutes iur uie i <xl xieeis. , * w IJflj iad fun tonight. It was very exfrom the moment I got to court Davis said."I was always nervous I at North Carolina, because you had Dean Smith there to let you ibout it, and also (Derrick) Phelps maid) Williams were always ready _ w SIFsWa b in. fjgmfd McKie, the highly acclaimed signee iJMk mo, didn't appear to play to his S tential in the exhibition opener, SMM : only four points on one-of-seven ^ ig. But, as Fogler will be the first t^oll /* a you, don't be fooled. * #4 and Bud have done the best and re ready to play than anyone else. as McKie's performance), don't Ight be an indicator. BJ is going ' sry, veiy good," Fogler said. ! exhibition opener was witnessed innounced attendance of 5,722 n amazing number considering itendances at USC basketball SS^^HB^ %^a Fogler considers the fan support M -' tion of past legends of success at m 1 _ ^ '00 is a pretty good turnout for ^Hr ' ibition game... Season tickets !iff| t sold this well since '74, and I 1 iats a tribute to Frank McGuire," MIt fl ;ler was referring to the "Glory Br ' >f Gamecock basketball, the days |fjgjBQ^gM ;he Coliseum was a sellout for ;ame and the Gamecocks were BSv* , ,y ;red a national powerhouse, led JHpyt M r late coach Frank McGuire. J T is said that the fans played a big ^ Py the win. "From the moment we itairs and saw the Coliseum be- Melvln Watson goes for ill up, it was very exciting. We Sluc Nancy Monday night support once we got going," he 'm very excited about the talent : nucleus of players we have here. T T ^ _ 1 J t need to listen to the coaches, J J| ^ ^ j ^ u be alright. an Notes: j # ^ in Stack, who suffered an ankle |\1 1 < I f" | midway through the second half, J[ kJ LI X JL L V :e about three days to a week to from the injury. jen Rouse, the true freshman UZA AC1ERNO Staff Writer arm Greenville, N.C., will be red- ? A , Fogler announced after Men- ?"e of^^turnJ?g ime ers, forward William Unseld iam Gallman, who rolled his an- b g Carolina men's basket ; week, will return Wednesday. lefVel ttuf, sefS?nJ^131 senior William Unseld. USCs goalJshto *^SEC ^ . ? Returning from a respect me is Friday against the Char- TT 77 j ,, . _ ., i . ., . i j, , son, Unseld made the transit tyals in then* second and last ex- . Junior eojiege to Div. 1 basket .game of the season. Tipoff is at eraging 7 g pomts_ 4 9 rebou n' .8 steals per game Unseld d ^^^^^1 Div. 1 as "much more physic To compensate he has g< f (J0aJihE^di^ UNSELO finished off last season scoi I,', jp i|| points and 78 rebounds in thi He remembers one amus |ptmmf ' ment last season when he fel V X, j rim while going up for a du seld's best moment in Carol m iW ketball was when he scored 2 _ ? had seven rebounds, three ass ROBERT WALTONThe Gamecock blockpd sbots against C i Gamecocks 80-62 victory ? ^amstTC' > seniors on the squad. His cai^tagh was in Jr. when he scored 53 points again 0 If your dream isti j let someone else yourssm ^an us i< if areattheUAG. I 1^" J en ** ) < l ^ ily a dollar! BAT jp Coming 1996 ! ;' For more inforr 7 3 bang, 80-62 ^ , \ |flfl| i^ i^P* km Is KiSi 91k} % Kf^ * JKmy4L$f i ^'AilP'Mtf'ln^^w^Bi JHi t1^ ?^Pp> ^ ROBERT WALTON The Gamecock a shot In the Gamecocks 80-62 defeat of in Frank McGuire Arena. 1 11 reauy 10 ieaa }amecocks eastern Illinois. Unseld describes himself as a team player: "If I score two lor play- points and we win, I'm happy." balTto*0 ^ ^v0"te ^ Hakeem OlaDaii to a juwon becauSe Olajuwon is the type 1 ima e 0f piayer who, according to Unseld, aionship. ^ p]ays.? ^ 8fr^a Even today the biggest influence ball Ay1 on Hnseld's basketball career is his j i mother. She supported him and at i tended all his games throughout high escrmes ^ Jr CoUege Mej. he grad_ lined 20 ua^es next December, Unseld plans to pursue a masters. He is a Sociology major but doesn't know exactly what he plans on doing. Unseld's no-nonsense attitude on the court pushes him to do what he can to be the best at what he does. He H looks to the fans for support to help H his team stay in the game. Unseld en1 courages the fans to come out and fill the Coliseum. "They can make the difference in a close game," he said. Fan support is expected to be exlooks to tremely high this season. For the first it and to time in 20 years, season tickets will Unseld sell out This type of following has been ing izy non-existent since * rank McGuire e last 13 coached. Confidence in Fogler is high deling mo- Spite only 19 wins in the past two sea11 off the sons. This season Fogler has a full nk. Un- squad to work with. The benefit of a ina has- strong bench is that when players are 3 points, injured they have time to heal. Last year the attitude was "hurry up we ampbell. neeci y0U to get better." This year, the College emphasis is take your time and get st South- well /e for Yourself! :i 3 become a medical doctor, don't *i decide you can't do it. Decide for ji Dday to find out what your options ; i , 800-531-5494 j; UniversirlaH Autnnnma ! de Guadalajara SCHOOL OF MEDICINE \ ? # arolina Baseball GIRLS Season to Sarge Frye Field nation call Rick Hatcher at 777-0116