The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 19, 1996, Page 7, Image 7
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MATT PRUITT Sports Editor
The fens who came to Frank McGuire
Arena Monday to see a shootout between
Larry Davis and Frank Seckar, the
standout guards for South Carolina and
Vanderbilt, respectively, probably left
extremely disappointed.
Davis, bothered in the second half
by an injury, took only eight shots in the
game, scoring six points. Seckar, who
was harassed by a tenacious Carolina
defense throughout the game, did not
score until the second half and shot a
miserable 6-for-19 from the floor.
What they did see, however, were
free throws. The Gamecocks went to the
charity stripe 37 times (23 in the second
half), and Carolina's 25 to 16 edge in
free-throw points nearly accounted for
the 10-point margin of victory.
The 80-70 victory advances South
Carolina into the third round of the NTT,
where they will face Alabama at home.
Carolina is now 16-1 at home and 19-11
overall.
Senior forward Malik Russell
continued his scoring binge with a teamleading
17 points, pulling down eight
rebounds in the process.
"Malik Russell," Head Coach Eddie
Fogler said. "Wow. Tremendous. He's
been great this year. Ifs almost kind of
like, where he goes, our team goes, to
some degree."
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guard Melvin Watson is only seeing what
he's known all along.
"He's had the offensive ability all
year," Watson said. "He's just never realty
shot the ball. I think teams are starting
to notice that he's taking that shot and
that he's a pretty good shooter from that
range, so it's opened up a lot of things
for the rest of us."
Watson and fellow guard BJ McKie
each had 16 points and 4 rebounds.
McKie's continued production on offense
has been key in South Carolina's success.
"I saw some openings in the defense,
and I took them. My teammates told me
to go ahead and penetrate and if I had
a shot, to take it, if I didn't, to kick it out
I was aggressive on the offensive end,
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Everybody did a great job tonight."
Watson's three-pointer with 1:57 left
in the game gave the Gamecocks a ninepoint
lead and finally put'away the neversay-die
Commodores.
"They were a tough team to shake,"
Mckie said. "They hustle and scrap after
all loose balls, and they play together.
They know their rolls very well."
Vanderbilt did indeed prove to be
die-hard. Though they shot only 24.3
percent in the first half and went into
halftime down 12 because of a 10-0
Carolina run late in the second half, the
Commodores did not give in, using
Seckar's 16 second-half points to cut the
lead to as little as four.
Vandy shot 51 percent in the second
half, including 35 percent from behind
the arc. and shot 80 percent from the
charity stripe for the game. Carolina put
away just enough of their free throws
down the stretch to hold on to the lead.
Essential to the Carolina victory was
the defense against the Vandy guards.
"It was very hard," McKie said. "We
had to move defensively, be aggressive
defensively and move our feet because
Frank (Seckar), Howard Pride and Drew
(Maddux) do such a tremendous job of
moving without the ball and penetrating.
We knew that in order for us to be
successful today that we had to take
them out of the basketball game."
Fogler commended the fans for their
turnout and their role in the victory,
while dismissing any claims that Vandy
should have played at home because of
their larger arena.
"Our fans showed up more than theirs,
and we beat them in the East," Fogler
said. "We got the home game and beat
them here tonight, and Fm proud of my
team and the way they competed."
"Certainly the home game helps. We
deserve it. We really have a good home
court advantage now when the fans come
out."
Watson also praised the home crowd
for its support.
"The crowd was great," Watson said.
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I hope that we have a good turnout
Wednesday night."
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The USC men's and women's throw e
teams started the outdoor track and
field season on the right foot this p
weekend as four athletes qualified in o
the hammer throw for the NCAA t
championships. 1 f
American record-holder Dawn p
Ellerbe's throw of 183 feet led the USC 6
women to a sweep of the event and <j
assured her a trip to the championships c
in May. Lisa Misipeka's throw of 159^5" p
earned her a provisional qualification,
and Marcia Chmura completed the 'j
sweep with a throw of 138'6T, finishing j
third.
For the men, Ail-American John \
Stoikos automatically qualified for his
third trip to the nationals with a throw
of of2075". Another USC AH-American, g
Kevin Mannon, earned a provisional e
qualification with a throw of 190'9". g
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BASEBALL
The USC baseball team traveled *
to Mississippi this weekend and swept g
a three-game series, improving its
record to 13-8. j
The Gamecocks scored an
impressive 56 runs in the series to the ?
opponent's 24 for a 10.7 run average
margin of victory. Outfielder Eric .s
Stanton continued to produce on offense, ,
going 9 for 14 over the weekend with
10 RBI (5 in Saturday's game). Shortstop
Ryan Szwejbka went 7 for 11 for the
series, including a 4 for 4 day Saturday.
USC started an offensive explosion
Friday, scoring 17 runs on 17 hits and
allowing only one Rebel runner to cross
the plate. The trend continued Saturday
as the Gamecocks scored 17 runs on
18 hits and won by six runs. Carolina
stayed hot on Sunday, scoring 22 runs
on 25 hits and winning by 10.
The team comes home Friday to
start a three-game series with
Mississippi State.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
The USC women's tennis team
improved to 9-6 Sunday with a 5-4
victory over No. 41 Utah. J
Freshman Celine Regnier led the
way for the Gamecocks, downing No. ?
25 T,ina Engblom 64,6-3 for her fourth 1
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he win. Heather Green and Karolina
lulat improved to 8-1 with a win over
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he scrimmage with a sprained ankle,
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strained back.
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UOTBALL
Head Football Coach Brad Scott
aid he was "encouraged with his team's
iflfnrt" aftpr fho Snrino'fi first mntmllpH
dimmage Saturday at Williams-Brice
Jtadium.
"For the first scrimmage and only
he fourth day of practice, I was
mpressed with the effort we gave and
irogress we've made," Scott said "We're
lying to keep things basic ? improve
iur running game and our tackling
ind become more physical."
Coach Scott commended defensive
ineman Michael Maddox, a junior
ollege transfer, saying his quickness
las been impressive. Scott also said
enior wide receiver Corey Bridges has
ooked good running with the ball and
ireaking tackles after the catch. One
if Bridges' receptions went for over 60
rards and nearly went for a touchdown.
Anthony Wright and Chad Barnhardt
ihared time at quarterback.
Defensively, linebacker Shane
durnham recovered a fumble and ran
t in for a touchdown, and free safety
\rturo Freeman had an interception.
"We have no real superstars on this
earn," Scott said. "But we're playing
ogether as a team and showing some
mprovement."
Defensive end Travis Salley suffered
i bruised shoulder during the
icrimmafie. Jamar Nesbit. an All-SEC