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EBmnznm ^ The USC Lady Gamecocks com irjg off an upset of the No. 6 Vanderbilt Lady Gamecocks lost 2 Florida on Saturday night 73-57. They next face East Carolina tonight at home. Tipoff is set for Monday, January 19, 1998 Dawgs! tails bet asst. sports editor HATH/M BROWN ^ATHENS, Ga.?After losing their last ^8x games at Georgia including their only Southeastern Conference defeat of last year, the No. 14 Gamecocks finally beat the Bulldogs at Stegeman Coliseum, 6862. The Gamecocks broke their two-game road losing streak in an arena where they hadn't won since joining the SEC in 1991 and avenged two tough losses from last year. USC (11-3,3-2 SEC) needed the win to stay in the hunt for an SEC East title 4)hile Georgia's hopes have nearly been destroyed. Carolina gave the Dawgs their fifth consecutive loss and shoved them into the cellar of the SEC-East. It was good [to win here]," USC head coach Eddie Fogler said. "Winning here is a nice win for us. We have to win on the road, to some degree, to stay in the SEC race.. .and for NCAA [tournament] consideration. "I was happy with our competition. ? thought the second half we rebounded much better. And of course, Bj shooting the threes[helped to get the victory].. Mrlrie WBS 20od hpro t/vlav " The Gamecocks were led to victory by a rejuvenated junior guard Bj Mckie, who in the three games prior to the ? i 1 i Jc * ' 12:00 PUL I It 7. ?ent hoi ween tf Kentucky game had averaged only 10.3 points. Mckie finished with a team-high 24 points. "I felt like I was going to get out of [my slump] sooner or later," Mckie said. U1 novoT roollv nroa nrnrrirwl oknuf if T m. UVTW? * VUUJ TTUO TTV111WU UUUUb AW* X was just worried about us playing better as a team and eventually I'd get it going. My team did a great job of picking me up while I was down." Early in the first half, USC found themselves down by six points,the highest deficit of the game for Carolina. With 14:53 to go, Mckie nailed a three to close the gap. Herbert Lee Davis followed with another three to narrow UGA's lead even further, and Mckie hit his second three to tie the game at 41. The lead fluctuated between both teams three times before USC took the lead for good at the 8:22 mark on two foul shots from Antonio Grant. Carolina's advantage never grew to more than four points until the last 19 seconds of the game when Mckie sealed Georgia's fate. With :19.8 left, Georgia was down by four and had the ball. Mckie stole the ball and on a fast break was intentionally fouled by Larry Brown. Despite being heckled by upset Georgia fans, Mckie calmly sank both free-throws to put the Gamecocks up by FREE papa John's (while it is UVS. ill inuary 3:00 p.m. spons LIAMF Call 777-6688 fo Spc The Gar ne with leir legs six. Carolina added four more free throws to take the eight point victory. In the first half, after jumping out to a quick lead on an 8-2 run, the Gamecocks headed into the locker room J 1 c\a orr uuwxi uy une puim, &o-c i. With five lead changes in the first twenty minutes, the game appeared it could go anyway. USC outscored the Bulldogs 10-6 in the first five minutes, but Georgia fought their way back to tie the contest at 10 with 12:50 remaining. The Bulldogs led for the next two minutes until Mckie hit a three-pointer to move the Gamecocks ahead by two. The lead fluctuated several more times until UGA grabbed the lead with 2:02 left in the half. Next game: The Gamecocks will host the Tennessee Volunteers who recently upset No. 11 Ole Miss. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. tip-off Wednesday at Frank McGuire Arena. "We're happy to have this one and now you go back home and you try to hold serve at home," Fogler said. "Hopefully we can do that Wednesday against Tennessee." 3LIN OR W*JQ & ?.\\ tlve?e Soc> i Pizza ^ ists) nd Wed 20 & 2 Russe Jored by ORD & r more information. )RTS necock Two swimmers race to the finish duri Blatt PE Center. The men's swimming a and became the first USC varsity sport t sports editor BRYAN JOHNSTON one The USC men's swimming and 200 diving team accomplished something Cho Saturday that no other South Carolina the 1 athletic team has managed to do in evei head-to-head competition this year? ( beat Clemson. the ( Behind strong performances from won senior John Bruenning, sophomore Jon Andrew Cho and sophomore diver Chad Julii Sheldon, the Gamecocks pulled away Rela from the Tigers and won 151-83. I Carolina men's coach Keith Switzer wen wasn't aware of his team's feat, but was won happy to know his guys were the first cont to beat the Tigers. Can "It's always good to beat a rival," Thn Switzer said. "It was a real good meet ( for us, and we only lost one event. It's Mib good to help out the University and win the1 A ??te by E E 1 * f M. Hi ca Pr * 11 House * i use ? LJJ i > te says that when Jefferson Pilot orts broadcasts the Gamecocks xt game against Tennessee, it will the first home televised game of i season. Last year at home the imecocks were 5-1 on TV. ^ Page 5 of Jon Lowell, Joel Frey, Chris Henninger and Bruenning. The women's team wasn't as fortunate, losing 153*88. The Lady Gamecocks received solid performances from Rae Abbott and their corps of divers. Abbott, a sophomore from Coquitiam, British H iin IS n HH EaP^v *T< ft? U||? 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Lyons, also a sophomore, the 50 Freestyle and teamed with Waldenmayer, Jamie White and a Aparecido to win the 400 Medley y with a season best time of3:24.39. Dual winners for the Gamecocks ; Bruenning and Sheldon. Bruenning the 200 and 500 Freestyle. Sheldon ;inued to perform well for South ilina, capturing the One-meter and se-Meter competitions. Dther winners for Carolina were 2 Reynolds, John Waldenmayer and 100 Freestyle Relay team comprised Columbia, won the 100 Breaststroke for the Gamecocks. Also, led by Nikki Unroe and Michelle Suozzi, the South Carolina divers swept the diving portion of the competition. Unroe won the One-Meter diving competition, while Suozzi won the Three-Meter competition. In each competition, the South Carolina divers finished 1-2-3. In the women's 400 Freestyle Relay the two South Carolina teams finished 2-3 with the team of JodiKeuck, Erin Olsen, Susie Stark, and Rae Abbott finishing second. The team ofEmili Greenway, Anna Krenk, Brooke Fonder, Allision Redmond. Up next for the men's team (6-3, 1-1 SEC) will be in action on Saturday, Jan. 24 when they host the Wolfpack of N.C. State. This will be the final home meet for the men. The women (3-2,0-1) will take two weeks off before travelling to Arkansas to meet Arkansas and Drury on February 1. 98 Tours Vtu 8f O/U/DfO /A/70 TWO PARTS: C/RS7 HALf-HOUR, AA/O A TOUR Of fOR THf SfCOA/D HALf-POUR. JUST WAS COOPfR l/BRARV AA/O LfARA/ V/CfS AUA/LABU TO YOU. m - 29m ww Network m tf:30am m ft:30am m Z'30pm m 7:30pm m 4:30pm 9 s, transplant and people who receive isma of donors like you. lity and staff for your n Blood Resources isma Program. IECAUSE xMt iiness JNABL _____ Th# Outtty Souro* BioMedical Center 215 Assembly St. Columbia SC 29201