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Page 8 Walvieb pesky L sports editor BRYMi JOHNSTON Hie Lady Gamecock basketball team got what it wanted Monday night, they just didn't get it as easily as they want ed. In a non-conference game that wasn't decided until a technical foul was called in the final minute, South Carolina (9-9) knocked off East Carolina 67-60. With USC up 63-60, ECUs Tricia Peckham was called for an offensive foul, which was her fifth personal foul. That call brought ECU coach Anne Donovan off the bench to question the call. Donovan was given a technical with :47.8 left and South Carolina's Nik urn f i /^^B I - . - m** ^ USC's Donna Carr (No. 24) and Nov first half of their game against East Bgreek h H APPLD' H INI THE < i I Did You Know Plasma is an essential fli for good quality plasma. Plasma-based medicines here in our community. 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Miars HHHK - iwiwiMfiJHiiiiMyi Sfc, SEAN RAYFORD The Gamecock i White go up for a rebound in the Carolina Monday night IOUSING A! CATTOOINI8 Amil OFFICE OF GRI Interest Meeting /ednesday January 2 o r\A O.UU pill ly Questions call 777-578C Earn Exti f... lid of life and there is an on-goinj \ save thousands of lives, some mAn?k MAM knln iniiv uaui iiiuimi uaii ncip niarxt life. each time you donate. Dependii ju can receive up to $170 a mo ITS and others to help share theii ed. If you're at least 18 years ol nents you can start saving lives Bayer 4nd resting prior to acceptance, and at all times. - The Gamec roi ite team U ? J 1 C* * x? -^Li x J x iiau id pumis, tsigiu assists anu two steals. Lester recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Gamecocks opened up a 10point lead in'the first half with a 7-0 run over 2:54 span. The Lady Pirates battled back to cut the lead to five points with 1:30 left in the opening half, but a basket from Donna Carr and a 3-pointer from Sara Hadwin with :42 left gave USC a 32-24 halftime lead. "We had good production from our depth tonight and that's a real positive," USC coach Susan Walvius said. "It was nice to have Sara Hadwin come in the game and drill the three going into the half. I think that was a key point for us early." The Lady Pirates opened the second half with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 34. Keyed by baskets from Miars, Casie Key and a 3-pointer by Lisa Williams, USC went on an 8-0 run to open up an 11-point lead. The Lady Gamecocks held a ninepoint lead with 2:52 left when Carr was fouled and made the basket. She missed the free throw and the Lady Pirates were off and running. East Carolina's Beth Jaynes scored four straight points, and Jen Cox hit two free throws with 1:16 left to put ECU within three at 63-60. After missing a shot, Peckham brought the ball <upcourt and pushed off on Miars, drawing her fifth. Donovan jumped up off the bench and voiced her displeasure, drawing the technical. Miars hit the two free throws and Heather Godfrey hit two more free throws to seal the 67-60 victory. Walvius said she was happy with the outcome, but not with the nerfnr r I mance. "I thought East Carolina outplayed L us tonight," she said. "I thought East Carolina played hard. We were fortu- ^ nate to win the game tonight." a* The Lady Gamecocks jump back in- ^ to the tough SEC schedule at 8 p.m. 0f Saturday when they travel to Arkansas, jc firfflKHP AltJlvf VOUV U U H ABIE m EEK LIFE g 1 B ra Credit When You !need Donate right Plasma i the You Save Lives While M Earning ^ M yv wr I iviuiiey; Bayer Corporation 1916 Taylor t Columbia, SC 29201 ock Gamec knock i asst. sports editor NkTHAH BROWN Coming off a big win against Geor gia, the No. 14 Gamecocks (11-3, SEC 3-2) look to keep climbing towards the top of the SEC with a victory over the Tennessee Volunteers (11-3, SEC 1 3) who come to Columbia tonight foi an ft n m tin-nff The 'Vols may be the most im proved team in the SEC as thej have already matched their total number of wins last season. One of those wins came against No. 11 Ole Miss who manhandled Carolina earlier this year. Tennessee will be missing some key players due to injury. Centei Charles Hathaway and guard DaShaj Jones are out for the season. Hathaway averaged 7.1 rebounds and 7.2 points per game last season. Jones led the Vols in assists lasl year and averaged 5.9 points per game The biggest loss for UT is forward Tony Harris. Harris is the Vols' leading scorer for this season, averaging 13.5 points per game. "They've had some injuries," USC Head Coach Eddie Fogler said. "Yet, they're 11-3 and whipped Mississippi physically and mentally on Saturday without those players. So certainly, they are a team that is still very competitive." It's funny' " It's funny ^ M almost immulas at an bryan JOHNSTON 8 am exam, iex, Stogies & Stories yet[t hasno problem remembering ie phone number of someone you met ; a party two weeks ago. It can't remember what you did last ghtina drunken rage, but it can spout f statistics from a football game from )63. INTEI CREEK WEE WEDN RUSSE ALL INTEREST! ANY QU I 2 Stuck n 1998 I. Come join u! Southern Ui Leadership Tra S H Conference Parti t-shirt and resourc with more than 3C keynote speake Student Leader a> pan $2 $30: V ocks loo off injui Although Tennessee has three vacancies on their bench, one spot that " had been empty will be filled by the return of guard Aaron Green. Last * year, ureen ransea iourtn in tne oriU i in steals and averaged 6.7 points per game. r Other notable players for UT are guard Brandon Wharton and forward C.J. Black. Wharton is averaging 13.2 r points per contest and is shooting 72.7 . percent from the foul line and 39.1 per> cent behind the 3-point arc. Black avj erages 11.6 points and 6.4 rebounds 5 per game. Standing opposite of Black in the > post will be Carolina's forward Ryan , Stack. With four blocks in the Geor' gia game, Stack now has 102 career rejections and currently ranks second in thfi SEC. avaraoinp 2 4 hlnclcs nar game. USC guard Bj Mckie also had a big game in Athens, scoring 24 points for the second time in two games. Mckie now ranks 17th on USC's all-time scoring list with 1,284 points. Mckie, the SEC's second leading scorer, said the Gamecocks need to be ready for Tennessee because USC is facing a team that will be giving their best effort. "They're low on injuries and playing with a lot of desire and with the mental approach to go out and give j. i.1. n w n/T_i ' J arm >___ _ it tneir an, ivicKie saia. i ney re a how the m Sometimes I wonder where my mind is. I find myself sitting in class and daydreaming about the days of the past. We've all been in one of those boring classes that you have to have toothpicks handy to keep your eyes open. Most people daydream about what they are doing that night or who they want to ask out. I don't find myself doing that too often, which explains a lot about my dating life. I find myself looking back at events in my life which onooiol mnoninrr fn mn lxuxu op^uxax int-cuiuxg w inc. Despite my New Year's Resolution not to, and my firm desire to pull my GPA up higher than my blood alcohol level on Saturday nights, I found myself doing this again the other day in a class. I won't say which one because, as you can see, my picturesque mug is now plastered next to my name IEST ME El K STEERING < ESDAY JANUAP 7:OOPM LL HOUSE ROOA^ ED GREEKS SHOU ESTIONS CALL 77 \J!?d?eur,. ( Jirectic \ L^ad^rvhip Training Conk Jniv<r*itg of South Cqi s and hundreds of student It liversities for the 12th annu ining Conference held at the louth Carolina in Columbia. icipants will receive breakfast, lunc :e packet. The schedule includes 3 b ) programs to choose from, and an in? r. The annual New Student Leader ivards will also be presented to deser ticipants nominated by their advisoi Register by January 28 0 for USC- Columbia participani for non-USC-Columbia participj < /ednesday, January 21, 1998 >k to prl Vnlfi BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock Senior Ryan Stack grabbed his lOOth-career rebound Sunday against Georgia. very physical team and not very deep. But they execute well. We have to come in focused and be ready to play tomorrow." USC leads the overall series 14-13 and posts an even better record of 83 in Frank McGuire Arena. If you were too lazy to get tickets, the game will be televised on Jefferson Pilot Sports. Tom Hammond and Larry Conley will call the game. ind works and picking me out in class isn't the challenging game it once was. I found myself thinking of the exciting things I've done since joining the staff of The Gamecock as a freshman. The first story I ever did was a profile on basketball player Bud Johnson. I remember how nervous I was talking to the 6-foot-10-inch hoopster from Eau Claire. But as I got to know him better, I realized he was a normal guy who wasn't as intimidating as I thought he'd be. It was two years ago to this day that the article was published, and since then I've risen from a staff writer to assistant sports editor and to sports editor, where this is my third position at the helm, along with my boy Ace. JOHNSTON page nine "INC lOMMITTEE IY21 k 315 LD ATTEND 7-5780 55bB j 1 HI I j :r<nc-? roli no saders from lal Student ! University of h, a conference | ^ reakout sessions jpiring luncheon and Seasoned ving conference rs. i