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Grant t * IMi Redshirt freshman Antonio Grant half of the Gamecocks thrilling wh asst. sports editor NATHAN BROWN Finally, the marathon is over for the USC basketball team. After playing four games in eight days, a tired s I WE'LL ERASE * ASM I BAB I A WbbKWK bVi If you're stuck with a (federa student loan that's not in def Army might pay it off. If you qualify, we'll reduce y( up to $65,000. Payment is eit Qt the debt or $1,500 for each y service, whichever is greatei You'll also have training in a choice of skills and enough ir\ lnr*f SCll-assui cuivc lu iasi yuu uic rest of your life. Get all the details from your Army Recruiter. A * 1-803*765-5257 M 1-800-USA-ARMY ARMY. BE ALI www. go Ranked among the nation's 30 ^ top-performing banks, BB&T is a highly resp w tion with 500 offices throughout the Cai growing, we're out to be the region's best p our Management Development Program wi individuals who have business majors, goor and a sincere interest in a banking career. 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To apply, please contact your JTERVIEWS 25 ,9 8 BB&T Affirmative Action ^arolirc Because the Gators are an SEC foe, is game was extremely important for e No. 14 Gamecocks (15-3, 6-2 SEC) win so they didn't fall any further hind division leader Kentucky than e current margin of two games. With four lead changes, USC's alliportant SEC standing looked to be jeopardy, especially when Carolina is down heading into the last few inutes of the game. But the Game:ks pulled out the victoiy, 74-72, with last-second shot by Antonio Grant. Going into the locker room, USC id a three-point lead but, after rerning from halftime, saw their lead rindle away. From the 17:04 mark to e last couple of minutes, Florida was lead by as much as 10 points. Slowbut surely, Carolina chipped away their deficit and tied the contest with 17 to go when Melvin Watson, who lished with 10 points and a team-high ven assists, scored two on a finger 11. Florida answered back, moving ) by two. Then it was time for sRon Williams to take over the show id to show his old teammates and ach what they've been missing. On a itback, Williams, who ended with 14 ints, tied the game. Then after a issed shot by Bj Mckie, Williams aiped up, grabbing the ball and stuff- [" % it through the hoop all in the same ation. I "I guess that was the time Bj shot " Williams said. "Knowing Bj, I ought it was going in. I just got ready r the ball to come through the net. id it came off. I just jumped, and it t in my hands. It was my instinct sayg, 'Dunk it. That's the only way to ore. Dunk it.' That was great prp" After Williams' slam, though, Florii managed to even the score at 72 with i seconds left. 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[ was playing the four position, so I just ;urned in. The shot went up, and I ooked [to see] no one was boxing me mt, so I jumped right up. I was surDrised to get the tap-in," Grant said. Ifs almost a surprise that the Gamelocks won at all when you compare the shooting of both teams. Florida made bur shots more than USC-from the ield. Of all the shots taken, UF had a ligher percentage (51.9 percent) ;han Carolina (42.1 percent). And the )est 3-point shooting team in the na;ion did outshoot USC from behind the ire, although the Gamecocks did hold JF below their average of 10.75 threes . )er game. Softball Y2 staff writer ME QUINN South Carolina's women's Softball team is ranked sixth in the preseason USA Today/ National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll released Friday. The Lady Gamecocks, who won a school-record 63 games in 1997 and claimed both the SEC regular season and postseason championship while advancing to the College World Series, : Tjnttp Cappuccino ced Latte Iced Mocha et Pastries RAND FP1ACE get the next one free! \^~S~ ' W^^CT |T } I i, transplant and people who receive sma of donors like you. lity and staff for your i Blood Resources sma Program. ecause xdk_ iness NABL ___________ The Ojatly Sauce BioMedical Center 214 Assembly St. Columbia SC 29201 y over ! But with Florida sinking more shots from the field, the Gamecocks had to look elsewhere to win the game. They found the answer in foul shooting, rebounds and a never-quit attitude. "I certainly want to congratulate my group for never quitting here tonight," USC head basketball coach Eddie Fogler said. "[It was] a game that the University of Florida pretty much conironea, particularly in tne secona half with their style of play and 3-point shooting. I thought, for the most part, we did a good job [defensively]. But they're obviously a great shooting team...Certainly, the rebounding factor was huge here tonight [for us]." Carolina dominated UF on the boards by grabbing a total of 45 rebounds, compared to only 23 for the Gators. By snagging 22 offensive rebounds, USC racked up 29 secondchance points. Florida managed only nine. Even though he was suffering from a hip injury, William Gallman was the leading rebounder of the game with 10. Not only did USC outperform UF on the boards but also from the freethrow line. In a physical game that saw two Gators foul out, USC went to the foul line 30 times and drained 22 of inked sixth return eight starters from last year's club. Last year's star pitcher, Trinity Johnson, will not be pitching this year but will remain in a Carolina uniform this season. Johnson, who is a finalist for the Honda Women's Athlete of the Year for 1997, will begin her first year as an assistant coach at USC. 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"Coach was saying if we can get out of here with a one-point [winJ, we're happy with that. r And he was almost right, we won by two. "But we'll take it like that. We're dead tired. We have tomorrow off. I'm pretty sure the guys will put it to good use. A lot of guys are sore and banged up. But we have to suck it up. We've got goals, and we're not going to sit back and let those goals slip away. We're going to keep working hard as a team and as a family." Next game: The Gamecocks meet No. 20 Cincinnati. The Bearcats come to Columbia Sunday for a 12 p.m. tip-off. Last year, Carolina defeated the 'Cats 97-83 in Cincinnati by hitting a school record 15 3-pointers. USC leads the overall series 12-7 and posts an impressive 7-0 record at the Coliseum. The game will be televised on CDO V/DO. in nation be led by Head Coach Joyce Compton. The pitching staff will be anchored by returners Sky Brown and Nikki Beers. 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