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Walvieball puts its Virgin unbeaten record on Frank I the line vs. LSU. drawn Shawn Singleton vacant returns to make He anr more enemies. afterncx Coaching update. ence in Gameco senior writer BROCK VERGAKIS The Carolina men's basketball team re mained undefeated at home by defeating th Jacksonville Dolphins 73-56, improvin their overall record to 3-2 on the season. Th game was doser than the score indicated, pa] ticularly in the first half. Sloppy play by both teams allowed the Do phins to mount a nine-point lead before Ca] olina came storming back. What allowed US' to stay in the game in the first half wa Jacksonville shooting just as poorly as Cai olina. Both teams shot less than 35 percer from the field. "The shot selection was questionable in th first half," said Head Coach Eddie Fogle Part of what led to such poor shot sel& tion was the scrappy defense of the Do phins. Jacksonville attacked USC in their ow backcourt, pressing on several occasions. Th Gamecocks seemed to rush shots once the got the ball over halfcourt. "This is the first full-court press we've seei if s a gOod experience," Fogler said. Also contributing to the Gamecocks woe in the first half was their poor play insid the paint. USC had difficulty getting defei sive boards, leading to Dolphin second chance resulting in points for them. On the offensive end, Carolina faced clogged lane nearly every time forcing ba shots on the inside and risky passes to th perimeter. Taking away USC's inside gan forced the guards to try to step up and scoi rvninfc T anr?nVkinrr 11 cKnfc frnm Knunn/^ tV puiuio. uaiuivtuug xx uuvvo xx i/ixi wvj vixu in 3-point line, Carolina only managed to sir three of them. In the last five minutes of the half, US finally started to show composure, giving preview of the second half. A Bud Johnso block brought the crowd to its feet and led 1 six unanswered points for Carolina. Herbe: Lee Davis also contributed to Carolina's tun around, coming up with two steals leading 1 easy baskets and a 3-pointer in the final minu to give USC a 29-24 lead at the half. In the second half, Carolina took contr of the game and never let go. Play on the ii side improved, particularly on the part of Johi son. He dominated inside the lane, leadin both teams in total rebounds. Hogan anr I MICHAEL STRICKLAND I r< I II , IIII _ J. . II^^J JC Last Thursday night on "The ? Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan announced his retirement from pro wrestling. Hogan, 44, stated that he "had accomplished ^ everything he wanted to" in the sport ^ and felt the time was right for him to ^ hang up the tights (reports are that the p failure in his match with Warrior at Halloween Havoc was Hogan's signal ^ mat it was time to go;. r. He seemed very genuine in his ^ speech, thanking the fans for all of their ^ support throughout the years of title ^ runs. Hogan did reaffirm his plans to ^ run for president in 2000 under a third ^ party platform. d Hulk Hogan made wrestling cool in b the '80s in the WWF, starting with his jj appearance on MTV. In cartoons, he t] teamed with television star Mr. T to beat up the bad guys, and he defeated c Sgt. Slaughter to defend the honor of ti all Americans. i] Hogan was able to transcend the I sport and gain fame in the general me- b /lia Dpsnitp n laplr nf clrill VlPWOSflhlp n to become one of the greatest pro c wrestlers of all time. He was a hero to s many of us as youngsters, urging us to t eat our vitamins and say our prayers. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bol- r lea, even added three years to his ca- I Cheerleading staff writer CHRIS PeGUIDO i v The USC varsity cheerleading squad g has been invited to the Universal Cheer- c leaders Association (UCA) National Col1 4-n ko Q 1 A lege v^uiupeuuuii, tu w xx^xva ucui. u-xv/, g 1999 at Walt Disney World in Orlan- a do, Fla. t The squad qualified by submitting I a "skills" tape, which included stunts and pyramids, cheers, chants, and turn- r bling. The tape score will be thrown out p once the competition begins. The squad f coil Are you the b "locked out"? hoops been co fantasy sport Sign up now! m ria Tech Head Coach A 3eamer has with- I his name from any coaching positions. lounced this yesterday on at a press confer- ft i Biacksbuig, Va. ^ cks win "My main focus is to rebound wel] son said. "Tonight I learned to stay un trol." ie Defensive boards led to offensive p or tt on j 1 i; 1.1 r> 1 6 UOKj, cuill leauillg Uie allaCli was IXI McKie mesmerized the crowd in a on< - situation with a Dolphin defender. P pass to the right, Mckie put the ball ii - hand in mid-air for a soft layup, of whic - said, "I thought I was watching the 1 there." As play improved for USC, so did t] - fidence. They began playing with moi t sity and emotion as the game continu olina's shooting improved to nearly 50 from the field in the second half. Cont to the shooting percentage increase1 c- ter shot selection as from quick, crisp I- Fogler opted to play McKie and ft n sensation Aaron Lucas together sevei in a dynamic duo combination remin y McKie and Melvin Watson. The pres fense McKie and Lucas provided let i; eral Jacksonville turnovers. "I think in the second half we had ;s lot of intensity," Lucas said. "The ii le picked up greatly." i- While those two are good on defen is makes them dangerous is their flexit tween point guard and shooting guai a "We both come from the same bad d in high school, making adjustments tc ie spots in college," Lucas said. "We have le ity to play both positions and set up ol 'e a good shot." ie The more Lucas has taken the bi k point guard offMcKie, the more offen ie has generated. The past two game C ie has scored 20 points or more, com a the 11 he averaged in the first three n Who takes over point isn't someth to Fogler decides, as he prefers to let tl: rt them work it out for themselves, i- "They're both playing both positi to letting them work it out," Fogler said, te even telling them." While McKie was the big scorer ol day night's game, Lucas showed p l- promise. Three of his shots rolled arc l- rim before finally spinning out. All h g came off free throws when he was foul driving into the lane. lounces 're jer with his unpredicted heel turn, th >inin? the nWo. Desoite his recent M emise, Hogan is a legend in wrestling. M on't think you've seen the last of m [ulkamania, though. His yellow and al 3d colors may ride again. bi As for N1TKO, WCW put on another tl ood show. Scott Steiner officially re- p laced Hogan as the leader of the nWo m lack and white, which now seems a ti it misdirected with the original three, ^ [all, Nash and Hogan, gone. p NITRO saw the Outsiders, Hall and a fash, team again in a match vs. Hoace Hogan and Scott Steiner. Hall and ^ fash, one of the most dominant tag- j sams ever, seem poised to reform and a] rreak havoc in WCW. It was Hall who ^ arned on Nash months ago, but it was ^ fash who offered to be partners Mon- ^ ay night. The Outsiders, who should e back for real in January, totally dom- ? rated the two sacrificial lambs from tie nWo, scoring a significant victory. Chris Jericho's attitude finally ^ aught up with him as he dropped the " slevision title to Konnan. Jericho, think- u ag he had forced a submission hum K- *1 )awg with the lion tamer, grabbed the s elt and turned his back on the Wolf- E ac member. Konnan then utilized a a heap shot with the belt from behind, n coring the three-count and capturing he gold. ti Ric Flair is set to get back in the tx ing thanks to old foe, yes, foe, Dusty it thodes. Rhodes, an nWo member, was n ; squad make 3 now working on a "crowd" tape, which s /ill be judged by UCA judges. That I 11 . i. _ i 1.1 core win count zo percent at tne ompetition. c, "Our program has been in a tran- < itional phase for the past few years, ind we're all so excited to finally take he next step," said junior Laura Jokesch. Along with USC, Kentucky, Alaba- ' P na, Tennessee and LSU made the com- b letition from the Southeastern Con- 1 erence. USC's squad was invited to the a lege Fantasy Bz iggest college hoops fan? I Never before has the exci mbined with the fun, prizes s! Participate in conference Season begins January 4. vw.collegefanta Spoi tV%in*A ofn*a UllJ. V? OiJLU L ^ ^ j^W iJ^jM pared to - games. Antonlo Grant crxs no for a shot ^ a ? Jacksonville contest early with an ii ie two of "The shots are going to come, I'n ons, I'm concerned with them falling right now, Tm not cas said. "I can concentrate on free thro1 that I know I can make them." in Mon- Getting the shots to fall for Lucas si lenty of come just as it did for the rest of the tea )und the the second half, is points The Gamecocks had difficulty getting : ed while ed agaihst a very physical and athletic < sonville team but finished strong. :tirement' ie ref for a special match between Dean [alenko and Barry Windham. A [alenko win meant Flair would get a Latch with Eric Bischoff. Rhodes played iong with the nWo ploy for a while, it then turned on Bischoff and gave ie win to Malenko, setting up the lair/Bischoff match for Starrcade. That latch will have a reinstatement/rerement stipulation: if Flair wins, he ii* _ _i_ -ir : joks nis own maicnes; u Discnon wins, lair retires. By the way, don't bet on Flair loss. Bam Bam Bigelow continued his iud with Goldberg, scuffling with the lamp outside the Chattanooga, Tenn. rena until security split them up. Unirtunately, don't expect a title match etween the two for quite some time, he Nash/Goldberg "contract signing" tated that Goldberg could not defend le title before his match with Nash. In the main event, the U.S. title banged hands yet again, with Bret [art whipping DDP for a solid 10 mintes. Thanks to no-disqualification rules, le Giant entered the ring and choke lammed the champ twice, allowing [art to slap the sharpshooter on an unjnscious Page. A fourth Hart-and-Page latch is set for Starrcade. WCW has apparently gotten the piclre because they have already begun i set up the matches for Starrcade. As ; looks, once again Starrcade will be a o-miss event. as nationals H emifinals by finishing seventh in the hvision I-A South Region. Carolina's mascot, Cocky, reeived an invitation to the finals by finihing in a tie for seventh place in the ' re-competition judging. Over winter break, these athletes fill have two-a-days at which they will ractice both in the morning and afernoon in preparation for the event. 'hey will have a break Dec. 23-28 nd will leave for Florida on Jan. 7. isketball I H s your NBA league tement of college ,and competition of i or national leagues. isy.com I Friday, 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Color NCAA Tournamer ^ | ^ Austin, Texas M I W Friday, 7 p.m. f I Men's B-ball vs. Ch \ I 1 1 Food Lion MVP CI ^ Charlotte, NC 1 i IT ignt game 1 Wm hhm|^b8 tc llliil?: iPsaa.*, -"V f^i BMk IIP - R * v; jp \ C( SEAN RAYFORD Sports Photo Editor : last Monday against Wofford. Grant left the 111 ljury. ^ 01 1 not "We start slow against people who throw " Lu- the first punch in the fight and come at you ws so hard in the beginning," Fogler said. p; The Gamecocks now hope to come out hard e1 lould , . . , ..... _i im in eany m ineir nexi 5ame against in-state n- pj vals College of Charleston. start- Carolina will take on the Cougars 7 p.m. t xs Jack- Friday night in the Food Lion MVP Classic in Charlotte. ^ life :'"M" VjP < "%fli Nate says a bowling ado St. pin needs to only tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. aiieston lassie JSC volleyball earn heads to JCAA tournev aff uriterCHRIS DeGUIDO The Carolina volleyball team found out Sunay night it had been selected to the NCAA Tourament. However, the reaction of the team when SC was announced was unusual ? there was ttle cheering or hugging. "The reaction was a little different from armal because half of our team got caught beind a train," said USC Head Coach Kim Hud>n-Christopher. "I think we're all relieved that happened and about the opportunity to play lis weekend." Once everyone got to the Letterman's Lounge t Williams-Brice Stadium, there was much celjration, as it was announced the team would be "turning to Austin, Texas, to face Colorado State 1 Friday night. If they win, the Gamecocks will ice the winner of the Texas vs. Wisconsin-Milaukee match Saturday evening. In last year's lurnament, also in Austin, USC fell to the Lay Longhorns in the second round. Playing in a familiar environment is an admtage, said senior Ashley Edlund. "We're excited to play where we played here," Edlund said. "Itll be more comfortable to 3 because we are already adapted to the gym I 1.1 ' i ? iq tne environment,. The team will be making its third NCAA ppearance in four years. In the previous two turnaments, the team made it to the second >und before being eliminated. If that trend is to >ntinue, however, the Gamecocks will have to [ay better than they have in the past month. Carolina (21-10) has lost five of its last six latches, including two sweeps at the hands of Washington State and Washington last weekid, leaving Hudson-Christopher to take-the "new ;ason" approach. "We were disappointed with the results this ast weekend, but it's a new season now and /eryone has a new start," Hudson-Christo[ier said. Colorado State (23-7) is an at-large selecon from the Western Athletic Conference and making its 10th appearance in the tourney - its fourth in a row. The Lady Rams are 6-9 allme in the tournament. L* 1 vi^l I [ TVnTp^fTrtH I . %> > *r 3|3?jj ; ^1 . .v -v-1 " * - ? J Jn HVffii a W i 1 k I p !_ lith car?lina^tb