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SOFTBALL The Lady Gamecocks were picked to finish second in the SEC East, according to the SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The coaches picked No. 9 LSU to win the conference. Page 8 use by Nathan Brown Sports Editor Fifty-six. Standing by itself, 56 means absolutely nothing, but put into the context of USC basketball, it has a peculiar way of linking Carolina and the Auburn Tigers. Auburn comes into tonight's game against the Gamecocks ranked seventh in the nation, according to the ESPN/USA Today poll, and the Gamecocks are coming off their eighth SEC contest of the year. And as any math major knows, seven times eight equals nothing other than 56. But wait, it gets stranger. In the past two games between USC and Auburn, the Gamecocks held the Tigers to 56 points and grabbed a win in both cases. In 1997, Carolina defeated the Tigers 66-56 in Columbia and in 1998 followed that with a win in Auburn, 61-56. Now, here comes the biggest stretch of relating the number 56 to the two schools. If you take the number 32 (remember this number, it's important) and add the three and the two, you get five. Then, if you take the three and two and multiply them, you get six. So in a fashion similar to going around your elbow to get to your butt, you get 56. But by now, you're probably wondering, "Why the heck does 32 matter?" Well, 32 is the number of USC's LeRon Williams, who has been suspended for the rest of the season by USC coach Eddie Fogler, and the Auburn game is the first contest hell miss. "As a result of his first suspension, LeRon had certain conditions that needed to be met after his reinstatement," Fogler said Monday. tSt. Thomai Mass Sum Confession Sat. 3:30-4:30pm or 1 Sr. Julienne G ^^^^^0^ireene^Stree^J9^^87^ from Northside Ba Thursday, Sponsored by thi Feb. 4th 700 Pickens St. (Behii PALM CAM i Partnership Among gJS Body & Sour Fellowship, singin "Preparing f Rev. Mark Biice-Baui 11 Sunday Worshij 0" ALL AR PALM Center -721 tfOMB I 7315 GARNEI | 78 1 Friday 8 Sa ^ MDS W SA An all female recording artist at Friday * Wednesdaj I DAVID fl S Thursday 81 (f KING OF I Boxing I Directions: Game I Sumter, pass ur J Jim Hui f COUNTRY MC Or ATn MEN'S TENNIS USC's Jerome Jourdon defeat ed College of Charleston's Sagi Zakin 6-1, 6-3, and the team of Jeff Bergman/Rodrig< A Ul,.. wun in uuuuic; action, as Carolina finished strong Sunday in the Winter Invitational. faces "Unfortunately, one of these conditions was not met, and LeRon has been suspended for the remainder of the year." Williams' suspension overshadows the Gamecocks' recent success. USC has won two games in a row for the first time this season since defeating JacksonviUe and the College of Charleston on Nov. 30 and Dec. 4. By the way, Carolina held Jacksonville to 56 points. Senior BJ McKie was the leading scorer in both of these games. In fact, McKie has been Carolina's leading scorer for 14 of its 20 games this year. Ironically, however, McKie didn't lead USC in points when he broke USC's all-time scoring record Sat i?.. ??\r j? uiuay against vauuci uiiu iyxcivxc s performances against Vandy and Ole Miss did earn him SEC Player of the Week. With Williams gone for the season and Antonio Grant and Tony Kitchings out with injuries, McKie will have to continue his strong play, while his teammates must elevate their own, if the Gamecocks are to have any chance against the Tigers. Auburn enters tonight's game with the best record in the SEC, a remarkable 20-1 overall, while the Gamecocks have the only losing record in their conference at 7-13. "I'm surprised [that Auburn is this good]; so is [Auburn coach] Cliff Ellis," Fogler said. "But you don't win 20 by luck. They're legitimate." The tip-off time is slated for 7:30 p.m., but the actual starting time could vary, depending on the completion of the women's game beforehand. The Lady Gamecocks look to rebound from Sunday's loss to Ole Miss when they take on the No. 4 Geor- \A gia Bulldogs. The ladies take the si court at 5 p.m. s< s More Catholic Center iay 11:30 am, 6pm; Saturday 5pm Newman Club by appt. Tuesday 7pm lev. Tim Lijewski, Chaplain luy OSU, Director of Christian Formation ^acros^fronMh^choo^^Iursingj||M^M iptist Church discuss how to be an ace for Christ ? Baptist Student Union 7:00 @ id Wade Hampton) 799-3854 BSU [PUS MINISTRY I Lutherans and Methodists c.in J.JV pui ig, supper and program: or the Millenium" n, Lutheran Campus Pastor i (followed by supper) . m *?'fc i Pickens Street 799-4993 ^-sWe*^" istomT I S FERRY ROAD 3-2400 turday, Feb.5-6 *. ITANO n ILLY band and Nashville . 2 for 1 w/ college ID / night1 s show. r ONLY! 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Hats on to freshman Aaron H "Cyclone" Gallman for showing th dybilt Comma,dores the season i Wednesday's game against change of pace compared with tl The Cockpit was filled with the ketball, all sporting their colors a for the Rebels, who quickly learni members of the 'Pit. During the game, SEC PI Carter decided to question the ci mine's birth right before he was about how gutless and stupid he Of course, Carter had a han with the return of LeRon "Make ended up brutalizing Carter evei and making two game-winning i In addition to the obvious pi McKie during the game, Carolina burst from Lucas. Lucas offered fans a glimpse drove and shot with the precisic dan. The Gamecocks totally do thanks to inspired play from fresl got a rare start and made the mi Kinloch was all over the 01< the aid of Gallman and Willia shoot from the perimeter on thei The game could be a spark fo Either way, a Carolina men's te? tory. 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