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Carolina Sports Gamecocks hook Buccaneers, 72-52 i ---1 by Paul Mashack Staff Writer The Gamecocks continued their success against Palmetto State rivals this season with a 72-52 victory over Charleston Southern on Tues day night at Frank McGuire Arena. Although this was South Carolina’s most de cisive win of the young season, it could also be classified as the team’s sloppiest game of the sea son. In this contest, both teams were plagued by mistakes and bad decisions. Following the game, USC coach Eddie Fogler was puzzled about what he had witnessed. “I’m confused,” Fogler said. “I don’t know what I watched.” What he watched was a game that looked more like playground ball than a college game. The two teams combined to commit 49 fouls, miss 26 free throws and turn the ball over 53 times. USC started the game with a 12-2 run with the help of sophomore guard AaronLucas. Lu cas began by connecting on a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock, then converted a 3-point play to give USC a 10-point lead. He finished with a game-high 15 points, including connect ing on two of two from beyond the arc. On the other side of the court, the Caroli na defense allowed the Buccaneers to convert only three of their first 22 shots from the field. At halftime, the home team had a comfort able 41 -23 lead, the most points the Gamecocks have scored in a first half in a three-game span. But, between the layups, dunks and jumpers, USC was turning the ball over a third of its to tal possessions. “We either scored, had a turnover or missed a free throw,” Fogler said. When they held on to the ball, the Game cocks were nearly unstoppable. In the first half, USC connected on 13-of-20 from the field, in cluding five-of-nine for three, a 65 percent per formance. In the second half, South Carolina came out, flat. They made only 44 percent of their field goals and lacked most of the intensity they had1 in the first 20 minutes. The Gamecocks finished the game with more turnovers, 27, and fouls, (24, than field goals, scored, 21. From the free throw line, they con nected OTi only 21 -of-38 shots, a 55 percent night.. Coming into the game, Fogler was expect ing his predominantly freshman and sophomore team to perform flatly. “I knew [a poor performance] was coming,” Fogler said. USC improved to 4-2 with the win, and will take on the Furman Paladins at 7:30 p.m. Sat urday at Frank McGuire Arena. t Tm - .—" _ AIM n ... . ■*—utuML-r—™e Sean Rayford photo eoitor • use head coach Eddie Fogler follows referee Andre Patillo to dispute a call while Herbert Lee Davis, Travis Kraft, Marius Petravicius and assistant coach Rick Callahan look on. The Gamecocks beat Charleston Southern, 72-52. Center Marius Petravicius lays in two points Tuesday against the Buccaneers. USC will play Furman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Carolina Coliseum. r 1 • i SEC selects 8 USC football players lor academic team Sports Roundup Gamecock Sports Football The USC football team pulled some redemption from an 0-11 1999 season by placing eight players on the South w jf M RAGANS SIDES eastern Confer ence acad emic foot ball team. Offensive lineman Jonathan Ragans led the Game cocks with a 3.71 grade point average in history. The redshirt tresnman also won the team’s Ed Guerrard Award, given to the team’s most out standing academic player. Ragans was followed by senior tight end Trevon Matthews with a 3.26 GPA in sociology, senior tight end Jim Levandusky with a 3.10 in sociology, senior quarterback Kevin Sides with a 3.31 business adminis tration GPA, sophomore defensive end John Stamper with a 3.52 in criminal justice, redshirt freshman wide receiver Willis Ham with a 3.00 in psychology, senior defensive back Andre Goodman with a 3.25 in retail management and senior Scott Browne with a 3.15, also in retail management. The honor is a first for Ragans, Matthews, Stamper and Ham. Equestrian The USC equestrian squad will play host to the NCAA Division One Equestrian Invitational on Dec. 4 at the Irish Oaks Equestrian Center. The team won the event last season. The other universities competing in the event are Auburn, Clemson, Dartmouth College, Miami of Ohio, Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee and Van derbilt. The opening ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. with the presentation of the horses, and competition will start at 10 a.m. Women’s Soccer Sophomore defender Melinda Carter and senior forward Jennie Ondo earned NSCAA All-Southeast Region honors as announced by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Tuesday. Ondo made the second team, while Carter earned third-team honors. Ondo is a first-time All-South east player despite being USC’s ca reer leader in goals scored and points scored leader. She was named to the All-SEC first team and ended the 1999 season with 32 points. Carter became the first Gamecock to get the honor twice. The pair join Lydia Bienias, Angela Austin and Debbie Smith as All-Southeast Region honorees in Lady Gamecock history. The Slate : ** National Football Conference East Division W L Home Road Div Str Washington 7 4 4-2 3-2 4-3 W-2 Dalias 6 5 5-0 1-5 3-3 - Arizona^GiantS S, 66 || % 11 W-3 . Philadelphia 3 9 2-4 1-5 2 4 L 2 Central Division „ „ . , . Detroit 7 4 5-1 2-3 4-1 W-l Minnesota 7 4 4-2 3-2 2-3 W-5 Tampa Bay 7 4 4-1 3-3 1-3 W-4 Green Bay 6 5 4-2 2-3 3-2 W 2 Chicago 5 7 2-3 3-4 2 3 L 1 SMjxi?siWiSk>n 9 2 6-0 3-2 6-0 W-3 Carolina 5 6 3-2 2-4 2-3 W-2 San Francisco 3 8 3-3 1-4 1-3 L 7 Atlanta 2 9 1-4 1-5 2-3 L-3 New Orleans 2 9 2-4 0-5 2-3 L 2 American football conference East Division W L Home Road Div Str Indianapolis 9 2 5-1 4-1 3-2 W-7 Miami 8 3 4-1 4-2 3-2 L-l Buffal° 8 4 H o'o \~2a New England 6 5 3-2 3-3 2-4 L 3 New York Jets 4 7 2-4 2-3 2-4 L-1 Central Division „ „ , , „ Jacksonville 10 1 4-1 6-0 5-1 W-8 Tennessee 9 2 5-0 4-2 7-0 W-3 Pittsbuigh 5 6 1-5 4-2 3-4 L-3 Baltimore 4 7 1-4 3-3 3-4 L-l Cleveland 2 10 0-6 2-4 1-7 L-2 Cincinnati 2 10 0-6 1-5 1-6 L-7 West Division , . . . . Seattle 8 3 4-2 4-1 3-1 L-l Kansas City 6 5 4-1 2-4 3-2 W-l Oakland 5 6 3-3 2-3 1-4 L-2 San Diego 4 7 2-4 2-3 2-3 L-6 Denver 4 7 2-3 2-4 3-2 W-l \ 0' I HURSDAY S 1QP ntw^ • Bob Pulford becomes general manager and head coach of Chicago Blackhawks \ • Jack Morris heads first time class of nominees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, along with Lonnie Smith, Hubie Brooks and Kent Hrbek • Charles Barkley fined $20,000 for comments about NBA referees • Georgia Tech guard Niesha Butler out for season with tom ACL • SEC referees suspend ed after UGA-GT game MEISMAN IROPhY _Watch 1. PON DAYNE, RB, Wisconsin 2. JOE HAMILTON, QB, Georgia Tech 3. DREW BREES, QB, Purdue 4. THOMAS JONES, RB, Virginia 5. CHAD PENNINGTON, QB, Marshall 6. QUINCY CARTER, QB, Georgia k K