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Inside: Schedule Bombers welcome new coaching staff, in- a Basebal1 flrst practice, Thu. ^ ■ Men’s basketball vs. Syracuse, Thu. eluding former Capital City manager; a Women,s basketba|| vs Tennessee_ Fri. Shawn Singleton returns ■ Men’s basketball vs. Kentucky, Sat. ■ Women’s basketball at Miss. State, Mon. ► Track and field running into 2000 Track and Field Roundup The Gamecock USC’s men’s and women’s track and field teams began the 1999 season with a simple motto: “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” The Gamecocks then lived up to these expec tations by winning four individual NCAA titles, three NCAA runner-up awards, 14 Southeastern Confer ence titles, capturing 29 All-American honors and breaking 35 school records. The team also broke four SEC records and brought home seven medals from national and international events. The women’s team won its first SEC outdoor track and field title and the men finished fourth at the NCAA champi onships. With all of these accomplishments, it might seem hard for the Gamecocks to duplicate their suc cesses of 1999. However, USC is returning^ male and 26 female letterwinners this spring, with seven male All-Americans and nine female All-Americans included. The motto this year? “Don’t give it up.” Trackwire, the official track and field ranking, lists the USC women at No. 4 and the men at No. 12. This is part of the SEC’s continued dominance in track and field, placing five women’s and eight men’s teams in the Top 25. “Indoors for the men; it’s a shot in the dark,” said head coach Curtis Frye, who has won several National Coach of the Year Awards during his tenure at USC. “There’s a lot of unknowns. But we do have probably one of the best and most versatile athletes in the history of collegiate track in Terrence Trammell.” Trammell has already placed his name alongside the most influential track stars in USC history, win ning several All-American awards, two gold medals, two national titles, running the world’s fastest time in 1999 in the 55-meter hurdles while never being beat en in the event and also bt ing nan Track and Field News’ Male Athlete of the Year in 1999. • Frye described Tram mell as “a one-man show.” Jimmie Hackley will also be * returning to the USC squad, a 10 time All-American who is one of | the top 400-meter runners in the coun try. He will be competing with teammate Gerald Pressley, who won a junior national ti-^B tie in the event and a silver medal at the Pan ^B American Junior Championships. Patrick. Tvarkunas will once again contend B for the SEC pole vault title after finishing as the ■ runner-up indoors in 1999. He already holds the USC record and will be competing for both in door and outdoor NCAA championships. The shot put event is expected to be once again owned by three-time NCAA champion Brad § Snyder. Snyder has dominated the past four years at the SEC Championships, becoming the first male athlete to win four straight conference titles in his main event. The women’s team is coming off a banner year, as it won its first SEC Championship after a come-from-behind victory against Florida. The sprint team tvill return six All-Americans, including the No. 1 400-meter runner in the nation, Miki Barber. Barber won two conference titles, a runner-up at the NCAA’s, a gold and a silver medal at the World University Games last year. She also influenced her twin sister, Me’Lisa, who won three All-Ameri can honors last year as a freshman. Ellakisha Williamson gives USC great depth in the hurdles, considering she holds every USC hur dle record and won two SEC titles last year. Williamson hopes to compete nationally this year. Lynette Keppeler will return as one of the na tion’s favorites to win the shot put after finishing fourth last year. She has already made her mark as one of the best in the SEC and wants to compete nationally. The USC track and field teams will swing into action Friday at the Clemson Invitational. The Gamecocks will be competing with sever- . al other teams to win the first titles of the new year. Lady Tigers claw Gamecocks 73-50, extend SEC road losing streak to 20 Women’s Basketball Roundup Gamecock Sports In the 1998-99 season, the USC Lady Gamecock basketball team be gan the season 9-2 and were poised to be recognized as an up-and-com ing program at the beginning of South eastern Conference play. However, the Gamecocks would get only two other wins that season, both of them against non-conference opponents, while compiling an 0-14 skid in the SEC. Sunday, the 10-3 Lady Gamecocks faced a similar scenario as they lost their conference opener to the No. 5 Auburn Lady Tigers, 73-50. Auburn, playing on their home floor, began the game facing a hot shooting USC squad, who complet ed 47.8 percent of their shots com pared to the Tigers’ 37 percent. But Auburn reeled off a 13-3 run at the end of the first half to charge ahead of USC and take the lead, 29 25. After halftime, Auburn showed no signs of slowing, as they took ad vantage of the suddenly cold Game cocks and went on a 12-2 run, opening the game up. USC (10-4, 0-1 SEC) could hit only 31 percent of their second-half shots, while the Lady Tigers (12-2, 1-1 SEC) hit 50 percent of their shots. “Auburn is one of the best teams in the country,” USC head coach Susan Walvius said. “They did a great job on defense, especially in the second half.” The Tiger defense did a number on USC point guard Shuanzinski Gort man, who struggled all night, com mitting 10 turnovers while scoring only five points. No Gamecock play er scored in double figures, while USC’s high scorer was reserve Linda Hoglund, who came off the bench to score eight points in nine minutes. Auburn was led by Shana Askew and Tahsa Hamilton with 16 points each and Conswella Sparrow with 10 points. LeCoe Willingham snared 10 rebounds for the Lady Tigers. USC will take on No. 2 Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Friday at Frank McGuire Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Lady Gamecocks hold a 1-26 lifetime record against the La dy Vols. TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS PLAYER GP-GS MIN—AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS - AVG 32 Shaun Gortman 14-14 435-31.1 85-176 .483 8-22 .364 33-567 .589 23-63 86-6.1 40-0 70 72 16 40 211-15.1 45 locelvn Penn 14-11 357-25.5 74-125 .592 0-1 .000 40-71 .563 35-51 86-6.1 38-1 33 53 3 35 188-13.4 44 Annie Lester 44-9 335-23.9 57-127 .449 0-0 .000 54-80 .675 34-37 71-5.1 24-0 7 23 0 26 168-12.0 34 Shannon Segres 14-8 268-19.1 41-92 .446 1-8 .125 20-25 .800 26-29 55-3.9 33-1 13 35 3 10 103-7.4 00 Petra Uihelyi 14-13 391-27.9 32-91 .352 0-1 .000 19-24 .792 33-74 107-7.6 37-1 35 25 18 33 83-5.9 10 Kelly Morrone 13-0 244-18.8 25-77 .325 19-54 .352 2-3 .667 4-20 24-1.8 14-0 31 21 2 8 71-5.5 05 Ines Alanovich 14-0 144-10.3 17-43 .395 7-21 .3133 4-10 .400 12-15 27-1.9 14-0 11 18 0 10 45-3.2 11 Crishna Hill 14-5 243-17.4 17-50 .340 7-24 .292 3-6 .500 ' 12-10 22-1.6 28-0 18 17 1 14 44-3.1 51 Shanta leffcoat 14-10 281-20.1 13-15 .289 3-18 .167 10-18 .556 13-4 17-1.2 24-0 25 21 1 9 39-2.8 55 Linda Hoelund 7-0 56-8.0 7-18 .389 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 3-4 7-1.0 8-0 1 3 2 3 18-2.6 33 Casie Key 5-0 32-6.4 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2-5 7-1.4 5-0 2 3 0^ 0 9-1.8 OlVndrea Plemons I 7-0 31-4.4' 2-6 .333 0-1 000 2-21.1.000 0-3 3-0.4 5-0 4 3 0 1 6-0.9 21 Viki Hollosy 1-0 8-8.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0-0.0 Sean Ravforo The Gamecock Left Annie Lester, left, battles a Florida Atlantic player while Shannon Segres, right, tries to help in the USC Women’s Basketball Classic. Above: Shaunzinski Gortman tries to convert a layup against Coastal Carolina. The Lady Gamecocks lost Sunday to No. 5 Auburn hbn to become 0-1 in SEC play. f use Women's Basketball Team Statistics (through Jan. 12)