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Inside: Schedule
Gamecock baseball, soccer receive awards, a Men s tennis at SEC indoor
Championships, today-Sun.
USC football chooses 2000 Homecoming H Rugby at Georgia Southern, 8 p.m.
opponent ■ Men’s basketball at Georgia, Sat.
■ Track at SEC Fourway, Sat.
USC ends streak at 19, tops Vandy
Sean Rayford Gamecock Sports
Although she was injured, Viki Hollosy, left, found time to high-five center Petra Ujhelyi,right,after the
Gamecocks’ 52-48 over Vanderbilt Thursday. The win broke a 19-game SEC losing streak for USC.
by Shannon Rooke
Assistant Sports Editor
If someone would have told the South
Carolina women’s basketball team that
they were going to have a repeat upset
against a tough Vanderbilt team, they nev
er would have believed it.
The 1998 season was the last time that
a game with these two teams took place
in Columbia
In a close matchup last night, the La
dy Gamecocks dominated the Lady Com
modores and pulled away for a 52-48 win.
This win breaks the 19-game SEC los
ing streak and sends Carolina to 1-3 in
their conference.
The Lady Gamecocks, led by Annie
Lester with a total of 15 points, jumped
out with an early 10-4 lead.
After a tough, low-scoring first half,
the Lady Gamecocks managed to hold the
Commodores to just 16 points heading
into the locker room.
Staying strong and adding 13 points
for Vanderbilt was Ashley Smith. Smith
hit two clutch baskets with 14:10 left in
the game and cut the once commanding
Gamecock lead to just three. Smith’s steal
six minutes later put the Lady Com
modores up by two at 37 and gave them
their first lead of the game.
USC, however, was not to be shut
down again.
Carolina’s intimidating full-court press
and strong defensive play paid off in the
end and led to 16 total steals, three blocks,
and 33 turnovers.
“We knew that we had to come out
and get the defensive job done to be suc
cessful,” said SusanT\hlvius, USC’s head
coach. “The defensive really wins the
games and I think our team understands
that. I was really pleased with our effort.”
The defensive play made by the Game
cocks wasn’t the only thing working for
them in the upset. Heading to the free
throw line and sinking 24 of 29 shots, USC
can now take foul shooting off their list
of things to work on before next game.
Forced turnovers being one of
them. *
“I think we should have done a bet
ter job of holding onto the ball,” said
Walvius. “There were still some offensive
turnovers and I still think we should do
a better job of valuing the ball.”
Next up for Carolina is another home
SEC matchup against Florida on Sunday.
The team has only confidence on the
mind for now.
“This win right here was long over
due,” Lester said “It was time for us to
win, because nobody likes to lose. They’re
agood'team, and this shows us where we
are.”
Vanderbilt 14-4,2-2 SEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO B S MIN
33 Jillian Danker, f 1 51 40 020 2333501 21
12 Chavonne Hammond, g 3 90 03 523 5393806 34
21 Chantelle Anderson, c 5 70 02 405 53 12 0400 29
13 Zuzana Klimesova, f 2 50 03 403 3470101 28
24 Ashley Smith, g 4 73 52 204 42 13 2502 27
50 Candice Storey 0 20 00 011 2000100 11
20 Leigh Strahinic 0 00 00 000 0000000 0
31 Gon Washington 0 20 10 001 1300211 9
32 Jennifer Holmes 0 00 00 244 8200311 13
10 Julie deGroot 1 30 20 000 0120100 13
22 Ashley McElhiney 1 40 10 101 1021200 15
15 Kim Palmer 0 00 00 000 0000000 0
25 Jackie Munch 0 00 00 000 0000000 0
Team 2 0 2
Totals 17 44 4 13 10 18 11 22 33 21 48 9 33 2 12 200
South Carolina 11-6,1-3 SEC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. FG F^A FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO B S MIN
32 Shaun Gortman, g 2 60 03 4 02 2 4 71 714. .25
44 Annie Lester, f 4 10 0 07 713 43 15 0202 32
34 Shannon Segres, f 2 60 04 423 5381404 19
00 Petra Ujhelyi,c 3 60 02 414 5480311 27
51 Shanta Jeffcoat, g 1 30 03 300 0251511 30
55 Linda Hoglund 0 00 00 000 0000100 2
05 Ines Ajanovic 1 20 00 001 1120100 10
11 Crishna Hill 0 20 20 001 1100001 17
33 Casie Key 0 00 00 000 0000000 0
10 Kelly Morrone 0 20 00 023 5003101 19
45 Jocelyn Penn 1 3'0 05 704 4370402 19
21 Viki Hollosy 0 00 00 000 0000000 0
Team 10 1
Totals 14 40 0 2 24 29 7 21 28 21 52 6 28 3 16 200
Gamecocks snatch defeat
• from j aws of victory, 65-61
Carolina takes No. 4 Auburn to wire, but falls short
Men’s Basketball
Roundup
Gamecock Sports
For the third time in less than a week,
the USC men’s basketball team played a
ranked opponent.
For the second time in less than a
week, USC led with two minutes left in
the ballgame.
| For the second time in less than a week,
the Gamecocks lost a game that had been
in their grasp from the beginning.
The opponent this time was the No.
4 Auburn Tigers, who came into the game
with a 15-1 record, 3-0 SEC, and boast
ed a pair of All-Americans in forward
Chris Porter and guard Doc Robinson.
USC put together one of its finest of
fensive outputs to date, using a 50 per
cent shooting night and a career-high 24
points from freshman guard Chuck Eid
son to hang with the Tigers. With 1:08 re
maining, the Gamecocks held a 61 -60 lead
and the chance to pull off a momentous
upset.
However, just as in last week’s
game against Syracuse, USC narrowly
f missed the chance to beat a top opponent
and lost, 65-61.
After Tiger center Mamadou N’di
aye converted two free throws to move
Auburn ahead 62-61 with 49.5 seconds
left, he was whistled for a foul on USC
center Tony Kitchings at the other end of
the court.
Kitchings went to the line with a
chance to tie or pull ahead of the Tigers,
bringing back memories of Syracuse. In
that game, Kitchings also was on the line
with a chance to tie the game.
But, just as he did against Syracuse,
Kitchings missed both attempts.
“When I went to the line I was con
fident I would make them,” said Kitch
ings, who is now 15-33 from the line for
the season. “The outcome was different
than I thought.”
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USC shot 43.8 percent from the line
against Auburn, almost the same per
centage as an 11-24 night against the
Orangemen.
“I don’t know the answer,” USC coach
Eddie Fogler said. “It’s hurt our team. We
say, ‘You’ve got to make your free
throws.’”
The Gamecocks, 9-8,1-3 SEC, were
able to contain the talented Tigers by get
ting Porter in early foul trouble and
containing N’diaye. Auburn guard Scott
Pohlman, however, figured out the Game
cock defense on his way to 19 points for
the game. He was helped by Dameon Fish
back, who only scored eight points but
seemed to score only at crucial points.
USC was down 54-38 with 11:26 left
to play when they started to heat up. Led
by Eidson and Heibert Lee Davis’ 12 points,
the Gamecocks put together a 23-6 run
to take the lead. They just couldn’t finish.
“I’m not disappointed,” Fogler said
afterwards. “I’m disappointed for them
that they didn’t get a win for the effort,
but I’m not disappointed in them at all.”
The Gamecocks continue their road
trip Saturday against the 8-9 Geoigia Bull
dogs, a matchup of the two bottom teams
in the SEC East. Tipoff is scheduled for 4
p.m.
Auburn 16-1, 4-0 SEC *
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO B S MIN
04 Chris Porter, f 3 70 00 022 4560200 16
34 Mamadou N'diaye, c 2 30 02 435 8360420 32
10 Scott Pohlman, g 7 10 4 51 210 10 19 2211 33
23 Daymeon Fishback, g 2 82 52 213 4482100 33
50 Doc Robinson, g 4 10 3 31 212 31 12 8101 32
11 Reggie Sharp 0 30 10 001 1002000 11
12 Jay Heard 3 63 50 00 1 1190101 8
31 Mack McGadney 2 61 20 023 5250001 21
44 David Hamilton 0 10 00 240 4201202 14
Team 0 1 1
Totals 23 54 13 21 6 12 14 18 32 18 6515 13 3 6 200
South Carolina 9-8,1-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
No. FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO B S MIN
14 Herbert Lee Davis, f 5 11 1 51 122 41 12 1000 35
33 Damien Kinloch, f 1 20 00 300 0220102 14
12 Marius Petravicius, c 3 60 00 021 3560211 21
05 Chuck Eidson, g 9 14 3 43 523 53 24 3101 32
31 Aaron Lucas, g 2 61 31 202 2265300 35
00 David Ross 1 11 10 001 1033101 12
10 Jamel Bradley 0 10 10 000 000 0, 000 2
15 Travis Kraft 0 00 00 000 0000100 4
35 Antonio Grant 1 50 30 023 5220103 22
50 Tony Kitcliings 2 20 01 502 2160300 23
Team 13 4
Totals 24 48 6 17 7 16 9 17 26 16 6112 13 1 5 200
Jordan in way over his head
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f Jeff
ROM ig
^ Sports Editor
When Michael Jordan joined the
' Washington Wizards ’ organization as part
owner and president of basketball opera
tions Wednesday, they got just the player
they needed to propel them from the cel
lar of the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic
Division.
There’s only one catch.
When Jordan suits up, it will be in Ar
mani rather than a Wizards jersey.
He will never set foot on the floor
during a game, even though he might
school each and every one of the current
Wizards when he attends practices.
And he does plan to attend practices.
It will be his way of evaluating talent.
“The best way to evaluate a player is
look in his eyes and see how scared is, and
I’ve seen that,” Jordan said.
The look in whichever pair of eyes Jor
dan is looking into will be priceless.
His investment, however, was not
Jordan wouldn’t comment on how much
he dished out to become part owner of Wash
ington D.C.’s worst sports team, but I guar
entee you, it’s not worth what Jordan will in
evitablygive up.
On the court, Michael Jordan was un
stoppable, but in the front office, he will be
about as effective as Shawn Respert has been.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure that Joidan
has an excellant business sense.
I’m also confident that lie can evaluate tal
ent better than most.
When Jordan was in the league, he could
not be defended on a consistant basis.
He would always find a way to score.
That, however, isn’t the case now.
In his new position, Jordan is no lopgpr su
per human.
He’s quite mortal actually.
He might have an excellent plan of how
Jordan see page B2
Sean Rayford Gamecock Sports
USC guard Chuck Eidson scores two earlier this season against
Furman. Eidson scored a career-high 24 points at Aurbum, but USC
still lost 65-61.
USC softball gears up for 2000 season
Softball
Roundup
Gamecock Sports
Losing the Southeastern
Conference Player of the Year
and a formidable starting pitch
er can be daunting obstacles
for the average collegiate soft
ball team to overcome. But,
year after year the South Car
olina squad has proved it is any
thing but average.
Although the Lady Game
cocks have said good-bye to
All-American and SEC Player
of the Year Kim Pietro, pitch
er Nikki Beers, who is seventh
on USC’s all-tin^ strikeout list,
and starting first baseman Lean
na Troesh, the team is return
ing a strong core of veteran play
ers and six new faces.
Last year’s team went 49
21 and advanced to its ninth
NCAA Regional, and will pre
sent four seniors, three juniors
and three sophomores to this
year’s squad. The 1999 Game
cocks led the SEC in fielding
percentage (.970), finished as
the No. 19 team in the nation
and had a 6-3 record against
teams in the final Top 25 poll.
Led by Coach Joyce Comp
ton, the first team of the new
century hopes to improve on
those numbers. *
PITCHING
All-American sophomore
Megan Matthews returns to an
chor the Gamecock pitching
staff. Matthews was one of
USC’s most productive play
ers last season, earning All-SEC
and All-Southeast Region hon
ors as well as being named SEC
Pitcher of the \Vfeek three times.
She put herself into the
company of former Game
cocks Trinity Johnson and Dar
lene Lowery by finishing third
on the USC season strikeout
list with 313.
Junior Joyce McMillin
will be relied on as die second
ace of the staff in 2000, a
switch from her primarily m
fielder status in 1999. McMillin
pitched 54.2 innings last sea
son, compiling a 7-2 record
with a 1.54 ERA, as well as her
first no-hitter against Iona She
also produced solid numbers
as a hitter, finishing second
to Pietro in hits (69), RBIs (33)
and doubles (13). McMillin
led the Gamecocks with nine
home runs as well.
ENFIELD
Second baseman Kim
Schultze, shortstop Kendra
McCutcheon and third base
man Sondra Hall are all re
turning for their senior seasons,
t Softball see page b2