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Meet The Lady Gamecocks 2_ R999-00 Statistics GS PPG Reb. A 0 0.0 0 1 — T R IS 1999-00 Statistics (JO Pos. G GS PPG RPG. APG F 61 55 17.2 6.5 2.1 QB 1999-00 Statistics Pos. G GS PPG Reb. A G 20 20 14.8 112 84 Was redshirted last season after a hip stress fracture...Her 6’4 height brings versatility to post...Played for Hungarian Club Team. Is one of the Gamecocks’ best free throw shooters...Scored in double figures 21 times...Elected as team co-captain Iasi season. Invited to try out for German Olympic Team...Her dub team won the last 10 consecutive German Championships. Redshirted last season after trans ferring from Tennessee...Brings big game experience to USC, plus a 1998 National Championship ring. Conies to USC after two season at Independence GC in Kartsas...Made All Region VI Division First Team and All-Conference First Team. Will redshirt 2000-01 season.. .Has good chance of becoming USC’s all-time steals leader...One of Car olina’s best rebounders. Jan. 30 ACL tear sidelined her last season...Is the leading returning scor er for the Gamecocks...Counted on to direct the offense:® Promising freshman year was ham pered by a broken hiuid...Can run the offense as well as score points...is ^ native of Stockholm. Sweden. S E G R E S QQ 1999-00 Statistics , Pos. G GS PPG Reb. A F 28 18 8.5 111 19 J N I A I' ]i I y n /1 G LUND X 1999- 0 0 Statistics Pos, G GS PPG Reb. A JG 19 0 1.4 14 6 Review from page S10 steals each year of her collegiate career. If this trend contin ues, Penn will become the all-time leader in steals in Carolina history. Penn will be redshirting this season. The Lady Gamecocks started the 1999-00 season on a strong note, winning 10 of their first 13 games. They also captured the Carolina Classic Tournament and finished second in the Wells Fargo Classic. The team continued its streak with a strong showing against No. 4 N.C. State and opened SEC play with a victory over Van derbilt. However, after Gortman’s injury during the Florida game, the team won only two more SEC games. The first round SEC Tournament game was a rematch with Vanderbilt, which appeared to be within the Lady Gamecocks’ grasp until a second-half rally gave the Commodores the win. The loss ended USC’s season. The Lady Gamecocks also continued a tradition of excel lent performances in the month of November. The team went 4-1, dropping their only match to in-state rival Clemson. Car olina also provided the home era wd with an 114 record at Frank McGuire Arena, the best record at home since the same ratio was posted in the 1992-93 season. This season the Lady Gamecocks hope to build on last year’s experiences to dominate the SEC and bring home a winning season. The home opener will be against Indiana at 7 p.m. Nov. 22. 2000-01: Failure isn't an option by Andrew Festa The Gamecock The Lady Gamecocks can best be described as an underdog prizefighter. Last year, after being battered and bruised, Carolina went 13-15 overall after winning ten of its first 13 games. This year, South Carolina will go toe-to-toe with eight SEC teams ranked in the Top 25 in possibly the toughest confer ence in any collegiate sport. The Gamecocks may not seem like a threat, but beware, they pack some punch. Many freshmen had to step up and contribute immediately last year; this early experience may benefit the Lady Gamecocks in the future. The team’s youth may also come as a disad vantage because there are no seniors on the squad this year. Adjustment and unity are important keys in order for the team to prove itself. Injury has neutralized some of the experi ence that was expected to be a bright spot for this year’s team. Sophomore guard Kelly Mor rone had back suigeiy in the off-season and will redshirt this year. Shaunzinski Gortman, Crish na Hill, and Linda Hoglund have had knee suig eries and are not ready to play yet. Gortman had led the team in scoring before going down with a tom ACL midway through last season. Jocelyn Penn, a junior forward, will redshirt this year. Losing Annie Lester, the No. 11 scorer in school history, to graduation is especially diffi cult. The team will definitely miss her presence on the floor. Teresa Geter, a transfer from Tennessee, will 6e an integral part of the team this season. Af ter sitting out last year, the junior forward/cen ter should make an immediate impact. A former \^1CC Q P Rocl'Ofkoll onrl momknr r\f f kn 1000 Tennessee National Championship team, Geter brings leadership, aggressiveness, and knowl edge of winning to the team. Coach Susan Walvius is happy with the strength and skill Geter will bring under the bas ket. “We may have one of the best post tandems nationally with Petra (Ujhelyi) and Teresa,” Whlvius said. “What will determine our success this sea son, really, is our guard play,” Walvius said. “And our point guard play, specifically, which is real important. And I think that sooner we get Shaun Gortman back and healthy, the better.” Petra Ujhelyi, Shannon Segres, and Daniela Strohm have especially impressed Walvius dur ing preseason play. Strolun is peritaps die strongest newcomer in effort, defense, and fundamentals. Wtlvius also said that with Gortman, Mor rone and Penn, they could possibly be nation ally ranked. She would like to see more im provement in team chemistry to combat the fact that they likely have the least experience of any SEC team. USC won both of their exhibition games, the first against the Russian touring team and the other against Athletes in Action. Rice handed USC a loss in the season opener at the Presea son Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Playing with only one player from last year’s roster, they lost 61-56 and exited the tourna ment. “We’ve got to beat six, seven top 25 teams to have a winning season,” Coach Walvius said, “You know, that’s pretty tough with no se niors, but doable. I think we’ve got some good talent.” The Lady Gamecocks’ next matchup is against the Indiana Hoosiers at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at home.