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Pitcher Aleca Johnson follows through on a pitch last season.
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immaculate in their own pitching
and defense versus College of
Charleston, who has been putting
up gaudy offensive numbers.
USC will look for senior
Samantha Jennings to step up of
fensively again as well as produc
tion from sophomore Ashley
Smith and senior Amber Curtis.
Carolina begins its competition
this weekend at 1 p.m. on Saturday
versus Middle Tennessee State,
and then again at 3 p.m. versus the
College of Charleston. The
Gamecocks face Radford at 9 .m.
Sunday.
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The second game between
them, in Athens, Ga., was an
instant classic in the series.
Georgia stormed back from a
19-point, first-half deficit to
take a late lead in the game.
But USC, down four points
with 17 seconds left, drained a
pair of three-pointers to send
the game to overtime. The
Gamecocks then rallied from
another five-point deficit to
force a second overtime,
which Georgia finally won 96
91.
Overall, Georgia leads the
series between the two
schools 21-4, though USC won
both games in the 2001-2002
season. Also, according to col
legerpi.com, Georgia is
ranked 11th overall and has
the eighth-toughest schedule
in the nation.
The two teams will meet at
3 p.m. on Sunday in the
Colonial Center for a matchup
that will be televised on Fox
Sports Net South.
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Chappell nominated
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Yesterday, USC basketball for
ward John Chappell was named
to the Verizon All-District All
American team.
Chappell has a 3.89 GPA and
his name will now be forwarded
to the All-American committee
for national consideration. He is
an international business stu
dent.
This is a first-time honor for
Chappell, and he is the first
Gamecock under coach Dave
Odom to receive the award.
Chappell has made the Dean’s list
at USC four times and the
President’s list one time.
He is scheduled to graduate in
three and a half years and has
k been named to the SEC Academic
" Honor Roll twice.
Colonial Center full
for Kentucky game
Wednesday afternoon the USC
department announced that the
men’s basketball game on March
3 is sold out. The sellout marks
the earliest a game in the two
year-old Colonial Center has
been sold out.
Kentucky squeaked out a vic
tory over USC in its first meet
ing of the season, 65-64 in
Lexington. The matchup in
March could possibly be for the
SEC East Championship.
This marks the fourth sellout
of the Colonial Center this sea
son, the others being LSU,
Vanderbilt and Mississippi
State. As of Wednesday, there
were still tickets available for the
Feb. 28 game against Georgia.
Tickets are also still available for
the March 11-14 SEC Basketball
Tournament in Atlanta, Ga.
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