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FASTEflAU • COnTIflUEO FROfD 12 and the media. UNC has the Carolina ^ Family, a network of former P coaches and players that have looked out for each other forever. Duke has the Cameron Crazies, probably the smartest, meanest, loudest and coolest fans in the history of college sports. Being born in Greensboro and raised just outside of Charlotte, I learned quickly that you had to choose a side. I chose the Tar Heels. A UNC sweatshirt on my wall carries the message “Best Wishes” and is signed by Dean Smith. I have a k 1997 Final Four mug and V a program from the 1993 national championship game (featuring Chris Webber’s famous timeout). I’ve been to one of the now-famous UNC-Clemson games in Chapel Hill. The Tigers have lost 52 straight f-hprp One of my fondest memories of basketball was watching Duke’s Trajan Langdon, nicknamed the “Alaskan Assassin,” fall on his face on national television and be called. for traveling on the final play of his ^ college career, a loss in the 1999 national championship game to UConn. Now, as I write this column before the game’s 9 p.m. tip-off, I’m getting jittery. It always happens. I can’t control it or stop it. Duke has won 12 of the last 15 against UNC dating back to 2000. Carolina fans often refer to part of that time as the “Dark Ages” or the “Matt Doherty Era.” Doherty’s only contribution during his tenure was saying that Duke “still has the ugliest cheerleaders in the ACC” after one of his losses to the Blue Devils. Doherty aside, Roy Williams came in and led UNC to the 2005 national championship using, ironically, mostly Doherty’s recruits. The fire is back in the rivalry for the first time in awhile. North Carolina is going through what experts have predicted would be a down year after it lost ^ its top seven scorers from B last season, but the team is currently 5-3 in the ACC (before last night’s game) and have knocked off Kentucky, ranked No. 10 at the time, and N.C. State, ranked No. 12. Not a bad year to be down. GOLF • COnnnUED FROm 12 17th (78-73-76=227), while freshman Allen Koon wrapped up the tournament tied for 25 th (77-76-77=230). Sophomore Warren Thomas placed 59th (81 80-79=240) and redshirt sophomore David Kite, who competed as an individual, tied for 63rd (77-81-84=242). USC finished ahead of four other SEC schools. LSU finished sixth, followed by Florida in seventh, Tennessee in eighth and Auburn in 10th. Coastal Carolina placed 12 th. The Gamecocks return to the links Feb. 18-19 when they will compete in The Gator Invitational at the University of Florida Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm. sc. edu women • connnueo PRom 12 loss to the Wildcats. During the first meeting, Kentucky’s sophomore guard Samantha Mahoney scored 20 points against the Gamecocks and her teammate freshman guard Carly Ormerod recorded 18 points. Junior forward Melanie Johnson will most likely be a key part of the Gamecocks’ strategy Thursday. Johnson has led the team in points in their last two games, recording 18 points against Mississippi State and 15 points against Arkansas. A win against the Wildcats would not only increase the teams winning streak, but it would also move the Gamecocks closer to their goal of being in the top half of the SEC. USC coach Susan Walvius recently acknowledged that getting to the NCAA championship tournament does not necessarily mean winning every game. “If you can finish in the top half of the SEC...and get into the tournament then you’ll usually advance pretty far into it,” Walvius said. “Our focus has been that...we know that there is a formula to getting to the NCAA tournament, and that doesn’j mean winning every basketball game.” - Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.se. edu Mercedes-Benz Championship Results Team Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total No. Above Par 1 UCLA 290 302 304 896 +32 2 Texas Tech 301 305 295 901 +37 T3 Alabama 300 305 300 905 +41 T3 South Carolina 308 300 297 = 905 +41 5 Georgia State 304 314 294 912 . +48 6 LSU 308 315 290 913 +49 7 Florida 320 305 289 914 +50 8 Tennessee 313 302 301 916 +52 9 North Florida 308 307 305 920 +56 10 Auburn 313 314 299 926 • +62 11 Missouri 312 313 302 927 ' +63 12 Coastal Carolina 319 309 300 928 +64 13 Texas-Arlington 309 315 307 931 +67 14 UAB 318 308 308 934 +70 15 Mercer 317 313 324 954 +90 men • connnueDPRom 12 down by 15 in the second half. I would hope our guys would be excited about having the opportunity to compete again.” Tonight, Florida will have the advantage of playing at the O’Connell Center, where the Gators have won 20 straight games. Additionally, UF can expect a better performance out of forward Corey Brewer and center A1 Horford. The two scored well below their season averages against USC, with only seven and six points, respectively. Despite this, Odom still believed Carolina could go down to Gainesville and pull out another upset. “Let’s face it,” he said. “We beat them, therefore, we know it can be done. If you’ve done something once, you can do it again.” One of the keys to USC’s victory against UF was controlling the inside game of the Gators. Carolina won the rebounding battle, 32-31, and outscored Florida in the paint, 28-26. In this respect, Carolina will be helped by the full return of junior Renaldo Balkman from a knee injury. Balkman, a Florida native, scored 14 points and added six rebounds in the first UF game. In the past two games, the Gamecocks have continued to rely on the trio of senior Tarence Kinsey (15.2 ppg, 4.8 apg), junior Tre’ Kelley (11.3 ppg, 3.8 apg), and sophomore Dwayne Day (10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg in SEC play). Against Arkansas, the Gamecocks received a boost from senior Rocky Trice. Trice came off the bench to score 10 points. The USC-UF game tips off at 7 p.m. at the O’Connell Center. It will be televised on the SUN network. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm. sc. edu ' '-‘X It there were three words that i would use to describe my experience at this year s SLTC (Student Leadership Training Conference) I would definitely describe it as being Informative, Innovating, and Exciting. I went with peginald Price and Noah Cokely, who are two of my Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Brothers. Our chapter sponsored us to participate in Saturday's activities, which included workshops, refreshments, and an opportunity to meet young student leaders from various other schools in the South East. We learned skills and knowledge from various college professors and scholars that included lessons from how to resolve conflicts to how to travel on a shoestring budget. We were served a continental breakfast and were also treated to a delicous chicken parmesan dinner. The dinner's speaker was South Carolina's own Darci Strickland, she spoke to us about the different types of leaders, and after eating we got into a chanting battle with other schools (we won of course!). The day was concluded with a raffle and a slideshow that consisted of pictures from the day's festivities. Overall, it was a great experience. For those of you that may not know, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated is a IFC/ NPHC fraternity that was founded on high Christian values, and that supports and funds all types of community service activities. We are active participants in the community whether it'building a house with Habitat to Humanity, or just picking up a piece of trash that we see lying on the ground. We are a brotherhood of community servants, so if you hear us doing something, come out and support it. Regardless of your race, religion, or national origin the IFC / NPHC has a lot of organizations that are moving the community in a positive direction, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated is definitely one of them. Just as a reminder, Kappa Week starts on April 8 this year, so clear your schedule and come out and show us some love. By Aaron "C.H.I.K.O" Wallace Fall 2005 Initiate