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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
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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
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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.
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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