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® Red and Black • Tuesday, January 23, 1990
SPORTS
■ FANFARE
The Georgia rugby team opened Its winter quarter schedule Sat
urday with a win over the Atlanta Renegades 12-8. Jay Smith and
Eric Fournier both scored for the Bulldogs, whose next match will
be Saturday at the Intramural fields against Life College.
Dogs singing traveling blues
By DAVID PACE
Sports Writer
The Georgia men’s basketball
team has a name for its pain, and
that name is road game.
Afler a pair of homecourt-in-
duced victories last week, the Dogs
went to Mississippi in search of
their first SEC win on the road.
Amidst the unfriendly confines of
‘Tad" Smith Coliseum in Oxford,
the Dogs were defeated 84-74 by
the Ole Miss Rebels.
“We went out there and gave it
all we had. We shot poor percent
ages," said sophomore guard Litte-
rial Green. “I didn’t play well if you
could call that a factor as to why we
didn’t play well," he said.
Green finished the game early,
fouling out with 10 points and
eight assists.
Georgia is now 0-3 on the road in
conference action. They have been
dominant at home but submissive
away from Athens.
In SEC games played at home,
the Dogs have had a victory margin
of 18.7 points. On the road thus far
in the season they have lost by an
average of 18.5 points.
The Dogs are not the only team
singing the road-game blues. In
SEC action to date, the visiting
teams have won a combined four
games while losing 23. Last
season, the Dogs were 3-6 in con
ference road games.
But even if a team wins every
home contest, they still would be
hard-pressed to win the conference
without beating an opponent away.
Last year’s SEC regular-season
champion, Florida, was 6-3 on the
road. The runner-up, Alabama,
went undefeated at home, but was
merely 3-6 on the road. The Au
burn Tigers finished dead last in
the conference last year, posting a
miserable 0-9 record as visitors.
To Georgia’s credit, the Ole Miss
game was not a blowout. The Dogs
hung in throughout the game.
They were as close as two points
with less than four minutes to
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“We just didn’t do what we had
to in the end to win," said forward
Alec Kessler, who finished with 30
points and seven rebounds. “You’ve
got to take the lead in those situa
tions, especially on the road."
Georgia next faces the mon
umental task of playing LSU in
Baton Rouge Wednesday night. It
doesn’t get any easier.
Lady Dogs win match with EKU
By ERIC GARBER
Sports Writer
In a three-point Test, with nu
merous lead changes, the Lady
Colonals from Eastern Kentucky
handled everything the seventh-
ranked Lady Dogs dished out,
hanging in there until finally
running out of gas, 109-90.
Throughout the game,
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EKU
ripped the Dogs’ fulT-court press
for easy layups. Georgia's de
fensive fallout representa a fear
that Coach Landers has shown
throughout the season.
“When you give up 89 points to
a team that usually scores
around 60, you know you have a
problem on defense,” Landers
said. “However, I do feel that we
came together as a team in the
second half, and I am proud of
that.”
Lady Hardmon led the Doga
with 19 points and eight re
bounds. Forward Stacey Ford
chipped in 18.
Foward Kelly Cowan led the
Colonels with 35 points.
Initiation into gymnastics world was a blast
I didn’t know what was going on. The teams
looked familiar. Auburn on one side, Georgia on
the other, but this wasn’t your typical hate-
filled SEC contest. About 4,000 others viewed
the festivities as well, and all of them knew
more about what was going on than I did.
When the subject of going to the Georgia
gymnastics meet was proposed to me, I said,
“Nah, I’ll pass." Then 1 was told that Georgia
would be playing Auburn. That was all this
football scribe needed to know, since you know
how I feel about Auburn.
Then I learned that we were the favorite.
Hell yes! We are going to soundly whip a team
from the Plain and I’m going to see it live!
When I got to the Coliseum, everything
looked like a typical Auburn-Georgia battle.
Georgia was decked in snazzy black, white, and
red leotards, while Aubum wore less than spec
tacular orange and blue. FolkB were barking
and they even had cheerleaders. I was ready.
Then I saw Coach Yoculan. The Georgia
gymnastics coach was wearing a tight, black
mini-skirt. Interesting. I was about to tell her
to go put on some traditional coach’s garb, a tie,
a suit, a white Georgia hat, something; until I
was informed that the mini-skirt was her trade
mark and a good-luck charm. Oh.
Well, if that means a victory over Auburn
and two national championships, they ought to
make Coach Goff wear one too.
Gene
Williams
What I’ll remember most about watching my
first gymnastics meet was the proud proc
essional of the Lady Bulldogs and the roar of
the crowd as they marched into the Coliseum
Saturday evening. The two teams strutted in,
Auburn first. People were actually cheering
when the Tigers rolled in. Imagine that,
Georgia people applauding Auburn! Toto, we
aren’t in Kansas anymore.
Then Georgia came in, the announcer’s
words “defending national champions” reverbe
rating through the Coliseum, and the fans went
crazy. Senior Corrinne Wright led the troops
with a swagger that said, “We are the best, we
are at home, and we are going to rock you.”
Then all the action began. Even though it
was clear to everyone that Georgia was the
dominant team, I didn’t fully understand the
scoring. I couldn’t do any of those twisting gyra
tions and I didn’t see much wrong with any of
Georgia’s performances. But I did notice some
thing as to why these ladies perform so well and
strut so proudly: their bond with the crowd and
the lady in the skirt.
When Wright came out for her first vault,
she got a cheer nearly as loud as any heard for
any football player Between the Hedges. When
Chris Rodis did Paula Abdul on the floor exer
cise, the crowd clapped and encouraged her.
That doesn’t happen in football. Most of the
time, you and I cuss and berate the players
when they make mistakes and don’t give them
enough credit or support when they need it.
The bond between fan and player adds a higher
knee lift in that Lady Bulldog’s shuffle step.
Coach Yoculan was on the side pulling hard
for her women. When one of the gymnasts fell,
she was there with a word of encouragement
and a hug. Can you see Coach Durham or Goff
doing that? Now, I’m positive she’s not always
like that when the team practices in the
women’s P.E. building, but that kind of support
in the midst of competition means something.
What does it mean? That this team will at
tract bigger crowds, more wins, and more
spring in their step.
Ana it means I'll be back too.
The South's Top Dawg is the sports editor of
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