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SPORTS
A meeting for tryouts for the Georgia water skiing team will be
held at 8:00 p.m. in room 140 of the Tate Center. The club
team will take 2-15 members. The team competes in the slo-
lam, trick and jump events. For more information 548-4593.
Dogs knock down door
By JEFF ROBERTSON
Staff Writer
Georgia’s roller coaster ride of a
season hit another high Saturday as
the Bulldogs overcame an 11-point
deficit and held on to beat LSU 81-78
at the Coliseum.
The Bulldogs (12-12, 6-8 SEC) took
their first lead of the second half
when Ty Wilson hit a three-pointer
with 3:18 remaining, making it 72-69,
and held on by hitting five of six free
throws down the stretch.
Wilson, who led all scorers with 17
points, had 10 in the game’s final 5:17
and was involved in almost every big
play. After Georgia cut LSU’s 44-35
halftime lead to two points midway
through the second half, the Tigers
(19-8, 8-6 SEC) had an excellent op
portunity to rebuild their lead as they
broke out for a four-on-one fast break
that could have made it 66-60. But
Wilson intercepted a pass and started
a break of his own, hitting swingman
Shandon Anderson for a layup.
“I knew I was outnumbered and I
just tried to figure out where he was
going to throw the ball,” Wilson said.
“I guess I guessed right.”
Bernard Davis hit a layup on the
ensuing possession to tie the game at
64. That prompted Tiger coach Dale
Brown to call a timeout and re-insert
center Geert Hammink, who had been
sitting on the bench with four fouls
for nearly nine minutes, with 7:31 to
go. Hammink had scored 14 points
and pulled down six rebounds in the
first half, but contributed just two
points and no boards in the second.
“I thought we had the game in to
tal control when Hammink picked up
his fourth foul,” Brown said. “If
Hammink stays in the game, we win
by double figures.”
Hammink’8 re-appearance was not
enough for the Tigers though, as
Georgia scored on nine of its last 10
possessions including two three-
pointers, a jumper and a pair of free
throws by Wilson. It was the sopho
more’s best performance in nearly a
month, as he totaled just 18 points in
his previous five games. Center
Charles Claxton added 14 for the
Dogs and Anderson came off the
bench to score 15.
“The last couple of games I felt like
I’ve been in a slump," Wilson said. “I
just haven’t felt right, haven’t felt
comfortable shooting."
Wilson and the rest of the Bulldogs
were obviously more comfortable
Saturday as was they committed a
season-low eight turnovers and won
with great play in the clutch - some
thing that’s been missing for much of
the season.
“We keep knocking on the door,
knocking on the door,” said Georgia
coach Hugh Durham. “Hell, we’ve got
to knock the door down. And we did."
to success
Shandon Anderson
Gym Dogs beat arch rival
By JOSH KENDALL
Staff Writer
The Lady Bulldogs won their closest compe
tition of the season, scored a season-high
196.75 and beat their arch-rival Alabama Lady
Crimson Tide (196.75-195.90) in Tuscaloosa
Friday night.
It was biggest victory of the year for the
Dogs, but it was anyone’s meet until the last
two gymnasts of the night.
“Alabama has improved tremendously," said
head coach Suzanne Yoculan. “It was our best
competition all year.”
When Alabama’s Chasity Junkin started the
Lady Tide off with a 9.60 on the vault and the
usually consistent Kelly Macy of Georgia fell in
the lead-off spot on the uneven bars, the high
ly outnumbered Lady Bulldog crowd became
very uneasy.
But then the Dogs turned the tide. The re
maining bars line-up proceeded to put together
a season-high of 49.40 on the bars and the Lady
Bulldogs never relinquished the lead. Sandy
Rowlette-Dill scored a personal career-high
9.95, and Heather Stepp, Lori Strong and
Agina Simpkins all followed with 9.90’s.
“That was definitely a turning point for us,”
Yoculan said. “Kelly has been hitting, but they
(the remaining line-up) put the stoppers on for
U8."
The team followed its performance on the
uneven bars by tying a season-high of 49.45 on
the vault. Hope Spivey-Sheeley led the team
with her 12th perfect 10 of the season, and
Simpkins recorded a 9.95.
“I knew we had to hit the first two events,”
Yoculan said. “We needed that margin of er
ror.”
Despite Spivey-Sheele/s 13th perfect 10 of
the season, Georgia recorded a below average
49.00 on the floor.
“Floor was weak,” Yoculan said.
After floor, the Lady Bulldogs went to the
balance beam with a slim .85 point lead.
Although the beam has been an Achilles heel
for the team, they came up big under pressure.
Macy rebounded from her fall on the bars
and led the Lady Bulldogs off with a solid 9.55,
and Spivey-Sheeley capped off the team’s rou
tine with a 9.90 that put the meet out of
Alabama’s reach.
The Lady Bulldogs’ win is even more im
pressive considering the conditions they were
forced to compete under. Loud from the very be
ginning, the Lady Tide crowd became abusive
as they saw the meet slipping from their grasp.
“They were really bad, but we used it to our
advantage,” Simpkins said. “It just pissed us
off."
“I felt it was an unsafe situation for the ath
letes”, Yoculan said. “They showed incredible
mental strength. I was extremely proud of
them.”
Before the meet, Yoculan said she was wor
ried about her team’s lack of emotion.
This was something they needed,” she said.
“I think they are back.”
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