1993_02 The Daily Collegian February 1993

              Collegian Sports
6 — Dairy Collegian
Monday, Feb. 1,1993
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Tom Goodwin (right) celebrates with fellow alumni players Harvey Hill and Bobby Jones.
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McNamara's grand slam
fuels varsity past alumni
By Danny Evans
Staff writer
He would never admit it, but you
know Fresno State centerfielder
Gary McNamara was getting pretty
tired of all this talk about Todd
Johnson and Steve Soderstrom.*
Sure, both were pegged as pre¬
season All-Americans, and deserv¬
edly so. But what about "Big Mac"? ,
. Remember him? He was the one
who tied a school record last March
with hits in eight consecutive at-
bats, earning him honors as Na¬
tional Player of the Week.
Just to reiterate that his bat is not
to be overlooked, McNamara stole
the show at Saturday's annual
Alumni game with a towering, 405-
foot grand slam to dead-center
field, part of a six-run seventh, in¬
ning which helped carry the Bull-
Gary McNamara , •
dog varsity from a four-run deficit
to a 10-7 win over the FSU alumni
before 2,127 well-bundled Red
Wavers at Beiden Field.
McNamara, a senior from San
Carlos, was the only Bulldog to hit
a grand^slam in 1992. Saturday, he
went 2 for 5 with a home run.
double, two runs scored and four
RBI.
"The count was two-and-oh so I
figured he was going to throw me
a fastball," McNamara said. "I just
tried to swing as hard as I could
and, apparently, I got all ball."
Apparently so. After Ken Baker,
a 1989 FSU graduate, gave up a
two-run doubltyfo freshman Ben
Reynoso, the alumni brought in
reliever Mike Noel to stifle the
varsity'rally.ButNoel.a 1991 grad,
walked freshmen Joseph Freitas
and Matt Curtis to load the bases.
Then came McNamara's shot to
deep center,   f
"That was a big, big blow," said
Fresno State head coach Bob
Bennett. *^
Leading the offense for the
alumni was Tom Goodwin, cur¬
rently trying to work his way into
See Alnjrfnl/Page 7
'Dogs win, end
six-game slide
Defeat of Aztecs
gives FSU its first
WAC road win.
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By Dave Donnelly
Staff Writer
The Fresnr>State men's basket¬
ball team did something it hadn't
done in more than three weeks
Saturday night against San Diego
State. The Bulldogs won a game,
defeating the Aztecs 72-67 at
SDSU's Peterson Gymnasium.
FSU, 3-6 in the WAC and 8-10
overall, snapped a six-game losing
streak and sent SDSU reeling to its
eighth loss in nine conference
games this season. It was the Az¬
tecs' 25th loss in the last 26 WAC
games. SDSU had defeated Air
Force on Thursday night to snap a
24-game conference losing streak.
In a Thursday-night encounter
on the Hawaiian islands, the Bull¬
dogs had a chance to seize victory
in the waning moments against
Hawaii, but were defeated by the
Rainbows, 78-74.
Leading scorer Seth Marshall
and walk-on Patrick Teagues did
not accompany the team on me
road trip because of two-game sus¬
pensions they received following
the Bulldogs' home loss to Air
Force.
Marcus Banks led SDSU with
22 points and Court ie Miller added
14 in a losing cause. SDSU was
out rebounded 37-31.
Travis Stel, Lee MaybeiTy and
Davon Satterwhite carried the
'Dogs. Stel scored 18 points in
each game and Mayberry pulled
down a season-high 14 boards and
scored seven points against the
Aztecs. He had nine rebounds in
Hawaii. Satterwhite scored a ca¬
reer-high 20 points and hit six three-
pointers against SDSU.
Fresno State led SDSU 51-41
with 12:47 remaining, but a 15-4
run by the Aztecs gave them a 56-
55 lead with 5:56 left. With the
score tied at 59 with 4:30 left, the
'Dogs went on a 9-0 run to seize
control of the game.
FSU coach Gary Colson and the
rest of the Bulldogs were pleased
with the team's play, and feel tbey
can finish the season on a positive
note if they continue to play to¬
gether. Colson had threatened to
make drastic changes such as re¬
voking scholarships If the Bull-
fJogs' skid continued.
The Bulldogs host the same two
teams this weekend.
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Lady cagers split two-game WAC homestand
ey, Oddo lead the
way against Wyoming,
but team can't make it a
double, losing to CSU.
By Dm Donnelly
Staff Writer
Playing at home for the first time in two
weeks, the FSU women's basketball team
split a pair of Western Athletic Conference
games.
Thursday night at the North Gym, the
Bulldogs easily defeated Wyoming, 99-70.
fueled by a career-high 24 points from Staci
Oddo. Point guard Tammie Beckley also
tied a school record for assists, with 12. She
shares the record with Wendy Martell, who
had 12 in 1987 against UC Santa Barbara.
Colorado State came calling. Saturday
night and outscored FSU by nine in the
second half to win 71-65, giving the Rams
their first WAC win of the season.
. 1 he two-game homestand was a Dr. Jeky Ii
and Mr. Hyde routine for the Bulldogs, 1-4
in the WAC and 6-10 overall. Against the
Cowgirls, 1-3 in the WAC and 9-7 overall,
the Bulldogs looked tremendous. Tammie
Beckley and Oddo started together for the
first time this season and led trie fast break to
perfection.
The Bulldogs used several big runs to
build a47-B9 halftime lead. With 15:14 left
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Beckley
fin the firs: half and FSU
L leading 12-11. the Bull-
I dogs went on a 9-0 run to
* lead 21-11. Another 12-0
run gave the 'Dogs a 41-
»j 23 lead they would never
jj|    relinquish.
Oddo led all scorers
with IS points in the first
half, hitting all six of her shots. The Bull¬
dogs came out strong in the second half,
never letting the cowgirls closer than 17
points.
Although Wyoming shot 53 percent, it
wasn't good enough. Scarlett Gustin led the
Cowgirls with 23 points and seven boards.
No other Cowgirl scored in double figures.
FSU shot a sizzling 62 percent, mostly on
fast-break layups, and had six .players in
double figures led by Oddo and Sue Will.
Oddo hit eight of nine shots and seven of
eight free throws in establishing a new ca¬
reer high.
"It felt good, not because I scored 24
points, but because we won the game,"
Oddo said. "I enjoy playing with Tammie.
She's a good point guard and she -knows
when to get me the ball."
Will scored 15 points. Forward Jolayne
Thompson added 12 "while three players
including Beckley had 11. "
"We played a good game," Beckley said.
"We came together as a team and shot well.
(The record) felt pretty good. It was kind of
See Women/Page 7
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