1988_12 The Daily Collegian December 1988

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Collegian Sports
California State University, Fresno
Friday. December 2,1988
Lady 'Dogs to
play in Taco
Bell Classic
BV JENNIFER KONZE
Sports Writer
Rebounding from coming
wilhin five poinls of upsetting
sixth ranked Stanford, the Fresno
Stale women's basketball leam
hosts the third Taco Bell Classic
this weekend with Howard
University pitted againsl Texas
Christian at 6 p.m. to open lhc
Classic followed by the Bulldogs
facing Portland Slate at 8 p.m..
Both games will be played
tonight in the North Gym.
Tonight's losing teams face off
tomorrow in a consolation round
at 6 p.m. and the winning teams
go to the clvmionship match ai
•8 p.m.
The Portland Vikings arc an
NCAA Division I Independent
who had a disappointing season
lasl jenr wiih a 7-19 record. They
have started this season off with
an 0-2 record, losing in Boise
State (82-51) and Gonzaga (59-
57) ai the Boise State
invitational last weekend.
Reluming to the squad is
Cathy Kunti, a 5-10 guard who
sal oul lasl season and a injury
redshirt.
The lone senior averaged 13.7
points and 5.7 rebounds iwo
years ago and is expected to help
the squad improve on lasl
season's record although she sat
out the first two games of this
season.
PortlaniTs probable starters are
center Amani Houscn, a lS-0
junior college transfer averaging
2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds per
game: 5-10 sophomore forward
Michele Batcman who entered
this week with 10 points per
game average; Michele Hughes,
returning 5-3 guard, who is
expected to trigger the Viking
fastbrcak; Karla Lcary, a 5-11
freshman forward, with 3.0
points and 4.5 rebounds per
game: and the leading scorer
entering this week freshman
Laurie Northrop, a 5-10 guard
averaging 12.5 points per game.
The Bulldogs' probable starters
include senior forward and team
leader Yvcttc Roberts who was
held to eights points against
Stanford Tuesday night but
grabbed nine rebounds and
freshman forward Kelsey Kline
who came through for Fresno
State in ihe :same: game by
helping ia*e"~up the slack and
scoring 14 points.
Six-foot-six center Simonc
Srubek also returns to the line-up
after leading the Bulldogs in
scoring Tuesday night. 18, and
rebounding, 11.
Junior guard Mary Gainey and
courtesy CSUF sports informaiion/C/oi/i Moor-
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'Dogs lose to West Virginia 61- 57
BV LEE PASSMORE
Ctt^ports Editor
Hope always springs eternal in sports
but it does not win ball games, as the
Fxsno Slate men's basketball team is
painfully aware.
For the 29th time in the last 30 games
on the read, the Bulldogs came up just
short of victory, falling 61-57 to West
Virginia at Morgantown, WV Thursday
night.
FSU fell to 1-3 on the season but
showed positive signs against the
Mountaineers of West Virginia following
a disheartening 16-point loss at Louisiana
Tech two nights earlier.
The 'Dogs actually got out to a sizable
lead early in the contest before losing
control and falling behind for good. After
falling far behind in.thc second half. FSU
mounted an inspired rally to give the
Mountaineers and their faithful a.bit of a
scare.
Still, old cliches like close doesn't
count and potential doesn't win ball
games certainly fit in this case
"Once they get a lead here they switch
defenses and really get-tough," said FSU
coach Ron Adams to broadcasters after the
game of the Mountaineers' home court
excellence.
At the outset, il looked as if the "Dogs
were totally oblivious to the pressures of
playing on the road. They burst out to a
10-3 lead, sparked by six points from
Jervis Cole, who led all scorers with 21
points.
West Virginia went on a 12-0 spurt
which was highlighted by eight points
from freshman guard Chris Leonard off
the bench, including two three-point
baskets.
Neither team in reality was very
impressive offensively. West Virginia
struggled shooting the ball in the first
several minutes while Fresno Slate Mad
trouble holding on to the ball and
commuted 13 turnovers in the first half.
The most damaging Bulldog mistake
came at the end of the half. FSU trailed
23-18 as the Mountaineers brought the
ball up the court and played for the final
shot of the half.
West Virginia missed a long outside
shot and Derrick Barden rebounded for the
'Dogs. However, Barden got careless with
the ball and was stripped by Mountaineer
guard Steve Bergcr, who released a shot
from beyond three-point range at the
tuzzcr rL?d cin.rxd iL The Moutaisecrs led
26-18 at intermission.
"Wc did not move to the ball well in
the first half," said Adams. "Our starting
unit was slower than I thought it would
be."
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FSU swimmers to host San Franciscostate
BV LEE PASSMORE
. -Co-Sports Editor
Fresno State's men's and women's
swimming teams go back into heavy
action this weekend after enjoying the last
two weeks out of the water.
Both of FSUs squads will hit the
Fresno State pool at 4 p.m. today in a
coed meet with San Francisco State. Then
with almost no rest, the two squads will
travel lo compete separately againsl the
Universily of California at Berkeley
Saturday.
The Fresno State women will dive into
competition against Cal at noon to¬
morrow while the men wil! start ai !
p.m.
FSU's women"6\vn a 3-0 dual meet
record going into today's meet They
most recently cruised to victory at home
over San Jose State by a 222-44 margin.
The FSU men are 1-0.
San Francisco State is a Division II
school which1 sports championship caliber
swimmers on the women's squad.
The top female swimmer for SF State
is Gina Pretti, a two-time All-Amftrican
who holds two school records in.
breaststroke events. Two other All-
Americans are present for the San
Francisco women in Gina Indrcsano, a
1988 selection who holds five school
records in three events and Lori Pritchcti,
a 1986 All-Amcrican who has school
records in two relay events.
For the FSU men, the meet has special
meaning to head coach Harold Zane. "San
Francisco State is a sentimental meet for
mc since I coached there for six years,"
said Zane. "We haven't lost to them since
I've been ai Fresno Slate and I'd like to
sec us win Ihis one."
This will also be the first meet where
the men will be at full strength since the
athletes who !so play water polo will be
able to swim. "Everybody on my team is
ready and healthy," said Zane.
The meet against Cal one day later
figures to be a much tougher test for both
lhe men and women. Cal is generally
considered to be one of the best schools
for water Sports in the entire naiion.
"They're one of the premier swimming
programs in the nation, if not the world,
said Zane. "It will be a good chance for us
to see how wc measure up againsl one of
the finest swimming schools."
As far as the women's team is
concerned, coach Tcri McKeever concurs
with Zane. "They're definitely one of ihe
best teams in the naiion and I think ii
will be great competition for us," said
McKeever. "Ml giv,c us a chance to sec
how wc swim against ihat caliber of a
program. It will point out our strengths
and weaknesses, so wc can adjust"
The FSU women will fortunately have
their top rctuming swimmer back this
weekend in Paige Campbell, who missed
the last meet against San Jose because of
a .shoulder injury.