1993_11 The Daily Collegian November 1993

              **>—The Daily Collegian
Tuesday, Nov. 2,1993
Speaking of Sports
It's difficult
to figure
FSU defense
The only thing more depressing
than River Phoenix's death was the
Fresno Stale football team's devas¬
tating 32-28 loss to Wyoming on
'the less-than-frozen tundra of War
Memorial Stadium. Rumor has it
that the name of the building will
be slightly changed to Bulldog
Defense Memorial Stadium to
honor the group of men that laid
down and died in Saturday's fourth
quarter. ,■***'  '•
Fresno State took a 28-17 lead
into the fourth quarter and were
subsequently trounced 15-0 in the
final period, which could not have
been much of a surprise to most of
tbe Bulldog faithful. They know
that the FSU defense is about, as
good at holding a lead as Mitch
Williams.
It is difficult to read the Bulldog
"D.'"Some days they look like the
old Chicago Bears on the field and
others they look more like the Chi¬
cago Symphony Orchestra. What
is most' frustrating is that the de¬
fense is crowded with individual
stars—Brad Bell, Sam Watson, Ron
Papazian, James Burton, Chris Pe¬
ters etc. But, unfortunately, they
rarely seem to be great all at the
same time when they need it most
It should not be forgotten that
the FSU defense had one of their
best games of the year, though,
holding Wyoming to 379 total yards
and sacking quarterback Joe
Hughes three times. But when they
needed to turn it on the most, it just
didn't happen.
Offense Is not blamless
While the defense has taken most
of the heat for the fourth-quarter
collapse, tbe usually explosive of¬
fensive team was not its usual self.
FSU failed to score more than 28
points for the first t ii ne si nee Jimmy
Carter was president. Actually, it
was the for first time since last year
at BYU, but it seemed much longer
than that.
Also, the 'Dogs failed to put a
single pointon the board after driv¬
ing inside the Cowboys-' 30-yard
line four times with about a quarter
and a half to play in the game.
With the letdown of both sides
coming at the wrong times', tbe
defeat has been called the most
disappointing in the school's his-
tairy. But how about when the 'Dogs
lost by 55 points to Fresno High in
1921? Now-that's disappointing,
vou could look it up.
Not to be
It would have been exciting for
the Bulidogs to play their final three
Harris brings excitement
Guard returns to the
lineup, after sitting out
a year because of
academics
By Robbie Miner
Staffwriter
Seven of the eight leading scor¬
ers from last season's Fresno State
men's basketball team wilt return
forthe 1993-94 campaign. Perhaps
the most importantreturnee. how-
, ever, is a player that did not .score'
one poinrfor the Bulldogs' last sea¬
son. / *
Senior guard Carl Ray Harris
returns to action this year after vol¬
untarily sitting out last season and
redshirting to concentrate on his
grades.
' - "I feel like I made the right
decision," Harris said. "I think that
I've matured more now."
"It was based on academics,
said coach Gary Colson. "If Carl
Ray hadn't of sat out the season, he
may of dropped out of school. Now
he has a chance to graduate."
Harris's return is expected to
help not only the FSU basketball
team improve on last year's 13-15
record, but also its home atten¬
dance. *
"[Harris] is a hometown favor¬
ite," Colson said.
\ A graduate of Washington
Union High, where he claimed
Player of the Year honors on the
Fresno Bee's All-Central Section
Team, Harris has been one of
Sports Information
High-flying Cart Ray Harris returns to the gu jrd-poaltion for head
coach Gary Colson and the Fresno State basketball squad
Fresno's finest for years. Harris
brings more than just talent to the
FSU team, .though; he brings ex¬
citement.
Harris' natural ability to drive
the lane and finish with a nasty
dunk has sparked a roar of cheers
from the Selland Arena crowd many
times in his career.
"If s just something that' s natu¬
ral for me," Harris said. I hear the
crowd, but I just basically play like
I would on the playground."
- In just two seasons, Harris has
68 dunks, including a single-sea¬
son record 40 Jams in his initial
'90-'91 season. In just 59jrames,
Harris's 890 points ranks him 27th
on the school's all-time list When
he surpasses the 1,000-point mark,
he'll be one, of only 19 players in
school history* to reach the century
majkJOfthe 18 flayers with 1,000 .
points, only two\pave played in
fewer than 68 games, signifying
the impress!venessV of Harris's
mark. <£■
"Cat\ Ray is a fearless player,"
said Colson.
"No matter where you play him
or who you play him against, he has
no fear. He's also an awfully hard
worker with a great desire to win."
Harris heads a talented core of
guards.this season that includes
returning seniors Brian Santiago
and Seth MarshalI(also aforward),
juniors Davon Satterwhite and
DeAndre Austin and sophomore
Brandon Bakke, who all will ben¬
efit from Harris' court presence.
"Last year, a lot oT the guys
were playing together for the first
time," Harris said. "If we can come
together and play as a team, I think
we'll do really good."
/ With Harris back in the lineup,    ■
it'Sitriduestionablethatthisyear's   *
team w i I 'jbe a stronger force in the '
WAC, than last season.
Despite sitting out a year, coach
Colson feels as though Harris is a
better player now.
"He knows me and he knows
the system now. He's just a more
well-balanced player." f
Kr.amer finds his niche in soccer
See Brady, page 7
Go.alkeeper: doesn!t
find happiness in
hoops, football or
baseball s .*
that he did.
In 19 games for the 13th-ranked
Bulldogs, Kramer had 84 saves
while giving up just 22 goals. That
was good enough for a paltry 1.03
goals-per-game average for oppo¬
nents. It wafalso good enough for
he has a quick punt," Bluem said.
"He can also punt it long distances.
That has helped win our counterat¬
tacks." .
Kramer showed his heady play
in Sunday's tie against San Jose
State. He was credited with an as-
By Mark Bryant
Staffwriter
David Kramer, the wunderkind
Bulldog goalie, could have been
the quarterback. But football didn't
have it for him.
He could have made a sparkling
third baseman, but baseball didn't
hold much passion for him. ■
He could have been a great point
guard, but basketball'didn't have
an all-consuming interest.
' But Kramer has played goal¬
keeper for more thai, 10 years as if
he was possessed by the will' to
win. And jatSw he doesn't have any
qualms about stopping abreakaway
threat'or a 100 mile-an-hour shot.
"Yeah', I played all that other
stuff," said Kramer. "But once 1
reached high school, it was time to
concentrate on soccer."
It's agood thing for Fresno State
"In my estimation, he's one of the
top goalkeepers in the area. David
can keep you in the game with big
saves at critical moments"—Fresno
State soccer coach John Bluem
the'Dogs to finish the season 12-4-
3.    kJy+
"In my estimation, he's one of
the top goalkeepers in the area,"
head coach John Bluem said;
"David can keep you in the game
with big saves at critical moments.
He handles all situations:, with con-'
fidence.*'
Kramer's great skill in handling
the goalie box was one of many
reasons for the Bulldog turnaround
this year.
"He throws long on saves, and
sist on a Sterling Wtfscott goal that
proved to be the equalizer in the
deadlock.
After the save, Kramer quickly
kicked the ball the length of the
field taking one bounce. Wescott
caught up to it and scored with a
header on the hop.
The two had performed virtu¬
ally that same play in mid-Septem¬
ber against Universitypf SanFran-
cisco. FSU won the game on it, 5-_
4. Those are Kramer's two assists
in his Bulldog career. Fittingly, they
tied or provided the 'Dogs with the
lead.
Said Bluem on those plays:
"David likes to look for Wescott
with his passes.**
"You only geUhe ball maybe
four or five times a game," Kramer
said. "Those other 80 miunutes,
you have to be ready for those one
or two times they're looking to
score."
"It's a tough position, You're
put on the Spot. You ha ve to pro ve
you can come through and stop the
ball in a pressure situation." *
Kramer's leadership through
action has endeared him to the
'Dogs and earned him a co-captain
title.
"He's very quiet, but "a good
leader," Bluem said. "And he's an
inspirational player."
An experienced three-year FSU
letterman, Kramer is especially
adept at organizing and direction
the 'Dogs defensive schemes.
His 21 career shutouts are the
third-best in Bulldog soccer his¬
tory. One more will put him in the
second spot behind Kirk Shenner
-   See Kramer, page 7