1993_11 The Daily Collegian November 1993

              Thursday, Nov. 4,1993
Cije Mail? Collegian
Golf^team getting ready
to trayel to San Diego St.
By Hark Bryant
Staffwriter
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After placing second in the
Robertson Homes/UOP Invita¬
tional three weeks ago, Fresno
State's, golfers got a three week
break before heading to sunny San
Diego.
But the break comes to an end
Nov. 9&10 as the Bulldogs will
participate in tl-e San Diego State
Aztec Invitational at tbe La Costa
Resort & Spa in Carlsbad. WAC
teams Sues'as Colorado State, Ha¬
waii, San Diego State and Utah will
also compete.
Otherteams scheduled to attend
are Pepperdine, San Jose State, UC
Irvine, UC S anta Barbara, Nevada,
University of San Diego, Utah State
and Weber State.
Besides a crew of proven talent,
the'DogsarebankingonJfoeAcosta
to carry them to success. Acosta
started slowly but has come on
strong. He wasn't with the team at
UOP, but played instead at the John
Hancock All-American Collegiate
Invitational in EI Paso, Texas.
"Joe has been a superior talent,"
bead coach Mike Watney said. "His
strengths are that he has no weak¬
nesses. He always bits the tough
shot when the pressure is on."
Acosta, a second team All-
America selection, was oneof only
24 top collegians invited to com¬
pete at the tournament. He shot 77-
75-72 in three rounds to finish with
224 and in 19th place. Acosta is
averaging 73.8 strokes in six rounds
this year.        • •
"I think Joe has showed that he
will be a force in collegiate golf by
being selected (to tbe Hancock In¬
vitational)," Watney said.
In the UOP Invitational, the
Bulldogs came away with their sec¬
ond straight runner-up finish. The
'Dogs finished eight strokes be¬
hind Pepperdine and landed two
golfers in the top 10.
Sophomores John Barrington
and Jon Bettenconrt placed second
and ninth, respectively.
"Barrington has improved tre¬
mendously since last 'year.
Bettencourt is one of the top com¬
petitors. He plays like a senior,"
said Watney.
Bettencourt is out to beat the .
sophomore jinx. He made it twice
In two tries this season by getting a
top-10 finish at UOP. He is averag¬
ing 71.5 strokes a round, compared
to the ,75.4 he shot as a freshman.
Last year, his top finish was 17th at
the FSU LexuS Classic. .
Bettehcourt's second round 68
at the Nike Northwest Classic was
his best round as a Bulldog and
only tbe second time in his career
be shot a sub-70 round.
"His great work ethic and atti¬
tude are the key," said Watney,
citing the reasons for Bettencourt's
improvement.
There has also been a new and
improved Bulldog in Barrington.
Barrington has come up with his
two best collegiate tournaments in
starting his sophomore season.
In the UOP tourney, Barrington
shot a 214 to finish in second place,
two strokes behind Nevada's Rick
Vaughn. The runner-up finish was
his best ever. In'the Nike North-.
west Classic, he placed 26th. In
nine tournaments- last year, he
cracked the top 50 only four times.
"Things didn't go John's way
last season, but he always does
See Golf, page 10
Brady, from page 8
Sarunas* case, in a pick-up game.
I'm still not a btg-fan of the War¬
riors, butbetngaguy with true feelings
tor my common man, I felt sony fbr
Don Nelson. No one deserves the luck
that he has had (except for Marge
Sclwrxmaybe).IdeckaedtogiveNellie
acall to see ifl could console him in his
time of grief. It went a little something
like this:      ^S
Neilie: Hello11
Me: Hello Don, it's me.
Neffie: Okay, where does it hurt
and how long will you be out for?
Me: No, Don, it's me. I wanted to
see how you were dealing with all this.
Nellie: Oh, I'm alright, but I'm real
busy. My secretary is out for a week
with a groin pull.
Me: Tough luck. Don, what was
that noise?
NdHe:Ijuslbrokeamirror...Darn
it!
Me: What happened?
Nellie: Ijusi walked under a ladder
to pick up the pieces of the mirror.
These things keep happening to me!
Me: FU bet Listen Don, have any
dark-comptexkmedcats walked in front
of you lately?
Nellie: Yeah, a lot How'd you
know?
Me: Just a guess. Hey, who do you
like in the Dallas-New York Giants
game on Sunday?
NelBu Dallas. I bet a tot of money
onthem. •
Me: Really. Looks likeTH be tak¬
ing the Giants then.
Nellie: Thanks a lot.
Me: Sony. Well, Don. I have to go.
I just wanted to tell you good luck this
season and, uh, break a leg.
Nellie: Don't say that!!
Me: Sorry.	
Fresno State's Mario
goals and he hsd four
Victor Des Roches/Daily Collegian
ended his freshman season starting every contest, scoring two
He also had one game-winning goat.
victor Des Hoches/Daily Collegian
Jason Berg battles Stanford's Ryan Collins for control of the
ball. The Bulldogs willfind out If they go to the NCAAs
Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. J
When will Don kelson
win an NBA title?
Somewhere, someplace, some¬
one does not want Don Nelson to
coach a National Basketball Asso¬
ciation championship team.
Win all the regular-season
games you want, Nellie, say the
basketball gods. We know your one
ofthe winningest coaches in NBA
history. We know many of your
assistants are now head coaches.
TIME OUT
But we 're sorry, you '11 have to wait
at least another season for that
'ring. '
That's a ring that should have fit
on Nelson's finger many times in
the past. But for a guy who won a
few titles as a Boston Celtics for¬
ward, Don Nelson seems cursed as
a head coach.      *
The Milwaukee magician
Don Nelson's head coaching
career should have been sponsored
by Hostess or Wincheil's. He is tbe
ultimate donut man, whose teams
were sweet on the outside but empty
up the middle.
When Nelson coached the
Bucks, he was worshipped through¬
out Wisconsin for his work in the
community, his satirical humor, and
those darling fish ties he made fa¬
mous.
The Bucks were led by a collec¬
tion of .athletic swingmen: Marques
Johnson, Terry Cumrhings, Junior
Bridgeman, Sidney Moncrief and
Quinn BUckner. *
But at the post position, Nelson
had to make do with Kent Benson
and past-their-primes Bob Lanier
and Jack Sikma. Every year, tbe
Bucks filled the Mecca Arena,
dominated the Central Division, and
took on either Boston or Philadel¬
phia deep into the Eastern Confer¬
ence playoffs.
And every year, the 76ers and
Celtics broke the hearts of Nelson
and fellow Milwaukee residents.
A change of atmosphere
By the mid 1980* s. Nelson had
eaten enough bratwursts and suf¬
fered UiroughdioMlwiMlWiscon-
See Cocoles, page 10
UTEP, from page 8
probably one day will be the No. 1
pick in tbe country as a quarter-
The Bullodg who impressed
Bailey the most was'quarterback
Trent Dilfer. Dilfer, who has com¬
pleted 165 of 254 pass attempts for
2,509"yards, hasI9 touchdown
passes and just four interceptions.
Dilfer.hasn't thrown an inter¬
ception in his last 192pass attempts.
If Dilfer doesn' t throw a intercep¬
tion in bis next 31 pass attempts he
will break Matt Blundin's NCAA
record of 224 pass attempts with¬
out in interception.
" "He might be the best quarter¬
back in America," Bailey said. "He
back."
Running back Ron Rivers,
who is in a heated battle with San
Diego State's Marshall Faulk for
the WACs rushing title, needs 56
yards Saturday to go over 1,000,
yards rushing for tie season.'
Tbe senior from San Bernar¬
dino has 944 yards rushing on 156
carries and 11 touchdowns. Rivers
has atouchdowninevery game this
season.