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X Page 6 SPORTS ^Thursday, October 6, 1994 ; of Sports With... Adam Brady Red Wave fans faithful after all I was relieved to hear Tuesday afternoon that all of the student tickets to Saturday's Fresno State- BYU game wereSOLDOUT. That's right, the student sec¬ tion at Bulldog Stadium will *fte felled to the rim for possi¬ bly the biggest home game in Fresno State football his¬ tory. I have to admit, I was pre¬ pared to bemoan the lack of student attendance at foot¬ ball and other major Fresno State sports events when I sat down to write this col¬ umn. After finding out this morning that there were more than 700 student seats left unsold, I had my ranting and raving speech ready to go. I was going to talk about how pathetic it was that the Bulldogs' first two home games wereTiot sold out. It seems tome that this should be an automatic, for several reasons. _/ First of all, the seating ca¬ pacity in Bulldog Stadium is only 41,031, relatively low compared to other college football venues around the nation, making ifeasier to fill up. With the turnout we've had this year, if Bull¬ dog Stadium had the capac¬ ity that Michigan St dium had (102,501) it would look like ^uro Disney. . The average attendance for the first two home ^ames of the season was 3o 623.5 and that half a fan had a hell of a time at the game. But it is a wonder what- kept the fans away with opponents like San Jose State, a former Fresno State rival who was sure to get pounded by the now-mightier Bulldo gs, and Oregon State, a team from thjs Pac-10 Conference, whose teams we don't see very oftentTere. Even the student I irnout at the Disneyland Igskin Classic versus Ohio State in .Anaheim on Aug. 29 was paltry considering this in¬ viting scenario the game was on national television, the Buckeyes are a tradi¬ tional power, and Dr. John Welty officially excused any students who missed classes due to their attendance at the game. How often js that going to happen? Most students whtj could have been on their way to luxurious southern Orange County were instead sitting in their* Intro to Yawning classes meticulously going over the syllabus. Talk about See Faithful, Page 7 Gregersen sets stage for record- breaking weekend down south Junior setter Brenda Gregersen will try to break the Fresno State N all-time assists record this weekend By Chad Holcomb The Fresno State volleyball teams of past and present have been blessed with some remark¬ able talent, and thisj.ear's team is rio exception with the suc- cessful sty le of play coming from junior setter Brenda Gregersen. Gregersen, who is currently second on the Fresno State ca¬ reer assist chart, will be watched very closely this weekend as the 'Dogs go on their second road trip of conference, play. FSU heads down state to take on fel¬ low first place member San Di¬ ego State and a non-conference team, William and Mary. Why will Gregersen be watched ^so closely, especially this weekend? The junior is only 45 assists away from setting the all-time career assist mark of 3,348 held by former Bulldog of '85-'88 Traci Sliester-Corey. Gregersen who currently has 803 assists on the season, 193 more than the next player in the WAC, will go into the matches this weekend with her mind on - the match more than the recOrd. Gregersen, who should set the record this weekend, said about setting the record away from home, "It would have been nice to set the record at home, with the reception I would get like Ron Rivers did with his (record for rushing yards)." You would think that some¬ one who has done so well in Division I volleyball would have started playing when she was real young. Not with Gregersen, who began her volleyball life as a freshman in Dos Pueblos High School. Prior to her freshmen year in high school, Gregersen had never picked up a volley¬ ball before. "After my freshman year'I began to play club volleyball, and actually I played everything but setter," iaid Gergersen on how she got hooked into vol¬ leyball. "I started playing setter my sophomre year." Improvement is obviously a part of the sy le of herplay as she has continued to improve with assists every year she has been_ here. The junior racked up LI69 assists in her first year here at Fresno State, and last year just missed establishing the single- season assist mark. Ranked 15th in the country See Gregersen, Todd Warshaw photo-Sports Information Junior setter Brenda Gregersen practices her setting technique during pre- game warm-ups. >x Golf tournament snowed out Page 7 By George Smith A smooth start quickly turned into an unexpected early finish for the Bulldog golf team as well as the rest of the field, as. snow flurries ended the Wolf Pack CUssic after just one round of action. Things were going rather well for the 'Dogs in the early going, with Jon Bettencourt shooting a first round 71, good for second place overall, and John Bares contributing with a solid 73, which saw him in a tie for fourth. Overall, FSU took a total first round score of 303, fourth place in the team stand¬ ings, into round two out of an 18- team field. That was the calm before the snowstorm so to speak, as play was canceled Tuesday morning because of the inclem¬ ent weather. "The ball kept getting big¬ ger and bigger as it rolled," said head coach Mike Watney. "I've never seen anything like it" Second round action was originally scheduled for Mon¬ day after round one was com¬ pleted. Tournament officials waited until Tuesday, in hopes of getting the entire event in. But that wasn't the case. Utah State was the leader after the first 18 holes, with the Bulldogs in fourth But since tournaments have to go at least two rounds to be classified as an official event, the stand¬ ings don't count. The 'Dogs now focus their attention to the Fresno Lexus Golf Classic, which starts Oct. 28. The Lexus Classic is the last fall tournament of the sea¬ son for Fresno State. .
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Title | 1994_10 The Daily Collegian October 1994 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | October 6, 1994, Page 6 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1994 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | X Page 6 SPORTS ^Thursday, October 6, 1994 ; of Sports With... Adam Brady Red Wave fans faithful after all I was relieved to hear Tuesday afternoon that all of the student tickets to Saturday's Fresno State- BYU game wereSOLDOUT. That's right, the student sec¬ tion at Bulldog Stadium will *fte felled to the rim for possi¬ bly the biggest home game in Fresno State football his¬ tory. I have to admit, I was pre¬ pared to bemoan the lack of student attendance at foot¬ ball and other major Fresno State sports events when I sat down to write this col¬ umn. After finding out this morning that there were more than 700 student seats left unsold, I had my ranting and raving speech ready to go. I was going to talk about how pathetic it was that the Bulldogs' first two home games wereTiot sold out. It seems tome that this should be an automatic, for several reasons. _/ First of all, the seating ca¬ pacity in Bulldog Stadium is only 41,031, relatively low compared to other college football venues around the nation, making ifeasier to fill up. With the turnout we've had this year, if Bull¬ dog Stadium had the capac¬ ity that Michigan St dium had (102,501) it would look like ^uro Disney. . The average attendance for the first two home ^ames of the season was 3o 623.5 and that half a fan had a hell of a time at the game. But it is a wonder what- kept the fans away with opponents like San Jose State, a former Fresno State rival who was sure to get pounded by the now-mightier Bulldo gs, and Oregon State, a team from thjs Pac-10 Conference, whose teams we don't see very oftentTere. Even the student I irnout at the Disneyland Igskin Classic versus Ohio State in .Anaheim on Aug. 29 was paltry considering this in¬ viting scenario the game was on national television, the Buckeyes are a tradi¬ tional power, and Dr. John Welty officially excused any students who missed classes due to their attendance at the game. How often js that going to happen? Most students whtj could have been on their way to luxurious southern Orange County were instead sitting in their* Intro to Yawning classes meticulously going over the syllabus. Talk about See Faithful, Page 7 Gregersen sets stage for record- breaking weekend down south Junior setter Brenda Gregersen will try to break the Fresno State N all-time assists record this weekend By Chad Holcomb The Fresno State volleyball teams of past and present have been blessed with some remark¬ able talent, and thisj.ear's team is rio exception with the suc- cessful sty le of play coming from junior setter Brenda Gregersen. Gregersen, who is currently second on the Fresno State ca¬ reer assist chart, will be watched very closely this weekend as the 'Dogs go on their second road trip of conference, play. FSU heads down state to take on fel¬ low first place member San Di¬ ego State and a non-conference team, William and Mary. Why will Gregersen be watched ^so closely, especially this weekend? The junior is only 45 assists away from setting the all-time career assist mark of 3,348 held by former Bulldog of '85-'88 Traci Sliester-Corey. Gregersen who currently has 803 assists on the season, 193 more than the next player in the WAC, will go into the matches this weekend with her mind on - the match more than the recOrd. Gregersen, who should set the record this weekend, said about setting the record away from home, "It would have been nice to set the record at home, with the reception I would get like Ron Rivers did with his (record for rushing yards)." You would think that some¬ one who has done so well in Division I volleyball would have started playing when she was real young. Not with Gregersen, who began her volleyball life as a freshman in Dos Pueblos High School. Prior to her freshmen year in high school, Gregersen had never picked up a volley¬ ball before. "After my freshman year'I began to play club volleyball, and actually I played everything but setter," iaid Gergersen on how she got hooked into vol¬ leyball. "I started playing setter my sophomre year." Improvement is obviously a part of the sy le of herplay as she has continued to improve with assists every year she has been_ here. The junior racked up LI69 assists in her first year here at Fresno State, and last year just missed establishing the single- season assist mark. Ranked 15th in the country See Gregersen, Todd Warshaw photo-Sports Information Junior setter Brenda Gregersen practices her setting technique during pre- game warm-ups. >x Golf tournament snowed out Page 7 By George Smith A smooth start quickly turned into an unexpected early finish for the Bulldog golf team as well as the rest of the field, as. snow flurries ended the Wolf Pack CUssic after just one round of action. Things were going rather well for the 'Dogs in the early going, with Jon Bettencourt shooting a first round 71, good for second place overall, and John Bares contributing with a solid 73, which saw him in a tie for fourth. Overall, FSU took a total first round score of 303, fourth place in the team stand¬ ings, into round two out of an 18- team field. That was the calm before the snowstorm so to speak, as play was canceled Tuesday morning because of the inclem¬ ent weather. "The ball kept getting big¬ ger and bigger as it rolled," said head coach Mike Watney. "I've never seen anything like it" Second round action was originally scheduled for Mon¬ day after round one was com¬ pleted. Tournament officials waited until Tuesday, in hopes of getting the entire event in. But that wasn't the case. Utah State was the leader after the first 18 holes, with the Bulldogs in fourth But since tournaments have to go at least two rounds to be classified as an official event, the stand¬ ings don't count. The 'Dogs now focus their attention to the Fresno Lexus Golf Classic, which starts Oct. 28. The Lexus Classic is the last fall tournament of the sea¬ son for Fresno State. . |