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California State University, Fresno
Bulldog Sports
Wednesday, October 11,1989
Dougherty — FSU's saving grace
Senior goalkeeper relishes his role and career as a 'Dog, dreams of national title
By Chris Branam
SportsWriter
One of the most exciting plays tn
soccer la a diving save by the
goalkeeper to take an apparent score
away from the other team.
A sight such as this Is common at
Fresno State soccer games with All-
American goalie candidate Mark
Dougherty. Dougherty has the chance
to be only the fourth All-American in
Fresno State's soccer history.
"It (All-American status) is
something you always dream about."
said Dougherty, "and IVe had a good
career here. It would really be icing
on the cake for me. "
The only Bulldog goalie All-
American is Kirk Shermer (1981).
Dougherty has erased virtually all of
Shermer's records In less than four
years.
Dougherty holds the career mark of
33. shattering Shermer's record of 22.
Dougherty also has the lowest career
goals gainst average- 0.67. He needs
100 more saves to tie Shermer's
record of 318 for a career.
, Even with all of his individual
honors and records, one thing has
/ eluded Dougherty and his teammates:
a national championship.
I'd relly like to have a national
championship," Mark admits. "That
is the ultimate goal for me, above any
personal goals. I'd rather have a team
achievement of that caliber than
individual honors."
Mark also likes to spread the credit
for the shutouts.
"I have to give credit where credit is
due," he saidT "IVe played with some
good teams here at Fresno State, and a
lot of those shutouts aren't me
making 10 saves a game. Some of
those shutouts, 1 didn't have to do
anything for."
Dougherty took over tn goal in
1986. when he replaced the
immensely popular and successful
Chato Elgorriaga-- It didn't take long
for Mark to prove that he was a
speclalyplayer. registering 10 shutouts
as a .redshirt freshman. Those 10
shutouts In one season is an FSU
record, which he equaled last year.
Dougherty explained that his
transition to starter in 1986 was
made easier by the coaches.
"1 tried not to put too much pressure
on myself." Mark said, "and the
coaches understood that they couldn't
dump all this pressure on me. 1 was
real fortunate to play with the quality
players JJiat I played with when I was
a freshman. They were seniors and
they really pulled me^along and gave
me the confidence to step in there and
See DOUGBERTY, page.10
Photo Courtesy ot Sports Information
Having earned a generous spot in FSU's record books and an All-American candidacy, senior goalkeeper
Mark Doughertyjolns his teammates in shooting for a national title.
Basement living could be worse
EricBurney
I walk-id Into the office early last night with
a grin, feeling light and relaxed from an
extended (and much-needed) bull session with
a very good friend.
Ah.mydesk Ah, my space; myfainy /
organized space. J \^>
Ah. my brownie's missing.
Figures.
Mall time. Let's see. opponent's press
release (set aside with the 400 others to be read
later), press release, press
release.. .Basketball's Basement.
Say what? Is It hoop time already? Seems
like only weeks ago that I watched my beloved
Lakers get screwed out of a three-peat.
This is the type of deal that tends to make
one want to open the mail, like. now. I think
it has something to do with the fact that it
wasn't packaged in an ever-popular, generic,
white, business-size envelopes; it was i
beige-- It had character, not to mention a
funky name above Its return
address...Basketball's Basement. 1 could dig
that.
(Note: Editing a dailynewspapersection
really serves no immediate purpose -
elsewhere, so simple pleasures like
trderesttngmaatendtobrighlmalffefess
day. causing said editor to ramble
incessantly. Humorme J
Turns out this Seattle-based publication Is a
weekly column (transmitted by Fax) dedicated
to humorously exploring the nation's worst
collegiate and professional basketball teams.
This isnt an entirely new concept; IVe seen
similar angles taken by popular sporting
magazines and even Playboy ("The Bottom
Ten" for football), but IVe never come across
an entire publication with this sole purpose.
I think it could fry.
I mean, think about it. Hr~w many times
have you, the hoops fan, sat around with you r
buddies, rationalizing the display of
patheUcism exhibited by cert aln college and
pro teams? Wouldn't it be fun to read a
SeeBURNEY.pageiO
Object Description
| Title | 1989_10 The Daily Collegian October 1989 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| 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 |
Description
| Title | October 11, 1989, Page 9 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| 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 | California State University, Fresno Bulldog Sports Wednesday, October 11,1989 Dougherty — FSU's saving grace Senior goalkeeper relishes his role and career as a 'Dog, dreams of national title By Chris Branam SportsWriter One of the most exciting plays tn soccer la a diving save by the goalkeeper to take an apparent score away from the other team. A sight such as this Is common at Fresno State soccer games with All- American goalie candidate Mark Dougherty. Dougherty has the chance to be only the fourth All-American in Fresno State's soccer history. "It (All-American status) is something you always dream about." said Dougherty, "and IVe had a good career here. It would really be icing on the cake for me. " The only Bulldog goalie All- American is Kirk Shermer (1981). Dougherty has erased virtually all of Shermer's records In less than four years. Dougherty holds the career mark of 33. shattering Shermer's record of 22. Dougherty also has the lowest career goals gainst average- 0.67. He needs 100 more saves to tie Shermer's record of 318 for a career. , Even with all of his individual honors and records, one thing has / eluded Dougherty and his teammates: a national championship. I'd relly like to have a national championship," Mark admits. "That is the ultimate goal for me, above any personal goals. I'd rather have a team achievement of that caliber than individual honors." Mark also likes to spread the credit for the shutouts. "I have to give credit where credit is due," he saidT "IVe played with some good teams here at Fresno State, and a lot of those shutouts aren't me making 10 saves a game. Some of those shutouts, 1 didn't have to do anything for." Dougherty took over tn goal in 1986. when he replaced the immensely popular and successful Chato Elgorriaga-- It didn't take long for Mark to prove that he was a speclalyplayer. registering 10 shutouts as a .redshirt freshman. Those 10 shutouts In one season is an FSU record, which he equaled last year. Dougherty explained that his transition to starter in 1986 was made easier by the coaches. "1 tried not to put too much pressure on myself." Mark said, "and the coaches understood that they couldn't dump all this pressure on me. 1 was real fortunate to play with the quality players JJiat I played with when I was a freshman. They were seniors and they really pulled me^along and gave me the confidence to step in there and See DOUGBERTY, page.10 Photo Courtesy ot Sports Information Having earned a generous spot in FSU's record books and an All-American candidacy, senior goalkeeper Mark Doughertyjolns his teammates in shooting for a national title. Basement living could be worse EricBurney I walk-id Into the office early last night with a grin, feeling light and relaxed from an extended (and much-needed) bull session with a very good friend. Ah.mydesk Ah, my space; myfainy / organized space. J \^> Ah. my brownie's missing. Figures. Mall time. Let's see. opponent's press release (set aside with the 400 others to be read later), press release, press release.. .Basketball's Basement. Say what? Is It hoop time already? Seems like only weeks ago that I watched my beloved Lakers get screwed out of a three-peat. This is the type of deal that tends to make one want to open the mail, like. now. I think it has something to do with the fact that it wasn't packaged in an ever-popular, generic, white, business-size envelopes; it was i beige-- It had character, not to mention a funky name above Its return address...Basketball's Basement. 1 could dig that. (Note: Editing a dailynewspapersection really serves no immediate purpose - elsewhere, so simple pleasures like trderesttngmaatendtobrighlmalffefess day. causing said editor to ramble incessantly. Humorme J Turns out this Seattle-based publication Is a weekly column (transmitted by Fax) dedicated to humorously exploring the nation's worst collegiate and professional basketball teams. This isnt an entirely new concept; IVe seen similar angles taken by popular sporting magazines and even Playboy ("The Bottom Ten" for football), but IVe never come across an entire publication with this sole purpose. I think it could fry. I mean, think about it. Hr~w many times have you, the hoops fan, sat around with you r buddies, rationalizing the display of patheUcism exhibited by cert aln college and pro teams? Wouldn't it be fun to read a SeeBURNEY.pageiO |
