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X Bulldog Sports California State University, Fresno Tuesday, February 13. 1990 Bulldogs run short in Las Vegas 69-64 By Chris Branam Sports Writer The Fresno State basketball (earn played one of Its best games of the year Monday night, but still fell short, losing 69-64 to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Despite the strong effort, Fresno State assistant coach Bobby Anderson thought that the Bulldogs were handicapped against the seventh ranked team in the nation by the officials. "We come into a game knowing that we have eight opponents." Anderson told KMJ radio." the other team and the three officials." UNLV forward Larry Johnson led a Rebel rally that turnecVa 39-37 FSU lead into a 65-61 margin wilh 1:24 l<lt in the game. Johnson scored 23 points. pulle6T"aown 14 rebounds, and made two three-pointers to spark the lackluster UNLV squad to.its 20th win of the year. UNLV leads the Big West conference wilh a 12-1 record. 20-4 overall. Fresno State dropped to 9-12 overall. 4-8 in the Big West "We played as well as we could at times." FSU head coach Ron Adams lold KMJ radio after the game. "We believed we coukl win here." *UNLV led 61-57 with 3:47 left, but Chris Henderson Ijil a five-fooler to pull the Dogs within two. The Rebels' offensive rebounding killed the Bulldogs all night. On iheir nexl -possession, they had three big boards, finished bv Johnson's layup wilh 1:24 to go. After the Bulldogs turned the ball over on their next trip'driwn the door. UNLV played volleyball once again, getting a second and • third chance to score. Anderson Hunt picked up a loose ball in the lane, was hacked, and somehow managed lo push the shot into the basket to give his team an unsunnountable 67-61 lead with 23 seconds left. FSU's Tod Bernard led the Dogs with 16 points, including three-for-three from beyond the three- point arc. Henderson had a solid game, scoring 11 jwints. grabbing a team-high six boards, and four ± steals. * r "Johnson, in the last three minutes, showed why he la one of the top five players In the country." Adams said. Center David Butler scored 22 points on 7-16 shooting for the Rebels. UNLVs total of 69 points tied for Its lowest output of the season, a testament to' the aggressive FSU defense. UNLV shot 46 percent for the game and , committed-16 turnovers-three more than Fresno Stale. NOTES— Fresno State has not defeated the Rebels since 1985, a span of eleven games...The Bulldogs have never won at the Thomas and Mack Center, dropping lo 0-7 after the loss last night...Fresno State shot 46 percent last night, an Improvement over Its 41 percent overall road shooting going Into the game last night...The win over Fullerton State at Selland Arena »4ast Th irsday improved FSU's season home record to 6-5...Fresno Stale has also won 76 of its last 100 home games against conference opponents...UNLV Is now 97-6 at the "Shark Tank", including a 11 -0 mark this year...The Rebels have won 15 consecutive games at home. Terry Pleraon / Collegian FBe Photo Chns Henderson scored 11 points and led the team with six rebounds in Monday's loss to UNLV. Women netters guaranteed victory in Nor Cal tourney today Maria Mendez By John Welsh Contributing, sports writer A Fresno State women's tennis doubles combination Is guaranteed winning the title of the third annual Nor Cal Intercollegiate today. That's because It's anall-FSU final. Maria Mendez and Cecile Bourdals face Bulldog teammates Tara Eden and Jandrea Ouwendljk at 2:30 p.m. today on the campus courts. A similar battle occured Monday afternoon as Mendez defeated Bourdals for the Nor Cal singles championship on the FSU courts. Originally, the tournament's loc¬ ation was on the University of Pacific campus in Stockton. Action started Friday, Feb. 9. However, because the championship finals included only Fresno State players, FSU first-year head coach Irene Harris requested successfully the title bouts moved to Fresno. Mendez captured the Nor Cal singles crown by defeating her doubles partner, Bourdals. in three sets, 4-6. 6- 4. 6-3 on the FSU courts. Mendez. outef Buenos Aires, Argentina. Improved her record to 11-2 whllr Bourdals dropped to 11-2. The loss snapped an 11-match win streak for Bourdals. "I tried to play my best, even playing against Maria," Bourdals said. "I knew 1 had to change my game against her," added Bourdals, a freshman out of Rennes, France. Mendez had won five straight matches in the tournament all by straight sets and had not given up more than two games in a set before meeting Bourdals. She said she didn't feel comfortable having to play her own teammate for a title match. "Neither one of us showed much emotion." Mendez said. "It was just a match." Bourdals said she and Mendez never realty talked Immediately following See TENNIS, page 7 Cecile Bourdais
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Title | 1990_02 The Daily Collegian February 1990 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1990 |
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. |
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Title | February 13, 1990, Page 6 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1990 |
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 |
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Bulldog Sports
California State University, Fresno
Tuesday, February 13. 1990
Bulldogs run short in Las Vegas 69-64
By Chris Branam
Sports Writer
The Fresno State basketball (earn played one of
Its best games of the year Monday night, but still fell
short, losing 69-64 to the University of Nevada-Las
Vegas.
Despite the strong effort, Fresno State assistant
coach Bobby Anderson thought that the Bulldogs
were handicapped against the seventh ranked team
in the nation by the officials.
"We come into a game knowing that we have eight
opponents." Anderson told KMJ radio." the other
team and the three officials."
UNLV forward Larry Johnson led a Rebel rally
that turnecVa 39-37 FSU lead into a 65-61 margin
wilh 1:24 l |