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r Bulldog Sports California State University, Fresno Wednesday, March 7,1990 FSU faces Spartans in Big West tourney By Chris Branam Sports Writer ' The first-round matchup between Fresno Stale' and San Jose State tonight is a classic case of an irres- Istable force meeting an immovable object. Except in this case, the force and the object are losing teams. FSU enters the Big West Tournament with a 9-18 record. 4-14 in league play. San Jose finished 8-19 overall. 5-13 in the Big West. Both teams spotted UC- Irvlne a lead in the race for the bottom spot in the conference, but couldn't lose enough, and finished eighth and ninth, respectively. The winner of tonight's game has the unenyiable task of facing top seed and 24th-ranked New Mexico-State on ESPN Saturday at 1 p.m. Fresnofitate beat San Jose 69-53 at Selland Jan. 29. but the Spartans re¬ turned the favor al their place three weeks later, tipping trie Bulldogs 61 -59. The Bulldogs lost their last seven games of the year, while the Spartans split their final six. That's the bad news. Now the good news. Both teams are probably just happy to be in Long Beach still playing bas¬ ketball. Anything can happen in a con¬ ference post-season tourney, and it' usually does. Fresno State and San Jose State match up remarkably well. Both learns play a small Uneup. SJSU head coach Stan Morrison will start 6-7 Kenne Young at center, and FSU will counter with 6-8Sammie Lindsey. At the forward spots. Morrison will start small forward Troy Batiste. At 6- 2. Batiste is a small forward the Bulldogs better find. Wil Hooker, no Manute Bol himself- at 6-3. will matchup against Batiste. Hooker has been on fire for the Bulldogs in recent games, averaglngl6.5 poirlts In the last four games. Hooker's field goal percentage has steadily improved since a mid-season slump, and he is shooting 45 percent over the last four games. Pat Riddlesprigger will face Kevin Logan at the other forward spot. Riddlesprigger averaged 8.2 points and five rebounds a game in the regular season, and has grabbed 20 boards over the last three games, including 10 against Pacific. Logan averaged 7.6 ppg as a freshman and hauled down 6.2 rebounds this year. At the guard positions. Fresno will start the tandem of Dave Barnett and Bijou Baly for the seventh straight game. Barnett has been the 'Dogs leading scorer over the last nine games, pouring in 15.8 ppg. Baly leads the team with 66 steals, a new school record. San Jose will mix experience with youth at the guard positions. Senior Tom Desiano w"Ni~ team with freshman Charles Terrell to-rriake an adequate backcourt. Desiano Is an overachiever. and Terrell plays with much more poise than hfs freshman stalus. Both teams have prolific scorers coming off the bench. The Dogs have been using Tod Bernard in their sixth man role, and the Spartans will bring Andre Brooks, an 11.4 ppg scorer in league play, off the bench to add some scoring punch. * Bernard scored in double figures 13 consecutive games at one point in the season, averaging 17.7 ppg In that span, but scored only 17 points in a four game stretch that saw him lose his starting spot. He has regained some of the old form in the last two games, popping in I3and 14 points, respectively. The Red Wave probably hopes that the University of Michigan will let some of it's "interim'' magic rub off on FSU in the tournament. The Wolverines won the NCAA Championship last year wilh interim head coach Steve Fisher lurming the show. Wrestlers head to Pac-10 Conference Meet in Bakersfield By Dan Waterhouse Sports Writer ■r -i The Butttdog wrestlers head south this weekend to Cal State Bakersfield for the Pac-10 Conference champion¬ ships. Wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class will go on to the NCAA national tournament March 22- 24 at the University of Maryland. The Bulldogs will wrestle against Arizona State (last year's conference Utltstl. Oregon. Boise State, Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo, Cal Slate Bakersfield. Cal State Fullerton, Oregon Stale and Stanford. No. 2-ranked Arizona State is expected to win Its sixth-straight conference crown, with ranked Bakers¬ field and Oregon aiming at the runner- up Slot The Bulldogs are looking to improve last year's seventh-place finish at the conferen/» tourney. The Dogs' finished the dual campaign Feb. 28 with a 36-3 win over Cal Poly, SLO. FSU finished the regular season with a 16-8 overall dual record, and 5-3 Pac-10 record. If we wrestle like we did against Cal Poly, we might finish second or third and qualify some people for NCAAs." Bulldog coach Dennis DeLiddo said after the Cal Poly match. The lineup for the Bulldogs is expected to be: Anthony Tamez (118), Frank Trujillo (126). Jon Pierro (134), John Sordi (142), and Phi! McLean (150) and Wade Zimmerman (158). In the heavier weights. Scott Boness (167). Larry Sidlropoulos (177), Ray Roso (190) and Zack Rix are slated to wrestle. At 190 pounds, senior Scott Benson was'expected to challenge Roso for the starting slot this week. Zimmerman'(31-7) is ranked ninth in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News. He is tied for 13th on the FSU all-yme careerwins list at 59 with Steve Nilcs. Junior Jon Pierro is in sole pos¬ session of ninth place on the FSU wins list with 71. ahead of John O'Brien. Pierro was ranked 17th In his weight class on Feb. 22. The tournament opens at 1 p.m. Saturday. The second session will start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, sessions are scheduled for 1 and 6 p.m. All sessions will be in the Activities Center. Wrestlers who do not automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament could qualify in an at-large berth, selected by the conference coaches after this weekend's tournament. There are seven slots available. Tarry Plerton/Daily Coliegidft Dave Barnett the Bulldogs- leading scorer the past nine games, will lead Fresno State Into the Big West Conference Tournament tonight In Lone Beach.'Tlie Bulldogs face San Jose State lnthe first round
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Title | 1990_03 The Daily Collegian March 1990 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1990 |
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Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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Title | March 7, 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 | Collection Permissions |
Full-Text-Search | r Bulldog Sports California State University, Fresno Wednesday, March 7,1990 FSU faces Spartans in Big West tourney By Chris Branam Sports Writer ' The first-round matchup between Fresno Stale' and San Jose State tonight is a classic case of an irres- Istable force meeting an immovable object. Except in this case, the force and the object are losing teams. FSU enters the Big West Tournament with a 9-18 record. 4-14 in league play. San Jose finished 8-19 overall. 5-13 in the Big West. Both teams spotted UC- Irvlne a lead in the race for the bottom spot in the conference, but couldn't lose enough, and finished eighth and ninth, respectively. The winner of tonight's game has the unenyiable task of facing top seed and 24th-ranked New Mexico-State on ESPN Saturday at 1 p.m. Fresnofitate beat San Jose 69-53 at Selland Jan. 29. but the Spartans re¬ turned the favor al their place three weeks later, tipping trie Bulldogs 61 -59. The Bulldogs lost their last seven games of the year, while the Spartans split their final six. That's the bad news. Now the good news. Both teams are probably just happy to be in Long Beach still playing bas¬ ketball. Anything can happen in a con¬ ference post-season tourney, and it' usually does. Fresno State and San Jose State match up remarkably well. Both learns play a small Uneup. SJSU head coach Stan Morrison will start 6-7 Kenne Young at center, and FSU will counter with 6-8Sammie Lindsey. At the forward spots. Morrison will start small forward Troy Batiste. At 6- 2. Batiste is a small forward the Bulldogs better find. Wil Hooker, no Manute Bol himself- at 6-3. will matchup against Batiste. Hooker has been on fire for the Bulldogs in recent games, averaglngl6.5 poirlts In the last four games. Hooker's field goal percentage has steadily improved since a mid-season slump, and he is shooting 45 percent over the last four games. Pat Riddlesprigger will face Kevin Logan at the other forward spot. Riddlesprigger averaged 8.2 points and five rebounds a game in the regular season, and has grabbed 20 boards over the last three games, including 10 against Pacific. Logan averaged 7.6 ppg as a freshman and hauled down 6.2 rebounds this year. At the guard positions. Fresno will start the tandem of Dave Barnett and Bijou Baly for the seventh straight game. Barnett has been the 'Dogs leading scorer over the last nine games, pouring in 15.8 ppg. Baly leads the team with 66 steals, a new school record. San Jose will mix experience with youth at the guard positions. Senior Tom Desiano w"Ni~ team with freshman Charles Terrell to-rriake an adequate backcourt. Desiano Is an overachiever. and Terrell plays with much more poise than hfs freshman stalus. Both teams have prolific scorers coming off the bench. The Dogs have been using Tod Bernard in their sixth man role, and the Spartans will bring Andre Brooks, an 11.4 ppg scorer in league play, off the bench to add some scoring punch. * Bernard scored in double figures 13 consecutive games at one point in the season, averaging 17.7 ppg In that span, but scored only 17 points in a four game stretch that saw him lose his starting spot. He has regained some of the old form in the last two games, popping in I3and 14 points, respectively. The Red Wave probably hopes that the University of Michigan will let some of it's "interim'' magic rub off on FSU in the tournament. The Wolverines won the NCAA Championship last year wilh interim head coach Steve Fisher lurming the show. Wrestlers head to Pac-10 Conference Meet in Bakersfield By Dan Waterhouse Sports Writer ■r -i The Butttdog wrestlers head south this weekend to Cal State Bakersfield for the Pac-10 Conference champion¬ ships. Wrestlers finishing in the top three of their weight class will go on to the NCAA national tournament March 22- 24 at the University of Maryland. The Bulldogs will wrestle against Arizona State (last year's conference Utltstl. Oregon. Boise State, Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo, Cal Slate Bakersfield. Cal State Fullerton, Oregon Stale and Stanford. No. 2-ranked Arizona State is expected to win Its sixth-straight conference crown, with ranked Bakers¬ field and Oregon aiming at the runner- up Slot The Bulldogs are looking to improve last year's seventh-place finish at the conferen/» tourney. The Dogs' finished the dual campaign Feb. 28 with a 36-3 win over Cal Poly, SLO. FSU finished the regular season with a 16-8 overall dual record, and 5-3 Pac-10 record. If we wrestle like we did against Cal Poly, we might finish second or third and qualify some people for NCAAs." Bulldog coach Dennis DeLiddo said after the Cal Poly match. The lineup for the Bulldogs is expected to be: Anthony Tamez (118), Frank Trujillo (126). Jon Pierro (134), John Sordi (142), and Phi! McLean (150) and Wade Zimmerman (158). In the heavier weights. Scott Boness (167). Larry Sidlropoulos (177), Ray Roso (190) and Zack Rix are slated to wrestle. At 190 pounds, senior Scott Benson was'expected to challenge Roso for the starting slot this week. Zimmerman'(31-7) is ranked ninth in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News. He is tied for 13th on the FSU all-yme careerwins list at 59 with Steve Nilcs. Junior Jon Pierro is in sole pos¬ session of ninth place on the FSU wins list with 71. ahead of John O'Brien. Pierro was ranked 17th In his weight class on Feb. 22. The tournament opens at 1 p.m. Saturday. The second session will start at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, sessions are scheduled for 1 and 6 p.m. All sessions will be in the Activities Center. Wrestlers who do not automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament could qualify in an at-large berth, selected by the conference coaches after this weekend's tournament. There are seven slots available. Tarry Plerton/Daily Coliegidft Dave Barnett the Bulldogs- leading scorer the past nine games, will lead Fresno State Into the Big West Conference Tournament tonight In Lone Beach.'Tlie Bulldogs face San Jose State lnthe first round |