1990_09 The Daily Collegian September 1990

              FSU volleyball headed to Fullerton
By John Welsh
COLLEGIAN SPORTS WRITER
If Fresno State's women's volleyball
team wants to prove the Big West
Conference critics wrong about Its
predicted eighth-place finish, It needs
to become a better road warrior.
The Bulldogs were 4-13 last year In
matches played away from home..
FTesno Slate is 1 -9 in Its last ten road
matches and has lost three straight on
the road.
FSU. off to a 2-0 start after winning
its own Dan Camel Invitational
Monday, are at Cal State Fullerton
today through Saturday for the Titans'
16-team JMN Prr miere.
Tournament competitors are
divided Into four pools of four teams
each. Fresno State is in pool number
two. along with Oregon State, Idaho
State and Big West Conference
member Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo.
The 'Dogs open tourney play against
Oregon State today at three, followed
by an evening match against
conference rival Cal Poly-SLO at 7:30
p.m. FSU went 0-2 against the
Mustangs last year and are 6-22
lifetime against Cal ft)h/-SLO.
Idaho State and the Bulldogs will
face off for the first Ume ever at 2 p.m.
tomorrow. Following pool play, an
eight-team single elimination
championship tournament and an
eight-team        single elimination
consolation tourney will get started.
FSU's two matches In 1990 have
both been battles.
.-. The Bulldogs dropped the first game
In its match with the University of
San Francisco, then won three
straight. In the second game, they
rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat the
University of San Diego and win the
championship of the Dan Gamel
Invitational.
FSU head coach Lellani Overstreet
thinks today's two tight contests will
aid the'Dogs in Fullerton.
"We played two long, solid matches
that gave us tons of playing Ume and
See TOURNAMENT, page 7
Brian Davtea/ The Daily (.
Fresno State's Amity Qutst attempts a dig against the University of San Francisco while teammate Jill
Princeton (20) looks on. FSU beat the Dons 3-2 to win their second straight Dan Gamel crown.
FSU water polo hosts round-
robin tourney this weekend
/ 990 powers Cal^Paciflc and Stanford sceduled to take part
by Chris Cocoles
COLLEGIAN SPORTS VvTUTER
What a way to start the season.
Three of the top water polo teams In
the country will square off with
Fresno State as the Bulldogs host the
FSU Tournament at the Clovis West
Swim Complex Saturday.
1969 NCAA finalist California.
Stanford, which was ranked third at
the end of last season, and Pacific,
No. 10 last year, will all meet the
Bulldogs In the round robin
tournament
Fresno State Coach Tom Milich
knows that the tournament- will
challenge the character of his team. *
The Bulldogs will find out early In the
season how good they can be.
"Basically. It's a tournament to get
experience and get some game time
in." Milich said.
"Well get some real good
competition early. We'll have to play
hard."
Fresno State will be led by Juniors
Don Kenney Oast year's leading
scorer}, Wes Tt—fl»H John Walker
and defender Ry*n Wade and senior
Mike Robinson, FSU's assist leader.
JC transfers Joel Jory and Juan
Ramirez and Australian transfer
Damien Moston will also see playing
time.
Milich is undecided about whom to
play at goalie: he may use senior Mike
Phenlcte or 6-foot. 6-inch freshman
Ryan McMillen.
Though such stiff competition so
early in the year, will be difficult for
the young Bulldogs, the tournament
should help the Bulldog water polo
team prepare for Big West play later
thisyear.  '
Stanford, coached by 13-year
veteran Dante Dettamanti. will be led
by seniors Rick McNair and Chuck
Maguy. who scored 49 and 39 goals In
1989, respectively. The Cardinal
defeated the Bulldogs twicein 1989: 12-
6 at the UC Irvine Invitational, and 13-
4 at Clovis West.
The Bulldogs' second opponent. Big
West rival Pacific, coached by John
Tanner, finished fourth in the
conference In 1989 an* returns al]
seven starters from last year's team.
One of the Tigers' top players didn't
even play last season: junior Doug
Sutherland redshlrted last year after
See WATER POLO, page 7
Hot questions about 1990 from
the world of college football
The 1990 college football season has
arrived, and there are several
questions which are burning in my
mind:
I) Who Is going to win the coveted
Helsman Trophy, the award given to
the best college football player in the
nation?
Who knows? There are several front-
runners that have been mentioned in
the pre-season Issues of several
magazines. Among them are:
Dental Lewis, tailback. Texas A&M.
He Is a fine running back, but he didn't
look Impressive against Hawaii last
flanker/klckoff-
retumer, Notre Dame. Give me a
break. He's not even as good as Tim
Brown, former Golden Domer and
Helsman winner in '1987. Brown
didn't deserve the trophy, either, but
that Is a seperate argument. The
editors of Naw & Gold. Notre Dame's
football magazine, aren't going to fool
the-voters like they dfd in 1967.
ty Detmer, quarterback. Brlgham
Young Young! Ho hum. Another
quarterback from BYU who throws for
600 yards a game. Like we've never
seen that song-and-dance routine
befit*.
This season's Helsman Trophy will
go to:  Todd Marfaaoricky quarterback.
Southern California. Marinovich is
only a sophomore, but the "Robo QB"
plays as If he were In the National
Football League. Marinovich looked
like a man among boys as he dissected
the Syracuse defense In USC's 32-16
win last week.
2) Who will win the mythical
national champioship?
The University of Clemaon. The
Tigers return 10 of 11 starters on
defense, and those returnees are pretty
damn good. Pre-season Atlantic Coast
Conference Defensive Player of the
Year Levon Kirkland leads a veteran
group of linebackers that are the most
ferocious hitters In the nation. This
defense projects five starters on the
All-ACC team.
Tiger Coach Ken Hatfield will learn
to love the Saturdays at Memorial
Stadium, or "Death Valley" as It Is
more affectionately called by Clemson
rooters. Hatfield Is no stranger to
winning. He has compiled a .621
winning percentage (82-48-2) over his
11-year career, Including last year's 10-
2 Arkansas team. The Razorbacks
won two consecutive Southwest.
Conference titles in Hatfield's last two
years there.
4) Will these predictions come true?
Who am I, Jimmy'the Greek? Of
course they will come true. Of you
believe that one, Pw got some land at
Candlestick ft>tnt I want to show you
Great weather.