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Scrimmage showcases the big "O"
Red-White intrasquadgame highlights running, slam dunks and excitement for the fans
By Chris Brartam
COLLEGIAN SPORTS EDITOR
The Gary Colson Fresno State basketball
company opened It's doors to the public Wednesday
in the form of the annual -FSU Red-White
Scrimmage at the North Gym with some exciting
results. • *
Before,- the season began Colson promised a
different Fresno State team than under the previous
regimes of head coaches Boyd Grant and Ron
Adams. A team that would run, press and generate a
I tl little excitement for the fans. After Wednesday's
game, the plan seems to be working.
The Red team came back from a 41-34 halftime
defecit to pull away and defeat the White team 98-81
before a full house.   .
"Ifs a running but controlled offense." senior
forward Chris Henderson said. "It fits my style
because I'm athletic With an athletic team you have
. to restrict us. but give us a little more freedom.''
Junior guard Sammy Taylor bad 21 points for the
White team to lead all scorers, while Junior forward
Tod Bernard poured In 20 points for the Red team.
Colson's offense especially benefits newcomer
Doug Harris. Harris..was a. highly recruited
freshman after being named the Arizona Player of
the Year in basketball in 1989.
"There is a lot of Improvising in the offense."
Harris said. "There's a lot of one-on-one and that's
whatl like, andthat'sthewayweplay."
Even though he scored eight points and made
several impressive passes In the game, Harris
wasn't totally satisfied with his play.
"I dldnt play up to par, what I should play,"
Harris said. "I came out tense, and as a freshman.
we come out tense. In the second half I loosened up: I
knew It would come around sooner or later."
Another newcomer to the Bulldogs Is 6-9 center
Lee Mayberry. a transfer from Wyoming. Mayberry
was Impressive, scoring 17 points, but he is
Ineligible to play this season. Still, he felt he had
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"This is my only chance this year to show the
home town crowd what I'm all about," Mayberry
said.
Mayberry also admits he took an automatic
liking to the wide-open offense.
"My game Is a running game." Mayberry said. "It's
not the slow-down, forty-paase^before-you-shoot-
It kind of offense."
The White opened up an early lead, stretching it to
21-9 with 12 minutes left in the first half. Alter
halftime, the Red team took control, forcing
turnovers and converting them into layups.
The Red pulled within two points. 52-50 with 14
minutes left in the game on Carl Ray Harris'jumper
\       in the lane. They tied the score at 54-54 on Dlmltrl
j . Lambrecht's put-back and never looked back.
/ Henderson, who had  16 points, is admittedly
_J-      happy that he will be able to show off his skills in
i hia final year, after a nightmarish 1989. where he Fresno State guard Michael Pearson (3) attempts a kryup around Tod Bernard (33) In the
hadtroubfearJhistingtoAda^^ annuaj Red-White Wiasquad game played In ttietoith Gym. Bemofdscored 20 points
See BASKETBALL, back page   in leading the Red team to a 98-81 victory.
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Sogcer team preparing
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ByDougMcLeod
COLLEGIAN SPORTS WRITER
The tenth-ranked Fresno State
soccer squad will meet the University
of Santa Clara this Sunday at 3 p.m.
in a first round NCAA playoff match,
as FSU will attempt to give retiring
head coach Jose Elgorrtaga a National
Championship'golng-away'present
The match features two very
succesful programs, as the Broncos (13
2-2), ranked No. 6. will be facing the
Bulldogs (17-3-2). almost one year to
the day of last years' Far West final
match in which Santa Clara defeated
theT>ogB2-l.
In that game, Fresno State was on
the verge of being blown out by the
eventual co-National Champion
. Broncos until-the "Dogs mounted a
furious offensive comeback, which
saw them miss several goals by a
matter of inches, with many of the
Bulldog shots either bouncing off
goalposts or floating Just wide of the
net
Elgorrtaga has the squad preparing
for Sunday* game as though It was
Just a regular game.
"We are going to prepare the way we
prepare for every game,'1 he said, "we
have scouting reports and are going to
adjust the game to those reports."
"Last year they defeated us on two
goals that were gifts, but we played
(them] probably even (In all other
aspects]."
Elgorrtaga, who was named Big
West Conference Coach of the Year
Monday for the fourth time in the past
six years, will take his. 11-year
coaching record of 169-57-20 into the
game. He has won 73% of his games as
FSU's head M&ch.
Elgorrtaga and some of the FSU
players are quite satisfied with the
prospect of facing Santa Clara in the
"It is kind of a mirror Image of what
happened last year," Elgorrtaga said,
"with the hope of keeping our string
[alive] of unbeaten games at Bulldog
Stadium."
Defender Vlnce Martinez echoed the
sentiment   of  playing  Santa   Clara
when asked last week.
1 would like to fitce Santa Clara."
he said,* they beat us last year, so [it
would be nice to get revenge]."
The Bulldogs have not lost at home
since September 18, 1985 and. in that
span, have carried a 20-0-2 record at
Bulldog Stadium.
FSU will be led by its stiflling
defense (goalkeeper Chris Kuhn and
defenders Geoff Gray. Lou Chacon,
Vlnce Martinez and Erik Pottorfl) . a
defense which has recorded 12
shutouts on the year and has allowed
only 14 goals, and only two in the first
half.
Kuhn enters with a goals-against-
average of 0.61 and has recorded 66
saves In FSU's 22 games.
The scoring will come from a strong
Bulldog offense, led by forwards Gerell
Elliott (16 goals, five assists, 37
points) and Karl Ingeman (eight goals,
seven assists. 23 points) and
midfielder Ricky Villa (five goals. 10
assists, 20 points).
The Bulldogs win enter the game as
three-time Big West Champions but
will   be   hobbled   with   injuries   to
several key players.
Defender Kirk Steers is lost lor the
season after' suffering a broken
cheekbone against UNLV hast Sunday.
Abo absent from the lineup will be
nUdfielder David   Santesteban.   who '
suffered a foot injury while making a
cut during Sunday's game.
Questionable for the game will be
Martinez, who had to leave aglnst the
Rebels with a thigh injury, but he
should be ready to go by game time.
The Broncos will enter the game
coining off last season's 20-0-2
campaign which saw them play to a 1-
1 tie with Virginia and share co-
National Championship honors with
the Cavaliers. Last season's success
garnered head coach Steve Sampson
(51-15-16. 5 years) National Coach-of-
the -Year honors.
awto Clara wiU be led by forwards
Jeff Balcher (five goals, 17 assists. 30 "
points) and Paul Bravo (five goals,
nme:asslsts. 23 points) and their top
scorer, midfielder Paul Halocher
(nine goals, 12 assists. 30 points).
See PLAYOFF, bock page
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