1991_01 The Daily Collegian January 1991

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The Collegian • January 28,1991
Fresno State ends skid with win
By John Welsh
Collegian Sports Writer
Dave Bamett went wild for
the Fresno State men's
basket ballteam Saturday
nightas the Bulldogs knocked off
visiting Pacific, 84-77, in a
Big West Conference basketball
contest.
Fresno State ended a five-
game skid with the win,
improving to 8-10 overall and 3-
6 in the Big West. Pacific
dropped to 8-10 and 4-5.
Not only did Bamett prove
himself defensively, recording a
game-high four steals, he also
chalked up 12 points and 11
assists before a Selland Arena
crowd of 10,159.
"[Bamett] played real solid,"
said Pacific head coach Bob
Thomason. "He didn't take any
bad shots and if he did they
were very few. He did a great
job of leadership for Fresno."
Defensively, Barnett seemed
to get his hand on the ball every
time Pacific came down the
court. In the first half, Bamett
recorded back-to-back steals and
helped Fresno State to a 21-12
advantage with 11 minutes left
to play.
Although Fresno State
controlled the first half,
enjoying a 12 point lead on two
separate    occasions, Pacific
stayed in the ball game. In the
second half, after Randy
Lavender nailed a 17-footer
using only his right hand, the
Tigers led. 56-54. with 8:20 to
play in the contest. Pacific
would go up, 59-56, but Fresno
Hector Amezcua/ The Collegian
Fresno State senior guard Dave Bamett (12) chases a loose ball while Pacific forward Glenn Griffin (33) looks on
Bamett keyed a 9-0 Bulldog run In the second half to lead FSU to an 84-77 victory Saturday at Selland Arena.
State bounced back. together."
After Pacific grabbed its three
point lead, Fresno State
retaliated with an 11-0 run that
subsequently kilted the Tigers.
Wilbert Hooker and Tod
Bernard each scored four points
during the crucial Bulldog
streak.       Hooker   and   Bernard
"At that point I thought we
might crack," said FSU head
coach Gary Colson, who picked
up his 495th career win. But
Bamett wouldn't let the
Bulldogscrack.
"I think this is my best game
defensively and the team's best
game defensively," said Bamett
afterward. "We    all    played
both finished with 21 points for
Fresno State.
With 3:42 left in the game,
Bernard made a suberb double-
handed, underhand scoop in that
pushed the 'Dogs up, 67-59.
Thirty-four seconds later
Bamett dished the ball off to
Bernard who drove the lane for
another score that put FSU up,
69-60.
Carl Ray Harris scored 13
points   for   FSU   off  a   6-for-ll
shooting night and Dimitri
Lambrecht added nine points.
Pacific's Don Lyttle led all
scorers with 23 points and Dell
Dcmps finished with a
tentative 22 points.
Fresno        State        seemingly
couldn't do anything  wrong in
Please see VICTORY, page 7
Wrestling, swim teams dominate over break
Fresno State athletics continues through the winter break with some surprising results
By Chris Branam
Collegian Sports Editor
The Fresno State winter sports
teams continued through the
winter break with some
outstanding results.
The wrestling and women's
swim teams were the most
impressive, as they each leave
the break on high notes.
Heavyweight Lorenzo Neal
and 126-pound Harold Zinkin
each won their matches against
Brigham Young University,
helping the Bulldog wrestlers to
a 31-9 victory over Saturday in a
dual meet at Prove, Utah. The
win boosted FSU's record to 11-4-
1.
Friday, the 'Dogs treated the
home fans to a 31-10 victory over
Boise State at the North Gym.
ZinkJn's 12-2 defeat over Boise
State's Chris Ward led Fresno
State, while Robbie Dicks
registered his team-leading
ninth pin at 167 pounds.
The women's swim team had a
six-match win streak snapped
Saturday by Northridge State,
dropping them to 10-2 overall.
Despite junior Kelti Affeldt's
two wins, Northridge won 10 of
14 events to claim the 146-115
win at Clovis West.
The women had previously
defeated UC-San Diego 126-69
Friday at the North Gym  pool
behind double winners Angel
Tristan and Erin Paul!.
The men's team has also held
its own, posting a 6-4 record after
beating Northridge 150-111
Saturday. David Hodge, Garrett
Nishimoto and Brad Huebert ail
were double-winners for the
Bulldogs.
The women's basketball team
recovered from a slow start and
turmoil revolving around head
coach Bob Spencer to maintain a
10-7 record, 3-4 in Big West
play.
The Bulldogs upset 25th-
ranked Long Beach State 73-72
Jan. 23 behind senior guard Geri
Gainey's three-pointer with
five seconds left.  Gainey topped
the 1,000 point mark for her
career Friday in the 'Dogs' 70-69
loss at New Mexico State.
Spencer has been suspended
without pay for 15 days after a
university investigation
determined he had sexually
harassed former assistant coach
Maureen Sharkey during the
1988-89 season.
The men's basketball team
ended a five-game Big West
losing streak with its 84-77
victory Saturday over Pacific at
Selland Arena. The Bulldogs
raised their overall record to 8-
10,3-6 in conference.
Please see BREAK, page 7
Women's basketball team falls to NMSU
Gainey scores 26 points to break the 1,000th career point barrier; FSU falls to 3-4 in the Big West
Collegian Sports Staff
Just two days after upsetting
25th-ranked Long Beach State,
the Fresno State women's
basketball team proved why
this season has been an
emotional rollercoaster, losing
70-69 to New Mexico State
Friday in a Big West conference
game.
The Bulldogs knew what they
were up against in facing the
Road runners, which possess one
of the most potent offenses in the
Big West, averaging 82 points
per game.
After bolting to a four-point
halftime lead, the 'Dogs went
cold in the second half as the
Road runners got hot behind the
shooting of Rona Raven to go on a
13-0 run to give them a 50-37
lead with 11:35 left in the game.
The Bulldogs were able to
stay within striking distance
with 9-for-15 foul shooting to
pull as close as four points late,
but Michelle Bento's three-
pointer with one second
remaining was not enough.
With the loss, the 'Dogs fall
to 3-4 in the Big West conference
and 10-7 overall, while the
Roadrunners move to 5-4 in the
Bie West and 9-8 overall.
Bulldog senior forward Geri
Cainey scored a game high 26
points to break the 1,0T career-
points barrier. She has 1,005
points, eighth best in school
history. Sheri Brown added 14
points and 16 rebounds, while
Stacey Comaggia had 16 points
and 15 rebounds for FSU.
Andrea Kabwasa led the
Roadrunners with 18 points and
nine rebounds.
Cunningham
names two
new coaches
By Doug McLeod
CoOegian Sports
Writer
Fresno State athletic
director Gary Cunningham
announced the fairings of
new soccer and volleyball
coaches in a span of 24 hours
this weekend.
Longtime Fresno State
assistant soccer coach John
Bluetn, 37, was-jjamed head
coach Friday in an
announcement from
Cunntngham, thus ending a
search for a replacement for
retired coach Jose
EJgorriaga.
Cunningham then
announced Saturday that
San Jose assistant
volleyball coach Lindy
Vivas had been named to
6U the post left by Leilam
Overstreet.
Both Elgorriga and
Overstreet left . as the
winningest coaches in
Fresno State's history hi
their ropectivf programs.
The choice of Bluem came
Please see FSU, page 7