1991_02 The Daily Collegian February 1991

              Sports
The Collegian • February 1,   991
Tickets
aren't
worth it
By Chris Cocoles
January 8, 1999,
Fresno, Calif.
Hello this is Keith
"I'd rather be watching
college football" Jackson
at Pepsi™ Selland
Arena in Fresno for this
Big Western Pacific
Conference war between
the top-ranked UNLV
Runnin' Rebels and the
No. 2 Bulldogs from
Fresno State. The news
from 'Vegas this week
was Rebel Athletic
Director Jerry
Tarkanian's bid To
change the school's
nickname to Turk's
Sharks.
Coach Larry Johnson
and his top graduate
unpaid assistant Ron
Adams will have a
toughie tonight with
the 'Dogs. To tell you
more, here's my partner
the ageless Dick Vitale
— "Keith, Keith are
they paying us for_ this
job? Oh Baby i''s rockin'
and ratlin' here'. Look at
all these face painted
students: They're
wackos! These students
are the real PTP'ers
here ... friis isn't Duke.
Back to you, Keith."
"WHOA NELLIE!"
\o Dick. Selland
Arena has not been
mistaken for Duke
University's Cameron
Indoor Stadium, or for
that matter, any other
college basketball arena
in the country. 1 really
believe this school
doesn't want students at
basketball games.
As you've probably
figured out by now, I'm a
college basketball freak
and, if I could, I'd
probably go to every
game that the 'Dogs
play. However, several
factors prevent me from
fulfilling this wish.
L Cost — Student
season tickets are priced
at 85 bucks a pop. Last
semester I barely earned
half that price per
month, which means it
would take me a month
and a half to raise the
money to buy season
tickets. Last year I
spent $25 on a season
baseball ticket and
watched approximately
25    games.    Does    the
See COCOLES, page 7
FSU bombs Anteaters
By John Welsh
Collegian Sports Writer
J«»e Chentull/ The Coilegmn
Fresno State guard Carl Ray Harris does one of his patented dunks against UC Irvine
while the Anteaters' Jeff Herdman (11) goes lor the block. Harris scored 17 points
as the Bulldogs beat UCI 88-75.
A battle between two of the
Big West Conference's lower-
echelon teams Thursday night
at Selland Arena resulted in a
three-point bucket bonanza. UC
Irvine won the shootout in three-
pointers made, 13-12, but Fresno
State won the game, 88-75.
The Bulldogs are now riding a
two-game winning streak after
dropping five in a row. Last
night's victory before 9,714 fans
avenged an embarassing, 108-82
blowout the Bulldogs suffered at
Irvine Jan. 9.
Fresno State improved to 4-6
in the Big West and 9-10 overall
and made a dramatic move from
a three-way tie for last into the
conference's sixth place spot.
ig Beach State (3-5, 8-10)
was idle Thursday and Utah
State (5-4, 8-10) knocked off
visiting Cal State Fullerton (4-
7, 11-9), all of which
subsequently helped FSU move
up the Big West ladder.
On a night when long range
shots were the norm, Dave
Bamett proved his worth from
beyond the three-point arc.
Bamett, who was one Bulldog
that remembered all too well
FSU's nightmare at Irvine,
connected on five of eight three-
pointers. During a 12-3 FSU
spurt late in the first half, he
converted a rare four-point play
when he sank a three-pointer as
UCI's Ricky Butler fouled him.
Bamett hit the following free
throw - FSU attempted only
five all night — and the 'Dogs
were up, 42-31 with six minute?
to play before intermission.
"(Payback) was all we were
saying in the huddle all night,"
said Bamett. "We paid them
back pretty good "
Consequently, Bamett nailer1
three straight three-painters
during the FSU run and finished
the night with a triple-double,
scoring 22 points while
registering 12 assists and 10
rebounds.
As a team, Fresno State hit 12
of 22 three-pointers for the
game. UCI finished 13 of 26
from beyond the three-point arc.
An exciting offensive display by
See BASKETBALL, page 7
Bulldog wrestlers win another one
Zinkin and Neal once again lead the way for FSU; Roso breaks streak
By Richard James
Collegian Sports Writer
The Fresno State wrestling
team continued its winning ways
with a 27-14 victory over
Central State University
yesterday.
The Bulldogs improved to 12-
4-1, while Division II power
Central State dropped to 6-4.
Sophomore Harold Zinkin,
wrestling at 126 pounds,
defeated FSLTs Will Evans 6-0
to highlight the Fresno State
victory. Zinkin extended his
record to 18-5-1.
Against Central State, FSU's
Ray Roso snapped a six-match
losing streak with an impressive
decision over previously
undefeated Greg Oplotnik at 190
pounds. Oplotnik came into the
match with a 19-0 record.
Freshman DeWayne Zinkin,
brother of Harold, scored an
impressive victory over Jeff
Gowens at 134 pounds. Zinkin
pinned Gowens, ranked third in
Division II, at 3:36.
Robbie Dicks, at 167 pounds,
extended his record to 17-9-1
with a technical fall over Zane
Stapp,23-6.
Sophomore heavyweight
Lorenzo Neal won his match by
injury default over Central
State's Fay Bamett at 2:23.
Bamett was ranked No. 1 in
Division II by AWN. Neal's
record improved to 18-5-1, and
he has not lost a match since
Dec. 29 at the Fullerton
Invitational.
Neal's only blemish since
then was a tie with tenth-
ranked Mike Anderson of
Arizona State. Last week Neal
pinned Boise Stare's Chris
Shepherd in 2:24 and BYU's
Scott Fannin in just 47 seconds.
Against Pac-10 opponents Neal
is 6-1-1, losing only to third-
ranked David Jones of CS
Fullerton.   Neal finished fourth
at the Fullerton Invitational.
Despite tying CS
BakersReld's llth-ranked
Ahmed El-Sokkary 7-7 and
winning his next two matches on
the road last week, Harold
Zinkin slipped a notch from
eighth to ninth in Amateur
Wrestling News' rankings after
his loss to sixth-ranked Shawn
Charles of Arizona State.
Earlier this season, Harold
Zinkin defeated El-Sokkary 12-
2 at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Harold Zinkin finished fifth at
the Las Vegas Invitational
earlier this year and first at the
Fullerton Invitational December
29.