Page; our Men’s Basketball fcontin ed from page 3) club. 1 lere are five returning players from last year’s squad, includii g ,6’7” Kirk Farbacher, the talk ;t player on the club, and last ye r’s leading rebounder, James ( arr, (last year’s scoring leader dth 372 points and an average of 17 points per game) and Be nard Orr, the team quartert ick and leader in assists and free hrows. Also back from last yes -’s squad are senior guard Vince Unice and sophomc re Kurt Gordon. Returnin. after sitting out last year a e sophomore Ron Williams and junior Eddie Evans. 1 here are also seven freshmen on this year’s squad, led by ” Shep Robinson and Randy Ba r, 6’l” Charles Smith, 5’11” Mils Powell, 6’3” Greg Vaughan,; ’7” Kevin Hudson, and 6'4” Ken 1 aney. Coach Wright has been satisfied tc some degree with the team’s pla; through the first four games. He is pleased with their fast break but admits that the defense has been lackadaisical at times and hat their freethrows shooting ha = hurt them badly in their two 1 tsses. Here are the details of t. e first four games: The club s :arted off the season Stereos i continued fr <m page 3) shopping is whether or not a cartridge is i lcluded in the price. A magnetic cartridge is an ad ditional cost • f $2O-$4O. If you are opting for o.ie of the compact stereos it w >uld be worth the trouble to nake sure it is equipped wit i a magnetic car tridge as com oared to a ceramic one as many ow-priced systems are. The diffe 1 ence in the qualjty of sound due to this one small item is extrer iely noticeable. The best vay to compare speakers is just by listening to them. The a- erage low-priced speaker systen will consist of a - 8 inch woofer ! or bass responses and a 14-3 inci tweeter for mid range and trebi e responses. They will range in p: ice from $9O-$l5O per pair. When buying speakers he sure that tht y are compatible with your ■ eceiver. Most speakers require a certain minimum of po\ -er to make them (unction and ca l withstand only so much powi-r output. Buy speakers which will work well with the powe* your system provides. Perhaps something which is just as important as vnat you buy is where you tuy your audio components. A large audio specialty store will offer the widest variety of equipment and probably the best service if something should go wrong, but they have a large inventory which could keep prices up. Many appliance and furniture stores carry a limited supply of audio equipment. This type of outlet may be more convenient since they may be located closer to vour home than the less abundant audio stores. A third alternative are the audio mail-order houses. These places offer a great reduction in price, the con venience of catalog shopping, and delivery to your door, but be prepared to go looking for a repairman if something goes wrong. Many audio stores don’t appreciate repairs of equipment i hey did not sell. Another thing to remember when you go stereo shopping is that most stores offer package deals on systems at a great savings over buying the components separately. Keep your eyes open for these package deals and sales on over-stocked equipment. Hopefully the buying tips in cluded in this basic guide will be helpful to those people in the markei for a stereo system. But the single best way to compare audio equipment is by listening to it with a critical ear. No matter what type of equipment you buy, where you buy it, or what you pay for it. you should always listen carefully to it and compare it to the sound of other systems before buying. After all, the sound you get and your enjoyment of the music is what buying a stereo is all about. with a win, knocking off Laßoche at home . 103-93. Kirk Fabacher led the scoring with 22 points and also led in rebounds. Next came a loss to Thiel College at home, 94-81. Ron Williams and Shep Robinson led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points each, and Robinson con tributed 11 rebounds: Behrend’s first road game of the season ended in a loss at Fredonia State, 101-91. The game was lost at the free-throw line as the Cubs hit less than 50 per cent of their shots. Bernard Orr led in points with 19 and assists with 3. number two came last Friday in an 81-75 thriller against Allegheny. Ron Williams’ 21 points led the scoring while Bernard Orr added 13 assists, two short of his own club record set last year. Statiscally through four games, Farbacher, Williams, and Orr are each averaging slightly over 13 points per game, Charles Smith and Shep Robinson 8 points per game, Eddie Evans 7.7, and Kurt Gordon" 6. Robinson, Far bacher and Evans are each averaging 7 rebounds per game and Randy Barr 5.6. Bernard Orr leads in assists (8), Randy Barr in freethrow percentage (85 per cent), and Vince Unice in field goal percentage (63 per cent). WHVS TB KT STJUfB AFTER COLLEGE. Reinforce your college degree and get a better start through Army ROTC. Get management training. Self-discipline. A sense of confidence. Earn the extra credentials - that will set you apart as a responsible achiever. You’ll also receive $2500 over your last two years in the Advanced ROTC Program. Whether your career plans are civilian or military, Army ROTC provides opportunities for both active duty with a starting salary of over $11,300, or reserve service while employed in the civilian community. Get started for life after college. Get started in Army ROTC. TIIE EARLY START. If you are a veteran or a Junior ROTC graduate, then you started early probably without realizing it. That early start makes you automatically eligible to enter the Advanced Program. Behrend Collegian Women’s Basketball by Robin Baulding Collegian Staff Writer Tuesday, Dec. 13th, Behrend’s Women’s Basketball team will open its season against Fredonia State College. Coach Amy Atkinson says that Fredonia is a “a big school,- has a new coach and has huge players.” She says that they are usually quite tough and should be even more so this year. “Definitely a tough team to open up against,” says the coach. The coach has ten players on her team. They are Leslie Stinson, sophomore guard, 5’4”, Erie; Jane Rohrer, sophomore, wing-forward, s’B”, Towanda, -N. Y.; Laurie Potter, sophomore guard-forward, 5’7”, Rockland, PA; Sue Deck, freshman guard, 5’3”, Erie; Sharon Vinston, sophomore guard, 5’7”, Pitt sburgh, PA; Melinda Patterson, freshman center, 5’10”, Erie; Gail Downor, sophomore for-' ward, 5’5”, Union City, PA; Charmaine Green, sophomore center, 5’10” Philadelphia, PA; and Heidi Rudolf, sophomore forward-center, 5’9”, Pittsburgh, PA. The coach’s two managers are Carol Will and Robin Baulding. Sharon Vinston, Laurie Potter, and Heidi Rudolf are the retur- FOB LIFE THE MBLTIPLE START Start Army ROTC during your freshman or sophomore year with no military obliga tion. You’ll find a number of ways to get started in a curriculum that’s exciting, and flexible enough to meet' your class schedule and academic needs. Major Harry Small or MSgt. Don King ning lettermen this year. Coach Atkinson maintains that Sharon Vinston is an “excellent ball handler; she moves well and has the best jump shot on. the team. She’s quick, smart, and is definitely an all-round basketball player. I will depend heavily on her talents.” As for Laurie Potter, “she is good on defense, very “ball-wise,” and anticipates well. She keeps a cool head when necessary.” However, the coach says that returning letterman, Heidi Rudolf, “won’t see action ‘till after Christmas because of a tonsilectomy over Thanksgiving.” What about the rest of the team? Well, the Coach says that Cheryl Ramsdell and Melinda Patterson will share the rebounding duties. “Both are very agile and perform - beautifullyunder the basket, both offensively and defensively.” So far, the coach doesn’t know who her best player is because no games have been played yet. However, she does say that the team is “pretty balanced”, Sue Deck, Sharon Vinston, and Laurie Potter play good defense, and according to the coach, Cheryl Ramsdell and Melinda CALL: 899-7028 Patterson “have the ability, to do damage.” What are the strengths of the team? “We don’t have a lot of strength. We are not necessarily big, and we don’t have much denth. At this point, I’d say . our strength is our camaraderie and attitude because the girls are still trying to do their best for me. I realize that good intentions don’t necessarily win games, but the team unity and spirit is an im portant step in cementing teamwork out on the court.” Coach Atkinson says that “little depth, not too much height, and a lack of experience (all freshmen and sophomores playing juniors and seniors) are the weaknesses of the team. Mixed zone and-or man-on-man will be the offense the coach will use, “depending upon the defense we run up against. Likewise, our defense will depend upon the certain offenses we meet.” Does Behrend have a chance to take championship? “I really can’t say because I personally have no idea what level of competition our league main tains, since this is my “rookie” year. It therefore is difficult to judge this question. I will, however, say that we have the potential to give any small, college team a good run for their money.” THE BASK START. Get started in Army ROTC through Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, this summer. You’ll get $5OO for attending a challenging six-week camp. If your performance is exceptional, you just may qualify for a two-year scholar • ship as you enter the Advanced Program. December 15,1977
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