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by Jack Grow
Collegian Staff Writer
The Bchrend men's basketball
team ended their roller coaster
season on Feb 23. At times they
seemed to play as a top notch team,
other times they were barely
average. The Lion's lost many
close games, at times it seemed that
with a few lucky bounces the team
could have gone on to have a great
season. Unfortunately, luck had
nothing to do with the Lion's
season. Inconsistency on offense
crippled the team all year long.
When the Lion's shooting was
good, they could play with anyone,
but when their shooting was bad
they had no chance.
The team's greatest strength was
its defense. The Lion's held
opponents to under 43% shooting
for the year. Coach Zimmerman
stressed the importance of this to
the team all season. The Lion's
placed pressure on the ball all over
the court creating many turnovers.
Defensive rebounding was turned
into an art. by junior Gene Gorniak.
Gorniak hauled down an average of
13 rebottnds a game and his
presence under the boards as a shot
blocker was just as important.
The Rood to
by Jack Grow
Collegian Staff NVriter
In a couple of weeks, 64 of the
top college basketball teams in the
country will head to Kansas City to
compete in the NCAA basketball
tournament. Some of the top teams
such as Oklahoma, Temple, and
Purdue arc figuring out their
chances of winning it all while
other teams such as Florida, St.
John's and Indiana arc calculating
their chances--of getting Past the
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Temple seems to be learn 'to
, :beat going into the tournament,
after their convincing win at North
.Carolina they proved to be a top
contender for the championship.
Arizona has been one of the most
consistent teams all year, and
Oklahoma has also had a great year,
,they have had the largest average
margin of victory of any Division I
schock The Boilermakers of Purdue.
have clinched the Big Ten for the
first 'time and don't have to share
the title with any other school.
The Big East once again will
place at least four teams in the
tournament. Syracuse and Pitt will
be the top two teams, but
Georgetown, St. John's, and
Villanova all stand good chances of
doing well. Syracuse and Pitt have
been highly ranked all year, Pitt has
a better record and higher ranking,
but Syracuse played a tougher
schedule and consequently a worse
record. Both teams should do very
well in the tournament.
Athlete of th
by Rick Cain
Collegian Sports Editor
Congratulations to this
issue's Athlete of the Week,
Bob Druschcl.
During the baseball team's
recent trip to Florida, Druschel
played outfield, pitcher, and catcher
while racking up an impressive
.400 average at the plate. In the
four games the Lions played,
Druschel went six for fifteen with
six runs scored, three RBIs, three
walks, a double and a triple. With
stats like this, Druschcl is sure to
show up in this column again in
the future.
Bob will recieve dinner for
two at Barbato's in recognition of
his accomplishments.
( Duc to a lapse in
women's athletics in the past
weeks, there is no female winner
for this, issue. )
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Guards Wayne Snydcr and Bob
Minford each had outstanding
defensive presence on the court.
These two were the catalyst for all
defensive pressure on the ball.
Freshman Rick Dcmski added
rebounding strength and over-all
heads-up play.
The team's leader on the court
was senior Gary Zang, who always
seemed to come up with the exact
play the Lion's needed at the time,
whether it be a rebound, blocked
shot, or steal. Not to take away
from any individual, it was
Behrend's ability to play total team
defense that allowed them to be one
of the best defensive teams in the
E.C.A.C.
However, even great defense will
not win basketball games if the
team can't put the ball in the
basket. As a team the Lion's only
shot 43% from the field. This poor
shooting was the only thing
keeping the Lion's in check all
year. Because of this poor shooting
the Lion's players didn't have the
confidence to shoot the 3 pointer.
This was a key clement missing
from the Lion's attack.
The team had many scorers but
no shooters. By this I mean no one
who could come into the game and
Kansas City
Bradley led by Hersey Hawkins,
the nation's leaking scorer, stands a
good chance of doing will'in the
tournament. North Carolina, Dukc,
and Kentucky all should be in the
thick of the hunt for the
championship. These arc a few of
the teams that well be in the
tournament, now here arc some
predictions for the outcome.
All of the top teams will
advance past the first round, but in
the second round some of the lower
top 20 teams begin to fall out of
Wa . ",N.C. State, and Florida . TIZ
surprise team of the _tournament
will be Bradley. Hersey Hawkins
will score 40 then 50 points in tho
first two games. In the next round
top seeded Temple will lose a close
game and be eliminated. Duke,
Georgetown, and Michigan will all
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lose leaving only. eight teams in
contention. These teams- are
Oklahoma, Pitt, North Carolina,
Purdue, Arizona, Syracuse,
U.N.L.V. and Bradley.
U.N.L.V. will lose a close game
to Pitt and the Panthers will be the
first team to advance to the Final
Four. North Carolina will defeat
Purdue by 10 as J.R. Reid grabs 20
rebounds and scores 30 points.
Arizona will end Bradley's run as
they hold Hersey Hawkins to only
15 points. Syracuse will soundly
beat Oklahoma as Rony Seikaly
and Dcrick Coleman combine for
40 rebounds and 35 points. This
will leave a Final four of Arizona
playing Pitt and Syracuse taking on
just start firing. Zimmerman -
stressed team offense as well as •
defense, but every team needs
someone who can shoot the ball
consistently. Even if shooting the •
ball is the only thing this player
-can do, he is a necessary part of the
team. Were it not for this lack of a
shooter the Lion's would have been
much more competitive.
None of this should take away
from the other aspects of the team's
play. In almost every other phase
of the game the Lion's were
excellent. The play of the bench
was strong with Randy Baughman
filling in at guard spot, Mikc
Jenkins playing swingman and
Greg Green playing center. Dave
Gurska was the closest player to
being the Lion's long range gun, he
led the team in three pointers
attempted and made.
Frank Keller came off the bench
sparingly, but when he got in he
displayed heads-up play that will
help him next season. The newest
addition to the team was Moisc
Pringle. Mo displayed some
awesome pure ability to play in
every phase of the game. He did
not get as much playing time as he
deserved but when he got in he gave
110% and posted some incredible ,
BULLETIN:
by Dave Bruce
Collegian Sports Editor
Karin Sobotta, the Penn State Behrend Women's
Basketball Coach, has resigned after four years of service.
The exact reason for . her resignation is not yet known.
According to Athletic Director Herb - Lauffer, the college
will be hiring -a new : cpach within ! , the next few weeks.
..••In „additioti7:o: : :ataching, the women's basketball
, = Strtftftte'afit'!".-'etiSend - Ilie - Women's tennis team _for
t he -. last 4"11 seailiiV• * ,•MOl •-• • : ,
" We appreciatejthe contributions Karin has made
to our entire athletic.•program, not only the ones she has
made - to the two sports she 's coached, " said Lauffer, "
She has also helped continue the growth of our women's
athletic program and - ..we--wish her continued sucess in the
future. "
Sobotta came "to Behrend : in 198-I-after graduating
from the University of - Idaho ,with a B.S. degree in
Physical Education - and a Master's degree in Sports
Medicine. While in college, Sobotta played both
basketball and tennis. She was named to the All-Regional
team in both sports during her career and holds four Idaho
basketball records.
During her career at Behrend, Sobotta has
compiled a record of 29-69 in four years of coaching. She
could not be reached for comment on her resignation, and
her future plans are not presently known.
North Carolina. Syractise will bed..
North Carolina by 5 as lvlatt Roc of,
Syracuse and Jeff Lebo of N.C.
engage in long distance shootout.
The final game will be as close as
last year's but Syracuse will win
the championship by one point
over Arizona.
e Week
Bob Druschel
stars in the few minutes played.
The Lion's had a good season,
disappointing to many but
nevertheless good. In many games
this year the team played
exceptionally, well against some
great teams such as Mcrcyhurst and
Pitt-Bradford. Both of these games
were instances when . the opposing
team blew the Lion's away, but
only on paper.
Perhaps it was in these two
losses that the true character and
pride of the Lion's really showed.
Throughout the course of both
games the Lion's never gave up and
were it not for a few bounces of the
ball the Lion's could have won both
games.
A special note is given to all the
seniors on the team, Wayne Snyder,
Greg Green, and Gary Zang, who
gave everything they had in
probably the last organized
basketball they will play. Through
their leadership they have installed a
new winning 'attitude here at
Schrerid which Will bc.carricd on by
the underclassmen. Although their
final record of 12-13 was •not a
winning one the class and character
of the team made each member a
true winner.
Sobotta Resigns
"You make the trade" is
going into its Fourth Collegian
issue with strong support from the
student community. The members
of the sports staff greatly appreciate
the submissions for this particular
project.
In order to keep the article
going, we still need in depth and
insightful trade possibilitites. You
can submit any idea• for any sport.
All submissions will be taken
seriously. Submit as many ideas as
you wish. However, we can only
• use one per issue.
Here are some recently
submitted ideas
Action: The Dodgers should
trade Mike Marshall and -
Franklin - _Stubbs to the . -
Houston Astros for either,:
'Nolan Ryan • or Joaquin.,
Andujar or both. The,.
Dodgers need a couple of .
starters and the Astros need:
•
power hitters.
''Euly.LThis would be a beneficial!
trade for both' teams. The Dodgers.
recently acquired Kirk Gibson and
could part with either Marshall or
Stubbs; The only problem I could
' see would be Marshall's history
with back problems.
The Astros could part
with either Ryan or' Andujar, but
not both. Ryan is a big part of the
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by Darrell Freund
Collegian Staff Writer
John Bernardi .
• • • 4th semester,
Health Administration:-
Florida con t'd After
playing worse. spending most of the last 28 hours
Tomorrow we play Grand Valley on a bus, we pull into ßehrend...Thank God. No more
State, a division two school from
sharing a room with three other
Michigan.
Friday. March 4- We lost both guys, no more fast food meals three
times a day, no more 22-hour bus
games , in fact we were blown out rides. I graduate this spring and I
twice. We had to use non-pitchers definitely will not miss this trip
in the second game, and they threw
next year.
better than some of the "real" Review -Obviously we are not
pitchers. pleased with our performance,
Coach talked to us after the
especially since we played our best
games and told us to get our heads
game first and went downhill after
out. of our you-know-wbats_Wcc
ar ' That:"
0-4, and my emotions , arc
On 'a positive note, we did hit
Half of me wants to pitch and beat 315 as a team,
stole
nine bases in
Warner Southern badly, and the nine attempts and scored 26 runs in
other half of me just wants to go four games.. Also we discovered a
home. I'm sick of this place .l'rt- -1
couple of new players who played
almost broke and I'm tired of well, including Dan Froelich who
playing cards. hit .385 and handled 25 chances
Saturday, March 5.- Just as every without an error at first base. Also
weatherman in the state of Florida Eddie Malsch threw well in his
predicted, it rained. But not until we outing giving up three runs in five
traveled all the way to Warner innings.
Southern and sat in the dugout for But we still have too many
an hour. questions and not enough answers.
We showered at the college and
got ready to go back north.
The trip back home was even
worse than the one down, the scats
seemed more uncomfortable, the
bathroom smelled worse and our 0-
4 record didn't help.
ake the Trade...
Astros club. He is the mentor for
the young pitching staff. But, Mike
Scott could easily take over the
reign as leader of the staff. Andujar
could also be spared, the only
question with him would be his
disciplinary problems. I'm not so
sure that the "big city" atmosphere
in Los Angeles would do much for
his attitude problems.
Action: The New York Mets
should trade John Gibbons,
Randy Milligan, and Greg
Jeffries to San Diego for
catcher Benito Santiago.
Keith Frawley
6th semester,
Biology
&WEL This proposal would
definitely tempt the Mcts. Gary
Carter isn't getting any younger.
His best days arc behind him. But,
are the Mets willing to deal three
young and untested talents for one
young and untested talent. Santiago
was National League Rookie of the
Year, but can the Mets gamble with
a "one ycar veteran,". I think they
should. Milligan is a Ist baseman
but so is Keith Hernandez. Jefferics
is an infielder, but the Mets arc
overflowing with young talent.
This is a trade both teams could
afford to make.
Action: The Steelers should
trade Walter Abercrombie
and a 2nd round draft pick to
the Kansas City Chiefs for
Todd BIackl• dge.
Collegian
litayi A somewhat similar trade
was submitted before. But this idea
is an interesting one. Jackson had a
good year as running back and could
replace Abercrombie altogether.
But, I don't think the Chiefs would
bite. They went out of their way
last year to draft Paul Palmer and
Christian Okoye. Palmer surprised
a lot of people despite his size and
Okoye is a horse of a running back.
Blackledge wouldn't
permanently solve the Stcclers
problems at quarterback, but he
would be a decent stand in until a
draft pick-was ready to take over.
Action: The Giants should
trade linebacker Carl Banks
and their first round draft
pick to Atlanta for their
first pick in the . draft. The
Giants could then draft wide
receiver Tim Brown.
Reply: This would be a big risk
for Atlanta. Their fans might hang
Atlanta's management. Brown
would sell a lot of tickets. On the
other hand; Banks in arguably the
best linebacker in the NFL. With
Lawrence Taylor and the rest of the
linebacking corps, the Giants could
afford to give up Banks. But, they
would have to make this deal
weeter for the Falcons. The Giants
:ould try to offer a 2nd round pick
in this year's draft and tight end
Zeke Mowatt.
Torn Durkin
4th cemestor
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