—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April 6,1977
Leafs trip Pens; Stars fall
PITTSBURGH (AP) Team Captain
Darryl Sittler provided a pair of slick
assists and added an empty net goal in
the last seconds to lead the Toronto
Maple Leafs to a 4-2 victory over the
Pittsburgh Penguins last night in the
opening game of their National Hockey
League playoff series.
The Maple Leafs, who beat Pittsburgh
two victories to one in the same best-of
three, first-round playoff series a year
ago, fell behind f-0 in the opening period.
Defenseman Bob Kelly put the
Penguins ahead with a 45-foot slapshot
from a sharp angle while Toronto goalie
Wayne Thomas was sprawled on the ice
after deflecting a shot by Pierre
Larouche.
Toronto tied the score 4:12 into the
second period when Don Ashby beat
Penguin goalie Denis Herron from 30
feet with a screened slapshot.
Eight minutes later, Sittler provided
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Dawkins slammed home 20 Association victory over .the the basket as the powerful
points each last night to lead New Orleans Jazz. 76ers awed a Superdome
Yankees acquire Dent for Gamble
FORT LAUDERDALE,,FIa. (AP) The
New York Yankees acquired shortstop
Bucky Dent from the Chicago White Sox
yesterday in exchange for veteran outfielder
Oscar Gamble, minor league pitchers Dewey
Hoyt and Bob Polinksy and cash.
The Yanks also said that Dent, unsigned by
the White Sox, had agreed to terms of a three
year contract.
The acquisition of the 25-year-old Dent,
whose average dipped a bit last year to .246
Wendy Gavett had a commanding 6-0, 6-1 victory over West Chester’s Linda Ritter
as the Lady Lions chalked up their second straight win yesterday.
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his first key assist to put Toronto ahead
to stay. He fed Lanny McDonald as he
skated alone into the slot, and McDonald
easily flipped the puck past Herron from
less than 10 feet.
In the third period, Sittler and Penguin
defenseman Ron Stackhouse were in a
tangle in front of the Pittsburgh net,
when Sittler managed to get the puck to
teammate Dave Williams.
Williams wound up and drove in a 50-
fool slapshot as Sittler screened Herron
in front of the net. That gave Toronto a 3-
1 lead.
Mario Faubert scored the final Pitts
burgh goal with 1:26 left in the game,
but Sittler put the game away with eight
seconds left when he eased the puck into
an empty net after the Penguins had
lifted their goalie with 50 seconds left.
The second game of the series will be
played Thursday night in Toronto.
with two home runs and 52 runs batted in,
apparently ended a search for a top-flight
shortstop. Dent was on the 1975 American
League All-Star team.
Dent will replace Fred Stanley, who hit .238
with one homer and 20 RBI.
The Yanks had hoped to go with rookie
Mickey Klutts, but he suffered a broken
finger in spring training and was placed on
the disabled list. -
BUFFALO (AP) Jim Lorentz and
Jerry Korab scored less than two
minutes apart early in the second period
and the Buffalo Sabres went on to defeat
the Minnesota North Stars 4-2 last night
in the opener of the best-of-three
National Hockey League playoff series.
Rene Robert, who scored Buffalo’s
first goal after the underdog North Stars
grabbed a quick 1-0 lead, also tallied an
insurance goal into an eqripty net with
five seconds remaining.
The Sabres scored two goals in 1:48
early in the second period but the North
Stars got one shortly thereafter and
trailed 3-2 at the end of the period.
Buffalo took the lead after Minnesota
goalie Pete LoPresti blocked a long shot
by Terry Martin. The puck stopped in "
the crease and Lorentz got to it before
LoPresti could smother it and flipped it
into the net at 2:47.
win
crowd of 19,236 with 12 slam
dunks from all angles.
Pete Maravich of the Jazz
led all scorers with 35 points,
including 14 in the third
quarter, when the Jazz cut the
Philadelphia lead to 76-71.
However, the 76ers then hit
eight straight points to pull
out of reach.
New-Orleans outrebounded
the 76ers 59-48 as centers Rich
Kelley and Otto Moore
combined for 26. But
Philadelphia hit 50 per cent of
its shots, to 43.4 per cent for
New Orleans.
Philadelphia has a 49-29
record. New Orleans is 34-45.
Win second indoor match
Netwomen slam West Chester
By JOYCE TOMANA
Collegian Sports Writer '
The Lady Lion tennis team not only
won their second straight match on j
the indoor courts yesterday af
ternoon, but they had more control of
the West Chester squad in this 8-1 win
than in last year’s 5-4 squeaker.
“We knew what they were like from
last year,” junior Mon Androsko said
after her singles victory. “We knew
we had to anticipate the ball coming
back every time. Mental preparation
made the difference in today’s match.
With West Chester, the ability is not
really there, but the desire makes up
for it. They’re a very hustling team.”
“We were mucfi better today
against West Chester,” coach Joan
Nessler said, “much better than last
year when we came home feeling
lucky to win.”
In singles, Joy McManus launched
Spikers in crucial league tilt
By CHUCK BUCHANAN
Collegian Sports Writer
Whether they know it or not, the Nittany Lion spikers
will be out to prove something tonight when they host
East Stroudsburg in a crucial Eastern Collegiate
Volleyball League (ECVL) tilt.
This best-of-five game match, which marks the Lions’
last home appearance of the season, is set for Rec Hall at
7 p.m., with the JV’s battling each other at 5:30 p.m.
“No,” insists Lion mentor Toni Tait, “we’re not out to
prove anything—we’re just out to get a better seeding for
the championships.”
But to get that better seeding which Tait would like so
much for his spikers, the Lions must prove they can
defeat the very team that created the battle for the better
seed.
East Stroudsburg, 3-1 in ECVL western division play,
handed the 4-1 Lions their lone league loss and their only *
blemish in a 15-1 collegiate match mark. They did that
with a 10-15, 15-10, 15-11, 17-15 home-court decision back
on Feb. 19.
Since then, Penn State has dealt. East Stroudsburg a 15-
7, 15-11 whipping in the State of Pennsylvania Cham
pionship finals here in Happy Valley.
“But that doesn’t mean a whole lot,” the Lion coach
said, “because it had no bearing on the Eastern playoffs.
Tonight’s match, though, has a very important bearing.”
Indeed it does, for the victors tonight will not only win
the ECVL Western Division title, but will also get to face a
weaker team in the Eastern playoffs’ opening round.the
advantage in this is plain to see.
“We’re gonna go after East Stroudsburg with
everything we got,” Tait promises.
“They’ve had some injury problems all year long, but I _
hear they’re at full strength for tonight. And we wouldn’t
want it any other-way we want them at their best. ” ,
Tonight’s match marks the final career appearance at
Rec Hall for three Lion seniors. Co-captain and mid
dleblocker Jeff Seavy, setter Dave Evans, and outside
hitter John Phillips all will end impressive careers in the
blue and white.
OVER THE NET: The Lions are 40-10 in overall match
play this season, winning 98 of 119 games . . . The George
a stream of straight set wins that
lasted until the final singles match.
She beat West Chester’s Shirlee Hurst
6-3,6-2.
“Joy was more relaxed today,”
Nessler said. “Her backhand was
stronger, but her serve was not as
strong today as usual.”
Meanwhile, Wendy Gavett wasted
no time, and surrendered only one
game in her 6-1, 6-0 win over Linda
Ritter.
“She kept coming in, forcing Ritter
to make the shot,” Nessler said. “I
have to give Micki credit for keeping
her concentration when her opponent
started to hit soft shots.”
Senior Micki Larkin was out for
revenge with memories of
her loss to Sue Storm' in last year’s
Middle States tournament. That
revenge came by way of a 6-0, 6-3
victory.
Joan Backenstose also had a near
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shutout by beating West Chester’s
Jody Landis. Mon Androsko handed
Lisa Coulson a 6-3, 6-2 loss. Penn
State’s only singles. soft spot was
found by Barbara Adams when she
beat Lady Lion Jeanne Peterson 7-5,
3-6,6-4.
“For some reason, West Chester’s
number five and six players hit
harder, and were more aggressive
than their other players,” Nessler
said.
Penn State swept the doubles
matches. McManus and Larkin met
their singles opponents, Hurst and
Storm, and beat them 6-4,6-3. Gavett
and Backenstose came back after a
second set lapse for a 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 win
over Ritter and Landis.
“Joan' and Wendy started with
moments of brilliance, didn’t, attack
in the second set, and found the holes
and were ready to attack in the third,”
Nessler said. “Joan, in particular,
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Lion volleyball coach Tom Tait says “we’re not out to
prove anything” in tonight’s match against East Strouds
burg at Rec Hall.
Mason Invitational Tournament this weekend in Fairfax
Virginia, is the Lions’ next action . . . Tait says he will
experiment with his line-up after tonight’s match, “trying
to find even some more depth” ... All three seniors
making their last home appearance say they’re used to
small crowds for volleyball matches, but they’d like to see
a large turnout tonight.
came in to the net more, which made
’ for a more aggressive team.”
Gail Ramsay returned to the lineup
for the third doubles outing with
Jeanne Peterson. The pair held out for
a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Coulson and
Adams.
“I didn’t want to put pressure on
Gail by putting her in both singles and
doubles,” Nessler said. .
In JV action, Penn State took all
three matches. Sue Fryberger
handed Jan Andrews a 6-4, 6-1 loss.
Sue Dixon battled Colleen Cosgrove
for a 6-2, 7-6 win. Cosgrove and
Hondras fell to Fryberger and Dixon
6-7,3-6.
“Today , was a big win for ,ys|
psychologically because West Chester
was so -strong last year,” Nessler)
said. “But our toughest matches arel
are to come. The real test starts with
the Maryland match. ”
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