The. Collegian Wednesday, February 22
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_NC,AA _Basketball
Tournament F eier -Heats Up
by .Mike Cifelli
Collegian Staff Writer
Who wants number one?
The top ranking seems to ,be
there for the taking these days.
At this point in the college
basketball season, the top spot
has traded hands on four
occasions. Oklahoma is the
current king of the hill for the
second time after an exciting
82-80 victory over previous
number one Arizona.
The "musical chairs" of the
college polls began when
original number one Duke lost
three in a row.and Illinois took
over. The nation's number one
ranking stopped over in
Champaign for only a short
visit as the Illini were defeated
by unranked MiUnesota. ,
Then came Oklahoma for
their initial trip to the number
one spot.. This was also a short
stay as,the Sooners were upset
but_rival Oklahoma State. This
made -way for. the Wildcats of
Arizona who subsequently
handed; the top spot back to
Oklahoma.
With' iduinament time just
around the corner, March
Madness may become just a
little madder than usual The
top spot is still waiting for a
permanent occupant and the
parody in college hoops this
season may be an indication of
a wide open shootout in the
NCAA's. There- is a long list
of teams who should make
some noise in tournament
play.
Illinois - The Illini need
3-point specialist Kendall Gill
back from a foot injury as well
as strong play by Kenny Battle
underneath. .
Indiana - Bobby Knight
has put-together a better squad
than anyone expected. Guard
Jay Edwards is key to the
Hoosiers game.
Oklahoma - The talented
duo of Stacey King and
Mookie Blaylock lead a run and
gun Sooner offense that is
tough to defend. Team depth
and Final Four experience
could make them the team to
beat.
Georgetown - Walkout
or not, John Thompson's
Hoyas have the balance to rise
to the top. Playmaker Charles
- Smith and maturing rookie
Alonzo Mourning are
instrumental to their success.
Missouri - The Tigers are
playing inspired basketball in
the absence of their coach,
Norm Stewart, who had
surgery recently, Lee Coward
and freshman Anthony Peeler
lead a solid Missouri lineup.
Arizona - The play of
Sean Elliot alone
~make the
'Cats a contender.
UNLV Stacey Augmon
and Co. - will have the Rebels
runnin' strong come tourney
time. Always a dangerous
squad.
Louisville - The Cards
are never nervous and tough to
beat with Pervis Ellison and La
Brandford Smith leading the
charge.
Syracuse
Orangemen have continued to
improve with the help of future
first round draft picks Sherman
Douglas and Derrick Coleman.
Seton Hall - The Pirates
don't have many big stars, but
as a team thay have proven to
be a tough. competitor.
These and other basketball
powers will look for their stars
to shine in the - tourney.
Heading the nation statistically
is Loyola-Marymount's Hank
Gathers, who is first in the
nation in scoring (33.3) and in
"gathering" rebounds (14.0).
Other big guns include
Lionel Simmons of LaSalle
(28.3 ppg, 11.4 reb) and Chris
Jackson of LSU (28.2).
Simmons is turning some
heads in Philadelphia as he
closes in on becoming only the
.second college player ever to
score 3000 points and grab
1000 rebounds in a career. And,
speaking of turnings heads,
Jackson, LSU's freshman
sensation, has the opponents'
heads spinning down in
Louisiana. Jackson has helped
lift the Tigers on many,
occasions, inclUding a 53 point
effort against Florida, 50
against Tennessee, 48 in only
his third game against
Louisiana Tech; and a last
minute, one-on-three game
winning shot to beat
Georgetown.
Also high on the scoring
list are Bimbo Coles of
Virginia Tech (27.5) and .
Oklahoma's Stacey King
(26.5). Other national leaders
include the Hoya's Alonzo
Mourning in blocked shots
(5.3 pg) and-Mookie Blaylock
of the Sooners in steals (4.4
pg)-
With the balance of
competition currently evident
in NCAA basketball, there
may yet be another changing of
the guard at number. one. It
won't matter come March; it
will be anyceers 'tournament.
Lady Lions -Finish
by John Musser
Collegian Staff Writer
The Lady Lions slipped by
SUNY-Fredonia for their ninth
victory of the season, 72-71,
before dropping one at
Westminster, 58-49, to close out
last week. The Lady Lions
finished' the season with a home
court loss to. Saint Vincent
College Monday, 84-63. •
In last Thursday's contest in
Erie Hall, Lisa Butch and
Michelle Madison had the Lady
Lions's offense firing on all
cylinders as they combined for
40 points. Madison also hauled
in 10 rebounds during her 20
point performance, while Butch
made all four of her foul attempts
on her way to 20.
The Lady Lions took an early
seven point lead over The
Fredonia Blue Devils. Madison
jump started a 9-2 run with three
consecutive baskets.
At 11:18 Butch canned a shot
from the right side of the foul
line to incite a 14-6 run, giving
Behrend a 33-21 advantage. Lisa
Dorenkamp capped off the
outburst, which was paced by
Madison and Butch with four
points apiece, with a three-point
bomb.
Fredonia slowly cut into the
12-point difference until finally
knotting up the game at 39 with
:58 seconds remaining in the first
half. Dorenkamp gave .the Lady
Lions the lead - 7. in -- the- filial
seconds with her second trifecta
of the night.
The Lady cager's lead was
erased almost seven minutes into
the second half on a layup by the
Blue Devil's Colleen Lemanski,
who lead all scorers with 22.
The Lady Lions used an 8-0
run, with four points by
Madison, to overtake Fredonia
and take the lead again, 64-59.
Two key baskets by Butch and
good foul shooting by
Dorenkamp and Melanie Dunn
down the stretch held off a late
rally by Fredonia, which included
eight points by Lemanski and a
two point buzzer beater by
Danyale Williams.
In addition to Butch and
Madison's outstanding
performance, Dorenkamp had
eight points and collected eight
boards. Krista Fortson and
Heather Murry each added seven
markers while grabbing seven and
six rebounds respectively.
Fredonia dropped to 10-11,
while the Lady Lions upped their
record to 9-14. The win total is
four more than last years total
when the Lady cagers dropped 19
of 24 games.
On Saturday afternoon, the
Lady Lions took their act on the
road to the home of the Titans of
Westminster. Behrend played
Westminster hard, but the 15-3
Titans proved to be too strong for
the Lady Lions.
Michele Madison lead Behrend
with 17 points.
On Monday night, senior Lisa
Butch was honored before the
game for her outstanding
basketball career at Behrend. Not
only has Butch been a team leader
fo by Jeff - v*ller •
The Lady Lion's Heather Murray puts up a jumper
from the paint during a 72-71 win over Fredonia.
on and off the court, but she has
also placed her name in the record
books. After Monday nights
game, Lisa Butch finished off her
career in second place on the
woman's career points list,
behind only Sue Holmes.
Coach Jenepher Banker
expressed the need to thank the
senior star for her dedication to
the athletic program. "She has
been major to this program and
gives 100 percent everytime out
on the floor," said Coach Banker.
She also added that "Lisa is a
quality person."
Unfortunately; her career ended
with a disappointing loss to
Saint Vincent. The Lady Lions
held the lead for most of the first
half, taking a
. 40-36 advantage
into the locker room. Madison
and Butch paced the attack with
12 and eight points respectively.
The second half was the
downfall of the Lady Lions, as
the lid was on the basket for
Behrend. While the Lady Lions
had trouble getting shots to fall,
Penn State Erie
The Behrend College
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DR. BERNICE SANDLER
Director of the Project on the Status and Education of
Women of the Association of American Colleges
"Women on Campus: These Are Times That
Try Men's Souls"
Wednesday, March 8,1989
8:00 p.m. -Reed Lecture Hall
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Saint Vincent had no problem
finding the mark and ran off a 20-
6 run.
The Lady Lions, fatigued from
playing their third game in five
days, were unable to get back on
track as they were plagued by
turnovers and bad passing.
Madison had a game-high of 20
points, while Dorenkamp added
14. Butch and Dunn each chipped
in with eight.
The Lady Lions finished off
the season at 9-16. The Lady
hoopsters have been playing .500
ball since the end of winter break,
going 6-6. The strong finish has
renewed hopes for an improved
season next year.
"If we can recruit three or four
good people to help us, we can
be a competively good team,"
said assistant coach Michael Bari.
Bari would also like to say that
"Coach Banker did a good job
this year. She has made the
program respectable this year.
With some support she can do a
good job."