News Scrapbook 1964-1967

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T oreros Topple Cal Poly, Eye Playoff Berth Spe~!or 10 Tht San Ofego Union POMUNA - Universily of San Diego kept alive its hope of earning an at-large berth · i the District :-,/CAA playoffs hl'rP la t night by turning back Cal Poly of Pomona, 71-63, for its 17t' win of the season. A Uecision on the NCAA spo will be made after tonight's gam,• between Nevada Southern and Cal Poly (Pomona). For the first seven minulP last night the Torcros could · make only one point. But Cal Poly was little hcttcr, leading only 4-1 as both dubs encoun- tered scoring difficult1c,. USD finally snapped its slump to grab a 27-22 halft11ne lead and was never behind thereaf- ter. To lght the Toreros battle Fr<'sno State at Fresno USO (711 CAL POLY (631

ners on their home floor. Bob Kloppenburg's crew has dropped only two of 16 in the Point Loma gym this year and own a 46-5 record over three campaigns. USO had the hot hand in the last engagement, firing 59 per cent from the floor while the Westerners fell off to 33 per cent. The Toreros, who own a 16-7 season record, will be able to offer a balanced offensive and an able defense, with for-

wards Alan Fay Rick Cabrera Danny Wightman guards• Bernie Bickerstaff (6-0) and Bill Sheridan (6-0). Team captain Bickerstaff paced Saturday's victory with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Both clubs bank on defense. Through 22 games, USD was listed 15th in national NCAA college defense tatistics while Cal Western was 19th. The Westerners will be headed by Lem Lemons and Al Razutis, a pau' of hot- shooting forwards who have averaged 14.2 and 13.2 points, respectively. Lemon. , who is 6-0, has a career record of 1,542 points. Razutis, a 6-4 junior for- ward, has been a pleasant surprise. He leads the club in rebounds with 278 while Lem- ons is next with 222. Other starters for the Westerners will be Steve Crowell (6-9) at center, and Tim Cunningham (5-10) and Jim Michael (6-0). Kloppenburg said there should be plenty of room for this battle. Golden gym seats 3,400. USD's gym overflowed with some 1,300 fans Saturday night Freshman coach John Cun- ningham worked with the Toreros lllonday and assistant Lymond Williams drilled the troops yesterday because Woolpert has been sidelined with the nu. The veteran coach is expected to be on hand tonight, though. (6-5) tq-6) and and (6-3), center

This was the seventh set- back against 18 triumphs but it was by the biggest margin of the campaign Fresno Slate topped the Westerners up north in December, 68-50, but it was a cl e battle until the final five minutes. Coach Phi! Woolpert's Toreros still hop,ng for shot at the :-.CAA college playoffs in this region, realize how tough ii i. to beat the Wester-

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'.AMONG EANDIDATES U CCourt Job e~pts Woolpert Lew Alcindor, 7-1 ',, casts a tall shadow, one which stretches a!! the way from Westwood to the University of San Diego and clouds whatever future Phil Woolpert migbt have as the next haskctball coach at USC. Woolpcrt is being mentioned! "With that powerhouse .John a, th<.' lt,;1ding candidate to sue- Wooden bas pul together at t·P,•d Furn• t Twogood. who yes-, UCLA. anybody in his right 1erday w;is mov<.'d up to a,sis- -nio,d would have :o think lwice l·anl ,ithlelic diredor after serv- nbnut gong into :i Pacific Ath- ,n,, Jnr 16 years :is the TroJun.s' lclic <'onftrcncc school," cwH1. Wnnlpert sa·d. \\'o lpert admits he 11ou:d lb- The L'~D coach. huwever, i, kn to any UiC overtures. But tal 1:ing as if he wculd not be lo(• points out, too, that this is adverse lo compcling wiCh Al- • nol a particularly propitious tindor and lhe olher tlossy lime to bf.' aligning with a mcmb<>rs of the current, UCLA - •d100I winch must for the next fr<'shman team. "USC should t three seasons compete in lhc·fl'('I it is going to give it ils same conference witll Alcindor, best shol." he said. "You don't lcCLA's freshman colossus. ·nnced,•.'' 'l. 'CE LED USF

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Steve Crowell of the Westerners, who at 6-foot-9 will be the tallest man on either dub. is expected to he over the effec-ts of the flu and will start fur the We tcrncrs.

USD's Bid f aifs, 69-63, In Regionals SP4cial t• Tha San Dieto Union FRES, P - The l nivers,ty of San Diego· llcrapping Torcros put on a second-half rally which all but pulled the rug from un- der the favored Seattle Pacific Falcons before dropping a 69-63 decision here last night. It was the opener of tire Pa- cific Coast Regional NCAA Col- lege Division Basketball Cham- pionship and put defending. champion Seattle Pacific into tonight's final round. The all-senior 'orthwest team, paced by the play of its two 6-foot-5 stars, Dick Smith ancl l;loward Heppner, and the excellent backcourt play of stocky Dave Rumppe managed to hold off the Toreros in a wild fmi· San Diego, which shot a mis- erable 23 per cent from the floor in the first half, found the ring in the second half with Bill Sheridan and Rick Cabrera leading the charge. Tn seven minutes coach Phil Woolpert's hustlers cut the mar- ,n to six point:; at 39-33 as the c wd began to root for the un erdog and largely under- la sman Torero team. F'or the next four minutes. attle Pacific was able to match San Diego bucket-for. bucket but nashy Torero guard Bernie Bickerstaff drove , l1rough for a layup making it 16-41 with 11:32 left. , Alan Fay and Cabrera ripped . t rQugh pair of 20-footers, making 11 48-45 with 8:55 to go. The teams traded baskets with the Falcons always able to come through with a big one. TOREROS PRESS San< Diego cut it lo one at 49-48, then 53-52 but could never get tl1!- lead. Cabrera scored from the corner with 3:55 to go, making it 57-56 and San Diego then sfole the ball. l Heppner fouled Ted Fields but /he sophomore guard missed and Cabrera fouled Mel Gim- 1maka. The Falcon forward • made both shots. It was 63-:xl 1 with 2:22 and ev~ryone felt ii 1 was over. San Diego Pefused to fold and ! fought back to make it 63-61' wHh 1: 13 left. I Rumppe made a long one- t hander and then Seattle built its margin on fre-e throws as San Diego attempted to 'get the ball. The Toreros put the clamps ; on Heppner in the second half but he still fini~hed with 24 ooint5. Cabrera had -16 for San I Diego. S<1n Diego will play the Uni • versi!y of Nevada, a 127-79 Co, 1 sar lo Fresno State last night in tonight · solaliQIJ- game.' USO (O) SU.i'n,i (ff) GPO' ~- qFPT I' :lta 1 r

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Woolpert, who once direcled lhe C'niVl'rsit_v of San Francbco to i;o stra·g11t victnri"s and two !lational champ10nships, is in his fourth srason as co:ich at C'SD. His Toreros arc 17-9 and play Seatllc Pacific lomorrow in Fresno in lhe NCAA College Division Regional playoffs. \Voolpert, 50,' indicated he 1s pleased with his current coaching assignment lie is ser- ving on tlre first year of a lhree-year contract which he '~id eon Id have C'O\ en•d a lon- gE'r snan had lie rn desired. ··I'm verv happy here." 1,e said, "and my relationships wth t~e schooi are e trcmely cordial." · S1':ULAR PRESSURE He emphasized he had no! been contacted "officially or otherwise" by USC officials. ''The report is just specula- tion," h~ said, ''and I haven't oven gi\ n it any great thought. But if l am approached. I'd Ii I n.'

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the game won twice in the clos- ing minutes but threw it away each time in falling before the niversity of Nevada, 74-71, in the consolation battle of the NCAA, Pacific regional playoffs here last night. Coach Phil Woolpert's team saw the 'evadans jump off to a 22-7 advantage before sopho- more guard Ted Fields ignited a rally with his jump shots. Fields hit four fielders as San Diego gradually cut into the Wolfpack lead. Then Rick Ca- brera found the range and by halftime the Toreros trailed only 37-35. San Diego tied it twice in the . first two minutes of the second half and then went ahead 43-41 and 45-41 on buckets by Cabrera and Price.

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