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tAJJfb/J P- ~go USD Finds Aztecs' Cage Confining By BILL FI!'.LEY Slaff Wr,ler, The Son Dieoo Union

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first game here," Gaines said. "He didn't seem intimidated a bit. And every game he's gonna get better and better and better." If that is true, Cage should be quite a player by the end of the season. He should be quite a player by the end of the week. "He was a factor out there, no doubt about it," Torero Coach Jim Brovelli confirmed. "He goes to the board and. I'll tell you, when he gets that big body of his off the floor it's tough to shoot over him, too." Indeed, defense was probably Cage's chief contribution last night. Torero star Bob Bartholomew, a 55 percent shooter in his USD career, could net just 4 of his 17 shots from the field and some of the blame for this must be attributed to the big kid from West Memphis, Ark. "Our shooting was undoubtedly the difference in the game," Brovelli said. "Bob missed some shots he's been making his whole life. As a team, we only hit 33 percent, and we just can't beat a team like State if we're not shooting well." They could have. Trailing 51-49 with two minutes to play, USD had an opportunity. A steal by To,ero forward Gerald Jones gave USD a chance to tie the game. Bartholomew missed a 12-foot jumper, though, and Jones was whis- tled for a foul while attempting to grab the rebound. Aztec Eddie Morris then tossed in a free throw and San Diego State was on its way to a victory which left it 2- 0. The Toreros, who were makmg their first start of the season, missed their next five shots from the field before Rusty Whitmarsh knocked in a meaningless 20-footer at the horn. Aztec forward Eddy Cordon led both sides in scoring with 15 points. Morris concluded with 11 points and Zack Jones contributed 10. Center Dave Heppell and guard Mike Stockalper had 11 points apiece for USD. The Aztecs outshot the Toreros, 43 percent to 33, and outrebounded them, 40-35. The victory pushed San Diego State's lead in the series to 10-5. "Any time you play a crosstown rival you know they're gonna come ready to play," Gaines submitted, "and USD was ready to play. They did a lot of good things out there. They controlled the tempo, they kept us off the boards. We were hoping to run more but they did a good job with their transition game. I didn't think we played all that well, but the biggest reason for that is they didn't let us play all that well." In their first two starts of the sea- son, the Aztecs have scored only 127 points. They have yet to establish a running game, and their offense has been sluggish, but Gaines suspects his people will improve. "It's gonna take time for us to jell," he submitted. '·We've got a lot of new kids and we don't have our timing down yet but - hey - it's awful early.'' Aztec guard Tony Gwynn, who learned yesterday afternoon he had been declared eligible to play last night, agreed. (Continued on D-3, Col. 3)

little defense, too, and Cage was probably the key player on the court as the Aztecs outlasted USD 60-52 in a basketball game seen by 3,092. Quite appropriately, his was the first name mentioned by both the winning and losing coaches. "He playP.d awfully well for his

"He's still 17," Aztec Coach Dave Caines reminded last night, "he could still be in high school." Instead he was in the Sports Arena and his presence proved useful to the folks in white uniforms. The fresh- man scored 10 points and collected 12 rebounds. He played more than a

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Becau e h stands 6 feet 9, and weighs 230 pounds. and looks even bigger than that, it is easy to forget that Michael Cage of San Diego State IS still JU t a kid.

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3 198Q Aztecs Slip .v Past USD SAN DIEGO (UPD _ Eddy Gordon scored 16 points, In- cluding 13 In the second half to lead the San Diego Sta~ A~tecs t.o a 60-52 win over San ~•ego University Tuesday rught. · The Aztecs held a 30-28 lead at th_e half and increased the margin to as much as nine pol.l)t, at 4&-37 with 10:25 left lo play before the Toreros narrowed the gap lo two points at 51-49 with less than two minutes to play 00 a basket by Gerald Jones. San Diego had a chance to tie the 1 game when Jones stole the ·ball, but the junior forward 1 was called for an offensive foul. Eddie Morris, who had 11, made the front end of a one-and-one to give SDS a 52-49 lead. ',,;,'

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U~J?'s Founders Gallery - "Indians," a photo exh1b1t of original gold-tone photographs taken from 1907 to 1920, continues through Dec. 19. University of San Diego.

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Gauchos next for 0- 1 Toreros Geral~ Jones, a 6-6 forward from Pima Junior College m Tucson, _may replace Brad Levesque as a s~rter at 7:30 tonight when the University of San Diego battles the UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos in a non-conference basketball game in the USD gym. The Toreros, who lost their season opener Tues- day night to San Diego local Slate 60-52, will go with Mike Stockalper and Rusty

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Noontime Concerts will feature traditional chamber music, Wednesday, December 10, 12: 15 p.m., French Parlor, Founders Hall, USO. Free. 291-6480 x4426.

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ds SDSU for 35 minutes we played pretty well, · tne Torero coach said. "They took it to us pret- ty good the first three minutes and we rushed a little when we shouldn't have in the last two. But we'll be okay. When the ball starts going in the basket for us we'll be fine.'' ' Both teams will resume with nonconfer- ence games here tomorrow night. The Az- tecs will play host to Idaho State in Peter- . the Toreros entertam UC- n Alcala, Park. Both con- ed for 7:30.

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Whitmarsh at guard, Dave Heppell at center and Bob Bartholomew at the other forward.

(Continued from D-1) . "It's going to depend on the other team Just what we do," Gwynn said. "Santa Bar- bara and USO are ball-control teams, so we were pretty much limited to playing a halfcourt game with them. But we can run we will run when we get the chance. As th~ eason goes on, we're going to get better at it." Brovelh saw promise for his club well. "You're never happy nl you

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- Slaff Photo by Ted Winfield

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the Torero teammate Gerald, defending. The Aztecs trmmphed at the Sports Arena, 60-52.

Noon Concert - Traditional chamber music will be performed Wed. at 12:15 p.m. in the French Parlor of USD's Founders Hall. 291-6480 ext. 4426.

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1B; Father Nicolas Reveles and his U . . ,Ensemble will entertain the USDA m~~rs1t~of San D1_ego Vocal mas music. The social hour be i ux1 iary uesday with Christ- the Admiral Kidd Club Betsg at 11 a.m .. luncheon at noon at recent auxiliary fashio~ shoi wi~nchester, chairwoman of the USD president, with a check for $10 ~~~sefnt fDr. A~thor Hughes, de , or manc1al aid to stu- .

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DEC~ 19r1i "The Earth_ Is Our Mother," a selection of photogravurcs from Ed- ward S. Curtis's monumental work, Nrmh American Indians, will be on view through December 19, Foun- ders Gallery, USD. 291-6480 x4296.

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Aztecs 6 Cage' USD to garner v·ctory By Bill Zavestoski ports Writer SAN DIEGO - A check of blocked shot. He looked like anything but a 17-year-old freshman in his 34 minutes of playing time. a tying basket to open the second half, they never were able to pull in front.

Toreros in scoring with 11 points, cut the lead to 56-50 before the Aztecs' Eddy Gordon put the game on ice with a three-point play off a slam-dunk. Gordon hit seven of his 13 shots to lead all scorers with 15 points. Morris added 11 on five-of. seven shooting. "We're always happy with a win, but we didn't play very well," said Aztec coach Smokey Gaines. ·'They (the Toreros) were fired up. It's always that way in a rivalry like this. But I thought Michael Cage played an awfully good ball game. He went to the boards well and wasn't intimi- dated. With every game, he'll get better and better."·

With 10:32 left to play, Eddie Morris hit a 15-foot jumper to give the Aztecs a 46-37 lead, but over the next five minutes, USO ran off eight points to State's two to pull within 48-45. With just under two minutes left, Gerald Jones followed up a teammate's missed shot to bring the Toreros within two at 51-49. But USD was forced to foul, and the Aztecs converted five of seven free throws down the stretch to build a 56-49 lead with 36 seconds left. A free throw by David Heppell, who along with Mike Stockalper led the

"Was it 34 minutes?" Cage asked afterwards. "I guess that's pretty good considering it was a pressure game pretty much all of the way." And Cage handled the pressure well for someone who earlier this year was leading his Arkansas high school team to a state championship. The Aztecs held a slim leaq throughout most of the first half, the largest a 28-22 bulge with three minutes remaining. USD's only lead in the game was at 12-10, though the Toreros were just two back at halftime, 30-28. Though they scored

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary will show that definition 9c. of the word "cage" is "a basketball basket." How appropriate. Michael Cage is rather adept at putting the ball there. The 6-9 freshman forward helped his San Diego State basketball team to a 60-52 victory over crosstown rival University of San Diego at the Sports Arena Tuesday night, but ii wasn't just his 10 points that made the big difference. His game-high 12 rebounds played an important role, as did his three steals and the one

SAN DIEGO UNION Ot.v ' USD Hosts Santa Barbara

The University of San Diego, coining off a 60-52 season-opening loss to San Diego State Tuesday night. will host UC Santa Barbara tonight in a non-conference basketball contest at 7:30 in the USD gym. USD's starting lineup in- cludes· guards Mike Stock- alper (6-0) and Rusty Whit- marsh (6-3), center Dave Heppell (6-8) and forward Bob Bartholomew (6-7):

Gerald Jones, a 6-6 for- ward from Pima Junior College in Tucson, Ariz., may replace Brad Levesque (6-7) m the remaining start- ing spot.

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DEC4 Advent Music Festival of St. Brigtd's Parish will present a choral program by the USO Choir and Vocal Ensemble, Sunday, De- cember 7, 4 p. m., Saint Brigid's Church, 4735 Cass Street, Pacific Beach. 488-2875.