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Ivy League champs have too much poison for USD comp/led by Th• Dally Callfornla11 PHH.ADELPHI - Th y lo t. But how bout httl r r one was there. We didn't help each other out That was the problem."

"Even though we didn't win, they know who we are now. I just wish we could have given them a better showing. This was definitely a team we could have beaten.'' lleWhltmonh Play-by-play anMuncer John Sanders called Brovelh " John" Brovelli. The A sociated Press wire service referred to Whit- m rsh "Whitemarsh. • "I've been getting that all my life," Whitmarsh said. " Al least they didn't call me Rusty (Mike's older brother who played t USO) . I'm tellini you I didn't m~l one pe n who knew who we were. Even though we didn't wm, they know who we are now. "I Just wi h we could have given them a better howmg nus was definitely a team we could have beaten l still think we have a lot to be proud of. We had a super year H klnd of ended on a sour note, but it will always be a great memory." Whitmarsh and Co will remember the performance put on by Princeton &-foot-6 senior Kevm Mullin. He also bowed the Toreros no reapect while scoring a career• hlgh 38 points and grabbing seven rebounds . He was 12 of 1~ from the field and 14 of 16 from the free throw line. " He'd g t the ball and they (teammates) would clear out, '' Whilmar h said " Then he'd spin, spin and spin, put m hot and get fouled . We weren' t getting any weak-side h Ip." At one point the ESPN commentators said how imp sed they were by USD's man-to-man defense. They said most team don't play man defense against Prince- ton because of the Tigers' patient offense. " They said that about our defense, huh?" Whitmarsh aid . "Personally I thought our defense stunk Sure, we ever played a game where a team back-cut on us like that, but we were ju t getting beat. When you did get beat you expected someone to be there under the basket and no

Offense also was a problem. The Toreros' was stag- nant. Whitmarsh managed 17 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists. Reuss had seven points. That was forced mainly by Princeton's packed-in 3-2 zone defense. "They packed it in and left us nothing but outside shots. " Whitmarsh said. "We would get it inside and they'd have a couple of guys on us and they would slap the ball away. It was a frustrating feeling . We were forced to take the outside shot. You live and die by the 20-footer. And, unfortunately, we died. Usually against a zone I can penetrate, pull up, or dish off. I tried tonight but they always bad a couple of guys on me. I couldn't get in the groove." " We just never got into the flow tonight," Reuss said. "They didn't have a lot of height in that zone. But they were really quick and cut off the passing lanes down low. The few times I did get the ball down low I would get slapped on the wrist and the ball would go rolling away. I kept waiting for a call. I was expecting a whistle and it never came." " There were a lot of marginal calls," Whitmarsh said. " There were a lot of what I thought were charges and they called them blocks. I told them, 'I know we're back East, but give us a couple of calls.' We've been messed up more worse on the road. You can't blame the referees. We didn't play our game tonight." Princeton shot 54 percent from the floor (19 of 35) and 87 percent from the free throw line ('Zl of 31) . The Tigers won it at the line. They made their free throws wben it counted. USO was 24 of f>3 (45 percent) from the floor and eight of 13 (62 percent) from the line. Princeton held a 41-28 advantage with 16 minutes remaining m the game, but San Diego whittled the margin to 47-42 on a jumper by John Prunty with 5: 14 left. Two free throws by Mullin made it 49-42 and teammate Howard Levy got two more foul shots to put the Tigers back in control by nine. Brovelli said the turning point of the game came just before the end of the half. USO trailed 33-24 at the irntermis on. It was once down 26-22 "We missed a couple of one-andc0nes and got 0 ~ 4B . ,, he said. "They're a tough team to catch d.d that · " It seemed we weren't doing the mgs we 1 ot us here," Reuss said. " We played wel~ the last g_ mes We didn't bring it together tonight. They sixJ:d it ~ut on offense and worked that sucker to a ~t•. They don•t have a lot of talent. But they are very well coached." ~ --------' d b v mne, th

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Former Christian High star Anthony Reuss scored seven points Tuesday night in USD's 65-56 loss to

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LOS ANGELES TIMES MAR 1 4. 1984

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (D. 127,454)

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With his USD career in the past Whitmarsh eyes the NBA draft 'Pf6J By T.R. Rellllilan basketball writer for the Boston Globe. Tribune Sportswriter "That's on the East Coast," said Whitmarsh, a born and PHILADELPHIA - It wasn't supposed to end this way: bred West Coaster. "But this program is at the point now three shots in the first half, 10 in the game. Nah, not for where 1t can reap the rewards of the last five years." the guy they look to, not for Mike Whitmarsh. And o he went out as be came in and as he played his "It was," Whitmarsh said, "a very frustrating game." two years under coach Jim Brovelli: a team player on a HIS team USD ad lost to Princeton 65-56, ending his team that thinks stars are for the sky. tw?-yea~ career_ at USD. He finished the night with 17 ~what percentage of people in San Diego knew we had pomts, his too-brief, two-year USD career with 874, 17 per a Division I basketball program until we made it this game. far?" Whitmarsh asked. "Now everybody knows we have Two hours after his final 40 minutes, he sat in a hotel a team and a good team at USO.'' lobby in Center City with his slightly swollen ankle ~~xt for Whitmarsh is the NBA, a draft pick, anyway. propped on a coffee table. "Stupid thing," he said of the Im pretty sure ru get drafted," he said. "A$ far as injury he took with seconds left in the game last night. "I making it, .. . I'm going to give it my best shot. If I didn't tried to dunk a follow-up and came down on somebody's it'd always be something I wondered about.'' ' foot. And I didn't even make the shot." Like Cage, Whitmarsh applied for a tryout with the U.S. He is sitting in downtown Philadelphia on the night ~lY:TIP -: team. But he hasn't beard back, and he's not after Michael Cage of San Diego State had been named sitting by the phone. "I'm going to take about a week off the Western Athletic Conference player of the year, the then get on the weights," Whitmarsh said. "Put on about same night a lot of people on the East Coast were 10 pounds, work on my ball handling and outside shot and surprised to see Whitmarsh playing forward when they wait for the draft." expected to see Cage. He figures that if he gets on a club with the right "I kept telling people this wasn't Cage's team, but they system, he can make the league. Mike Whitmarsh is a wouldn't believe me," said Jackie McMullin, a college role player to the end and beyond.

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USD ENIOR MIKE WHITMARSH 'It wa a very fru tratlng game'

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Aaeocl•~~ Tiger paws-Princeton's Isaac Carter (left) clutches pass after U. San Diego's Mark Bostic (24) made steal attempt during preliminary-round game of NCAA tournament Tuesday night at Philadelphia. Princeton won, 66-66.

ARIZONA 7, U. SAN DIEGO 5 - The Wildc·ats hit three consecutive home runs to open the fifth inning to power their way past the Toreros at USO. The Toeeros led 2- 0 when Todd Trafton, Pat Coveny and Scott Coveny blasted solo homers. Marc Wing added a solo shot in the ninth for Arizona (13-17). Andre Jacas went 3-for-5 with a double and triple to lead the Toreros (11-13- 1).

Toreros Take Two From Riverside Russ Applegate pitched six innings of scoreless relief Saturday to lead the University of San Diego to 2-1 win over UC Riverside in the second game of a nonconfer- ence doubleheader at Alcala Park in San Diego. The Toreros also won the first game, 10-8. Applegate allowed four hits and struck out seven, and Paul Van Stone scored both San Diego runs in the nightcap. He tripled and scored on Eric Bennett's sacrifice fly m the first innmg, and singled and scored the winning run on Bill Ismay's single m the fourth. San Diego (13-14-1) scored six runs in the third inning of the opener and was led by Andre Jacas, who was 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. UC Riverside falls to 12- 13-1. I

t USO for First Win, 5-3 • DIEGO- Ion Colle e's b I ball team won its ason Friday. beating U. San Diego,

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OTHER GAMES - UCSD went on a bitmg binge to beat Army 17-10 yesterday as John Rosness and John Hic~man ea~h smacked grand-slam home runs. Army's designated hitter, Karl Tappert, went 5-for-5 in the game at La Jolla.... The touring Iona Gaels of New Rochelle, N.Y., won_ their first game in eight West Coast appearanc- es, defeating the University of San Diego 5-3 yesterday on the Torero · a.mo.nd. -----------~ SAN DI EGO UNION MAR l 8 USD 10-2, UC-Riverside 8-1 - Russ Applegate shut out UC-Riverside over the last six innings and second base- man Bob Ismay drove in the winning run in the fourth inning to cap a Torero sweep at USD. Andre Jacas had two hits and drove in three runs in opener to give the pitching victory to Casey Morales, who went the distance. Eight different starters knocked in a run for USD (13-14- 1).

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IONA 5, USD 3 - The Gaels won their first game in eight during their West Coast swing by using four pitchers. Vinnie Orrico slapped a two-run single after two were out in the eightl! inning to give the Gaels the come-from-behind victory. USD's Greg Bertrand lost his first game in six decisions despite striking out eight.