News Scrapbook 1981-1982

Ezra Burdix as the Toreros hosted the Poets last night. Story H-2.

EVENING TRIBUNE OCT 1 5 1982

SAN DIEGO UNION OCT 1 5 i982

Toreros put on a new face The University of an Diego ba~ketball program has seen gradual improve- ment ince 1t turned to the NCAA Division I level three years ago But if such an improvement is to continue thi season for Coach Jim Brovelli, it will have to be accomplished with an inex- perienced ballclub. While the Toreros opened practice for their 1982-83 season today, Brovelli will 1mmed1ately be lookmg to replace four of his five starters from last year's team which finished 11-15 for 1xth place in the West Coast Athletic Conference. Relurnmg at point guard arc Hich Davis and John Prunty, who hared the tarting assignment last year, along with former Bonita Vista High star Jon Fn man. The big guard po- sJt10n will he manned by ei- ther Handy Brickley or Don Capener a couple of 6-foot- 6 juniors .,,, 1th good outside shooting ahihty. Returning L 1 rwil d arl' sophomore lhon) Heu ·s and senior R.ihby H,,bcrt:s. The 6-7 RC'us 1s a former All-Coun- ty firs••t!'am performer frorn Chn tian High. To h Ip hll the VOid le(( graduation, Brovelli has ought m two freshmen ~d five junior college , ansfe ~- freshmen. 6-9 cc nt r /forward Mario Coronado and 6-9 forward Mike Davis, may well be forced mto action 1f needed. The list of JC transfers Includes 6-8 forward Dave Mclver (Cypress College), 6- 7 forward Bryan Setcnc1ch (Fresno City College), 6-9 forward Scott Williams (San Joaquin Delta College). 6-5 guard Bill Penfold (Glen- dale College), and 6-5 for- ward Mike Whitmarsh (Grossmont College, Monte Vista High). USD Schedule

2 Wcdncsday,October 13, 1982 Sentinel Toreros lose long ho e win streak to Whittier Poet ByJI EVA S ntinel rorrupcmde>III It' often aid that someday all good thing must come to an end. aturday night at Alcala Park, the USD Toreros painfully discovered Just how accur· ate that expression can be Led by the timely play of quarterback Joey Jor- dan and a tenacious second half deferu;e, Whittier College n ppcd the Torero's lengthy home game winning treak at 13 with a gutsy 18-14 victory. USD, which had not dropped a conte ton its own turf since 1980, uffered its second con cutive I ss of th y ar and saw a one bright season suddenly turn sour ns th ir record fell to 3·2. Meanwhile, the Poets captured their econd straight game to e\en their mark nt 2·2. One of the problems that has plagued U D dunng the last two outings has been its propensity for committing the costly turnover. Against the Poets, th locals were once again in a generous mood. initial drive of the fin.-t quarter was thwart d by an interception, quarterback Eric Swe t added to the frustration by fumbling a snap from c nter with 8: 58 remaining in the first stanza. ¼bittier dov.n lineman Alan Timonen gladly corral! d the loose ball and the Poets were advan- U D defense ro e to the occa 10n by shutting dov.n a couple of ins1d running-attempts and Whittl r v.as forced to settle for itch Olson's 32-yard field goal Perhaps in an effort to make amends for thee r- lier ffil cue , Torero Coach Bill Williams' offense finally b gan to get untracked After Phil Spencer had neatly advanced th nsumg kickoff to the USD 30, th Tor ro started to methodically march the ball downf1eld P c d by the ccurate arm of weet nd 1 • o of drivc-su taimn receptions by Jlm illy · l Vmovich \Ind Michael Ri h U made t l pl l 7 rd k pp ar dee pth.ely nor halfh k Billy Ha:,~•lton produced IM thr e-yard touchdov.n w n I took a pitch fretn After USD' geoll y po ition d atthe Torero 19, Fortun tely for Terero fans, t

·ft seems to be wide open · at every position. We have a Jot of guys who seem to be pretty even in terms of ability. I don't know how we'll be on game day, but we're going to have some great practices.· Jim Brove/li

Toreros Shooting For .500 Season Pepperdine University has four starters returning from the basketball team that last year went undefeated in the Well, the University of San Diego does not, but basket- ball coach Jim Brovelli insists the Toreros will begin preseason practice as scheduled today in Alcala Park. "Obviously," Brovelli said, ··we're not the team to beat m the conference. We're getting closer. though. Every yea:, wedose a little ground. and we·re hopmg to do that agam this year. If we can, we will consider it a good year" Since joining the WCAC three years ago, USD has shown steady if not spectacular improvement. Eighth in 1980, the Toreros moved to seventh in '81 and sixth last season. Their records went from 6-19 to 10-16 to 11-15. Now, USD has its sights set on a .500 year, and it seems a reasonable goal True, four of the team's five starters last year were seniors. Guard Rich Davi~ is the only first-stringer re- turning. But reserve guards John Prunty and Jon Free- m~n, forwards Robby Roberts and Anthony Reuss and s~mgman Don Capener all figure to prove useful this wmter The Toreros should also benefit from their best recruiting year ever. From Fresno City College, the Toreros got Bryan Setencich, a 6-foot-7 forward who last season averaged 13.4 points and 75 rebounds a game. From San Joaquin Delta College they lured Scott Wil hams, a 6-9 ccnte -forward. Bill Penfold, a 6-5 guard, comes to usn from Glendale College Dave Mciver, who 1s 6-8, played at Cypress College last wmter. At Grossmont the San Diegans found Mike Whitmarsh, a 6-5 forward who last year averaged 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds a game Whitmarsh finished second in the vot- mg for South Coast Conference player of the year. "It's going to be tough to evaluate our team ior a while, because we have seven new players and it will take a"'.h1le to get everyone into what wc·re doing," Brovelli said. ··rtseems to be wide open at every pos1t1on. We have a lot of guys who seem to be pretty even in terms of ability I don't know bow we'll be on game day, but we're going to have some great practices." Predictably, the Toreros are without a legitimate cen- ter. "We're used to that,·• Brovelli said. They may also have problems ?n the boards. "We're going to have to ·crap for anything we can get inside," the coach con- fessed. But USD has a number of excellent shooters - Ca- pener, for example, can be deadly from the outside; fresh man Mano Coronado hold the Arizona state record for field goal percentage al 685 and the Toreros will be qmcker this winter. "In the past, our lack of speed has made 1t difficult to get many trans1t1on baskets,' Brovelli said. "Hopefully, we 11 1;et a few thts year ' l SD wall p tti 1982-83 season Nov. 27 when 1t plays host Lo ,r Bill mlc) West Coast Athletic Conference. The University of San Diego ...

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Jimmy Smith picks up yardage for USO Saturday against Whittier.

But the Poets, perhaps sensing that a score was imperative to their chances, came storming back. Beginning from their own 25, a well-executed end- around by wideout Erich Nall netted 12 yards. Then, Jordan displayed his versatility by scrambling to his right and throwing on the run. Flanker Chris Ware made a marvelous effort by gomg high in the air and snaring the 31-yard pass. The advance was made even more substantial when a overzealous USD defender was assessed 15 yards for roughing the passer.

Sweet, swept around right end and then ran through a tackler at the goal line. With momentum now clearly on their side, the Toreros added to their advantage late in the second period. Starting from the Whittier 47, CSD halfback Jerome McAlpin got the home team going with a nifty 13-yard run. Two plays later, a well-protected Sweet drilled tight end Mitch Greene on a crossmg pattern. The sturdy freshman receiver, who in recent weeks has become an integral part of the USD offensive scheme, demonstrated surprising speed by dashing to the right sideline and outracing the Poet secon- dary to theendzone. Bou Lozzi's conversion was good and with 3:31 left in the first half, the Toreros were on top 14-3 and seemLgly in total control.

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On the follo\\ing play, Jordan faded back and again lofted a pass towards the fluid Ware. Having run a deep-out pattern, Ware wrested the pigzkin away from the Torero comerback and landed just inside the farside cone in the endzone. The artistic (Continued on page C-3) -------~---~--~~-----_._____:

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errant Ti:,rero throws, including Spencer's halfback option attempt. The home club's last gasp for vic- tory occurred during the game's dying seconds. Turnover and penaltie proved fatal to the USD e1fort. In all, the Toreros played giveaway on five occasions agamst Whittier and now have relin- quished the ball eight times over the past two week- ends. In addition, the locals were whistled or nine pcnaltie amounting to 136 yards and most of these infranctions helped su:;tain Poet scoring drives. The Torero will try to rebound this coming turda} m t \I hen th y h d north to vasat La m ol ege

(Cont nued from page C 2) 26 yard hookup cut the USD margin to 14-9 and soon after the Poets m de it 14-11 on a two-point con- v rsionrunbyJordan. fter mlcnru 10n, the game's comp](' ion changed and ttled into a tight dcfen ive struggle. The lone core of the second half came with 14.33 r maarung m the conte:;t when Jordan tallied on an eight-yard per while kirtlng left end. Jordan's burst was the capper or th game-winning 52-yard drive and mad the final count 18·14. D never seri ly threatened m the final :m minut an alert oet d fense pick d off three