News Scrapbook 1981-1982

EVENING TRIBUNE - AN 2 2 1982. TOREROS TACKLE LIONS - The University of San Diego Toreros will be out to win their first West Coast Athletic Conference game when they go up against the Loyola-Marymount Lion to- night in Los Angeles at 7:30. The Toreros are 7-7 overall and 0-2 in WCAC competi- tion. The Lions are also 0-2 in the confer- ence and 1-13 overall. USO plays Pepper- dine University Saturday night at 7:30.

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USD Aims For First WCAC Victory The University of San Diego faces an important task tonight to win iL5 first West Coast Athle_tic Conference game when 1t opposes Loyola-Marymount at Los Angeles. The Toreros are 7-7 overall and 0-2 in WCAC competi- tion and the Lions ar 0-2 and 2-13 overall.

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TOREROS WIJ'li, CRUSADERS LOfE -The Univer- sity of San Diego Toreros successfully employed the stall last night to squeeze past the Loyola-Marymount Lions 58-51 in the losers' gym. Meanwhile, in La Mirada, Point Lorna's Crusaders were gomg down to defeat at the hands of Biola Col- lege 70-51. For the Toreros, Don Capener was the leading scorer with 14. Capener also had 5 rebounds. Steve Rocha helped out with 11 points and a couple of steals.

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Toreros Use Delay, Free Throws To Whip Loyola 58-51 By BILL CE 'TER Saturday, January 23, 1982

"If parts of our game hadn't failed u we •ould be 3-0 right now. said Brovel- li. La t night, however, Prunty, Gerald Jones and Don Capener ramc through.

USO, now 8-7 overall, also altered its lineup last mght. At one point, both centers, Rocha and Dave Heppell were in the game. Another time. Brovelli em-

ployed four front-liners - Rocha, Jones, Robby Rob- erts and Capener - and a single guard, Rich Davis. Jim Bateman and Capener also started for Jones and

Roberts. Capener led the Toreros with 14 points and five re- bounds. Rocha had 11 pomts and two steals. USO moves into tougher

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competition tonight at Pep- perdine The Waves, 94-91 overtime winners over St. Mary's last night, lead the WCAC at 3-0 and are 10-6 overall.

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LOS A, GELES· .Jim Brovelh entered the ba kct ball season with no fa! e hopes for hi Umv rs1ty of an Diego rlub. The Toreros Just don't have th manpow- r to challenge for the West Coa. t Athletic A oc1ation title "But I believe we're gomg to be in a pos1hon to wm games," Brovclh said la I night. "We have been The trouble was we had not been doing the thmgs at the end to win the gam we were m" Last mght the Toreros were m a game at th end And last night they dtd all the thing necessary to wm beating Loyola-.Marym- ount 58·51 Th Toreros won by ef fectively running a delay game that nearly killed the clock, playing sound de• fense, seldom turmng the ball over and most im• portantly - hitting six straight free throws in the fmal 16 seconds. "We took charge of this game," said Brovelh of his club's first WCAC triumph. ''Let' face it," said Torero center Steve Rocha, "we're not gomg to over- power anyone on offense. We've got to play sound de- fense and minimize our mistakes. And we did 1t." "We wanted that game," said guard Ru ty Whit- marsh. who overcame a shooting slump of monu- mental proportions to make the most decisive defensive play of thi;> game After jumping off to a 9-2 deficit, USD trailed through most of the first half and was behind 40-39 when Whitmarsh made the dec1- s1ve play After forcing only one of six turnovers committed by USO, the Lions were on a J. on-I break and got the ball into 6-foot-ll center Leon- ard Agee under the basket. Agee went up for the stuff, only to be stuffed himself - on a clean block - from be- hind by the 6-3 Whitmarsh. USO came down, scored on a 22-foot bomb by John Prunty and went ahead to stay At this point, the 6-8 Rocha took over. His re- bound basket led to a three- pomt play at 604 that put USD up by four for the first time at 49-45. Another Rocha power move made it 51•47 with 416 to go and his free throw made 1t 52-49 with 58 seconds to go - that coming after USO had run I08 seconds off the clock with its delay game Loyola pulled to within a point on Kevin !:iparks to- footer with 21 seconds to go. But the Lions' only chance was to foul and USD went to the hne and buried six straight shots heady sharpshooting for a club tliat scored fewer than 50 ,percent of the foul-line pornt available to 1t in WCAC home losses of nine and three points la. t week- end

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/Naves Roll In Second Hal~ Trim Toreros 80-69 By BILL CENTER Staff Writtr, TIie San Die90 IJniOn lead by as many as 17 en route to a fourth straight WCAC victory. MALIBU - At the end, it was a bit of a laugher - final score: Pepperdine 80, University of San Diego 69. "We played well both ways," USO Coach Jim Brovelli said after the Toreros fell to 8-8 overall and 1-3 in WCAC play. Then, whtle down by eight and rallying midway through the second half, the Toreros ~ave up two layins during which Toreros Rusty Wh1tm~rsh and Don Capener were driven to the floor without a whistle sounding either way.

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~AN 2 4 1981 ~-· .. ~-~------- Foundert Gallery: Paintings by honorary members and past presi- dents of lhe San Diego Watercolor Soclely, Through Feb. 26. Univer- sity of San Diego. Monday-Friday, 10 am. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays to 9p.m.

"We concentrated on doing two things tonight . . stopping their transition game and staying even on the boards. Darn, I thought we played well."

The score, however, was not indicative of the game. Playing some of their finest basketball of the season, the Toreros last night had West Coast Ath- letic Conference leader Pepperdine on .the ropes, The Waves, behind the shooting of all-WCAC guard Boot Bond, three consecutive USO turnovers early in the second half and two questionable non- calls, put out an impressive second-half spurt to

Brovelli thought both plays were clearly charges against Pepperdine. "The turnovers at the start of the second half gave Pepperdine its first opportunity to get up by more than a basket," Brovelli said. "And the calls not made on the charges allowed them to break it open."

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After trailing by one at halftime, USO turned the ball over its first three possessions of the second half and was down by seven at 40-33 before the visitor scored its first points at the 17:09 mark.

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USD Impressive Despite loss (Continued from H-1) Throughout the first half, USD, sticking to its disciplined game, Pepperdine scored at the other end and moments later took a 32-31 lead. In the second half, the Waves

stayed with a Pepperdine club that a week ago had run over No. 6-ranked San Francisco 102-92. Pepperdine is lf>-1 at ome, 11-6 overall and 4-0 in tt e WCAC to stay one step ahead of USF and Gonzaga. In fact, the largest lead of the first half was held by USO, and, after Whitmarsh split Pepperdine's interi- or for a driving layin, the Toreros were shooting for a 31-25 advantage. The shot was a layin. But instead of falling, it kicked out.

turned the offense over to Bond. Get- ting the best of every bounce, Bond hit 14 of 20 shots from the floor and finished with 29 points - 18 in the second half. The Toreros did get some strong games out of their cast. Point guard Rich Davis hit 7 of 13 shots from the floor, scored a season- high 15 points and made three key first-half steals that ignited a USO spurt. And 6-8 center Dave Rocha came off the bench for 15 points. \

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48 The Daily Californian D East San Diego County, California D Monday, January 25, 1982

USD Fo u nder s Ga ll ery •·watercolor: San Diego," an ex hib ition held in cooperation with San Diego Wa1crcolor Socic1y. i, on display a1 University of San Diego beginning Jan . 24 . Opening reception Jan . 24. 5 7. Weekdays 10- 4, Wed . 10- 9. 291 -6480 .

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LOCAL NEWS WAVES SINK USO/ Guard Boot Bond scored 29 points Saturday night, leading Pepperdine to an 80-69 West Coast Athletic Conference basket- ball victory over the University of San Diego. Rich Davis and reseve Steve Rocha led San Diego, which fell to 1-3 in conference action and 8-8 on the season, with 15 points each. The Waves are now 4-0 in WCAC play and 11-6 overall. San Diego held a 31-27 late in the first half. but Pepperdine scored seven of the final nine points of the half to take a 34-33 advantage at the intermission. The Waves scored the first six points of the second half and weren't threatened seriously after that. Pepperdine led 80-63 before San Diego tallied the game's final six points. The Toreros return home Thursday night, hosting powerhouse Umversity of San Francisco at 7:35 at the USD Sports Center.

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University of the T hird Age- USO two-week program of classes and lcc1urcs designed for senior citizens seeking intellectual stimulauon and physi- cal activity is held Jan. 4-21 , Mon.-Thur. 8- noon. Info: 293-4585. Effective Project Management-USD's School of Business Administration offers a workshop m projecr management for interested professionals, led by Herbert Spirer, Jan. 14- 15. Info: 293- 4585.

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