News Scrapbook 1981-1982

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LOCA NEWS USO LOSES/ J uni or c nter J e rry Kelly ~cored 27 points and grabbed ~O rebounds Monda~ . ni ht leading Southeast Lou1s1ana to a 60-59 non cu~ft;rence college basketball victor.y over t_he ~nio 1 v ·r ity or San Di<>go sou theast Lou1s 1a na score _ 19 trai ht points to take a 58-49 lead with 2. , ~em:ining. but barely he ld off the unrushlng T The onlv points by the Lions after they had t~(:~oth tr mn ,.'point lead were two free throw /Y Bobo McNa1r. Wayne Booker had 10 points. !Ye ebounds and [our assists lor Southeast Lou 1s1ana. wh•cti raL cd its r •curd to 5-5 Rusty Wh1trna r t le~ Sun I>1ego which tell to 5-5. with 16 points. av1 ~tepp •II add<>d 12 points and s ven re bounds for ~he •Toreros. USO will be in action aga in Wednes ay 0111,ht. ho tin!( Fr ~no PacHic at 7 35 al the Torero Sports C nter .,,

EVENING TRIBUNE

..JJ\N S 1982 • University of San Diego is also play- 1Dg at home tonight against Fresno-Pa- cific at Alcala Park at 7:35. The Toreros are 5-5 on the season. while Fresno i 9-5.

Sentinel

Wednesday, January 6, 1982

Brovelli unhappy as USD falls

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"What we need to do is right ourselves and get some momentum going into league play," Brovelli said. "We need to stop making the mistakes we've been making, like in the second half tonight. They were given some pretty easy shots in the second half." One of the Lions who had a share of easy shots was center Jerry Kelly. The 6-foot-7 junior scored '.!1 points, 19 in the second half. Tonight the Toreros will face Fresno-Pacific College, at 7:30 and on Saturday, Nebraska Wesleyan. Fresno comes into the game with a 7-4 record. "We don't know a lot about them," said Brovelli. "But "For each game, he's been our most consistent player,'' Brovelli said about the senior, who has averaged 12.7 points a game. "One of our weaknesses is we don't have the really super player who can carry us, which makes it important for us to play a 40-minute Whitmarsh is currently the only Torero scoring in double figures. Forward Gerald Jones is scoring 9.2 points a game while center Brovelli said he doesn't plan on any lineup changes in the near future. "Right now I like (Don) Capener coming off the bench," he said. "He's done a good job playing that role, and we'll continue to When asked if a 5·5 record was about where he thought his club would be, Brovelli said, "I would like to be 6-4. Actually we take each game one at a time, so it's difficult to judge where I thought we wouldbe,butlfeltweshouldhavewonthisgametonight." Winning games~ be tough in league play this year. The WCAC will be fielding some very good teams. "USF and their All- American Quintin Dailey will be tough, but most of the teams are ' game." David Heppel is scoring at an 8.4 clip. do it." we will." Brovelli said the most consistent player on the team this year has been Whitmarsh.

By VICTOR BUCKEL

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University of San Diego basketball coach Jim Brovelli was not a happy man Monday night. Following his club's 60-59 loss to Southeastern Louisiana, he let off a lot of steam in the Torero "We played very well at times and not so good at others," said Brovelli, after watching his -Toreros lose their third out of four games . "One of our problems was we did a lot of standing around." It was the type of game in which the Toreros played well at the beginning and end, but not in the middle. That got Brovelli upset. USO raced to a 26-12 lead with four minutes left in the first halt, mostly on the shooting of senior guard Rusty Whitmarsh. He scored 10 of his 16 points during the opening 20minutes. The Toreros had to stop a Lion string of 10 straight points at the end of the half which cut lockerroom. The second half was all Southeastern Louisiana . The Lions shot 52 percent from the field during the half, took over the lead at the "They have a very good team and we knew it," said Brovelli. "But we should have beat them. Part of our problem is we're not playing a 40-minute game. To win, we have to extend ourselves for the full 40 minutes and we haven't been doing it. ' ' The Toreros extended themselves well at the end of the game, as they cut down a 56-49 Lion lead with 2:35 left. But a shot by Rich Davis in the final seconds missed, and the Toreros evened their USD is facing a stretch where they can't afford to play bad basketball. West Coast Athletic Conference play opens a week from tomorrow against Gonzaga, and until then, the Toreros have two more non-conference tilts. Both should be wins , since they're midway point and never lost it. record at 5·5. the Toreros 1 lead to 28-24.

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Photo by Toctd Roy

going to be strong," Brovelli said.

against NAIA teams.

USD's Jim Bateman posses off in a crowd.

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LEMON GROVE REVIEW JAN 7 1982 T oreros in Finale

Before WCAC Season The t:SD Toreros closes out its non-conference schedule this week with a game against Nebraska Wesleyan on Satur- day at 7:35 p .m. in the USD Sports Center . Nebraska Wesleyan has a 7.3 record, but plays 2 games before Saturday night. The Plainsmen are led by s•·o,, guard. Clark Rosenlof (12.6 ppg) and 6'8" center Paul ,Ba- ker (9.5 ppg · 6.3 rpg). USD will open their West Coast Athletic Conference schedule next week against Gonzaga but will ha\'e to de· velop some consistency in the next 2 games if they are to fare wen. The Toreros h av e played well in spurts, but have not put together 2 good halves in the last several weeks. Rusty Whitmarsh and Don Capener have been playing well with Rusty connecting on 58M, of his shots from the floor and 78'7< from the free throw line.

DAILY CALI FORr'11AN JAN ? 1982

USO A WINNER/ Forward Robbie Rober and guard Rusty Whitmarsh scored 12 points each Wednesday night, leading the University of San Diego to a 55-48 non-conference college basketball victory over visiting Fresno Pacific. Forward Gerald Jones added 11 points for the Toreros, who raised their record to &-5. Forward Shane Hite led Fresno Pacific with 18 points.

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