News Scrapbook 1981-1982

LOS ANGELES TIMES

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4 Part 111 / unday, February 21, 1982 USD Sets Back Loyola, 80-68

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Winning strategy loser this time

LAE 'I HIEN, 1'1mcs Staff Writer

Sometimes history does repeat itself. One of those times was not last night as the University of San Diego dropped a basketball game to the Santa Clara Broncos 65- 48. Earlier in the season, the Toreros took the measure of the Broncos by switching 6-5 reserve forward Jim Bate- man to center and he came up with 16 point~ in the second half to lead the Toreros to a 10-point win. La t night. USO put Bateman in the pivot, but the old theory of lightning never striking twice proved true. At first, the ploy appeared as iI it would work. Bateman's jumper gave the Toreros lead of 12-11 with about 10 minutes left in the first half. That's when Santa Clara Coach Carroll Williams went to his bench and selected ?- footer ick Vanos to throw at Bateman Suddenly, Santa Clara had a 34-17 lead. From that point, USD was playing catchup. Santa Clara ran its season mark to 13-8. Bate- man did wmd up with 13 points for the game, tied with Gerald Jones for Torero high-point honors. Vanos scored 16 for the Broncs.

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USO LOSES/ Senior guard David Vann scored 16 points and three other Gaels were in double fi~ures as St._ Mary's defeated the Universi~ of San Diego 63-59 m a West Coast Athletic Conference basketball games Saturday night. St. Mary's scored the first six points. pulled out to an early 15-5 lead and led the rest of the contest. San Diego guard Rusty Whitmarsh was the game's high scorer with 18 points The victory gives the Gaels a 10-10 record, 2-5 in conference play. San Diego is 9-IO overall, 2-5 m the conference.

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USO Loses to St. Mary's, 63-59 MORAGA, Calif. (UPl)-David Vann scored 16 points and Paul Pickett 12 Saturday mght in hftmg St. Mary's to a 63-59 WCAC victory over San Diego. Peter Thibeau and David Cooke each had I1points for St. Mary's (10-10 overall and 2-5 in the league). Rusty Whitmarsh scored 18 for San Diego (9-lOand 2-5) .

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Hosts St. Mary's The U of San Diego basket- ball team continues action in the WCAC this week with a single game at St. Man·s on Saturday, at 7: 30 p.m_' USD upped their record to 9-9 and 2-4 in Conference with a 78-68 victory over Santa Clara Sat- ui day night. The Toreros also lost last week to U.S.F. 72-53. St. Mary's and USD have met 7 times in the past with the Toreros leading in the se- ries 4-3. The Gaels' split their 2 contests with the Toreros last season losing the first 73-61 and winning the second 70-69. S:\1C is led by seniors David Vann, a 6-5 guard f17.l ppg) and 6-6 forward Peter Thibeaux (18.4 ppg7.0 rpg) . The Gaels are 9 10 over-all and 1-5 in the WCAC, and Jost in double overtime to USF Saturday night.

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TORE:ROS BATTLE ST. MARY'S _ The University of San Diego Toreros face the St Marts Gaels tonight at Moraga, Calif. Ti~ poff is_at 7:30. USO is 2-4 in the West Coast Athle!1c Conference and 9-9 overall. St. Marys 1s 9-10 overall.

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MORAGA, Calif. (AP) - Senior guard David Vann scored 16 pomts and three ot~er Gaels w':re in double figures as St. Mary's defeated the University of San Diego 63-59 in a West Coast Athletic Conference basketball games Saturday night. St. Mary's scored the first six points, pulled out to an early 15-5 lead and led the rest of the contest. San Diego guard Rusty Whit- marsh was the game's high scorer with 18 point . The ot_her three Gaels in double figures were Paul Pickett with 12, Peter Thibeaux with 11 and David Cooke, also with 11. The_ victory gives the Gaels a 10-10 record, 2-5 in conference play. San Diego 1s 9-10 overall, 2-5 in the conference. ~---

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SAN DIEGO UNION FfB G 198Z St. Mary's, 1-5, To Play USD Tonight Not too many 1-5 teams strike fear in the hearts of those opposing them. st. Mary's might be one. The Gaels are trailing m the West Coast Athletic Conference race. But they lost m double overtime to both WCAC leader Pepper- dme and nationally ranked San Francisco (they twice led the Dons by four in the closing seconds) and in sin- gle overtime to third-place Gonzaga. Tonight. St. Mary's plays host to the University of San Diego as both teams close out the first half of the WCAC season. USO is 2-4 and 9-9 over- all. St. Mary's is 9-10 over- all. . St. Mary's is led by three- time all-WCAC guard David Vann (6 feet 5, 17.1 points) and 6-6 forward Peter Thi- beaux (18.4 points, 7.0 re- bounds). The other three Gael starters are freshmen.

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anta Clara Beats USO SANTA CLARA Calif (UP came off the bench toh·t · !)-Center RJck Vanos day night and pace Sa~~~!ason-hJgh 16 points Thurs- the University of San Dieg a~a to a 65-48 victory over Conference game. 0 m a West Coast Athletic San Diego, ·hich hit onl 29% by Gerald Jones with 13 po1nts Ht7mlthe floor, was led minutes remaining. · e ou ed out With eight Santa Clara is 13-8 for the WCAC. San Diego is 9-II and 2.:.eason and 4-4 in the

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St. Mary's Hands USD 63-59 Loss Special To The Son Otego Union MORAGA, Calif. - St. Mary's 1-5 record in the West Co~t Athletic Conference was a deceiving figure and the Umversity of San Diego discovered that fact here last night. The Gaels, who dropped narrow decisions to WCAC leader Pepperdine and San Francisco's nationally ranked Dons, won a battle of turnovers while leading all the way as they saddled USD with a 63-59 WCAC defeat. Both schools are now 2-5 in league play. The Toreros are 9-10 overall, St. Mary's 10-10. USO was ice cold at the beginning of each half last night, gaining only two points in the first six minutes of the contest and nothing at all in a similar period of the second half. • Taking advantage of the situation, St. Mary's rushed to a 15-5 early lead and stayed on top the rest of the night. USO was guilty of 11 turnovers in its first 14 possessions but the miscues evened out at 28-27 USD over the entire game. Rusty Whitmarsh scored 18 points and Mike Ramsey 10 to p~ce the Toreros' efforts. Three-time all-WCAC guard David Vann led the winners with 16 points with Paul Pickett, Peter Thibeaux and David Cooke adding 12 11 and 11, respectively. ' Free throws greatly aided the Gaels' cause as they got down 23 of 28 attempts while USD had only 10 chances and made seven off a 27-16 deficit in the foul department. USD pl~ys at Santa Clara Thursday and plays a return match with the Dons at San Francisco Saturday in its next outings.

BLADE TRIBUNE FEB 1 9 1 82 Pepperdine Edges USO . SAN DIEGO (UPI, Reserve Mark Wilson scored the fmal sev~n pomts for Pepperdine, includmg a 19-foot J~mper with one, second re~aming in the game Thursday. night to lift the V.aves to a 6Hl victory over San Diego in a West Coast Athletic Conference game Wilson'. se1·en points was his only scoring in 24 minutes of action

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USD will again start with 6-5 Jim Bateman at center 6-6 Gerald Jones and 6-7 Robby Roberts at the for- wards and Rusty Whit- marsh and John Prunty at guard.

75, USO 69 SA'-i FRANCISCO (AP) - The 17th- made all eight of their foul shot, th I ranked San FranCJSCO Dons the