Alcala 1958

and ind ivid ual sco rin g record s, inc lud ing a new gam e mark of 10 0 point s aga ins t La Ver ne College, and bounced Pen dle ton 89 -82 in a return engagem ent. Then the streak rev ers ed. US D lost 10 of its last 12 gam es and fin ish edthe season wit h 14 wi ns and 11 loss es. When Les lie sco red , the team morale rea ched its peak. Th en, at the midpoi nt of the seas on, when he beg an to fee l the eff ect s of car ryi ng most of the sco rin g load , the tail spin beg an . To add to McCutch eon' spli gh t, Cent ers Lee Hammondand Pa ul Re ynold ssuf fer ed sev ere leg inju ries, andsoon a fte r the team 's reb oundin g stren gth fell apa rt. It's intere st­ ing to not e that eig ht of the 10 loss es in ing s i t ce l to 2 ent. e . es i ed t . li , l , t , l s i g i g , i . t eo 's t, d l olds e ries, and ft r the team's i g strength t. - ual i g s, i

the sec ond half of the sea son came du rin g road gam es. San che z, Bob Ma ine s an d Dic k Murray all fig ur epromi nen tlyin US D' sbas ketbal l plans for ne xt season . Hec tor, a sophom ore , and Mu rray,a fre shman, com bin edto aver ­ ag e 20 point s a gam e; Maine s pic ked up consid era blyat the sea son 'send and tall ied 24 point sag ain stBio la in the last game . In its 14 -11 record , US D sco red 18 30 poi nts to 17 30 , an average wi nn ing sco re of 73 -6 9. Le slie sco red 42 1 point s, an av era ge of 16 .8 per gam e. For the 19 58 -5 9 sea son , McCutcheon hopes to hi re a new coa ch for bas ket bal l. He could use a few new Les lies . i g es. ez, i s e inently 's l . , ore, y, , i ed - s e; s erably 's i s st . , , i g 9. li s, ge . e. -59 , t eo tbal .

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