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HOPES
"Super-Soph" Neal Schram hooks for 2 digits as teammate Dural
Carpender looks on.
At the opening whistle of the 1967-1968
basketball season, Coach Phil Woolpert,
suited up eight returning lettermen.
In the first game against Cal Poly, Rick
Cabrera brought a 65-50 victory over the
Broncos. Against Pepperdine, defeat came
in a close 80-78 score as the Wave forward,
Steve Ebey, scored 29 points.
Always a highlight in the season schedule
is the cross-town rivalry with San Diego
State College. Durel Carpenter scored 17
points but these
were
not enough to prevent
a 69-50 loss to the number one-rated Aztecs.
The game was played in the new San Diego
Sports Arena-the first time college teams
had played a prelim to a pro basketball
game. The Los Angeles Lakers and the San
Diego Rockets brought out a large crowd.
At Fresno State. Sophomore Neal Schram
scored 23 points. but not enough to over–
come the final deficit of 87-67.
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