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At Cal State, the Diablos earned easy victory of
81-72,
as Ted Fields was outstanding that evening. A
three game homestand began with a
51-49
victory over
the University of Redlands. Ted Fields scored two free
throws with two seconds left to give USO another
victory.
University of California at Irvine came to the USO
gym and with Cabrera scoring
18
and Fields
17,
the
game was a big win for USO.
With a week to prepare for the Homecoming Game.
Coach Woolpert worked his team hard to meet Nevada
Southern which had a
17-4
record for the season.
Magee and Carpenter played great defensive ball but
All-American Miller scored 30 points. With but a min–
ute to go USO drew within two points but lost at the
buzzer
87-83.
The Toreros. off to a shakey start in the next game.
downed Chapman College
74-68.
The team in its final
homestand had Rick Cabrera to help with a
28
point
performance as the Toreros downed the Whittier Poets
65-60.
In a local!~· televised contest. USO pulled the game
out when Ted Fie1Js stole a pass to score in the final
seconds to defeat Cal-Western
69-68.
In a return en–
gagement with Cal-Western at the Sports Arena. as a
preliminary to the San Diego Rockets-Cincinnati
Royals game USO dropped the final game of the
season
74-59.
Fields was again highpoint man scored
19
in the game.
The advent of the new schedule. and the new
bleachers. the more consistent and larger number of
crowds. the orchestra all gave to the
1967-1968
season
a ring as the best in the history of the University. The
two games played as prelims to the Pro National
Basketball teams. and the televised games. offer un–
limited possibilities for next year.
In looking back over the
1967-1968
season. Coach
Woolpert aided by John Cunningham and Bernie
Bickerstaff. brought on the second best win season in
the University history with
15
wins and 10 losses. Willie
Moore. trainer. did an outstanding job in helping to
keep injuries down to a minimum. Coach Woolpert
had in fact. in order to upgrade the calibre of op–
ponents. scheduled the toughest schedule in the
team's history.