115 / 200
Coach Phil Woolpert was optimistic about what
to expect from a young talented club which had only
one senior on the starting line-up.
The Toreros started on the wrong foot; losing the
first three games and winning only two of the first
eight.
Establishing this mark, the Cal Western Tourna
ment had come along, and the Toreros were faced
with the problem of having to defend the champion
ship.
Surprising audiences and playing like true de
fending champions, the Toreros swept the Cal West
ern tournament with wins over Pomona College, 75-
51; Cal Western, 57-49; and in the final round, U.C.
of San Diego, 80-62.
By successfully defending their crown, USD es
tablished a record as being the only team to ever
win three Cal Western tournament titles. The Tor
eros won in 1964and 1967.
Gus Magee, USD's strong center, was named the
tournament's Most Valuable Player, while Jeff Fil-
zenger, a junior forward, was placed on the all-tour
ney team.
From the very beginning of the season, except
for the Cal Western tournament, odds just didn't
seem to be on the Toreros side. The absence of
guard, Neal Schram, the speedster from the San
Francisco area, was now being felt. Schram, who had
torn ligaments in his ankle, finally returned to the
line-up after an eight week recovery. Flowever, get
ting back in shape was proving to be too late, for the
season was now coming down the stretch.
Jeff Filzenger,
leadi ng scorer for USD shoots a 20 foter.
Sophomore forward
Benton White, shows he can shoot from the
outside.