Alcala 1969

Neal Schram,#14, scores another two as Gus Magee #25 and Jim Wilke #34 move infor positions.

Besides the lack of experience, USD seemed to face one rough team after another. Teams like Fres­ no State were no exception. Fresno State was the team who upset previously undefeated Santa Bar­ bara. USD lost to Fresno 91-64. Jeff Filzenger was high point man for both teams with 22 points. Fouls and inconsistent play were the major fac­ tors for Toreros performances. Against Cal Poly, Pomona (Jan. 18), the visiting Toreros scored five more field goals than the Bron­ cos, and even out rebounded them 62 to 40 and still lost the game 64-60. USD collected twice as many fouls as Cal Poly (29-14). The only teamUSD semed to beat was Cal Western. The Toreros took three games from the Westerners. After the tournament, the Toreros downed Cal West­ ern, 51-48 and 59-55. After a 22 game stretch, Jeff Filzenger and Gus Magee led scoring averages with 13.2 and 13.1, re­ spectively. In the rebounding department, Jim Wilke (148) followed Magee who led with 308. In the San Diego International Sports Arena in a preliminary to the San Diego Rockets-San Francisco Warriors NBA game, the Toreros jelled "as team and pulled a 72-65 upset over San Diego State. The Toreros hit 50 per cent from the field and 72 per cent from the charity line. The defeat of San Diego State proved to be the answer of the Toreros to Coach Woolpert and to USD in looking forward to a bright future.

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