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At ')-9. Thurman Hobbs isn’t
likely to drive through the lane,
fake out a 6-11 center, and then
reverse his direction before
dropping in a devastating slam-
dunk.
Bui dunking is illegal and
Wesleyan is a long way from
having a 6-11 center, so Hobbs
just dribbled in from the left
baseline and gave Atlantic
Christian its 99th and lOOth
points of the game.
One would have thought Ralph
was putting on a free beer week
in the cafeteria.
Hobbs brought the already
vocal ACC crowd to its feet for
the final time with his tenth point
of the game Monday night and
put the finishing touches on a
l(H)-62 A('(’ win.
The Bulldogs had been having
their troubles the last two times
out, but against Wesleyan it was
all A(’C as Richard Battle scored
24 points in 24 minutes to pace
the win.
Hobbs had a career high of 10
points; Steve Schultz couldn’t
miss from inside and couldn't
come close from the foul line,
and many others had their
bright moments in the game.
Things had not been too funny
at UNC-Wilmington the Thurs
day nigh! before when the
Bulldogs were blitzed in the first
half and couldn’t come back.
The same .thing happened
against Lenoir Rhyne at home
Saturday iiighl, and after a
tough Sunday night workout, the
Bulldogs were ready to convince
Ben Pomeroy that they can play.
One player didn't need to do
any convincing, at least as far as
Carolines Conference sports
publicity director Melvin Shreve
w as concerned. Battle scored 63
points, while ACC was winning
one and losing two last week,
and Shreve felt the ac
complishment was enough to
earn Battle Carolinas' Con-
ferrence Player-of-the-Week
honors.
In ACC's only other game
before Wednesday night’s trip to
Campbell, the Bulldogs were
happy to see Mike Gaskins back
in the lineup as he scored 26
points to match Battle and pace
the 86-76 win.
Overall, the Bulldogs stand 4-5
on the season with a 3-2 record at
home. The student attendance
has been strong, especially the
\^'arm reception given to Al
Wheeler’s parents and widow
prior to the Catawba game.
Sidelights
Battle, Gaskins, Tom Butts,
Larry Heaton and a few others
have commanded the spotlight
thus far, so it was especially
pleasing to see Hobbs bring the
crowd to its feet against
W'esleyan.
Archie Killough was eligible to
play after January 1, 1976, and
had his best game against
Wesleyan. Mac Carroll (Sun-
Dog), is another guard in the
lineup who has been steady
although not receiving much
acclaim.
Lorenzo Jones (Lobo) is
steadily improving; Tom
Umberger is beginning to block
a few shots, and there could be a
new addition to the ACC roster
within the next week.
Other than that, players like
Billy Smiley and Speedy Gainer
LEADING ACC THUS FAR; Richard BatUe has already been named
C arolinas C onference Player-of-the-V\eek and has games of 23 23 24
26, and 31 points during the 1975-76 season. In this picture he is shown
driving in for an easy basket in the rout over Weslevan. (Photo bv
Russell Raw lings)
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are sharing starting guard duty
with Gaskins. Assistants Jack
Lassiter, Rusty Benton, and Bob
Wilson are still hanging on.
By the way, Lenoir Rhyne
broke a streak of Ralph’s which
deserves mention. Up until that
loss last Saturday night, AUantic
Christian had defeated visiting
teams who ate their pre-game
meals here 12 straight times.
But Ralph can make up for it.
What was that about the free
beer?
Girls’
Basketball
Carol McKeel is a show in
herself.
She never calls a timeout with
both feet on the floor. The move
requires a quick spring of the
legs off the bench, and as the
bodies fall to the side during her
upward flight, McKeel pulls out
her hands and gives the girls
that sign for timeout.
She did a lot of jumping
Monday night.
During that game, the season
opener against College of the
Albemarle, McKeel’s team had
several chances to win in the last
minutes but could not as COA
won, 56-53.
Susie Davis scored 16 points
and Lorraine Riley, 17 in the
loss.
In their first year of in-
intercollegiate competition,
McKeel’s girls are but 10-strong
with Joan Adams, Carolyn
Stevens, Jackie Twisdale, Kathy
Purvis, Connie Hines, Carol
Summerlin, Bobby Wilder and
Lou Ann Hedgepeth rounding out
lineup.
The girls were 6-7 bti
and hope to improve
the middle t£ ■
Opening night was a ?
breaker for McKeel but fh
will bounce back, andhope'f
Srls gis"”
remember
to look
before
you leap.
SEASOWTKKfT
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Susie Davis is jumping for the rebound in the game against the College of the Albemarle. Joan Adams
and Jackie Twisdale of ACC look on. Atlantic Christian lost the match 56-53, but as Davis’ jump
shows, they put forth a good effort. Susan Davis and Lorraine Riley were high scorers for ACC within
and 17 points respectively.
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