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Knights in action Knights Seek NCAA Berth Lady Knights, Lady Spartans Meet Lady Knights prepare for DIAC tourney By RICK HANNA The St. Andrews Knights basketball team clinched a third consecutive regular season Dixie Conference title with a satisfying 60-58 win over archrival UNC- Greensboro. “It’s great. We won the conference championship again. It’s our hat trick,” said Head Coach Doug Riley. Coach Riley cited a number of items which con tributed to the Knights’ nar row victory. “We won at the foul line (80 percent for the game), had more possessions (54 to 42) and had superb defensive play.” “We started out tight. UNC-Greensboro played well. To beat us they had to hold the ball and they did,” said Coach Riley. The victory proved that the Knights could adjust to the slowdown game and play effective defense. Another important element of the Knights’ victory was lack of turnovers, 7 to the Spartans’ 17. “We wanted an uptempo The renewed interst shown in track and field this year should give the St. Andrews team the necessary strength and depth for a successful season. The main strength of this year’s team is its large roster. “We have about 35 members compared to last year’s eight or nine participants,” said Head Coach David Myers. “With more people we will be able to spread out a few to each event. I am very excited about the depth and tremen- game and not run and gun. We wanted to play the whole 90 feet and make them crack. We also wanted to force the turnovers with our sped and quickness,” said Coach Riley. The game began with a farewell ceremony honoring All-American Will Petersen and the other senior captain A1 Gibbs, in which Petersen’s jersey was retired. “Petersen was fantastic,” said Coach Riley, “Gibbs didn’t make any mistakes and offered us great leader ship. That’s what it takes.” “How about that T.C. (McCollum),” said Riley, referring to a pressure jump- shot taken by the Charlotte junior from deep in the cor ner with two minutes remain ing, “Also, Chris (Whit tington) came off the bench and did a superb job for us.” Looking ahead to the Dix ie Conference tournament Coach Riley said, “Even though we have the best record in the South, anyone can beat us. Nothing is to be assumed.” dous strength shown by all the team members thus far.” According to Coach Myers, Floyd Blackwell is largely responsible for the renewed interest and en thusiasm. As a result of a larger team, St. Andrews will be able to participate in such events as the javelin throw, pole vaulting and all middle distance events that could not be covered before. Last year’s team was defeated by Methodist Col lege, but this year By DWAYNE SNOWDEN In recent weeks, the St. Andrews Lady Knights have vastly improved and begun to play like the team Dixie Conference coaches picked to finish second in the DIAC pre-season poll. The team compiled a winn ing streak in time enough to clinch the fourth seed in the upcoming conference tour nament. Among the Lady Knights’ victims in recent weeks were the UNC- Greensboro Lady Spartans, ranked seventh in the NCAA Women’s Division Three polls. “We didn’t prepare any differently for UNC-G. They didn’t shoot well early. Perhaps they were a bit over confident. They didn’t look prepared. We played well,” said Head Coach Betsy Graham describing her team’s 77-74 iipset victory. The difference between the St. Andrews team which is red-hot now and the St. An drews team which took the court in December is almost unbelievable. “Over Christmas break, the girls went home and saw their old high schools play and got a sense of the things which they could do in- Riding Club Older than any of the popular intercollegiate sports of today, the sport of show ing horses has experienced renewed interest and growth at American colleges and universities. Although many of the par- ticipanting institutions are either large universities or small colleges with strong traditions in the equine sports, St Andrews Presbyerian College in Laurinburg can’t be overlooked. In only a year’s time, the first organized riding team Christopher Newport will be its toughest competitors. “Even to our 35 members, Christipher Newport has 50-to-60 participants. They will be the team to beat,” said Coach Myers. Steve Rodgers, captain, and Andre Webb are two of the old-timers on the squad which features few returnees. “We are certainly a young team,” said Coach Myers, “With the help of those two men (Rodgers and Webb) and the few other returnees we should be very strong.” dividually. They came back more confident and ready to play,” said Coach Graham. This year’s St. Andrews team is definitely laden with talent and Coach Graham hopes that it will serve as the foundation for a powerhouse in years to come. “There have been some disappointing losses this season. We should have won both games against representing St. Andrews has proven that it can compete with even the best of teams. Already the team has cap tured its first Intercollegiate Horse Show Association meet, defeating teams from the University of South Carolina, Converse College and Queens. Shelby French, team coach Andrews’ early success was the product of much hard work and genuine interest. “We started off with very strong and organized interest among our students,” she said. “They worked very hard to expand the riding club and to put together a competitive team to repre sent St. Andrews.” Jon Conyers, a sophomore from Fisherville, Va. and team captain, has been riding for more than 10 years. It was Conyers who approach ed French with the idea of ex panding the riding club and starting regular team. “The club had been swit ching hands too often,” Conyers said. “There was a need for some focal point around which we could in crease student involvement. Shelby was it.” She was the best person for the job. She had the knowledge and took the job Christopher Newport. We are in a tough conference. Our victory over UNC-G proved that anything can happen. We have as good a chance as any team to win the conference title,” said Coach Graham. But beware Lady Knights, because an angry group of Spartans will be hungry for revenge in Rocky Mount. seriously.” Being an enthusiast of the sport, French wasted on time in seeking support for the needed improvements. By the team the 1982-83 school year had started, the college had upgraded its riding facilities, added an equita tion course to the physical recognizing the horse show as a legitimate intercollegiate sport. “This is the kind of sport that you can begin as a first- semester freshman and in no time be competing for your school,’’French said. At their first meet of the year, held in early December at USC, riders from St. Andrews won places in every division, in cluding those for beginners. The future looks promis ing for the horse show sport at St. Andrews. The 10-member riding team is ex pected to grow to 18 members by the spring term, while the riding club already claims nearly 40 members. “We have a large club and a riding team with a lot of potential,” Conyers said. “1 think that suggests goo*' things for the riding program at St. Andrews.” Depth and Strength Necessary For Track Team Comes Into Prominence education curriculum and and owner of Lafurinburg’s had taken steps toward Singing Wood Farm, said St.
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