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Page Eight mhl ' ' ' Inßf Vsu w$ ;t bmmjwbwbb#' & cjjjjgp' S^T Donna Rogers (10), one of the Quaker's leading scorers against Atlantic Christian College, scores 2 more. Guilford Seeks Ninth Straight Win BY DAVID HOTCHKISS Coming off two overtime victorys, the Guilford College basketball team, 9-1, will host Catawba this Saturday night in a Carolina Conference contest. The Quakers have defeated Catawba earlier in the season in a tournament final, 70-65. Coach Jack Jenson forsees higher scoring in the upcoming game. "In the first game, both teams played zone defense," pointed out Jenson. "We will probably mix up the defense more on Saturday." Guilford will enter the match up with an eight game winning streak. However, in the last two contests, the Quakers have needed overtime periods in order to escape with wins. Last Saturday, the Quakers edged High Point, 94-87, and on December 6, Guilford victimized Barber-Scotia, 89-83. Jenson believes that the Quakers have needed overtime periods to win the last two games for different reasons. "In the Barber-Scotia contest, the team was just physically tired. We weren't sharp at all. In fact, we were very lucky to win that game." "The High Point game was different, points out Jenson. "It was a question of the High Point team being at an emo tional peak. They could not have been better prepared. It was without doubt an important win for us." By defeating the Panthers, Guil- Quaker Women Up One, Down One W*otp fcy wmw Sonm*w ford raises its Carolina Confer ence record to 3-0. High Point put the game into overtime when Panther Dennis West grabbed an offensive rebound with 24 seconds left and converted it into a field goal (that tied the game at 76-76). Although both teams never controlled the game's tempo in regulation time, the over time period was dominated by Guilford. Forward Elton Gross tipped in an offensive rebound to give the Quakers an 86-83 lead with 1:10 left, and Guilford went on to outscore the Panthers 18-11 to guarantee the win. Gross provided Guilford with outstanding play as he contributed 29 points to the winning cause. In addition, Gross dominated the boards by grabbing a game-high eleven rebounds. Guard Gary Devlin also scored in double figures by scoring 23 points. In the Barber-Scotia contest, the exhausted squad trailed at halftime by ten points, 46-36. The Quakers reduced the lead in the second half and eventually led by five with seven minutes left in regulation time. At that point, Jenson employed a four-corner offense to slow the tempo of the game. However, missed shots enabled Barber-Scotia to tie the game. Guilford outscored Barber- Scotia in overtime 15-12. Gross chipped in seven of his fifteen points and guard The Guilfordian The Guilford College Women's basketball team upped it's record to 2-1 with a win over Atlantic Christian and a loss to Winston-Salem State. Although the Quakers battled to a 36-35 half time lead over Winston-Salem, defensive breakdowns gave the lead back to Winston- Salem State, and they never relinquished it, winning 88-70 Leading scorer for the Quakers was again, senior Cyd Atkins with 19, sophomore transfer Julie Randle chipped in 17. On Wednesday, the Quakers secured their first conference win over the Bull dogs of Atlantic Christian College, the Bulldogs led at the half 33-32, but a change in defensive strategy, plus excellent play from the bench turned the game around, the Quakers taking it 67-63. High scorers for the Quakers were Donna Rogers and Julie Sporty Jeralds sank four free-throws. Jenson believes that Guilford's winning spree has brought about a gradual improvement in defense from game to game. "However we're still not to good in our defensive play. When we have to, we play adequately. But once we have a lead, we tend to lapse and before you know it the game is tied." Guilford's eight game winning streak gives the Quakers a 9-1 record, which contrasts greatly with last year's record at this time. At this point last season, the Quakers were 4-7 as a result of several losses in close games. This season, however, sees Guilford winning contests which could have gone either way. "There are two possible reasons for our improved record," states Jenson. "Orre is that we have been lucky. However, the other reason is more important. We have more personell and therefore we have better depth. Some question me whether I have used different coaching tech niques. This is false. I coached the same last year and I will coach the same next year." The increased depth this year is reflected by balanced scoring. Guilford has five starters in double figures; Forward Mike Cherry (10.4), Gross (15.4), Center Bill Meyler (13.3), Guard Albert King (10.3), and Gary Devlin (16.0). Randle, each with 20 points. Outstanding for Guilford was freshman Sue Ireton, coming off the bench in the second half to score six straight points. Ireton ended the even Intramural Soccer ■S ■ Ralph Luongo and Terry Taylor go for the ball during the Intramural Soccer Championships. The game was won by Milner 3rd North by a score of 2-1. Quakers Box Scores Guilford (94) Name FG FT-FT A TP Cherry 2 2-2 6 Gross 12 5-6 29 Meyler 5 5-6 . 15 King 2 0-2 4 Devlin 9 5-9 23 Jeralds 15-6 7 Rosenberry 0 4-4 4 Dreschler 1 0-0 2 Petrouskie 0 0-0 0 McGair 2 0-0 4 34 26-36 94 High Point (87) Name FG FT-FT A TP West 9 4-6 22 Hovey 6 1-1 .13 O'Brien 4 5-7 13 McQueen 6 5-5 17 Anderson 7 0-0 14 Richardson 0 2-2 2 Yow, Joey 2 0-0 4 Wheless 0 2-2 2 Lee 0_ 0-0 0 33 19-23 87 Scores Ist Half 2nd Half O.T. Final Guilford 39 37 18 94 High Point 36 40 11 87 Total Fouls: Guilford 22, High Point 26 Fouled Out: Cherry, Meyler, West Technical Fouls: None Officials: Whites and Auten. Attendance: 2.500 December 13,1977 ing with twelve points. Guilford's last game before Christmas holidays will be played Tuesday, December 13 at 7:00. This is an important district game, so don't miss it. Photo by vvamr SonnarMfcft
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