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A Winning Season
for Girls' Basketball
Susan Anderson
Staff Writer
The Guilford College women's
basketball team finished their
regular season on a winning note
as they soundly defeated the
Fighting Christians of Elon Col
lege on February 19,83 to 76. Five
Guilford players were in double
figures in scoring. Sharon Parks
was high scorer with 18, Phillips
and Bledsoe each had 14, Keyser
had 12, and Wright added 11. This
victory gave the team one of the
first winning seasons in quite
a while. The Lady Quakers go in
to the tournament with a record
of 14 and 12. High Point College
will host the conference tourna
ment again this year starting on
the 24 through 26.
Guilford collected five wins and
two losses before the Elon win.
The Quakers first win was on
February 2 against ACC by a
score of 75 to 66. Kim Keyser was
high scorer for Guilford with 21
points. Guilford's second win
came against Belmont Abbey on
February 5. The Quakers upset
the visiting (6 and 0) team 77 to
66. Melanie Bledsoe had high
honors for the team with 21
points. Two days later, Guilford
traveled to Greensboro College
and trounced them 82 to 49.
Freshman Sandy Bigelow was
high scorer with 18 points while
Parks and Phillips each added 16.
The Quakers kept their winning
streak alive with a victory over
Catawba on February 11. This
game was interrupted at the half
due to snow when Catawba was
forced to return home. The se
cond half was played on
February 16 with Guilford winn
ing 83 to 76. Lois Wright scored 21
points and Parks added 18.
Guilford's winning streak was
broken on February 12 by a loss
to High Point 70 to 74. Kim
Keyser scored 14 and Lois Wright
followed with 13. Guilford lost
again two days later, this time to
ACC by a score of 90 to 81. Lois
Wright was high scorer again
with 26, while Hope Dixon had 13.
Guilford came back with a win
on February 17 in Farmville, Va.
over Longwood College 85 to 69.
Malanie Bledsoe was high scorer
for Guilford with 24 points,
Wright followed with 20, and Dix
on contributed 12.
Baseball Looks Strong in 1983
by Doug Drotman
Staff Writer
"We should have won many
more last year than we did, just
look at those hitting stats - .305
team average, 27 homeruns in 32
games, and five starters hitting
well above .300" says Quaker
baseball coach Stuart Maynard.
But the 17-15 overall record of a
year ago was justified by the 5.42
team E.R.A. Last year's Quaker
team had had some scores
resembling those of the football
team. Wins such as their 26-2
thrashing of Salem College and a
17-1 romp over Shaw University
showed just how awesome they
could be, while losses by scores of
17-2 and 13-1 showed just how
badly they could be beaten.
Coach Maynard seems sure that
losses like this will stay as
memories of the 1982 Quaker
baseball team and not a predic
tion for his 1983 squad.
A starting pitching staff made
up entirely of seniors seems to
hold the key to the Quaker's
season. Dan Madden (4-2, 5.07
E.R.A. in 1982), Mark Malthouse
(3-2, 4.07), J.R. Richardson (3-1
and a team leading 3.42 E.R.A.),
Rusty Mogan and Vic Fucci (2-1,
10.48) make up the starting staff.
Despite these inflated E.R.A.'s
Coach Maynard is confident that
the five seniors will win because
of experience. When the starters
get in trouble Coach Maynard
will turn to Junior Chip Hunnings
and Freshman Tom Kelly to save
the day.
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The Quaker infield and offense,
will be lead by sensational short
stop, Senior Harlie Miller. In 1982
Miller's offensive stats were
awesome. He hit .356 with a team
leading 12 homers and 43 R. 8.1.,
while in the field he committed
only 6 errors in 141 chances. For
ming the double play combina
tion with Miller will be newcomer
Jerry Kidd. First baseman Ken
Cornelison, who belted 5 homers
while hitting .324, third sacker
Todd Roberts, a Junior who hit
.278, and Catcher Mike Pickard
round out the starting infeild. In
case of faulter by any of the
starters the Quakers have a solid
bench. Brad Duncan will be
backup first baseman, Jay White
will have his eyes on third and
Steve Kidd will be the utility in
feilder handling; second, short
and third base. Keith Ingling and
Aldine Payne will serve as
backup catchers, although
Payne, who hit .429 in limited
Sports Studies Club
The Guilford College Sport Studies Club recently made a donation to
the Mclver School for the handicapped. Sport Studies student Presi
dent, Randy Stowell presented to Pauline Lefler, Mclver's director of
physical education, a check for SIOO.OO to aid in the purchase of
athletic equipment. The Sport Studies Club raised the money by sell
ing concessions at the Quaker's home football games.
Guilford has been connected with the Mclver School in that some
Sport Studies classes take Guilford students into the Mclver
classrooms to work or observe. The Sport Studies Club desires to fur
ther enrich the relations between schools, and hopes that the students
of Mclver School can benefit from this contribution.
time last year, will see extensive
time as the designated hitter.
This year's lone starting
freshman will be conterfielder
Barry Whitlock. Coach Maynard
seems very improssed with
Whitlock's speed and predicted
that the Mocksville N.C. native,
along with Jerry Kidd and Vic
Fucci, will lead the running
game. Vic Fucci, last years se
cond leading hitter at .369, will
start in left field on the days that
he does not pitch. The rightfield,
spot will be shared between two
Sophomores, John Holdorf (2 for
11 in 1982) and John Goodwin (5
for 13).
This season looks very promis
ing as experience seems to be the
team's strong point. Coach
Maynard says that the con
ference, which includes Pfeiffer,
High Point. Wingate, ACC, Elon,
Mars Hill and Catawba is tough,
but no team is unbeatable.
by Susan Anderson
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