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Roundballers Battle Adversity
BY DOUG DROTMAN
S/mrtH Editor
For the first time since 1970,
the reigns of the Quaker basket
ball team have been removed
from the guiding hands of Head
Coach Jack Jensen. Due to
emergency back surgery, Jensen
could not be at the helm for the
first time in 413 games.
The result of Jensen's absence
was a 55-50 setback against the
District 26 second ranked team,
Belmont Abbey. Assistant
basketball coach Robert Fulton,
who played for Jensen in the ear
ly 1970's and now coaches
baseball at Guilford, took charge
in Jensen's place. The loss drop
ped the Quakers to 9-12 overall,
3-9 in the district and 3-7 in the
Carolina's Conference.
The Quakers played well in the
district loss but could not over
come 22 points by forward
Michael Brown and five one-and
one free throw opportunities in
the last two minutes by the
Crusaders. The Quakers, who
held a 27-26 halftime lead were
paced by 16 points from Steve
Warden and 14 from Darryl
Dozier.
Lady Quakers Hit Pivotal Point
With five games remaining
before the Carolina's Conference
Tournament gets underway, the
Lady Quakers find themselves
amidst their worst slump of the
season. Right when everything
began to fall in place, first year
head coach Jerry Cornwell's
troops proceeded to lose three of
their next four conference con
tests to fall 10-7 overall and 6-6 in
the conference.
After the Lady Quakers drop
ped their first game back from
Christmas break, and their third
one point setback, a tough 68-67
loss to Preiffer, Cornwell
regrouped the team to win three
in a row. In their third three
game wining streak of the
season, the Lady Quakers
outscored conference foes Atlan
tic Christian, High Point and
Catawba by a combined 32 points.
The streak also signaled the
return of senior forward Kim
Keyser.
The Roxboro native broke a
mid-season slump leading the
team in scoring in two of the
three wins. Her effort, combined
with leading scorer and re
bounder Sandy Bigelow provided
Cornwell with a potent inside
outside tandem Another inside
outside duo emerged in the streak
in the form of freshmen Lisa
Clontz and Tara Marnie.
The 6-4 Warden's fine offensive
effort marked the seventh time in
the last eight outings that the
Lewisville native toppled the 15
points plateau. Offensive
firepower from Warden is now
more important than ever with
the possible loss of center Lee
Davis. The team's third leading
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David Yancey drives to hoop.
scorer and number two re
bounder has missed the team's
last three games with a possible
The two youngsters have
played so maturely, that they
have made Cornwell shuffle her
line-up to provide them adequate
playing time. Despite slow starts
by both, Clontz ranks second on
the team in boards at 6.6 and
fourth in scoring at a 7.4 clip.
Marnie has been a fine
playmaker and defensive force
placing third on the team with 41
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Lisa Clontz
assists and 25 steals while carry
ing a 7.1 scoring average.
The roof caved in for Guilford
when reigning conference cham
pion Pembroke State edged them
65-58, marking the third time the
Lady Quakers have failed to ex
tend a winning streak to four
games. Catawba made it back to
back losses when the Indians
avenged an 11 point setback, one
week earlier, nipping the Lady
stress fracture of the tibia. "If it
is broken it is very likely that Lee
will be lost for several weeks,"
Fulton said. "If not he might be
back Wednesday night."
Preceeding the loss to Belmont
Abbey, Guilford has put together
two of their best games of the
year with victories over Pem
broke State and Lenior-Rhyne.
In danger of dropping three in a
row for the first time this season,
Guilford received outstanding ef
forts from Clontz and Michelle
Graves to end the loss streak at
two by avenging an early season
one point loss with a 67-60 upset of
Lenior-Rhyne. Clontz who was
forced to start for the injured
Bigelow. arose to the occasion
hitting on 9 of 16 shots for a 19
point 10 rebound effort. The
Charlotte native also managed
two steals and a blocked shot
before fouling out in the games
waning moments. "Gravey had
her second stellar performance
against L-R with 15 points, nine
boards and four assists. In the
December loss to L-R, "Gravey'
poured in a season high 20 points.
; The toughest loss in the current
skid came at Elon, when the
Golden Girls took advantage of 29
Guilford turnovers to emerge
with a 6-1-59 victory. The loss was
doubly disappointing because the
Lady Quakers had easily thrash
ed Elon 63-49 in December.
Despite fine efforts from Keyser
(18 pts, 5 stls) and Bigelow (16
pts, 8 rebs, 3 blk), Guilford could
not overcome the sloppy play and
dismal 36 percent shooting. The
usually sure handed Keyser was
guilty of eight turnovers while
Marnie committed six.
With a 6-6 conference mark, the
Lady Quakers have reached the
pivotal point in the season where
they must pull everything
together for the stretch run. To
peak at this point in time would
make the talented Lady Quaker
squad a favorite in the con
ference tournev.
Ph ' by Charles Kline
Four Quakers hit double
figures led by Dozier with 22 and
Warden with 15. The "dynamite
duo" scored 12 and 11 second half
points respectively as Guilford
overcame a six point deficit with
14 minutes remaining.
"Warden's outside shooting and
Dozier's inside play were the
keys to the win," remarked
Fulton. The game was put on ice
in the closing minute when
freshman guard David Yancey
(14 pts) hit four straight free
throws and Warden provided a
three point play.
The Quakers made it two
straight, as Dozier set a season
high rebounding mark with 17
boards against Lenior-Rhvne.
Photo by Charles Kline
Frisbee Fever
BY ETIIAN WILLIAMSON
"I I tun ft 11*" (.onsultant
A tense wind-up, a step, a sharp
release, and the frisbee sails off,
diminishing, to hover, and slide
down the back of the breeze of
waiting hands. Play begins. A
quick flick and it sails again,
shuddering frustrated against
buffeting wind. Snatched from
the breeze, and thrown again.
Player meet and sprint around in
tangled order, almost a dance.
Pivot, a flick and the disk sprints
back the air-borne defensive
player. The wind, now in consort,
snatches the disk and tauntingly
lifts it over reaching fingers. A
fully extended hair's breadth
catch, a tumble, and the frisbee
springs back into the air, eluding
running players, striving towards
the goal. Still fighting the wind,
the disk, triumphs, just barely
caught within the goal.
For those of you who are un
familiar with the game, this is
basically how it is played.
Ultimate is a fast moving non
contact sport composed of seven
member teams. It is played on a
field 60 yards by 40 yards with 25
yard end zones, with 24 min. or 7
pt halfs, using a 165g frisbee. The
game begins with a throw-off
similar to a football kick-off.
Once received, the disc is moved
down the field by a series of com
plete passes. If the frisbee con
tacts the ground or is intercepted
or deflected to the ground by a
defensive player, the pass is in
complete and the disk changes
possession. One may not run
while holding the disk and must
release a pass within 10 seconds
or the disk changes possession A
goal is won by completing a pass
to a player within the end zone.
Frisbee is a blast, so overcome
your winter lethargy and play
this spring.
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February 5, 1986
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The dominant play by the 6-3 for
ward improved his district
leading rebounding to 11.4 per
night. Although Dozier also chip
ped in 19 points, it was a season
high 23 points by Warden and 14
by Bobby Jones that keyed the
win. A solid second half defense
and aggressive inside play by
Jones keyed a 14-4 spurt that
would but the Quakers ahead for
good. Dozier, Warden and Jones
poured in 11, 11 and 10 points
respectively in the second half as
the Quakers were able to over
come a seven point halftime
deficit.
Jensen's return this season is
still unsure according to Fulton.
"If Jack cannot return, I am
prepared to lead this team for the
remainder of the season," said
Fulton. The Quakers have six
regular season games remaining
including conference leaders
Wingate, Atlantic Christian and
Elon.
Initiated by two freshman
graduates of Sandy Spring
Friends School, the unofficial
Guilford College Frisbee Team
has really taken off. During the
spring of 1985, Ethan Williamson
and Nick Hue gained member
ship in the South Atlantic-
Ultimate Conference (SAUC),set
up practices and spread the
Frisbee Fever through Guilford.
Although some of the team
members are veterans to the
sport, many of the players had
seldom, if ever played Ultimate
Frisbee before. But, judging
from practices and scrimmages
with UNC-G last spring, and
practices both on campus and in
Munich, Germany last fall, as
well as our close victory against
Catawba (21-19) in October,
Guilford will have a competitive
season this spring. They hope to
play Appalachian State, High
Point. Catawba, UNC-G, and
many other teams in the area, as
well as attend as many tour
naments as possible. They have
not yet decided upon a name, but
are considering "Spastic
Plastic," "Discusting,"
"W'indfish," or "Lysergic Disc."
Practice times have not been
decided upon yet, but Wednes
day, Friday, Saturday, and Sun
day afternoons are being con
sidered. Persons interested in
competitive frisbee should plan
to attend 3 of the 4 practices per
week if at all possible, but
anybody and everybody is en
couraged (we need women) to
participate in any of the practices
or pick-up games. While the
weather is unreliable, the team
will be playing pick-up games on
warmer days usually around 3:00
p.m., especially on weekends and
Fridays.