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THE COLLEGIATE
FEBRUARY I4,
1974
Clutched Foul Shooting Extends Bulldogs Streak
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The home court advantage
must be true, for once again the
Atlantic Christian College
Bulldogs extended their home
winning streak by sparkling
over Pfeiffer ai-80 last Saturday
night
I( you have ever wondered
why a basketball coach gets
gray hair before his time, you
should have received your an
swer Saturday night
For a brief period victory was
sewed up in the bag for the
Bulldogs But with 1:50 left on
remaining on the clock the
Falcon’s guard Greg Gilmore
brought matters to 78-78.
A lot was at stake for the
Bulldoga dn it seemed that the
Falcon's luck w'ould be
changing But once again Mr.
Clutch, Jim Nixon, hit nine of
twelve from the charity line,
with 1:40 left to extend that
home court winning margin. The
outcome depended once again on
i
r
Kobbie Cook lays one in over a Pfeiffer player in a winning effort by
the Bulldogs,
Player of the Week
The only way to describe the
Robbie Cook Show this week is,
Fantastic. His dazzling passes,
his pressure defense, his brutal
board play and his uncanty
ability to always be around the
loose ball. High Point College
and Pfeiffer College were vic
timized by Cook and the
Bulldogs, his enthusiasm and
never say lose attitude inspired
the Bulldogs from the verge of
defeat to victory.
In what Coach Ben Pomeroy
called, "the most important
game of the year," Pfeiffer
College; Cook hit 13-19 field
goals, 2-3 free throws, snared 16
rebounds and scored a total 28
points. For the week, Robbie
averaged 22.66 points a game,
averaged eight rebounds a game
and hit 69 per cent from the
floor.
Robbie Cook Player of the
Week.
free throw shooting and. Nixon
did his thing. The Bulldogs’ third
straight win and fourth in the
last five outings was significant,
for it counted in both the
Carolinas Conference and NAIA
District 29 standings.
Atlantic Christian kept their
hopes alive in the District
playoffs by having a record of
five victories and two defeats.
Overall, the Bulldogs are 9-12,
compared to the Falcon's 11-12.
While Jim Nixon did the
damage from the foul line,
forward Robbie Cook took over
from the floor. The 6-4 junior,
who, according to Pomeroy,
"played his best yet,” set out
from the start to make his
presence known.
And did he ever make his
presence known for the evening,
by hitting a game high of 28
points and bringing down 15
rebounds also to lead in that
department.
The Bulldogs had a setback
earlier during the week, by
having 6-6 junior Ron Bowen
with a knee injury. But the
mighty Bulldogs quickly pulled
things together, with Cook’s
outstanding play, along with his
fellow teammates: guard Jim
Nixon with 17 points and his 9-12
clutch foul shooting, center Allen
Searson with 13 points and nine
rebounds and a person that can
always becounted on for every
game, co-captain Russell Eaves
with 10 points and freshman
reserve Richard Battle that
added nine more.
The Bulldogs had a slight 43-40
rebounding edge and hit 30 of 63
shots from the floor for 48 per
cent. At the free throw line, both
teams were effective, with
Pfeiffer hitting 24 of 31 and ACC
linking 23 of 34.
When asked how coach
Pomeroy felt about the overall
game play he commented, “We
turned the ball over far too much
and we were not pleased with the
way we played down the stretch.
But, we wanted Nixon to handle
the ball because he is our best
foul shooter. They fouled him;
he hit his free throws and we
won. Now all we need to do is to
take a lead and just blow
somebody off the court,”
Pomeroy concluded.
My congratulations goes to
Robbie Cook, who played his
best gzame yet of the season
with 28 points and 15 rebounds.
To co-captain guard Jim Nixon
whose foul shooting is un
believable under pressure, along
with his 17 points. Also to eemei
Allen Searson whose presence is
always noticed along with his 13
points and nine rebounds.
To co-cpatian Russell Eaves
with 10 points and fon^ard
Richard Battle with nine points.
I extend my congratulations on a
fine game.
The Bulldogs play at Pem
broke this Saturday with the Pep
Club charting a bus.
Those interested in going can
.^ign up in the Student Center.
Total Domination: Allen Searson knocks rebounding ball out and away
from a Pfeiffer defender.
Puppies Corner Bishops, Lose to State
By LEIGH TAYLOR
What evil lurks in the hearts of
N.C. Wesleyan? Only Coach
Mewborn and her girls
basketball team know for sure.
Shooting and darting like an
ominous shadow, the Puppies
proved once again that you don’t
spit into the wind against
Atlantic Christian as they
whipped Wesleyan 35-23.
Jackie Twisdale, who prefers
to be called "Bird legs’’, con
tinued her quest to be
onominated to Basketball’s Hall
of Fame by leading ACC in the
scoring department. Flying
through the air with the greatest
of ease, Jackie scored con
sistently around the basket in
scoring 10 points.
Debbie Purvis connected on a
couple from the corner as she
collected nine points to stay
ahead in the team’s overall
season scoring race. Rounding
out the scoring spree with the
nicknames that they he chosen,
"Jolting Joan’’ Adams, Connie
"Hinie" Hines, Kathy “D-Port”
Devenport, and “Bombing
Bonnie’’ Beal all scored four
points each.
The Puppies dominated the
boards in out rebounding the
Rocky Mount team by 21.
Twisdale and Adams had 14 and
12 respectively, followed by
Purvis’ eight and Davenport’s
seven.
The Bishops were so
frustrated by ACC’s defense that
Coach Mewborn thought about
inserting Bobby Fischer to
capture a few extra pawns and
rooks. Wesleyan's Windy
Wheeler kept her team in the
game, but in the second half,
Bonnie Beal and her new
haircut, stopped the Bishop from
any further damage.
Although the Puppies won by
twelve points, the difference
could have been greater if thei 33
per cent foul shooting per
centage had been better.
Also contributing to the
winning cause were the noble
efforts of Carolyn Stegens,
Dardeen Etheridge, and Phyllis
Woodard.
ACC vs STATE
On Feb. 7 the Puppies traveled
down Tobacco Road to take on
N.C. State. The Wolfpack’s
winning ways prevailed as they
out classed Miss mewborn’s
troops 52-38,
Once again the first half told
the story for ACC as they scored
only 15 points as compared to
State’s 30. The Puppies out-
scored the home team in the last
two quarters, but the first half
deficit was too much to over
come.
Leading the ACC offense was
Kathy Davenport, Connie Hines,
and Jackie Twidale. The Three
Musketeers totaled 31 of the
team’s 38 points. Connie pulled a
Julius Dr. “J” Erving move with
three defenders covering her in
scoring a lay up. Kathy played
gallantly with a jammed finger
that hindered her total ef
fectiveness.
Kathy Bounds, Gennie Jordan,
Lulu Eure, and Jane Wood led
the Wolfpack in scoring by
combining for 40 of their team’s
52 points.
The Puppies’ defense was led
by Twisdale, Davenport, and
Joan Adams, all with nine
rebounds each, Hines played her
usual kamikaze style by
scrambling for loose balls in
reckless abandon.
In conslusion, State was just a
little better than ACC. but on our
home court the outcome would
be turned around. Tonight in
Raleigh, the Puppies play Peace
to try to avenge an earlier
season loss.
Intramural
Sports
fulcherIjpsets waters
In Monday Night’s action.
Bobby FuJcher sank an umpteen
foot jump shot with five seconds
left in overtime to give Hackney
II a 59-58 victory over Vilaters I
Fulcher scored 21 points for the
skidding Waters team.
Elsewhere, Alpha Sig beat Sig
Ep, 49-46, Sigma Pi topped Day
n. %i/8-t-3g__ and Day I beat
Waters II 69-60.
Alpha Sig, Ray Wilkins and Sig
Ep, Rick Babyak, two of the
leagues top scorers scored 13
points a piece. The Sigma Pi wio
was sparked by George Wallace
Gentry with 16 points and Stuart
Rollings with 19.
Dickie Williams scored 19
points in the Hackney I win. Rich
Glover led Delta Sig with M
poins.
Day I was led by Skeeter
Whitlow with 20points. Sion Carr
hit 24 big ones for Waters.
The final games of the season.
originally scheduled
Tuesday, February 19. have
been moved to Tuesday
February 26.