The neutral corner
Thursday, Jan. 27, 1983 / Kaleidoscope I 5
By Keith Flynn
Kaleidoscope Sports Editor
Everyone knows the story of
David and Goliath. It is about a
seemingly invincible giant who ter
rorizes entire armies with his power.
He was Goliath and he was bested
by a mere pup, a boy armed with on
ly a slingshot. The recent Char-
minade University 77-72 victory on
Dec. 23 over Virginia may not have
had the same religious ramifica
tions, but it may have been the big
gest upset in the history of college
basketball.
To set up a reasonable com
parison, the victory could be com
pared to a Mars HIU College football
conquest over a Notre Dame or an
Alabama. But consider this - Char-
minade is a 25-year-old school with
an enrollment of 900. No. 1 ranked
Virginia is an 163-year-old institu
tion with 16,400 students. In past
years, the Cavaliers of the state of
presidents had feasted heeu-tily on
tiny Chaminade, getting a much
needed easy victory during the holi
day. But that has all changed now.
The Chaminade Silverswords are a
tiny NAIA school that is situated in
Honolulu, Hawaii. (A silversword,
incidentally, is a cactuslike plant
found only in the volcanic craters of
Hawaii.) The Swords had patiently
practiced for Ralph Sampson, col
lege basketball’s version of Goliath,
by having one of their teammates
stand on a chair during defensive
drills in practice. Sampson was held
to only 12 points in the contest. The
man who guarded 7-foot-4 inch
Sampson was 6-8 center Tony Ran
dolph, who comes from, of all places,
Staunton, Va. Staunton happens to
be 25 miles from Harrisonburg, Va.,
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which is Sampson’s hometown.
While playing for Robert E. Lee
High in Staunton, Randolph faced
Harrisonburg High and Sampson
five times. Lee won twice.
“The first time I ever played
against him,” Randolph said, “he
went up for an alley-opp and his
elbow caught me in the head. I
flipped over on my back and had a
concussion.” This time Tony shot
9-of-12 from the floor and gained
some measure of revenge for the
first encounter.
Chaminade is situated on a bluff
overlooking Wakiki Beach and Dia
mond Head. It is maternally nur
tured by a volcano backdrop on one
side and the Pacific on the other.
Chaminade gets its name from
Guillaume Joseph Chaminade, who
founded the Society of Mary at
Bordeaux in 1817. The school was
founded in 1957 and christened
Chaminade College of Honolulu.
Twenty years later, the Silver
swords expanded their curriculum
and added University to the end of
the name.
The basketball Swords are cur
rently ranked No. 1 in the national
NAIA poll and carefully guard a
current 19-2 record against one of
the toughest schedules in the nation.
Many basketball experts contend
that the Swords are simply not that
talented, but the spiritual
togetherness of the team is un
daunted. Maybe they just forgot
that they were supposed to be eaten
by Goliath, but the greater
Ukelihood exists that Coach Merv
Lopes passed out slingshots before
game time.
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No. 54 Sheila Ford has compiled rebounding stats that lead the NAIA.
Staff photo by Carol Whitener
Ladies stun Sunshine State
Bulldog fans come in all shapes and shoe sizes. Eleanor Moseley, daughter
of Dr. Merritt Moseley checks out the action against USC-S.
Photo by Carol Whitener
By Tim Riddle
The Lady Bulldog basketball
team is on a tear, winning eight of
their last ten games, due largely to
the play of 6-foot-2 junior center
Sheila Ford.
The Clarkton, N.C. native is
leading, not only the team, but the
entire nation in rebounding with an
average of over 20 per contest. Ford
averages over 20 points per game
also.
UNCA began the year with a trek
through Florida and Georgia, Jan. 5
through Jan. 14, setting records for
both biggest margin of victory and
highest score. The Lady Bulldog’s
first victim was St. Leo College,
which fell 90-33 for a 57-point win
ning margin. Ford scored 26 points
and pulled down 17 rebounds to pace
UNCA. Lisa Roberts chipped in 25
points for the Lady Dogs.
An offense-minded UNCA squad
then took the floor against Eckerd
College, rolling up a 106-59 score.
Kim Duncan led the way with 28
points while Ford hit for 24 points
and 19 rebounds.
The ladies then traveled to the
University of Tampa to register a
67-53 win. Roberts was high for
UNCA with a 22 point effort. Ford
added 17 points and 18 rebounds,
and Duncan contributed 14 points.
Florida International University
was the last stop for the Lady
Bulldogs in the Sunshine State, but
they didn’t receive a sunny send-off.
Despite a 22-point, 19-rebound per
formance by Ford, UNCA lost a
close game 71-67. Florida Interna
tional was the leading offensive
team in NCAA Division II, averag
ing 91 points per game. Duncan was
also in double figures with 18 points.
UNCA then traveled to Arm
strong State (Ga.) to record a 67-58
win. Ford again led the way with 17
points and 16 rebounds. Roberts
was close behind with 16 points and
Duncan added 11.
The Lady Bulldogs returned home
to Justice Gym Jan. 17 to face
Barber-Scotia. UNCA did not seem
tired from the journey, as the Lady
Dogs jumped out to a 13-0 lead in
the first four minutes. They were
never threatened in the contest as
they cruised to a 94-52 victory. Ford
had another average night, hitting
for 21 points and 21 rebounds.
On Jan. 20, the ladies took on Lin
coln Memorial at Justice Gym. This
was the second time that they had
faced the Lady Railsphtters, having
slipped by 81-74 in November. Ford
paced UNCA with 26 points and 20
rebounds. Lincoln never led in the
game, but stayed within four points
for the opening ten minutes. UNCA
then got inside play from Ford and
pulled out to a 40-29 halftime
margin. While Ford was getting the
inside shots, Roberts and Duncan
were doing the damage from the out
side. Duncan finished with 18
points and Roberts added 14.
Lenior-Rhyne broke open a close
game in the final four minutes Mon
day night to register a 63-55 win
over UNCA in an NAIA District 26
game at Hickory. The Lady
Bulldogs had tied the score at 51-51
before L-R went on a 12-4 spurt to
clinch the victory.
Ford scored 23 points and grabbed
20 rebounds, while Duncan added 10
points.
The Lady Bulldogs now stand at
4-1 in district play and 13-5 overall.