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New Coach Stresses Conditioning
“I have a tough act to
follow. It will be impossible to
fiU Coach Kinne’s shoes.”
These were the words of new
SA Soccer Coach Sandy
Quillen as he prepares his
t6dm for this sesson s
schedule. An offensively in
consistent and injury-prone
Knight eleven went 8-3-2 in ‘73,
but raised the playoffs.
Quillen hopes his squad will
be mentally prepared for each
and every game, hopefi^y
realizing its outstanding
potential, as well as physically
sharp.
Quillen graduated from
Springfield College in 1972. He
played club soccer because
the varsity had its usual
strong team. He served as a
graduate assistan at Missouri
in ’73. QuiUen attended high
school in Illinois just outside
Chicago, where he gained all-
state honors in wrestling. He
will work with the han
dicapped in the Adaptive P. E.
program at St. Andrews, as
well as coaching the soccer
team.
Running, which is ninety
percent of soccer, according
to Quillen has taken a leading
role in preaseason practice.
He states, “My players have
to be in shape, but they have
responded well to this
program, being out of shape
can lead to injuries.”
This senior-laden group
should assert themselves as
leaders this year. “This is
their last year,” said Quillen,
“and they should give it their
utmost.” However, they are a
long way from bemg a soccer
team, although he adde that
the potential is there.
Another new face on the
scene is Skip Fedak former
Pembroke All-American. He
has great soccer savvy; he
knows the game well and will
be an invaluable asset to the
program.
The Knights will use an of
fense called the 4-4
powerhouse, which will be
designed to create scoring op
portunities for more men and
therefore show team balance.
Attacking points may be
somewhat varied in this of
fense. Quillen believes it
should fit his personnel nicely
and give them strength up the
middle. Hie toughest part lies
in the players’ adaption to
their positions. Defensively,
Defensively, the team is
behind the offense at this junc
ture.
Among the returning
seniors, all-south selections,
Prem Thoonkapbalin and
Mackay Asbury lead the way.
Other seniors in line for post
season honors are John Cat-
mur, and Bob Latshaw. “Cat”
and Asbury have been anmed
the co-captains. Mike Dunn
and Zahir Noorani with a year
of experience should also help
the Knights jell offensively.
Prem will play an “inside”
and Asbury a back halfback,
as S. A. seeks more punch.
Freshman fullbacks and
reserves back up Asbury and
probably Jeff Beales in goal.
Fullback David Miller did not
return to school and his loss is
a big one defensively.
Debbie Coffin and Ann Mc
Coy from Montreal and
Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
respectively, have been
working out with the team and
if the opportunity arises they
might see some action, as wiU
the reserves.
Two scrimmages are slated
this week: UNC, at QiapelHiU
and Francis Marion here
Friday. Iliese scrimmages
should help denote the squad’s
progress at this time.
Quillen is not looking p^t
the Sept. 18 road opoeer again
st Greensboro College and
tough Belmont Abbey on the
twenty-first. “We will take
them one at a time.” SA opens
its home season against im
proving Pfeiffer College on
Sept. 24.
Knight soccer has always
been well-received here in the
past and Coach Quillen asks
the student body to continue
its loyal support at all mat
ches this season.
Ping-pong Intramurals start
Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Carolina Tag Football:
practice games, Wednesday,
Sept. 18 at 4:00. Round-robin
games, 20 minutes against
each other dorm. Regular
season starts Monday, Sept.
23.
Coach Sandy Quillen does sotne serious explaining on ball
control to Debby Coffin ^d Ann McCoy.
Women Given Equal
Opportunity In S. A. Sports
S. A. Athletics Now Part Of NCAA
After ten years of com
petition with colleges which
issue athletic grants, St. An
drews and the other seven
Dixie Conference schools have
changed their NAIA af
filiations and are now mem
bers of the NCAA , Division 3
for small colleges. The switch
became effective this fall.
Athletic Director Julian
Smith said that SA wanted to
remain in competition with
colleges which gave athletic
grants on the basis of financial
need, rather than with those
having established scholar
ship programs for athletic
ability . Smith commented,
“Assistance for Division 3
schools could not exceed the
student’s financial need, ecep-
ting academic awards.” He
added, “We would not have
made this move if the other
conference members had not
agreed to the plan.”
Smith emphasized the
strengtheing of the Dixie con
ference and games with other
conference teams are most
significant in this venture. He
hopes the Dixie Conference
will have a major say in future
Division 3 rules and
regulations for the NCAA.
Under the division setup,
some division championships
will be held during this school
year. In the event SA qualifies
a team in a sport whose cham
pionship does not begin untU
’75-76, it may apply for the
Division 2 championships,
with schools of another area.
St. Andrews Presbyterian
College, proud of its
reputation for pioneering in
academic areas, may be
moving into a new role in
college athletics, "niree young
women, first-year students at
the Laurinburg college, have
turned out for the varsity soc
cer and cross-country squads.
Debby Coffin and Arm Mc
Coy were among freshmen
repoting to a surprised Sandy
Quillen, soccer coach. Kathy
Taylor’s appearance as a
cross-country candidate,
however, was no surprise to
Coach Flloyd Blackwell.
Cathy, a petite five feet and 88
pounds, had visisted St. An
drews this summer to
inuire about her status as a
distance runner, delighting
Blackwell when she and her
mother told of Kathy’s first
place AAU ranking in the two-
mile run for girls 16-18.
Debby, now from Montreal,
Canaday, and Ann, from
opkinsville, Kentucky, caused
a bit more suprise with their
inquiry about trying out for
the soccer team, for St. An
drews has three varsity inter
collegiate teams for women:
volleyball, basketball, and
tennis. But in a few minutes’
discussion they convinced
Quillen and Alliletic Director
Julian Smith of their ear
nestness, drew uniforms, and
with other freshmen, began
conditioning work to catch iq>
with returning squad mem
bers already several days into
pre-season work.
“Debby and I both played
soccer at Margaret Hall
School in Versailles, Ken
tucky,” said Ann, explaining
that field hockey was the fall
sport at the girls’ school, but
soccer was a regular spring
sport. A third student from the
Hall School, Cathy BeU of Ver
sailles, considered going out
for soccer but a history of knee
trouble led her to settle for the
assisant manager’s iob.
Blackwell Sees Knight Cross-Country Improving
Cross-country mentor,
Floyd Blackwell hopes to turn
his program around in ’74
following a 2-9 season. There
was a time last season when
five runners could not show up
for a meet. Now the situation
has changed. Blackwell has
enough runners to participate
in every meet and the squad
boasts fine young talent.
Sophomore Jacob Hogue
returns as he attempts to
break the school record. His
28:54 in the district meet is a
good example of Houge’s
progress last year, and he has
been in training during the
summer-mandatory for a suc
cessful cross-country runner.
Although probably not this
year, tiny freshman runner-
Kathy Taylor, may eclipse the
SA record. She has clipped off
a time of nearly 30 minutes for
5 miles. Blackwell expects
these two to wage a hot battle
for number one position, both
dipping under the thirty
minutes mark early in the
season. 6’6” Cliff Summers, a
hot basketball prospect, and
Senior Joe Roberts shoidd be
close to the 32 minute times by
the first meet against Pem
broke State Sept. 18. One of the
freshmen, or veteran Bill
Fragaszy will probably be the
Knight fifth man. Interest in
cross-country has risen, and
as far as potential runners are
concerned, Blackie thinks his
team is a DIAC title con
tender.
Cross-Country: Monday,
Sept. 16 at 4:00 p. m. at
Student Center, 3-mile course.
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