THE LANCE
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SOCCER
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With twelve recruits and six walk-ons the St. Andrews soccer
squad started the 1976 soccer season, a season which would
show a 100% increase in the Knight record, from 3-9-2 to 6-7-1.
Coach Betts felt the season was an over-aD winner even
though the team had a losing record.
Betts felt the two major problems to this years team, were
injuries to key people and the inexperience of the players,
mainly the freshmen players. With the various backgrounds of
the playes, both old and new, there was a problem in finding a
style of play that St. Andrews could call their own. The depth of
the bench was an added strength to this years team, at some
positions the soccer team had two to three players, something
the previous year’s team did not have.
Teams success was probably due to the players ability to
cope with the changes and conforming into one unified squad.
For next year Betts is looking for an improved record. Coach
Betts feels next year the conference play should be tougher and
the scores should be lower and closer games can be expected.
Betts will look to Gary Baggaley of the scorning punch next
year, Gary had led the team in scoring and was chosed to the
All-conferencce team.
The defense will be one of the teams strongest factors next
year, with standouts Craig Eliassen, Scott Brouthers, John
Doney, and Njefi Michael the defensive duties will be carried
out with outst^ding bench strength.
The mid-field has Tom unn, Randy Dinkins, Mike Herculson
The mid^ield has Tom Dunn, Randy Dinkins, Mike
Herculson and McAammed Jagne to carry out the mid-field
duties, other outstanding mid-iield players include Max Morris,
Graham Disque.
The attack will be spearheaded by Baggaley with T. J. and
Casey Middleditch performing on the front line.
Coach Betts feels the attack is the place the recruiting will
help. Next years recruiting is coming along very well.
Tlie Coach of the Year Award was given to Betts. Coach
Betts feels the reason was the people around him and this years
players are the reasons for this award.
The soccer team would like to say good-by to seniors, Tim
Griggs, Mike Dunn, Richard Massey, Rowe Campbell, John
Barron, and Kim Johnson.
All-Conference 1976-Tim Griggs, Gary Baggaley, 1 st team;
Carl Jennings, 1st team; Mike Herculson, 2nd team; Scott
Brouthers, H. Mention.
The team is looking forward to a good year next year and we
will need the schools support.
Tennis Prospects
Gary
soccer
M.V.P. - Tim Griggs
Best Offensive
Baggaley
Best Defensive - Scott
Brouthers
Best Freshman - Mike Herc
ulson
Most Improved - Stuart Dan-
sby
Honorable Mention - Scott
Brouthers
The over-the-back flip, the un
derhanded spin, or the drop
kick punt. No. 5 Steve “Snozz-
ola” Lowery from Camden,
S.C. started slow but picked
his third year in a row. Scott
has worked hard to improve
his tennis skillsj he is con
sistent and I look forward to
seeing Scott play next year.
New comer “Buffalo BOl”
Moseley exhibited great form,
I never knew that there were
so many variations on tossing
your racquet over the fence.
up towards the end of the
season. Steve is heading to St.
Andrews University next year
and will be missed. Who’s
going to imitate the coarh
next year? Last but not least,
“Stewbotts” Dansby/Our No. 6
player. AH I can say about
Stewart is LGD, LGL, and he
came on like gangbusters
toward the end of the season.
I can only remember looking
for Stewart once prior to a
match, we thought he was
Missing in Action from Bacc
hanalia.
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
Dew Dazzles
Although the women’s
basketball team did not have
a winning season, one of the
players stood out in perform
ance. Joyce De\^ from
Baltimore, MD^led her team
as top-scorer in aU games
played. As a strong offensive
and defensive player, she
made the Dixie Interc
ollegiate Athletic Conference.
She will be greatly missed by
her teammates and coach.
Joyce Dew was supported
by high-spirited teammates:
Ctorlis Reynolds from Connec
ticut; Joyce Meadows from
Atlanta, Georgia; Brenda
Howard from Atlanta,
Georgia; Harriet Howard
from Fuquay-Varina, N.C.;
Claire Pearson from Laurel
Hill, N.C.; Charmain Clifford
from Baltimore, Md.; and
Johanna Boxman from
Greensboro, N.C. Corlis
Reynolds, the second highest
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Coach Thomas Whiteley
closed out his six year St. And
rews coaching career with a
disappointing 6-15 won-lost
record.
The Knights' first game
against Southern Tech Inst,
which the Knights lost in over
time, became a familiar scene
for the Knight^ season, as the
Knights lost a total of three
games in overtime and losing
eight others by less than five
points. Thus you could call the
Knights season a “close but
not quite enough season.”
The Knights will be losing
five seniors from the 1976-77
team. The seniors not return
ing are reserve pivot man
Larry McDaniel, guard-
forward Arthur Bowman, for
ward Dave Home, and guards
Donverse “Rook” Rookard
and Greg “Smitty” Smith.
“Arthur B’s” scoring punch
will be missed as he was the
KnightsMeading scorer, Dave
Home’s rebounding power
wiU be missed as he was the
teanJs second leading reboun
der and was also named as
honorable mention forward in
the DIAC. “Rook” and “Smit-
ty’s” defensive and ball hand
ling abilities wiU need to be
replaced next year in order for
the “retuming” Knights to
turn the close games around.
Next year the Knights will
have eight retuming letterm-
en which will include only two
VOLLEYBALL
When asked her opinion of
the Women’s Volleyball team
this past season. Coach Jo Ann
Williams said that the team’s
8 wins and 15 losses (8-11 conf
erence) were “not bad for a
rebuilding year.”
“We had a young team, with
three freshmen (Pam Pohl,
Debbie Grant and Kim
Powell) starting. Five of the
six starters from the ’75
season graduated last year.”
Coach Williams has
scheduled 16 exciting matches
for next season. Matches
during the 1977 season will be
played under U.S.V.B.A. (int
ernational) rules. Single mat
ches wiD be the best 3-out-of-5
games and tri-matches will
be the best 2-out-of-3 games.
scorer ana graduate, was not
at her best this year due to
knee injury. Joyce Meadows,
a senior and also the captain
of the team, was a driving for
ce behind the girls. Brenda
Howard, also a senior, kept
the team amused with her
“trick” shots.
Even though the team will
lose four of their starters.
Miss Williams will have four
veterans to work with. The
remaining four are in their
early years here at St. Andr
ews, which would give them
at least two playing times
together. The team is looking
forward to next year’s season
which will hopefully be a win
ning one.
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juniors that Will be rew
as seniors, Curtis
WaU and Cliff sunu,
was this yeai^ leading,
der. Butch “Lucama-’
IS the lone
sophomore who sho^'
next yea?s tpam
strength in the rebl?
department. The ret ?
freshmen will induce™;
guard Tony Odom and 5
guard Chris East who
with the “Iceman” gav 'j
years J.V. team aw 2
record. Also 6’4”Ronnie^:J
ish Chen-y who was |
eadmg scorer and reC
for the J.V. team and ew
ually won a starting spot,
the varsity at the endo[|
season will return
Mike “The Bear”
who was the Knights’,,
leadmg scorer and was aki
honorable mention at forw®
in the DIAC, and Andy“^j
Jones wiU be returning«
his hustling and baU handh
abilities that will be valuali
needed to replace the servic
of “Rook” and “Smitty,”
The St. Andrews commiBi
would like to thank Coai
Whiteley and the seniors
their hard work and contriM
ions to the St. Andrews baste
ball program and wish
returning lettermen goodk
in the upcoming
season.
Matches for next year
N.C. Wesleyan; (2) It
Wilmington; (2) Fran
Marion Coll.; (1) Meredi
(1) St. Augustine’s'
Pembroke; (2) Methoi;
(2) Queen’s College;
Atlantic Christian Coll.;
UNC-Charlotte
Ihe team will end i
season against two of tiie lt|
teams in the state,
Louisburg and Wake 1
University. (6 other matcliB
are yet to be scheduled).
The tournament willbeliel
in Raleigh, N.C. November 1
12. The top 8 teams in f
division (4 from the East anil
from the West) will j
toumament.
All interested women i
encouraged to come'
the team next year.
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Coach Blackwell
Jay Mitchell, Mark Anderson to the retuming
letterni®
nevct
Blackwell forecasts having eight runners under 30 mtou
Blackwell summed up the interview this way, “I
been associated with a finer bunch of men in my
(team members) have been as good to the institution as ^
them. I love them all and it has been a great year.’
is required of all S.A. students, all students shorn
opportunity to come in contact with Coach Blackwe •
never meet a finer man.