SPORTS
Shelton, Defense Pace
First Place Knights
By Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
A stingy defense, and the
prolific scoring of Junior
Guard Erik Shelton have
catapulted the Knights into
a first place tie with Pfeiffer
College in the Carolina’s
Conference basketball
standings. St. Andrews
ranks fifteenth in the nation
in scoring defense, and
Shelton leads the Knights
with an 18 point scoring
average. He has scored 27
and 29 points in the Knights
last two games, versus
Guilford College and
Francis Marion respec
tively.
Coach Mark Simons has
his team on a substantial roll
as the end of the season
nears. The Knights have
emerged victorious in five
of their last six contests.
Simons attributes the suc
cess to unselfish play, a
more intense defense, and a
total team effort.
Also adding to the success
of the Knights is the addi
tion of Junior transfer
Lawson Smith. In his first
home game, against
Guilford College, Smith
scored 11 points, and added
four rebounds. Among his
highlights were a crowd-
thrilling dunk and a three-
point basket. This combina
tion of inside and outside
ability is reminiscent of for
mer All-Conference per
former Dave Simons, who
graduated last year.
The re-emurgence of Sen
ior Guard Wendell Staton
has added to the scoring
punch of St. Andrews. In
the absence of David
Saltman, Staton has looked
to shoot more, especially
from the three-point arc,
where he was 6 for 6 versus
Pfeiffer College.
Simons has also found a
combination to give the
Knights a stronger re
bounding lineup. Starters
John Davis and Shawn
Colquiett have averaged
over 12 rebounds per game
combined during this late
season surge. More help on
the boards has also been
provided by Sophomore
Donald Galbreath. Gal-
breath is also 11th in the
nation in freethrow percen
LAOY KNtCHTI
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JAMMIN'
The St. Andrews
are in first place
in the
Carolinas Conference.
Shawn Colquiett jams
one home.
(Photo by Rooney Coffman.)
tage, at 91%.
The next game for the
Knights, who have run their
record to 15-9, will be away
at Mt. Olive.
Player of the Week
Mark English
By Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
Mark English, a junior
guard from Mebane, NC
has been named as the Caro
linas Conference Player of
the Week, as well as the
NAIA's District 26 Player of
the Week for the week of
February 4.
English has been instru
mental to the the Knights’
recent winning streak, scor
ing 98 points over 6 games,
and gathering 35 rebounds.
He is also hitting 50% of his
shots from the field, and
50% from the three-point
arc. English is shooting 80%
from free throw line .
Rugby Club Formed
By Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
St. Andrews has formed a
Rugby Club, and has joined
The North Carolina Rugby
Union, according to Club
Vice President Chris Ed
wards. Interest in the sport
was sparked by interna
tional students familiar with
the game, and the club re
ceived its charter in Decem
ber.
The North Carolina Rugby
Union is affiliated with
Rugby East-USA, and con
sists of nine collegiate teams,
including UNC Chapel Hill,
Appalachian State, and NC
State. There are also twelve
club teams, and one ladies'
team in the league.
Rugby has its origins in
soccer, and became an out
growth in 1823. It was
played in the late 1800's in
America, but the rules were
amended to comprise what
we know as American Foot
ball. Rugby is much like
football, but less regulated,
according to Edwards. The
sport consists of running,
passing (backwards only),
kicking and tackling.
The St. Andrews team will
play a total of seven matches
in its inaugural year. The
first match will be against
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