Page Four
The Pendulum
November 18,1975
Spor^ts
Gary F. Spitler, Sports Editor
SAC-8 champs romp LR 42-10
and down Newberry 19-13; more to go
by Gary F. Spitler
Sports Editor
Eton’s defensive end Wes
McLaughlin had a tremendous
performance to boost the
Fighting Christians to win #9
for the 1976 season, slipping
past SAC-8 foe Newberry 19-13.
The #2 rated team in the NAIA
made use of a few Newberry
mistakes to post their 5-0
SAC-8 slate and 9-0 overadl
mark. Newberry slipped to 3-2
in the SAC-8 and 4-4 overall.
Then Elon bombed Lenoir
Rhyne this past week to push
the record to 10-0 overall and
6-0 in the SAC-8 with a 42-10
win.
It was a defensive struggle
right from the beginning. The
first quarter found the two
teams battling and Elon coming
out with a 3-0 flrst quarter edge
by way of Mitch Rippy’s 27-yard
field goal. But the toe seemed to
be what would determine the
winners as the game
progressed.
The second quarter saw
Elon’s Rippy boot a 30-yaLrder to
boost Elon to a 6-0 lead. But
then Newberry struck back.
Indian kicker Bob McMillan
made a 26-yard field goal to post
the 6-3 halftime score. But the
second half was not a runaway
either.
With 12:23 left in the third
quarter, Elon’s Ricky Locklear
recovered an Indian fumble in
the endzone for the second week
in a row. The kick failed and
Elon led 12-3. Newberry’s
McMillan then started off the
fourth quarter scoring.
With 11:58 left in the
important SAC-8 game,
Newberry’s McMillan booted a
34-yard field goal to bring the
Indian’s attack back. The
scoreboard then read 12-6. But
then Elon made advantage of a
tremendous defensive contest
Defensive end McLaughlin
blocked a punt which rolled into
the endzone. McLaughlin
jumped on the ball for Elon’s
second TD. Rippy’s PAT was
good and Elon took over 19-6
with 6:12 remaining in the
game. It looked as if the
Chrisitians had picked up win
#9.
But with 2:35 remaining in
the contest and fourth and goal
at the two, runningback Rufus
Johnson plunged into the
endzone fa- an Indian TD. The
clock then became an important
factor as Elon had a slim 19-13
advantage.
The Indians tried an onside
kick which worked because the
Christians fumbled. However, a
penalty called the kick over.
The next time Elon fell on the
ball and took over first and ten
at the Elon 47. Two runs by
runningback Howard Ferguson
gave the Christians an
important first down with 1:27
remaining on the clock. The
Christians just kept falling on
the ball and post^ the 19-13
win as the clodi approached the
:00 mark. Win #9 for the
Christians was put in the books.
Then last week the
Christians traveled to winless
Lenoir Rhyne for another
SAC-8 encounter. The
Christians demolished the
Bears 42-10 to boost the Elon
record to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in
the SAC-8. The Christians
broke the yards rushing record
for a single season at LR
breaking the 1975 record of
2554 yards to now have a 2786
total with one to three games to
go. The win also clinched the
SAC-8 championship for the
Christians for their first
newly-formed SAC-8 conference
title.
Three runningbacks boosted
the play during the afternoon.
Prince Deese collected 124
yards on 17 carries, Howard
Ferguson, collected 119 yards
on 21 carries and Alex
ELON IS TOPS
Elon College was
mentioned among the
South’s leading football
teams in Sports Illustrated,
Nov. Ifi issue, on p. 57. This
is the first time Elon has
ever been pven the honor of
appearing in the well-known
sports magazine.
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Wes Mcl^iughlin, defensive end for Elon, waa sdected aa SAC-8
^ayer of the week after turning in a good performance at the
Elon-Newberry game. McLaughUn had five teckles, two one
interception, broke up one pass, had a sack which caused a fumUe
and later resulted in an Ek>n score, and blocked two punts. One
blocked punt was recovered for a touchdown and the other led to an
Elon field goal.
McMillan a collected 119 yards
in 8 carries to lead the Elon
scoring attack. All three have
over 2000 career yards rushing
and each scored two touchdowns
against the Bears.
Defensively, Bill Devaney
had a superb afternoon. He
collected eight tackles, seven
assists, one fumble recovery,
one interception, and broke up a
pass. Elon hosts the Eagles of
Carson-Newman this Satiutlay
at Burlington Memorial
Stadium at 2 p.m in their last
SAC-8. The Eagles enter the
game 3-3 in the SAC-8 and 3-4
overall, while Elon enters with
a 10-0 slate overall and 6-0 in
the SAC-8.
Editor’s note: It is very
likely that Elon will move
into playoff competition in
the 1976 NAL\ playoffs. Elon
is rated #2 in Ae NAIA and
a win would assure them a
position, a loss would
complicate matters. As of
press time, the participants
in the 19>76 playoffs are
unknown and the playoff
locations are still being
decided. Watch local
newspapers and the
Communicator for more info.
Because this paper will not
be published again until Dec.
■9, and the playoff game will
be held Dec. 4. The
championship game is
schedided for Dec. 11, and
the game will be on national
television for die first time.
See NAIA ratings on this
page for possible opponents.
Junior class
to sell cups
Saturday
The 1976-77 junior class of
Elon College has set a precedent
this year in the form of a major
money-making project. This
year’s class, under the
leadership of Sam Burgess, is
striving to break away from the
traditional class image of
apathy on the part of its
leadership and members.
On Nov. 19 at the
Carson-Newman football gamo
the junior class will embark
upon its project by providing
students with their very own
Elon College cups. These cups,
similar to the familiar
Carolina” cups, will be maroon
with "Elon College” and
'Tighting Christians” in gold
lettering.
Accoring to Burgess, "These
cups will provide a greater
incentive for future classes to
have projects.”
The proceeds from this project
wll go toward a hiture class
dance or dances and more
entertainment for students. On
Saturday, Nov. 19, students
may come out and support the
#2 nationally ranked
Christians, and show their
^irit with 50« for an Elon
College cup.
Hm 197*-77 Women’s Basketball Team members indude: Beth Batv
Vickie Blankenship, Lynn Briggs, Jane Cooper, Joyce DanieL jSm
Fleming, Candy Fox, Sandra Gray, Sue Henderson, Tina IreS
Andrea McDowell, Lisa Mooneyham, Jackie Myers, Donna
Jane Sampson, Carolyn Smith, and Rhonda Wilson.
Elon women host High
Point in opener Dec. 4
Fleming from Eden, N.C., and
Jane Sampson from
Shenandoah, Va. Elon has also
received two college transfers
Andy McDowell from Mars Hill,
and Lynn Briggs, who attended
N.C. State.
The team, basically short,
will use a running-type offense
coupled with a man to man
defense to compensate for their
lack of height. The Golden
Girls’ first game will be here at
Elon Dec. 4 against High Pbint
This game will precede the
men’s game, which will also be
against High Point.
by Lee Cummings
Coach Mary Jackson
forecasts a good season for the
Elon women’s basketball team,
with all but two players
returning from last year.
Although the team has not yet
been chosen because of the
conflicting volleyball season.
Miss Jackson sees promises in
the few players who have been
conditioning and practicing for
the past three weeks.
The coach pointed out two
prospective additions to the
team in freshmen Janet
Bank
The NAIA Division I Football Ratings
Eighth Ranking
THE TOP TEN
Pine
PIM9
Taun VMm Umrd
Pofails
1.
TeusAAlUnivertity (16)
240
2.
EknCollegvNC
220
3.
Hendmon 9ute Untv«nity ARK
7-l0
196
4.
St John's Univanity MINN
74>-l
182
6.
Western State College COLO
»-l-0
176
6.
Miaeoun Southern 9ut« CoiU«e
S-1-0
102
7.
Univeraity of Waoonsin-Platieviii*
6>1>0
132
a
University ol Central Arkanaas
7-1-0
112
9.
Shepherd Collefe W VA
106
10.
Abilene Christian Uiuversity TEX
S-2-0
too
Women’s volleyball team
posts 23-13 season mark
by Lee Cummings
Elon’s women’s volleyball
team finished out their season
in Durham a few weeks ago just
missing the chance to compete
in the regional tournament held
in Johnson City, Tenn. Elon
placed third in the state in the
small college division behind
Wake Forest and state
champion High Point. The two
top teams are eligible to
compete in the regionals.
Elon gained the right to play
Wake Forest in the semi-finals
by defeating Mars Hill twice
md downing Western Carolina
in a well played match, 15-11,
21-23, and 15-10. Since both
Elon and Wake Forest had
previously lost a match, (Elon
lost to Wake Forest 8-15,14-16)
it was do or die for both teams in
HOW
THEY
STAND
the double elimination
tournament.
Elon shocked the Deacons in
the first game of the match by
the score of 15-13, but just could
not win another game, losing
11-15, 7-15. Besides a
respectable third place finish,
seniors Joyce Daniel and Tina
Ireland were honored by being
selected to the small college all
tournament team
The team wound up the
season with a 23-13 record, and
also did well in the Appalachian
invitational defeating High
Point 15-12, 5-15, 14-12, and
Peace 15-1,15-8.
South Atlantic
Conference Standings «
11-1-76 “ ,
1 ui Conf. all
1. Won College 4-0-0 8^W)
2. Catawba 4-2.0 6-2-0
3.Newber^ 3-1-0 4-34)
’■ ^arson-Newnuin 3-2-0 3-5-0
5. Mare Hill 2-3-1 3-4-1
6. Gardner-Webb 2-4-0 4-4-0
7I^e8byterian 1.3.0 2-5-0
8. Lenoir Rhyne 0-5-1 0-7-1
MEN’S BASKETBAU
SCHEDULE
1976-77 ELON COLLEGE
‘Tighting Christians”
Nov. 22 Liberty Boplii'
Nov. 26-27 . . . Catawba Tourney
D«c 1 ... Lenoir
Dec. 4t* HigtifoW
Dec. 6* 1*°’'
Dec. lit.... Atlantic Chriltim
Jan. S* Belmont Abbey
Jon. 8t Hish Po'"'
Jon. 12* Lenoir Rhyne
Jan. lit
Jon. 17* liberty Boplii'
Jan. I9t Cotowta
Jon. 22* ... . Winiton-Solem 51
Jpr.. 26*
Jon. 2»t*
Jon. 31
Feb. 3t*
Feb. Jt*
Feb. 9
Feb. )2t
Feb. 1 MariHill
Feb. !9t* . . • Atlantic Chriitio"
Feb. 23-2« . Corolinoi Conf. Town.
*Home Gomes
tConference Gomes