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October 5,1995
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TO THE TOP
WA BULLET
Dave McKay
Basketball season is just
ound the corner, and there
lave been some very interest-
;ing changes around the NBA.
{The high level of uncertainty in
^he off-season has made for
lomething of a changing of the
;u^d in the league.
In the most major of guard
hanges, the Washington Bui-
ilets acquired perennial alKstar
fMarkPtice last week. The sec-
bnd-best true point guard in the
[NBA (next to John Stockton, of
ourse), Price will be the final
•iece to the Bullets’ playoff
hunt.
[ Nov. 17, 1994 was sup-
iposed to be the Bullets’ fran
chise turning point. On that
day, Washington signed rookie
forward/center Juwan Howard
and dealt for *93s top overall
pick Chris Webber.
Washington general man-
[ager John Nash and tiie long-
suffering roundball fans of D.C.
declared a day of celebration,
t There was a problem,
though. Who could get the ball
to these big men?
Scott Skiles and Doug
' Overton did what they could,
butthis team needed a top-flight
point man. They went to the
draft lottery forthe sixth straight
year.
Ta-da! ‘‘Mr. Price I’d like
you to meet Chris, Juwan* and
Calbert ... Rasheed? Yeah,
he’s on his way.”
The main reason why Nov.
17 is NOT the day that Will go
downin Bullets’ history is Sept.
27, 1995. That’s the date the
Bullets swapped their ’96 first
rounder for Price and signed
rookie Rasheed Wallace.
Not a bad day’s work. In
fact, the moves prompted Nash
to declare, “I think we have a
legitimate shot. This a major
day in the Bullets’ history.’’
I think I may have heard
that one before. This time ho w-
ever, I have to agree.
If Jim Lynam is able to
coach at all, and he may not be
able, this team could showcase
itself in the NBA Finals^
“...and this showcase can
be yours, if the Price is right ”
Volleyball digging for success
Colleen Herndon
Staff Reporter
The women’s volleyball team
split four games at the Elon College
Invitational Challenge last week
end and lost to Presbyterian Mon
day making its overall record 21-6.
A total of eight teams partici
pated in the weekend tournament
which was held at Alumni Gymna
sium.
The Lady Christians won their
20th match of the season defeating
Eckerd (5-6) in a grueling five game
marathon, 15-5, 13-15, 15-12, 13-
15, 15-13.
“We played extremely well in
the first game, but really struggled
as a team with our blocking,” head
coach Sue Leonard said. “In games
two and four our blocking broke
down and it almost cost us the
match.”
However, in the second game
Andrew Brickey/The Pendulum
Elon volleyball team giving its best effort against Fairmont State.
against Rollins College (11-4), Elon
could not defend against the Tars’
serving power. Rollins swept Elon
in three games, 15-12, 15-12, 15-
13.
“We played with a lot more
intensity in the second game, but
Rollins was serving extremely
well,” Leonard said.
The Fightin’ Christians also
split day two of the tournament as
they defeated St. Leo and lost to
Fairmont State.
Elon won a hard fought game
in the first match-up against St.
Leo, (7-8), 5-15, 15-10, 9-15, 15-
13, 15-13.
However, in the second game,
Elon fell short to Fairmont State
(16-7) in another five game mara
thon, 15-3,6-15,15-7,0-15,15-13.
Freshman Lisa Bumgarner had 13
kills and 10 digs in the losing ef
fort.
“Blocking and receiving are
important aspects of the game, and
we did neither all weekend,”
Leonard said. “We played flat all
weekend.”
The highlight of the tourna
ment was the nomination of senior
Debbie Hall to the All-Tournament
team as voted on by the participat
ing coaches. Hall had 43 kills, 62
digs and three service aces during
tournament play.
The next matchup for Elon (21 -
6) will be on Oct. 5 against High
Point University beginning at 7 p.m.
Women stay focused in nine-game winning streak
April Perkins
Sports Editor
The Elon College women’s soc
cer team has completed more than
half of the ‘95 season with a new
coach, one loss and a nine-game
winning streak.
“(The winning streak) is a prod
uct of many things in which the
players are doing,” head coach Paul
Webster said. “They’re taking care
of themselves off the field, they’re
staying healthy and when they’re
coming to train they’re doing a real
good job of staying focused.”
Elon successfully earned their
ninth win of the year against Mars
Hill College, 3-0. This was the
eighth out of ten games in which
Elon has held its opponents score
less. Elon’s only loss came in the
season opener against Liberty Col
lege. The score was 0-2.
“They have prepared them
selves really well for every match
that we’ve played since that first
one,” Webster said.
Elon’s overall record stands at
9-1 while its South Atlantic Con
ference record remains undefeated
at 3-0. Elon has already walked on
Wingate College (5-1), Presbyte
rian College (4-0) and this past
weekend Mars Hill College. How
ever, tough competition lies before
Elon. On Oct. 7 the Christians will
face Lenoir-Rhyne College fol
lowed by Gardner-Webb, Catawba
and Carson-Newman. Each game
will be played at home.
“They feel very good about
what they’ve done so far. But they
still have very realistic visions of
what’s coming up,” Webster said.
“They realize the games coming up
are extremely important and they
seem to be taking them very seri
ously.”
Elon’s Stephanie Sorrells is the
team’s leading scorer with eight
goals. She has also contributed 33
shots as well as three assists. In
addition, Kam Radford and Molly
Page have each scored seven goals
towards Elon’s success.
Elon has proven its strength on
the field, however, Webster be
lieves there is one weakness his
team faces that may not be resolved.
“We’re not the swiftest of feet.
If we get in a game where the other
team is technically as solid as we
are and they’re a lot faster, that
could be a problem. But there’snot
a whole lot you can do about that.”
Despite the lack in speed,
Webster and the Lady Christians
have proven their abilities as a team
and will continue to do so as they
face the last half of the season.
Elon Scoreboard
Vnllevball
(Elon is now 21-6)
Elon vs. Eckerd
15-5, 13-15,15-12,13-15, 15-13
Rollins vs. Elon
15-12,15-12,15-13
Elon vs. St. Leo
5-15,15-10,9-15,15-13,15-13
Fairmont State vs. Elon
15-13, 6-15,15-7,0-15,15-13
Presbyterian vs. Elon
16-14, 8-15,4-15,15-8,15-11
Congratulations to
Elon^s Debbie Hall
who made the All-
Tournament team!!
Football
(record: 2-3)
Elon 31, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Men^s Soccer
(record: 6-3)
Elon 0, Catawba 1
Elon 0, Gardner Webb 4
Women^s Soccer
(record: 9-1)
Elon 3, Mars Hill 0
Cross Country
Greensboro Invitational
Men placed 8th out of 16
Women placed 4th out of 15
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