Tuesday, January 31. 1978 The Daily Tar Heel 5
Bears reach for stars
Carolina survives brush with Mercer, 73-70
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Phil Ford floats in for two more points in Carolina's 73-70 win
over Mercer Monday night. He led Carolina with 21 points.
Ford missed three free late in the game to give the Bears a
chance to win the game, but two Mercer shots missed as time
ran out. Staff photo by Billy Newman.
By GENE L'PCHL'RCH
Spurts Editor
Carolina won its game with Mercer
Monday night as expected, but the way the
nationally No. 3-ranked Tar Heels went
about winning it was anything but expected
as Carolina narrowly won 73-70.
The game between the two teams was
supposed to be an uphill struggle for Mercer
and a play period for the Carolina reserves.
But Mercer turned it into a battle with their
hot shooting hands and an effective zone
defense and put the outcome up in the air
with 20 seconds left in the game.
The Bears, trailing 71-70 as the clock
wound down, had two shots at the basket by
Stewart Reese and David Lewis to go ahead
of Carolina. One of the shots hit the basket
rim. Tar Heel freshman Al Wood grabbed
the rebound off the second shot and was
fouled.
Wood whose home is only 10 miles
from Macon, Ga., where Mercer is located
hit two free throws with four seconds left
in the struggle to ice the win for Carolina.
Wood started the game, because he is from
Georgia.
Mercer fought Carolina evenly
throughout the game and led at the half 38
37 on a jumper by Reese, who had a game
high 26 points. Carolina eased ahead by nine
midway through the second half, but the
Bears came back.
UNC coach Dean Smith ordered Carolina
into its fpur-corner stall offense with 4:45 left
to try to force Mercer out of a nagging zone
defense which was shutting down the Tar
Heels' inside play and forcing them to take
outside shots.
Phil Ford put on a ball-handling show in
the stall game but, when fouled, missed three
straight free throw opportunities. He was
fouled with I ;06, :34 seconds and : 16 seconds
left in the game, but he missed the free
throws.
"1 was very surprised," he said after the
game. "1 just knew it was going in. The more
I missed, the more 1 knew I'd hit the next
one"
Mercer gave the Tar Heels the
opportunity to turn the game into the
expected rout in the second half. Carolina,
paced by Ford, ourscored the Bears 14-2 in a
five-minute stretch to pull ahead 65-56 with
8:57 left. But Mercer came back to force the
ensuing white knuckles.
"It was the kind of game where I'm at fault
for not having the team ready," Smith said.
"We gave Mercer t he opportunities early and
then they said, 'Hey, we can play this team.'
The first half left a lot to be desired. We
didn't play bad at all in the second half. After
we gave them a chance, they played well."
Ford led Carolina with 21 points but
uncharacteristically missed four of his free
throw attempts.
Mike O'Koren scored 16 points and
suffered a minor ankle injury late in the
game, but he was able to continue playing.
Wood and Zaliagiris added 12 points each.
The Tar Heels shot 49.2 percent from the
floorwhilethe Beais hit 53.4 percent oftheir
shots. In addition to- Reese's 26 points,
Mercer was led by Everette with 10 points.
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soon as possible. I would like to have my
family down here by the first of March."
Crum said his staff of Denny Marcin,
Cleve Bryant, Jack Hiebauch, John Matsko,
Chuck Priefer, Jim Tressler and Randy
Walker haven't been disappointed after their
first week in Chapel Hill.
"They love it. The people at the University
have been extremely friendly. They've been
very kind. They've offered all kinds of help.
A lot of students not associated with the
athletic department have been very pleasant.
I really like it. I'm anxious to get to know
everything there is to know about the people
and the area."
Crum inherits a remodeled field house
that includes weight rooms and added office
and meeting spaces. Dooley waited for 10
years before he got the facilities he wanted
and used them one year. Crum is particularly
pleased with the weight facilities.
"The weights are super important. We put
a great emphasis on off-season conditioning.
Not only because it gives the individual a
chance to develop and mature, but also
because it makes them stronger and more
flexible. It's like adding another piece of
equipment."
Crum directed Miami to a 34-10-1 record
in four seasons, winning three Mid
American Conference titles. And although
he credited the MAC as being a balanced and
competitive league, he pointed to two main
factors that would limit a MAC team's
success against a steady diet of large schools.
For one, the players don't possess the size
and skill at Miami and other MAC schools
that they do at more powerful schools. And
two, there aren't as many quality players per
team.
"Physically there's a tremendous
difference in the athletes here and those at
Miami," Crum said. "These guys are bigger
and more highly skilled. They've just got to
turn loose and play with reckless abandon.
That's one trait that made Miami capable of
beating any team on any given Saturday
we'd just lay back our ears and play. "
Matmen in ACC play, '
host Duke at 9 tonight
By KEITH JONES
Staff Writer
The UNC wrestling team returns to
ACC competition at 9 tonight when the
Duke Blue Devils invade Carmichael
Auditorium.
"All our dual meets from this point on
are important," UNC coach Bill Lam
said. "These league meets help
determine the seeding in the tournament
at the end of the year, so we really want
to do well. We can't take them lightly."
The Blue Devils have several very fine
individuals, but lack overall team
strength. At 126 pounds, Duke has the
defending ACC champion in Doug
Sumner, a short, powerful wrestler. He
will be paired against Carolina's C. D.
.Mock. Mock has been having an
excellent year as a freshman and a win
over Sumner would not come as a
Hockey wins two
The UNC hockey team scored two close
victories over Duke and N.C. State last
weekend to move its record to 4-1 and into a
first place tie with the previously undefeated
Blue Devils.
Peter Griffin's two goals paced Carolina
over Duke, 4-3, Thursday night, and center
Marc Isaacson tallied the winning goal in
overtime in a 2-1 victory Sunday over State.
UNC plays Wake Forest Thursday night
in Greensboro's Triad Arena.
surprise to Lam.
Duke is also strong at 177 and
heavyweight. Jim Bacchetta will wrestle
177 for the Blue Devils and probably
will face Carl Hoffman. Hoffman has
been wrestling at 190 but is in the
process of dropping a weight class for
the Maryland match Saturday.
At heavyweight, Duke sports big
Kevin Kehs. Earlier this year, Kehs
defeated State's Lynn Morris, the
defending ACC champ. Charlie Quaile,
who did an excellent job Friday night
against Pembroke, may get the call
again tonight to face Kehs.
The Heels will be resting some oftheir
injured first-stringers in anticipation of
their trip to College Park, Md., this
weekend. Dave Juergens (142) is resting
a sore ankle, Carter Mario (158) is still
out with a bad ankle and 167-pounder
Clayton Barnard probably will sit out so
that he. will be able to make weight for
Maryland.
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Carolina's swim team is home again this Friday at 3 p.m. against Auburn in the
Bowman Gray Pool after losing to South Carolina this past weekend.
Swim loses
first meet
The UNC women's swim team dropped its
first meet of the season to South Carolina,
72-59, here Saturday. The men's record fell
to 3-4 in their 72-41 loss.
The meet got out of hand early for the Tar
Heel teams. At the first break for the diving,
the men trailed 35-17 and the women were
down by 1 1 at 36-25. It never got much
closer.
The Gamecocks came into the meet well
prepared. Having had two tough meets
against Clemson and Miami this week, USC
was shaved and tapered, giving it a physical
and mental edge. Carolina was neither
shaved nor tapered.
"They felt bad about having shaved for
us," UNC coach Frank Comfort said. "He
said it took some of the satisfaction away
from the win."
The bright spots were few for Carolina in
the meet. Lauran Dupree swam what
Comfort called "maybe the best meet she's
ever had." Janis Hape set a pool and meet
record in her win in the 200-yard
breaststroke.
The Tar Heels face another tough
opponent at 3 p.m. Friday in Bowman Gray
Pool. Auburn, fifth-ranked last season, has
beaten No. 2 Alabama this season and
should give Carolina its hardest meet of the
season.
- KEN ROBERTS
Women netters face ASU f Carolina still third!
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By DEBORRAH JOHNSON
Staff Writer
The ACC regular season battle is over for
the UNC women's basketball team, but its
North Carolina AI AW Division I battles are
just beginning to unfold as it faces
Appalachian State tonight in Carmichael
Auditorium in its first divisional rematch of
the season.
One of Carolina's key reserves will miss
the game because of an injury. Kathy Sapp
injured a ligament and tendon in her foot
and ankle in practice Monday and is out
indefinitely. Another reserve, Micky
McGlade, will miss the ASU game because
of illness.
. Except for a game with Ohio State on Feb.
4 and the ACC Tournament Feb. 9 through
16, all remaining Tar Heel games are
divisional matches. UNC's record against
divisional teams determines if the Tar Heels
advance to post-season play.
The game will provide the Tar Heels an
opportunity to avenge an earlier 93-84 loss to
Appalachian Dec. 2. In that game, the
second of the Tar Heels' season, UNC
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suffered a poor first half and couldn't catch
ASU despite its use of an effective man-toman
defense later in the game.
Fouls also hurt the Tar Heels as one of the
game's highest scorers, ASU's Donna Elrod,
hit 13 of her 21 points from the free-throw
line.
The 5-foot-1 1 Elrod is just one of coach
Judy Clark's taller weapons. In addition,
ASU has a 6-foot-1 center, Madeline
Frousch, and two 5-foot-10 forwards. Two
other players, guard Carol Almond and
forward Allison Hilt., are keys in ASU's
attack.
However, ASU's height won't be enough
to take a victory over the Tar Heels. Instead,
the Lady Apps' ability to control Carolina's
fast-breaking offense, which has vastly
improved since the Dec. 2 match, will be a
major factor in the outcome.
This improved offense, along with a tough
man-to-man defense, has led UNC to wins
over Kentucky and Christmas Classic
opponent Clemson as well as to important
wins over Duke, Wake Forest and Virginia
since the early season game with ASU.
The Tar Heels are 1-2 in divisional play
and 8-7 overall.
NEW YORK (UPI) - The United Press
International Board of Coaches college basketball
ratings with won-lost records through games of
Sunday, Jan. 29, and number of first place votes in
parentheses:
Team
1. Kentucky (36) (14-1)
2. Marquette (1) (15-2)
3. NORTH CAROLINA (16-3)
4. Arkansas (3) (19-1)
5. Michigan St. (1 5-1)
6. : UCLA (I) (14-2)
7. Notre Dame (14-3)
8. New Mexico (14-2)
9. Kansas (15-3)
10. Louisville (12-3)
1 1. Georgetown (14-2)
12. Florida St. (15-2)
13. Def'aul(l6-2)
14. San Francisco (15-4)
15. V irginia (14-2)
16. Providence (16-2)
17. Texas (16-2)
18. Duke (15-4)
19. Syracuse (14-3)
20. Nebraska (16-3)
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