View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by DigitalCommons@Bryant University Bryant University DigitalCommons@Bryant University Douglas and Judith Krupp Library Special Bryant College Sports Yearbooks, Previews, Guides Collections Winter 1988 Sports News, Winter 1988 Bryant University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/sports Recommended Citation Bryant University, "Sports News, Winter 1988" (1988). Bryant College Sports Yearbooks, Previews, Guides. Paper 4. https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/sports/4 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Douglas and Judith Krupp Library Special Collections at DigitalCommons@Bryant University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bryant College Sports Yearbooks, Previews, Guides by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Bryant University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ALLEGE SP0RTS NEW? WINTER — 1988 INSIDE All-America List Grows Hallet on PCA Tour with Araujo Selection Bryant grad Jim Hallet Earns PCA Card The list of Bryant All-Americas grew a lit­ Page 3 tle longer in December when junior Silverio "S.A." Araujo was named to the U.S. Soc­ cer Coaches Association Division II All- Mahler Leading the way America team. Araujo's selection as a member of the women Hoopsters 11-player second team marks the second Having Big Year consecutive year a Bryant player has been named All-America by the U.S. soccer Behind Lori Mahler coaches. Last year Mark Verille, a 1987 Page 2 grad, earned first-team All-America honors. Araujo was honored along with the other Bowlers On a Roll — Page 2 members of the Division Two team and the Division One and Three selections at the national Coaches Awards dinner on Jan. Basketball & Wall St. — Page a 16 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. "I am very pleased for S.A. and the Bryant soccer program," said Bryant soc­ Golf Team Ranked cer coach Lou Verrochi. "Nobody deserv­ ed the honor more than S.A. He is one of the hardest workers I have ever coached. Silverio Araujo No. 8 in country But he is more than just a phenomenal The All-America honor was the third player. He is an outstanding young man. award Araujo had received for his play last I hope my son grows up to be just like S.A. fall. Earlier, he also had earned first team The Bryant College golf team, 1987 New That's how proud I am of him. All-New England and first team All- England Intercollegiate Fall champion, has "It's also great for our program to have Northeast 10 Conference selection. been ranked 8th in the first national NCAA two All-Americas in two years," Verrochi Two other Bryant players, Rick Solomon Division II golf poll released by Golf Week continued. "It shows Bryant soccer finally and Bob Bevan, also were named to both magazine this winter. is being recognized throughout the the All-New England and All-Conference The Indians earned their national rank­ country." squads. ing by winning three championships last Last fall Araujo, a midfielder, tallied 22 Araujo's All-America selection also is the fall and also placing among the top teams points on 10 goals and 2 assists. His per­ third All-America honor won by Bryant in several tournaments that included Divi­ formance helped Bryant post a 13-3-2 athletes in the past nine months. Last sion One teams. record, the most successful record in the spring both Dave French and Gary Young In addition to its New England crown, history of Bryant varsity soccer. were named to the U.S. Golf Coaches Divi­ Bryant also won the Rutgers Invitational "Becoming an All-American isn't sion Two All-America team. and the Northeast 10 Conference cham­ something that you establish as a goal for pionship last fall. yourself at the beginning of the season," Bryant is the only team not located in the S.A. explained. "But as the season pro­ Alumni Soccer Came southern or west coast regions ranked in gressed, coach kept telling me to keep up the top 10. the hard work and I'd have a shot at it. Slated for April 30th The rankings: "But I look at this as a team award, not The second annual alumni-varsity 1. Columbus College, Georgia. just an individual honor," Araujo continued. soccer game has been scheduled for 2. University of Tampa, Florida "It takes 11 players to have a successful Saturday, April 30, as part of the 3. Cal. State-Northbridge, California soccer team so without the rest of the team, Bryant Spring Weekend activities. this couldn't have been possible." 4. Troy State, Alabama Any former varsity soccer player 5. Abilene Christian, Texas His 22 points this season gives Araujo who would like to participate in the 6. Florida Southern, Florida a total of 41 points in only two years of col­ game is asked to call (401) 232-6070 7. Cal.State-Davis, California legiate soccer competition. Last year, in his or write coach Lou Verrochi at the 8. BRYANT, RHODE ISLAND first of varsity competition after sitting out Bryant athletic department. Game 9. Cal. State-Sacramento, Calif. his freshman season, Araujo collected 19 time is scheduled for 1 p.m. 10. Rollins College, Florida points on 8 goals and 3 assists. women's Basketball Mahler Leads Conference Title Bid Some basketball coaches call post­ weekly Honor Rolls and also was named season tournaments a new season. But the ECAC Division II Player of the Week for Bryant women's coach Ralph Tomasso the week of Jan. 12. hopes it's the same old story in this year's Another key to the Lady Indians' success Northeast 10 Conference tourney. has been their balanced attack. In addition Tomasso, who directed the Lady Indians to Mahler, there are two other players — to a 15-6 record during the first two months Stephanie Ladd and Laura Scinto — of the 1987-88 season, doesn't want to see averaging in double figures and four more too many changes over the final few weeks players collecting more than five points per of the regular season campaign and post­ game. season play. "We have a lot of players who can help Despite having only two seniors on the us offensively," Tomassso continued. "We roster, the Lady Indians have became one need that balanced attack if we hope to be of this year's top New England Division 2 successful. We can't count on Lori (Mahler) teams. They also could be in contention for scoring 25 or 30 points every game." a berth in the NCAA national tournament One of Tomasso's most pleasant sur­ if they continue their winning ways in the prises has been the play of senior Patty playoffs. Lori Mahler works in traffic Coelho. Going into the final three weeks of the Mahler. The 5-6 guard from Dennis, Mass., After seeing only limited playing time in regular season, the Lady Indians were in was one of the NE 10's top scorers over her first three years, Coelho moved into the second place in the NE 10 with a 15-6 the first two months of the season with an starting lineup this season and has become overall record and a 9-3 mark in Con­ 18.5 ppg average. one of the NE 10's top rebounders. ference play. After missing two games because of an Through the first 19 games of the "Like all young teams, we have up and ankle injury, Mahler returned to the lineup season, the 5-9 forward from Bermuda has down nights," Tomasso said. "I think we on Jan. 14 and tied a Bryant record for pulled down 152 rebounds for an 8.0 per have proven we could do very well in the most points in one game with a 35-point game average. She also is one of the tournament if keep working the way we performance in a NE-10 game against St. leading Division Two free throw shooters have in the first two months of the season." Anselm. in the country, hitting on 86 percent of her A big reason for the early season suc­ Over the first seven weeks of the season, 50 attempts. cess has been the play of senior Lori she was named to four NE-10 Conference Bowlers Roll Back into conference Contention One thing bowling coach Ken McKenzie The 1,380 six-game total also was the se­ has learned in eight years at the helm of cond highest individual performance of the the Bryant keglers is not to panic. season in EIBC competition. If McKenzie was ever going to push the Since Emma entered the lineup in mid- panic button, it would have been in the first November, the Indians have steadily pro­ few weeks of this season. gressed up the EIBC standings. By mid- With most of last year's team returning January, McKenzie's squad had moved in­ and several outstanding new bowlers, to third place in the eigth-team circuit with McKenna had expected to be one of the 164 points, trailing only St. John's Univer­ top teams in the Eastern Intercollegiate sity and William Patterson College. Bowling Conference. But after the first four Emma has been the Indians' top scorer matches of the season, the Indians were with a 208 average. Following close behind 0-4. is sophomores Bill Crane and John Legere, Joe Emma Tim Quint freshmen Mike Leist and Tim Quint and sophomore Ken Brunner. BRYANT COLLEGE "Ken (Brunner) has made great strides with his game," said McKenzie.