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6 February 2004 SPORTS The Tulane Hullabaloo e 13 Hornets Men's Magloire ecstatic over continues slump all ... star debut Team drops two against C-USA opponents Ross Hurwitz kets nor could it staff writer stop Charles ｾ Teammate Davis anticipates warm homecoming Games. The Ｍ ｾ f I Tulane men's basketball con- Southern Miss Jason Lieser but there are some other good cen- players, and the great pride he takes tinued its futility in C-USA this senior scored 10 Ｇ ｾ ｾ ｾ Ｎ Ｇ assodott sports editor ters out there that had just as good a in representing his nati\'e land of week with two losses to Southern points in the final t ,., ' shot as I did.'' Canada. Miss and DePauL The losses 3:25 to ice the 64- It was no secret that Hornets One such is Detroit's Ben "I'm blessed that I'm Canadian leave the Green Wave three 58 victory. guard Baron Davis was des- Wallace. Already a two-time NBA and I get a chance to represent a games below the .500 mark and "It got down tined to play in this month· s all-star Defensive Player of the Year. country I love and grew up in." without a conference victory this the stretch and game in his hometown of Los Wallace easily captured his second Magloire said. "'Words can't season. they made the Angele . Head Coach straight starting nod from the fans. explain how happy I am right now. The woes for Tulane (7-11 plays.·· Tulane Tim Floyd even went so far as to leaving Magloire to compete wilh I think in the game itself, when rm overall. 0-7 C-USA) persisted Head Coach call it a foregone conclusion. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (14.1 points per actually out there and havmg fun Saturday night when the Wave "It was under.;tood as far as I game, 7 .8 rebounds per game. 2.11 with the other guys is when rn be hosted Southern Miss. The first said. "We had was concerned.'' Floyd said. "It blocks per game) for the remaining in my glee." half was a physical. low scoring opportunities but would've been a trave. ty had he not center position. Magloire"s aver- Magloire joins Utah's Andrei defensive struggle. The Wave built when you· ve got been_ elected. Ifs the result of a lot ages of 11.7 points per game (third Kirilenko (Russia). Dallas' Dirk a nine-point edge early with open shots. you've of hard work that he put in this among Eastern Conference centers) 1 owitzki (Gennany). Sacramento's aggressive play on both ends of the got to make them. ummer." and 9.4 rebounds per game (sec- Peja Stojakovic (Serbia- court and poor Southern Miss We got to get For center Jamaal Magloire, ond) are both career-highs. Montenegro). San Antonio's Tim shooting. somebody to make ho\\ever, lhere were no such cer- 'Tm in shock. I'm glad that my Duncan (Virgin Islands) and The lead would soon fade, as shots when it taintie . \Vhile Davis i the flashy, efforts have been recognized." Houston's Yao Ming (China) as the Tulane's offense was equally dis- counts." nationally known. jersey- elling Magloire said. 'Tve always had six international players in this mal. failing to establish any Freshman for- celebrity, the re.erved i 1agloire has goals and aspirations ever since I year's game. tying the NBA record rhythm or consistency while com- ward Korey built hi case quietly. His numbers started playing this game. At grade set last year. mitting careless turnovers. Castine started his have improved in each of his four SL'\, it was being an all-star in the As excited as Davis is about Consequently. the team found first collegiate IBA eason and he was overjoyed i. 'BA and now that I'm on it. it feels playing in front of family and itself down at halftime by a slim game and record- when informed that he was named good." friends in his home city. he is even 27-26 margin. ed a double-dou- to the team thi week. A is the case on his own team. more excited about his teammate· s Tulane came out running in the ble with 10 points 'Tm ec tatic,'' Magloire Magloire will not draw nearly the distinction. second half and regained the lead and IO rebounds. said. ..It' good to ee that my media attention that Davis will gar- "He· s a good friend of mine and with transition baskets by senior Kinzer also efforts have been recognized and ner at the showcase, but that is of no that's just the type of per on I am," forward Wayne Tinsley and junior matched his 'ffD DISH'\.fA ...-/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR I'm glad that I was able to achie,·e importance to the blue-collar cen- Davis said. 'Tm more happy for his point guard Marcus Kinzer. Once career high m Quincy Davis scored 19 points against DePaul Feb. 2. one of my goaL. I came to practice ter. Magloire's focus is on appreci- success than for my own and rm again though, Southern Miss scoring with 17 this morning and I was on cloud ation of the Eastern Conference glad to see that he was honored as answered with a pair of three-point- points in the loss. nine. 1 was ｷ ｰ ｲ ｩ ｾ and relieved coaches' respect, because they are an All-Star as well. Ifs real sweet. ers. Tulane kept it close throughout "It's frustrating. being so close the team traveled to DePaul where becau _e I alway knew I had a shot responsible for voting in the reserve he's worked hard ... the game, and came within one each game. but really being so far it was handed its seventh consecu- point after a 7-0 run midway away." Kinzer said. "I just want to tive conference loss. It is Tulane's through the second half. However. thank the fans though for coming longest losing streak since having \\hen it came to crunch time. the out and supporting us ... two separate eight-game slides in Green Wave could not make bas- After the loss to Southern Miss. 200 l. The Green Wave trailed Basement: early after five costly turnovers and the game was an uphill battle from the beginning. Freshman guard Vincent Camper keyed a Nothing worse in sports than Feb. 12-1 run with 11:25 remaining Continued from page 14 month of February is completely slow. boring and stupid. They before half-time. DePaul lacking in any sporting event could call it the EFL. the Extreme increased the lead slightly there- worth anyone's time or energy. Football League. That's what they after, but the game was within Canada a "hockey'' is being Wait. I think I have an incredi- should do ... reach at half-time. as Tulane only played right now. 1 'o, no. rm seri- ble idea. You know what thev trailed 37-29. ous. In the United States. should do? They should start ·a Vik Vij 1s a Tulane College sen- In the second half, the Green Seriously. football league and combine it ior majoring in polirical economy. Wave continued its offensive Apparently, they·ve been play- with the world of professional Vik once tried to join the U.S. slump. shooting under 60 percent ing for ome time. It's ju c that wrestling. They could u e of a lot International Putt-Putt >team but from the free-throw line and a nobody ifuis ide of Ottawa knev; of players nobody has ever heard found the day-to-day schedule too bleak 32.8 percent from the field. -or cared. of before. The players could put grueling for a prima donna like Combined with solid play from There i imply nothing note- nicknames on their jerseys. himself. Practice? We're talking DePaul · s Andre Brown, the worthy going on in sports for Anything they want. They could about practice here.1 Questions Green Wave was unable to another month, at the least. \Vhich make a lot of superficial rule and comments can be sent to reduce the lead to under 10 brings me back to my point. The changes that only make the game [email protected]. points and proceeded to lose the contest 72-58. "We made some mistakes early, .. Finney said,"but we settled down and took care of the ball and Swimming takes jumped right back in the game. That was good to see; we have to learn to fight all 40 minutes." Sophomore forward Quincy Davis was the only player to reach down Spring Hill double digit scoring. He tallied 19 points on seven of 10 shooting. He also led the team in rebounding with eight boards. The Green Wave returns to Fogelman tomorrow night when NED ｄ ｉ ｓ ｈ ｾ ｦ ａ ｉ ｐ ｈ ｏ ｔ ｏ ｇ ｒ ａ ｐ ｈ ｙ EDITOR Frt.>shman Kory Castine, a new presence in the paint for the Wave, the Wave hosts South Florida at 7 blocb a shot versus Southern Miss. p.m. Tulane track star breaks more records

Coleman Miller race. second place. Two weeks ago, at contributing writer Tulane's previous record for LSU, Wicke won the 3,000 meter that event was held by Angel event with a time of 10:19.39 sec- As if breaking Tulane's 55- Dooley. onds. meter dash record once during a In the 200-meter dash. In the field events, shot putting career wasn't enough, freshman Asumnu sprinted for a time of sophomore Jelena Jurlina hurled Gloria Asumnu broke it twice dur- 24.26 seconds, shattering her the stone 45-feet-11.75-inches,

NED ｄ ｉ ｓ ｈ ｍ ａ ｾ ｩ ｐ ｈ ｏ ｔ ｏ ｇ ｒ ａ ｐ ｈ Ｇ ｴ EDITOR ing the same competition. fourth Green Wave record m her beating her personal record and Taylor Emerson posted victories in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and the 400-yard individual Following a record-breaking first two weeks of competition securing her another place in the medley Jan. 31 at Spring Hill. 7.48 second 60-meter dash at LSU here at Tulane. The previous Green Wave track record books. Jan. 24, Asumnu ran a 7.0 second record for the 200-meter was held She currently holds five of the 18 by Asha James' 24.70 run in shot put record spots and placed the way for the Green Wave. "We looked at this meet as 55-meter dash in the preliminary Stephen Richer 200 l. Asumnu finished fourth in 13th in the Gainesville, Fla., com- Emerson placed first in the 100- another chance to prepare for the round of the University of Gator staff writer that event. petition. yard backstroke, the 200-yard Conference USA Invitational last Sunday. Then. in the final round of that Another great track perform- Next weekend, the track team The Tulane Swimming and backstroke, the 400-yard individ- Championships," Irle said. "We competition, Asumnu re-broke the ance this past weekend came from travels to Lincoln, Neb., to com- Diving team traveled to Mobile, ual medley and contributed to the used the morning practice to simu- new school record with a 6.98 sec- junior Birka Wicke, who ran a pete in the Nebraska Invitational Ala., last Saturday to engage in victory of the 200-yard medley late the preliminaries, took the ond dash, finishing fifth in the 4:53.84 minute mile to come in tournament. aquatic battle against NAIA power relay team. pool tonight. like it was the finals Spring Hill College. The Green Other victors included Jessica and the team responded really Wave defeated Spring Hill 175-66, Hughes in the 500-yard freestyle, well." earning victories in all 14 events. Monica Jones in the 100-yard The final event was a culmina- Recruits: "We swam hard in practice this breaststroke and Linda tion of the talents of McCoy, morning and came out tonight and McEachrane in the 200-yard Underwood, Carey and had a great meet," Head Coach freestyle. McEachrane also swam McEachrane. The quartet won the Daniella Irle said. "This is the final for a season-low time of 2:35.47 in 200-yard freestyle relay with a Football, soccer add depth to rosters time we will swim in our off the 200-yard breaststroke. time of 1:41.10. are excited because it is a group depth to our young team." The Green Wave concludes its Continued frorn page 14 events, and it is encouraging to Katie McGuire posted two vic- who should have an immediate Forward Brianna Buffington know that even though we 're not tories, one in the 50-yard freestyle regular season against formidable classmen and will lose only two impact," Soccer Head Coach Betsy and midfield Courtney Krouse hail swimming in our best events, that and the other in the 100-yard C-USA opponent St. Louis Feb. 8. seniors to graduation. Anderson said. "We are adding a from California, while defender we can come out and dominate a freestyle. Amanda Williams also The C-USA championship will "Even though we are only player at forward, midfield and Megan W einlien heads to the meet the way we did today .., took two events: the l 00 and 200- take place in Houston. Texas from bringing in three new players, we defender, which will help add Green Wave from Texas. Freshman Taylor Emerson led yard butterfly. Feb. 26 to 28.

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