Page 8 Retriever sports Lady's b-ball Red Raiders ransack Retrievers by James Edwards defense. new faces are fresh out of high school. team shatters Retriever staff writer And why this emphasis on defense? "They are just not sure how good they Why aren't wins and losses dependent on are,"said the 12 year coach. "These fresh- With the embarrassing 89-62 loss to the score, or, more specifically, offense? men come in here and they aren't the man 3 game bests Shippensburg College, a team the "If we play good, aggressive defense anymore. It's kind of like being in the Retriever men matched up well against, the offense will take care of itself," Jones ninth grade (starting at a new high From Women's basketball, page 1 you might think head coach Billy Jones says with certainty. school)." and his staff might ponder some adjust- Take Shippensburg as an example. So, reluctance to play this demonic "One of our main objectives was to run ments in future game plans. Their lopsided victory was keyed by their brand of basketball, for whatever reason, the ball well,"said a pleased Furnary. "Eve- This isn't the case, however. Jones has confidence in dictating action at either can be overcome without any big rybody played well. We ran our break no intentions right now, of rewriting the end of the court. Their defense forced 20 changes. While stating that he was con- really well." script. He just thinks it is a matter of Retriever turnovers and they allowed cerned but not overly worried about his With 12:30 remaining, UMBC again reiterating his message. them to shoot only 41.5 percent from the tentative team, the problem can be taken took control of the clock. For 2:12, the You see, the theme that has been floor. care of in two 20 minute halves. Retrievers did all of the scoring, adding stressed at UMBC for the last 12 years While being dominating at one end, "It's nothing a good win won't take care nine more consecutive points^ putting the has been defense, and the key to D is they were equally successful at doing the of," he said. game definitely away at 78-25. tenacity. All-out aggressive basketball. same at the other end. Most of the 54 RETRIEVER NOTES...UMBC was Then again, with 8:25 to go, the Retriev- "Good clubs go out and attack," the percent of the shots that fell through were outrebounded 44-36...It is understanda- ers went on another rampage adding 16 Retriever coach said. This, unfortu- within 20 feet. They turned the ball over ble that the negatives would overshadow points to the 84-31 lead. Kim Harrison nately, was not the character of the 12 times and had five players in double the positives in a 27 point loss. Now the completed a lay-up to start the drive and UMBC team when they played Shippens- figures. "They played the way we wanted positives—Breck Robinson, an All- went on to add 3-4 from the line. Sheila burg last week. to play," Jones said."We ad-libbed. We Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference Irby, fouled on a short jumper, finished a "We were tentative, apprehensive," didn't stick to our game plan." second team pick last year, has again three-point play with 6:03 left to pull said Jones. He will be the first to tell you Some of this apprehension can be established himself as the Retriever team UMBC up to 96 total points, breaking the that this years squad will not win many attributed to the number of new faces on leader on offensive. He led UMBC with record high points scored in a game, which ball games if they do not play good the Retriever squad this vear. Five of the 20 points. previously was 93, against Notre Dame last season. Maria Sklias finished the Retriever roll with a running drive, the home team leading 100-31 with five minutes Football in , a memory? remaining. Does Baltimore miss the Colts? Bob, you heartless excuse tor a person, do you know what The Retrievers held on for the victory This March, it will be two full years since Robert Irsay you did to this city? Many Baltimoreans do not even care with strong performances from all of the snuck out of town with his team at midnight while the unsus- about football anymore after you destroyed their interest. players. Last season's top scoring and pecting city of Baltimore slept. Legal battles were declared by You just took the team away, ignoring the obvious effect it rebounding leader, Tammy McCarthy fin- the city of Baltimore, and lawsuits were filed. But now, two would have on the city. ished the day with 16 points and a game football seasons later, nothing has changed; the team still calls So now, Mayor Schaefer desperately scrambles around, high 14 rebounds. Sheila Irby led all scor- the Hooserierdome in its home. pondering different ways of getting the team back. But, it's ers with 28 points. No, the Colts did not win too many games at the end of their just about hopeless. Irsay owns the team, so Irsay took it Furnary was pleased with the offensive T ' >«;» away. output. "Three starters [Kindbom (15), Mayor Schaefer welcomed the United States Football McCarthy, and Irby] were in double fig- 4<£%yEditor's Court League's [then] Philadelphia Stars to Baltimore before last ures. That's a more balanced attack than ".rr^S^wlth Linda Lampel^ season in hopes to transfer the support of the Colt fans to a we've ever had. What well have to improve _l_ new Baltimore team. The problem is that the USFL is not as on is the defense this season." Conrad Eaddy goes up for the lay-up against the German team. stay, and they still do not. But the Baltimore Colts were a strong; it will most likely fold within a few years. What The true test for the team will be this great tradition here from 1953 to 1984. And that's something a Schaefer is banking on then, is that the strongest USFL teams week against Morgan, and Coppin. true fan cannot forget just because the owner stole the team will join the ; one such team is the "They'll be tough," admitted Furnary. away. Baltimore Stars, USFL Champions for two consecutive The tremendous fan support also helped This Week in Sports Some of the Colts fans had transferred their faith to the years. the squad's confidence. "The stands were Redskins several seasons before Baltimore lost the Colts. The Stars played in Byrd Stadium at College Park in the pretty full. It's nice to see school spirit start- Spring "85 season and will move its homefield to Memorial Wednesday Women's Basketball Morgan 7:00 Others became devoted to the Skins immediately following ing to grow again." the team's move. Stadium for the "86 season, which will move to the fall, RETRIEVER NOTES: Not only was Friday Women's Basketball COPPIN 7:00 But the true Baltimore Colt fans, the people who parallel to the NFL. this the women's home opener, but it Men's Basketball Elizabeth city 6:30 cared, still do. They still follow the team, week after week, as it Most likely, the two leagues will merge, and the Stars will marked the premiere of the cheerleaders in at Mt. St. Mary's falls to the likes of Miami, New England, and the Jets. They become Baltimore's answer to Robert Irsay's stunt. Most of '85-'86. Added to this years squad are 7 still cheer as Mike Pagel directs the team in for the score. the citizens will accept the Stars (because they do win), and guys-a. new twist The game's half-time Saturday Gymnastics EAST STROUDSBURG 1:00 The loss of Curtis Dickey from the squad is also dishearten- NFL competition will be alive and kicking again in Baltimore. give-a-way was a Thanksgiving turkey. 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