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\. v» ,s ^ «v V '^ VILLANOVA UNIVSHSITY, VILLANOVA, FebTKMry 21. 1 Cfnr JkBfdes 59u53 Vd. 61, No. 16 PA. By JIM PASULO 59-53. was awaiting better^play from "He's the type of ball player both dubs, after a dismal first Sunday marked the second who can turn a gam^ around," half. The Wildcats were slightly home, court appearance for the said Nova's Harold Jensen, who ahead of their opponents in shoot- r Wildcats in the duPont Pavilion, covered the talented senior guard. ing, 34.6 versus 28.6 from the Hus- CmmMown to ^ring Break and for the many participants and "But we didn't relax when he was kies. UConn's Tim Coles was the spectators watching their team on the bench, and that may have scoring leader after 20 minutes, battle the University of Connecti- been why we won the ball game." amassing a mere seven points. else 100 cut Huskies, it was a worrisome "He makes everyone In the tow scoring first period, affair. percent better, because he is keyed Villanova did control the tempo of After a tough loss on the road to on so often that it opens things up the game, maintaining a four to Pittsburgh where the Cats barely for every else," said UConn's se- six-point lead. However, Kelly's the nior forward Tim Coles, who re- second-half streak gave the Hus- \ !•• saw daylight. Nova overcame superior second-half performance sponded to his teammate's play by kies a slight lead they would not tallying points and 13 re- mz *^ of Connecticut's Earl Kelly, (13 se- 15 relinquish until the last five min- cond half points, in seven and one bounds. utes of the game. crowd of over 6,000 half minutes) to edge the Huskies, The home At this point (with 5.02 remain- t ing) the Wildcats finally looked the team vying for an NCAA berth. After a IS-foot-jumper from freshman Kenny Wilson, the score tied at 47-47 and Doug West then hit a 16-foot-jumper to put the Cats ahead. On the next possession. West found himself in the dear again from the same spot. "I was sur- prised to be so wide open, but there was no doubt in my head that those two jumpers would fall." West said. Maybe so, but the Wildcats could not secure victory. With 39 seconds left, a quick lay-up from UConn's Coles brought the Hus- kies right back in the picture. With only one week left until Spring Break, these students hit the beach, Sheehan Beach, to get a Backto-back free throws the head start on their tans. from Harold Jensen drives to the basket during rcfcent play in the John youngster Wilson and sophomore (photo by Charest) duPont Pavilion. ^i ^ Ghim)^t, ^ Mark Plansky finally quieted the (Photo by Huskies, 59-53. "We've played 27 games; it's been a long season," Jensen said. "This is the li pie oftheyear when~ Views differ «n Break you really Ml have to reach deep down." %y Mary e. charest / The wear and tearjensen is ref- erring to may have been evident at In a poll conducted by the Vil- « , i the 6:37 mark of period two. After lanovan this week. 79.1 percent being called for foul on Husky i: m a of the students responding said Terence Warren, Jensen and they would prefer to start school Warren got into a shoving match before Labor Day and always have which brought both benches out a Fall Break. By contrast, the fa- 4^ to intervene. '^iZ^thlete of the Week^ culty and staff responded with Coach Roilie Massimino 78.9 percent saying they would marched across the floor after the rather return to school after Labor incident, discouraging the less- Day and risk losing Fall Break. tjian-pleasant reaction from the In his "State of the University" students. address last November, the Rev. left-winger Hall of the Villanova "They can cheer all they want, Sophomore Joe John M. Driscoll, O.S.A., Univer- University ice squad was recently named the cheer their heads off. But there hockey sity president, cited two Univer- In amidst bodies, Athletic Conference North/South co- Harold Jensen shoots over teammate senior Wyatt will be no foul language in home Eastern College sity Senate proposals concerning Maker for points. forward of the ending Feb. 2, 1986. twfi games I coach in," he said. week Fall Break: to have a Fall Break 2-1 record during the (Photo by G. Glum) "That's not what college athletics Hall helped the Wildcats to a and to start school after Labor recording assists. ^ is all about." week, scoring seven goals and two Day. He said that he would sup- 8-6 led / In the Cats upset win qver St. John's, Hall port either proposal, but that they Villanova with four goals. Later that week, in Villano- cannot do both. va's 11-7 victory against Upsala, Hall netted a hat According to Driscoll, when O'Reilly trick and added a pair of assists to set the pace for the Jenkins and Labor Day is on Sept. I or 2. a Wildcats. break is possible, but when Labor Since being named co-forward. Hall has ECAC Day is on Sept. 6 or 7, there cannot in over Scran- recorded four goals and one assist a win be a Fall Break "without serious ton (18-3), and another goal and an assist in the 11-4 ^ Meadowiands' meet loss of academic time." k)ss to St. Michael's. Furthermore, the Rev. Law- htm, according to Pyrah, the best A 1984 graduate of Mount St . Charles Academy in By JOANNE KEHS Villanova's Edwin Modibedi rence C. Gallen, O.S.A., vice- isiki his second sea- holds the Indoor Collegiate Record double of the meet. Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Hall president for academic affairs, Chip Jenkins and Gerry also very pleased son of competition with the Wildcats, after a rookie for this event along with Rodie Pyrah was said that it would only be possible O'Reilly were both individual Haley of the University of Arkan- with freshman O'Regan's perfor- season in which he collected three goals and four, to have a Fall Break two out of winners for Villanova at the Vita- never assists in 19 far this season, Hall has 21 sas with a time of 1:01.1. In the mance. "Paul had competed games. So every seven years if school started Invitational lis/U.S. Olympic InvitatM)nal 500 meter Saturday, on a banked track before and he goals and 11 assists. after Labor Day. He said that held Feb. Track and FieM Meet 8, Modibedi finished 8th in a timeof did very well for his first time." The Villanova Wikkrat ice hockey squad has a 8-12 there would be an over-abundance in the Meadowlands. finished record overall this season, and is in compe- 1:04.33. The 4x800 meter relay 6^ ECAC of Tuesday-Thursday classes if spectators Twelve thousand Gerry. O'Reilly won the IC4A fifth with a time of 7:38.32. Fresh- tition. school started after Labor Day. the 17th were on hand for running 1500 meter with a time of 3:48 man Bruce Harris led off-for Vil- Gallen explained that Driscoll of the Vitalis meet which is becom- lanova foltowed by Mark Sullivan. over secnd place finisher Steve ^ "considers the two Senate propos- of the most widely recog- ^i«&. ing one Ave, St. Joseph's, who ran a John Keyworth and Scan O'Neill. als contradictory" and that, "A nized track meets in the world. 3501, Coach Pyrah was very O'Neill anchored the race with a .•V- There were 15 worki record pleased with O'Reilly's perfor- split of 1:51.6. in Rieet SPORTS INFORMATION c'/>S' holders competing the mance. "He Vxktd veiy good On Feb. 9. several of the men making up the finest fieki ever put through the whole race and ran a traveled to Delaware to compete together for the meet. very strong last oouplf of lips. He in the Delaware Open. Pteil O'Re- Jenkins, competing in the IC4A just ran away from tht rest. Given gan and Gnnt Davis finished first in 500 meter , captured fim place in a the proper ixmipetitidn there is no and second, itipactWdy, thcL in this 400 meter wilb thmiB of 4a67 and time of 1:01.91 Last year doubt he will be able ttHiualifjr for ^ttiversit ^ event, Jenkifia finished tlurd in a NCAAs." 4a78. 0*Rtgui't time ttWids as a I time of 1:04.8, but this year his The4 x400metcr relay finished SportsWMt time was not only the Castest m second to the Atlantk; Coast Club JJ. Clark captured first in the the IC4A race, it was also the best with a time of 3:12.60. Villanova's 100 OM^ nnk with a meet record time in the meet. "He just went taam was made ippof Grant Divia time of 24iiiUlo«ml by Harris out from the start and beat eve- (40J2). Pkol OrUtgui (48^. m- in MOoadHk a tim of ZM3. ryoat,** commented coach Jack dibedi (48.^ and Jenkins (46^ Clark's tii^t abo qualified himlor ^*?l Jenkins spht on the relay gave* lC4Aa. or ' 1 > Jtt .< t I ) «%i f u I li i • fMVILUIimMN • i fi KMSTIN SWITALA By as PAT-the Port Authority Trans- public in the most economical fuzziet Nursing Senate Meeting postponed The English Club will be having a At 8 p.m.