Page 8 The Blue Banner October 31, 1996

SLAPSHOTS Volleyball team easily wins Women come back, defeat Wofford B rad D avis her on Saturday against B rad D avis Staff Writer Charleston Southern.”. Staff Vi/riter On Sunday, UNCA defeated Never mind the The UNCA volleyball team W inthrop to earn their fifth The UNCA women’s won two tough matches last conference win of the season, soccer team won their weekend. They defeated but more importantly fourth straight game Sat­ Charleston Southern at home Reynolds played after suffer­ urday by defeating rest of the worlds on Saturday, and beat ing an ankle injury against Wofford 3-1 in a non-con- Winthrop at Rock Hill, S.C. Davidson earlier in the week ference game. on Sunday. that forced her to sit out the “It was a hard-fought I told you so first “We’re pretty even with game against Charleston match,” said Coach m r Southern. Michele Cornish. “ I’m re­ Winthrop,” said Head Coach ■ ; Julie Torbett. “They have their CallyGeiger led UNCA with ally proud that our team 18 kills and 19 digs. Kim was able to come out on Brian CasHe ups and downs just like we Osborne had 16 kills and 18 top.” Columnist have our ups and downs. Player for player, I think that digs, and Lorelee Smith had The Lady Bulldogs are in we are better than them.” 54 assists. second place in the Big I love to say, “I told you so.” In last week’s With the two wins, the Lady “She (Geiger) hit a ball South Conference with a column, I predicted a World Series to remem­ Bulldogs improve their record harder than I’ve ever seen her 8-3 overall record and a 4- ber for all time. Leave it to the New York to 17-12 overall and 5-4 and hit before,” said Torbett. “She 1 in the conference. They Yankees to make a prophet out of me and are tied in fourth place with played really well, and she only trail UNC-Greens- provide the most compelling story of the year Liberty and UNCG in the Big needed that because she had a boro by one game. UNCA in sports. South Conference. bad match against Davidson.” is undefeated at home this Prospects sure didn’t look good for the first UNCA defeated Charleston It took UNCA three games season with a 5-0 record. Yankee title since 1978 after the first two Southern in three games, 15- to defeat Charleston South­ UNCA outshot Wofford games at venerable Yankee Stadium. The white- 3, 15-6, and 18-16, but it took ern, but in the third game 13 to 8. Jill Young re­ hot Atlanta Braves swaggered into the old the Bulldogs four games to UNCA dropped behind by corded three saves in the ballpark like a thug on a cocaine high, having Plioto by Del DeLorm down Winthrop, 15-10, 14- nine points until they rallied game while Wofford’s just demolished the St. Louis Cardinals in the UNCA's Kerry Gaschler traps the ball the game against Wofford. 16, 16-14, and 15-9. to take the game and the goalie, Ilena Moschos had National League Championship Series by “It was a great match for us match. five saves in the loss.. The we knew it would be a very “We did a good job re­ outscoring the Redbirds 32-1 in the last three to win,” said Torbett. “They “I was pleased with the way Bulldogs’ three goals were tough match.” grouping after being down games. The Braves continued their hitting were the team that eliminated we played in the first two scored by Lynae King, Wofford’s record drops 1-0,” said Cornish. “We assault in New York, .thrashing probable AL us from the tournament last games, but then being down Alison Gehringer, and to 10-4-2 with the loss on played very well in the sec­ Cy Young winner Andy Pettitte for a 12-1 year, so it was a little bit of a 14-5 in the third, it was disap­ Ashley Hart. Saturday, snapping a three ond half and got the job victory in game one, and getting four early revenge match.” pointing to let a team of that “Wofford took it to us game winning streak for done.” runs on Jimmy Key in support of the indomi­ Winthrop’s record dropped caliber run that many points early,” said Cornish, “but Wofford. Gehringer and Hart both table Greg Maddux for a game two shutout. to 3-6 in the conference and on us,” said Torbett. “Charles­ after we gave up the goal “Mackenzie Miller did a scored off passes from With the Series heading back to Atlanta for 14-12 overall with the loss to ton Southern is obviously the we really played well.” nice job getting our of­ Miller early in the second the next three games, every baseball pundit UNCA. weakest team in the confer­ UNCA trailed early in fense going in the second half to put UNCA ahead. thought that the fat lady should begin her “She (Jenni Reynolds) is a ence, but they’re better than the first half 1-0 on a goal half,” said Cornish. UNCA will play in the vocal exercises for the Yankees’ swan song. But junior and we rely on her the first time we played.” by Wofford’s Ginger Miller ignited the Bull­ Big South Conference on the pundits couldn’t have been more wrong blocking more so than any­ Charleston Southern entered Applegate until King dog offense in the second Nov. 7-10 in Greensboro, about the gutsy Yanks. One game at a time, the thing else,” said Torbett. “It the game against UNCA with scored on a penalty kick. half with two assists. She and is ranked as the num­ Bronx Bombers crept back into contention was great to have Jenni back a 0-9 conference mark and a “Wofford is really a solid set up Gehringer and Hart ber two seed for the tour­ and hit their stride. Game three saw the mas­ on Sunday. We didn’t need 2-19 overall record. club,” said Cornish, “and for the final two goals. nament. terful pitching of David Cone and the hitting heroics of team MVP Bernie Williams, result­ ing in a 5-2 win for the Yankees. In game four, the worm turned for good on the Braves. The Yankees became this year’s Poors cool, but watch where you put that thing! cardiac kids by overcoming a 6-0 deficit for a 8-6 win. This year’s Series hero has to be Jim Leyritz, a backup catcher who wears an elbow M ark Plemmons brace the size of Montana. Leyritz tagged Braves Staff V/riter fireballer Mark Wohlers for a three-run homer that knotted the score at six. From that point As some readers already know, on, you just knew that the Yankees had to win Asheville’s a pretty cool place to the title. play pool. And win it they did. Aided by the errors of If you don’t have a car, the two self-destruction by the Braves, the Yankees closest places to campus are on overcame the typically stellar John Smoltz for Merrimon Avenue. The Corner a 1-0 victory in game five. Pettitte rebounded Pocket and Playworld both have from his game one pounding to pitch the game pool tables, but if you just want to of his life, holding the Braves scoreless for eight drink beer and play pool for hours and a third innings before allowing his impen­ on end, and you don’t mind a drive, etrable bullpen to finish off the Atlantans. The then Cue-N-Spirits, way out on Yankees completed an improbable sweep of 1788 Hendersonville Road (in the the Braves in Atlanta to remain unbeaten on K-Mart Plaza) is a good choice. the road during the ’96 postseason. They’ve got 10 pool tables, all in The clincher came in game six. After Maddux one wide room, so you can pick a self-destructed in the third inning, in which he table in the corner and not have to allowed all three Yankee runs, the Yankee worry about accidentally nudging bullpen preserved another victory, with the someone’s private parts with your final score of 3-2. Ballpens were yet another Rack 'em up! The tables in the back room at (Satsby's on W alnut Street are particularly inviting. Ptwto by Del DeLorm story during the Series, with the Yanks reign­ cue stick. This is really very helpful ing far superior to the Braves in this category. as you long-time pool players know. The trio of Graeme Lloyd, Mariano Rivera, There’s nothing worse than getting self that before you rush out to her hand, not seriously, but it prob­ Gatsby’s is a great hangout, even if and John Wetteland gave up a mere two runs beat up by Bigfoot because you become a “sniffer.” ably caused her to forfeit the game. it doesn’t have that smoky “pool over the seven game span, while the shabby stroked him with your cue. Actu­ For those of you who (God only So if you think you might have a hall” atmosphere that you expect pitching of Greg McMichael and Mark Wohlers ally, nudging his “significant other” knows why) are into country mu­ weak cue, keep your bet low. if you’ve seen too many cheesy cop cost the Braves a pair of pivotal games. might be worse. sic, the Lone Dove Saloon, on Tun- The pool room is separate from shows. This Series will be remembered for many on- Cue-N-Spirits is open until 2 a.m., nel Road across from Blockbuster the saloon, which is good, but it There’s a small bar in the corner the-field reasons. The Braves’ barrage in games and you can rent your table for only Video, is the place to be. And for still gets pretty crowded and it’s with a television showing what­ one and two. Bernie Williams’s home run in a few dollars an hour. This can be a those of you that aren’t, the place tough to find a free table. Also, if ever national world sport series game three. Jim Leyritz’s spectacular homer in big money-saver for the people who isn’t as bad as you might think. you’re a non-smoker, you might as thing happens to be on at the time, game five. The pitching of Andy Pettitte in play 12 games in an hour. Most of You’ll probably go in expecting a well give it up now. If you feel like a juke box in the opposite wall, game six. The Maddox collapse in game seven. us are lucky if we can play 12 games remake of the country bar from scoping the place out first, stand pinball and arcade games. It will also be remembered for some powerful in a year. W ithout stopping. “The Blues Brothers,” complete outside in the parking lot and look All four pool tables are 50 cents intangibles. John Wetteland’s nasty lucky hat. If you get tired of shooting pool, with flying beer bottles and chicken in the windows. per game, which is a decent price. Wade Boggs’s tearful speech at Series end. hang around the bar and you might wire across the stage. Instead, get Actually, it might be safer to stand But the tables have low-hanging Yankee manager Joe Torre’s personal trauma learn something with which to im­ ready for a country and western in the parking lot next door, and lights above them, so if you’re try­ of watching one deteriorating brother wait for press your friends at dinner the bar that can only be found in look at the non-smoking pool player ing to make that one vital shot a heart tranplant after losing his other brother next evening. This weekend, the Asheville, with Rocky Horror Pic­ banging on the window for some­ with half of your body lying across earlier in the season. topic of conversation was that most ture Show banners around the band one to “for-the-love-of-heaven-get- the felt, watch your head. Most of all, we will remember this year’s Americans consider armpit and area, and cowboys line-dancing to me-out!” At least that looked like Just like anywhere else, check World Series as a return to classic baseball, crotch-sniffing to be the worst job Hootie and the Blowfish. That’s what he said. where the butt of your cue stick is baseball that depends upon solid pitching and in the world. the honest truth. Closer to UNCA, on 13 West timely hitting. The Yankees, by exuding both BEFORE you take a shot. Just ask Apparently, deodorant companies As far as playing pool goes» it’s Walnut Street in downtown of these qualities, have brought the World “Mr. Bigfoot,” whose wife felt a pay $ 15/hour for sniffing crotches Championship back to its proper home, Yan­ not too bad if you don’t mind Asheville, is Gatsby’s. D on’t waste certain reporter’s cue where it kee Stadium. Look for both of these dynasties and armpits, to see if their deodor­ being sliced with a pool cue. That’s your time trying to figure out who shouldn’t have been. But, who to be back in the Fall Classic in the immediate ants actually work. But is the money the honest truth, too. This week­ Gatsby is. No one will tell you. Part knows.^ Bigfeet like that probably years to come. really worth the risk? Just ask your- end, a girl’s cue stick broke and cut restaurant and part game room. enjoy it.