2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1997 m u s t a n g d a il y A whole new look... The women's basketball team has a new coach and a new attitude heading into its season opener tonight against Weber State Doily Stoff leporl The Cal Poly women’s bas ketball has seven seniors on their roster, but only one has been at Cal Poly for more than FRIDAY one year. That’s forward Rona Bevien Laugh Olympics 1 p.m. who has been at Cal Poly Dexter Lawn through three coaches in four years. The newest coach is Faith .Mimnaugh who replaced former coach Karen Bofjker ear Homecoming Rally and Mock Rock 6:30 p.m. lier this year. Sequoia Lawn Bevien, .Mimnaugh and the rest of the .Mustangs face their first test of the season when they face Weber State at 5 p.m Men's Soccer vs. Sacramento Stale 7 p.m. at .Mott Gym on Saturday. Mustang Stadium The non-league game is one of 10 preseason games before the first Big West Conference game against New .Mexico .State SATURDAY on January 7, I* .Mimnaugh was an assistant Homecoming Parade 10 a.m . coach at Cal Downtown Poly last "The players season are working when the Football vs. University of Dayton 1 p.m. .M u stan g s hard on to went 4-22, Mustang Stadium .3-12 in the learn a lot of Big West. (King and Queen will be announced at half-time.) d iffe re n t “Last year we had things. The great team Women's Basketball vs. Weber State 5 p.m. system is speed, and much differ that speed M ott Gym got us into ent than last trouble year's and sometimes,” Men's Basketball vs. Arkansas State 7 p.m. said the players M ott Gym .M imnaugh are taking it at the Big D o J^ pha*okn b)T o t- rdtonbocF W’est .Media in stride." Day. The AAuslongs fectlure mony new foces who are determined to overturn their Cross Country Dist. 8 NCAA Regionals —Faith “Vie need record loil yeor orxl move up in the coherence storting this weekeryj. Tucson, Arizona to be able to ______Mimnaugh think the O m N M game and LOCAHON not turn the ball over so we can DATF SUNDAY use our speed to our advan TIAAE tage,” Mimnaugh said. Volleyball vs. U.C. Santa Barbara* 2 p.m . “The players are working 64. The Mustangs were make.s gr>r>d decisions,” hard to learn a lot of different victorious the only other time Mimnaugh said. M ott Gym things,” she added. “The system the two teams met. is much different than last Weber State is coming off a “Our strength lies in having year’s and the players are tak L5-1.3 record. 9-7 in the Big Sky so many returning players,” Wrestling at Fullerton Open 9 a.m. ing it in stride.” Conference. M imnaugh said. “They have Cal Poly will be focusing on really gotten to know each Fullerton, California In three seasons as a head coach, she had a 7-62 record at smart play .Saturday night. other and are building a lot of Evansville University. “One of my strengths as a chemistry offensively and Weber State beat Cal Poly player was the ability to pass defensively. We want to get to *Big West Conference match the last time the two teams met the ball and make grxKi deci the priint where we mrive as a in 1996. Weber State won 81- sions. That’s what we’re trying unit as opposed to having five to become as a team - one that individuals on the court.” ON THE COVER Mustang Mustang senior quarterback Alii Abrew ranks among the top passers in the notion in passing efficiency. W ith a record of 107-153*4, he completes 70 percent of his Did you know... attempts. Abrew has also run for a net 31 yards this season, carrying the ball into the endzooe three tin>es for Cal Poly. Daily file photo by Dovid Wood
HOMECOMING SPORTS EDITION STAFF BOX Editor ' Kimberly Kaney Design Editor ^ Greg Manifold Photo Editor ' Joe Johnston MIJ5TANG DAIIY FWOAY, N0VEA.'B€R 14, 1997 3 Mott Mania: Chapter three ly Mdhsa M. Goiltf Arlfonsos Siote Señor Spor^Wmer OPPONENT LOCATION Gy'rt Thf Cal Poly mcnn ljia.Hk'-thail DATE Sokjrciay f io-zember 15 learn hope« that nrjt evemm#- h;i«U 0A. 7 pm hall feN'er thi« weekend Alt» it th*- fe«------TIME tivitie« may he centerrid( h\ th#- forittioll Cal Poly begins conference play on Jan. 8 at Bfs.se team’s t;ame against DayU^n, the OM-n’s Ijaskethall team .State and kioks to leave behind last ,sea.sfsi’s 6-10 Big is expectingUt sUral somi* the limelight amJ get its West record The .Mustangs' first home conference game i997-iiH w-ason underway is against Utah State January 15. fXher league oppr>- Ideally, head coach Jeff .Srhn»'Kji'r would like to see nents include: Idaho, Nevada, U.C. .Santa Barbara, Tans having Mustang Stadium after the frjrjthall game North Texas, U.C. Irvine. Cal State Fullerton. Long and walking up the hill U> Molf (»vm for f’al Poly’s sea son openf;r against Sun fk'lt iVinference’s Arkansas Beach State and University of Pacific ^UOPji. State Indians. fihserving this year’s team indicate« .something (X course, befcire pniepr-rtive and current MfXt entirely different from last years’ .Mustangs: SIZE. Maniacs can even sH in the fJeachers they may want to When Schneider went recruiting last year, .size was check out what type of team and ,sc;ason to expect frrjm one fX the main things on his mind. Fans will notice Schneider and his boys that this sea.son 6-foot Larson actually looks small for As a NCAA Division-1 team. Cal Poly enters its sec- once. For example, la.st year, 6-forit 7-inch .senior for fjnd .season in the Big West Ccmference and no longer is ward Damien Levesque was the .second tallest player the cautious newaimer K once was just four years agri. on the team, failing two inches short to sophomiire Russ Youth Ls prrjhahly the one thing that will hurt Cal Bryden’s 6-foct 9-inch build. 'This year, Levesque would Poly this year — the team is extremely young com he the .sev'enth tallest. pared to its league opponents. .Schneider hopes that the newly added height to the ■ YXher schrjrJs in the league mostly have .senksns,” team will improve Cal Pol/s rebounding record, which Schneider said. “Last year we had our Uip 10 players averaged .'53.3 percent last season. returned." Nevertheless, Schneider believes that his youthful .Since the end r/ la.st .sea.son, every time Schneider additkms to the team will help rnttre than hinder has .stepped onto .Mott Gym’s court there have been two ■ TTie team will get betUT and Ijetter as time goes large ghosts following him around. by," he said. “With such a young team as we have, you With these ghosts come memories, memfjries of fans have a lo* more rrjom for grr/wth Each week they will chanting “Take him Tay’" and buzzer-winning shots. imprr/ve and that's one advantage we have with such a .Memories of .strong team leadership Memories of yming team." Shanta Cotright and Levesque. Junkir forward Steve Fleming doesn’t lielieve that With these shadows al.so comes .several questions Cal Poly is as young as everyrme thinks it is. for anyone who has been following Cal Poly haskethall; “We're more deep and more frxperienced than most W’ho will take the place of Cntright and Levesque both peo^ile give us credit for," Fleming said. on and off the court? With an 11-4 home and 1 -9 away record last .season. .Mustangs should expect to find leadership and .sup Cal Poly hopes to reverse its mad miseries and imprrrve port finm the bkes of Larson and forward 55teve upon hs 14-16 overail record. Fleming. BfXh juniors have both been with .Schneider The Mustangs' .season opens with 12 non-league for their entire career at Cal Poly and have .strong on- games, seven of which are at home, and folkiws with 16 court presence league games While larson's numbers may not compare to Cal Poly play« Arkansas State twice, once at brime Cfjtrij^’s figures — last year Larson .shot .39,5 percent and once away The rest of the non-league home sched from the field and .33.3 percent from beyond the arch ule includes: Cal Baptist. Simon Fraser, University while CfXright shot .50.2 percent and 41.7 percent San IhegTi. U,C, Santa Cruz. Missouri-Kansas City and respectively — he will still he a reliable point guard. Doi^ pt«oto by Dowd //oorl St. Mary’s. fJn the rriad. the .Mustangs face Eastern Larson's personal achievements also make him a Hkely Junior Steve Fleming bound« into the o ír tossing the boll upand in to post two W’ashington. Air Force, .Sacramento State and candidate for team captain. He is only the third fiesh- more for the Mustongs. Cooch Schneider ond his dreom teom foce o tough line Southern Univenritv. See B-BAU. poge 6 up this seoson including Un'rversity of the Pocific and University of Nevodo. MEN’S BASKETBALL STARTING LINE-UP 4 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14 1997 MUSTANG DAILY
f ti « Sagaser tackles all the I OTdn't set the t » team goals, the opposition in his way guys did. I em just guiding the guys towards their goafis and it takes a lot of r i hard work/%
Doily pko*o by Cloy Stoker Senior linebocker Brett Sagaser teoms with sophomore Osboldo Orozco to take down an opponent. Sogoser is third on the teom posting 64 tackles. By Come GHozo made with the players. Doiy Stuff Writer “It's been .so fiin. Fve gone to .so many different places and have met >y mentoring, by emotion. .Senior liiu*- so many interesting people,” he said backer Brett Sagaser leads by example. .Sagaser feels the team’s adjast- Cal Poly head football coach I.arry ment to new* football coach I.arry Welsh Is quick to affirm thi.s notion. Welsh was fine. He added that former “Brett demonstrates a lot of coach Andre Patterson and coach hip in a quiet way.” Welsh aggres- Welsh approach things differently. n “We’ve overcome a lot in a short 't amount of time,” he said. “I Patterson I linebackers have, but has the speed was more of a player’s coach, and By KimbeHy Koney learn all they can from him.. wasn't going to mov'c my family." to make up for that. He has accept coach Welsh is all basiness." DoBy Sports Eifctor Welsh lakes on the role of the H is family and friends in ed the challenge and has a lot of tal .Sagaser contributes the players'parent Respect is imp«>r- Atascadero. espi*cially at the ent and ability to cover and play en.se." Mu.stang’s winning .streak to an Down .1 narrow hallwa\\ tam to him. but working on play- high schoi»!, are a lai*ge part of 05 offensive and defensive scheme that throutih an old d«>»>r in the middle er-co:u*h reiationships is not a Welsh’s life. That seems to be* the x)unds, Saga.sers .statistics tell caters to its player personnel th«*re he hi-; m w only two part of lus job. , toughest pah of his jf»b. A.s head most of his story. This .season "We have two great running incheti awHv from the **creen. But "I don’t ask 'uin if thev like cuiK'h of ( lules Sagaser has made 64 tackles. He backs, for example, so we run the It isn’t ar computer he is starinfi me. It IS not a concern." Welsh don’t allow Welsh U» watch any of has made 36 assi.sted tackles, ball a lot. as compared to last year at hejtd fot«tha)l coach said. "1 alwav- believe I don’t his former team's games *>r have ork I^irry Welsh studying hi.-^ “w in- new] o 2t>-year old to l>e iny cr»ntact with them ' las when we passed a lot. So you have to dow to the world" as he calU it frienrl F'our t«» fi\»**years down "It is an empty feeling. There mes. ase those two guys,” he said. “We’re H»- i‘> watchim; game f*»otaire on a ¿the mad they will lo«>k back and ar«» a lot *if memorie.- there. 1 masses and also helping out the secondary more ?
By Jeoffrey Varner NCAA Division Daly Sports Writer I-AA Poll Can the Mustang football team continue to crush its competition ]. Villanova 9-0 and stampede down the road that 2. W . Illinois 9-1 leads to the playoffs for the Division I-AA national championship? 3. Delaware 9-1 The undefeated No. 20 Dayton 4. Youngstown State 8 1 Flyers, 9-0, will try their best 5. W . Kentucky 9-1 Saturday to spoil * the No. 23 6. McNeese State 8-1 Mu.stangs’ homecoming, their 7. E. Washington 9-1 chances tc* advance to the playoffs and the opportunity for them to add 8. Georgia Southern 8-2 another victory to their list of eight 9. Hampton 8 1 slain opponents. 10. Fiorido A&M 7-2 The Mustangs, 8-1, are coming 1 1. Montana 6-3 into this week’s game with a dra 12. Stephen F. Austin 7-2 matic come-ftom-behind win over -Montana State, Saturday after kick 13. Southern 8-1 er Alan Bielke drilled a fifty-yard 14. E. Illinois 8-2 field goal with no time left on the 15. jockson State 7-2 clock making the final score 20-19 16. Appalachian State 6-3 and moving them up back up into 17. E. Tennessee State 6-3 the USA Today’s Top 25 poll. 18. S. Carolina State 8-1 The Flyers are also coming into Saturdays game with a victory la.st Doily pBolo by Cloy Stalter 19. Liberty 8-1 week. The Flyers defeated 20. Dayton 9-0 Evansville 49-7 to give them a 20- W ith a win Saturdoy over No. 20 Dayton, Col Poly could rise in the football polls and earna spot in the playoffs 21. Hofstra 7-2 game winning streak 11-0 in 1996, 22. E. Kentucky 6-3 and 9-0 this .season. Over the last Scholarship I-AA poll. nine years Davton has won 92 of its Both Davton and (’al Poly are OPPONENT University of Dayton 23. Col Poly-SLO 8-1 la.st 101 games. The non-.scholar- fighting to get into the playoffs and a LOCATION Mustong Stadium 24. Northeastern 7-2 ship program has not lost a game win for either club will be the decid I DATE Saturday, November 1 5 25. Northwestern State 6-3 ing factor in their acceptance to the since Nov. 18,1995, which has TIME 1 pm • os of November 11 earned them a ranking of No. 1 in the National Football Gazette Non- See FOOTBALL poge 6 Washington keeps competition guessing By MidieBe Boykin as you put in a 10(Ki effort." Doily Sports Writer "It's the supporting cast- His parents attend all of his home games and most of the away Keith Washington grew up on my girlfriend, my family, games. His girlfriend, Natalie competition, with his father, my roommates, my Confer, is also a big fan. They have Warren, being the main opponent. been together for four years, since Whether it was a board game friends and God- that they first met in high school, and or a little one-on-one in basket she now attends Cal Poly as a psy ball. they played to win. have gotten my through. chology major. "One time, when I was in high Without them, life would "She is always there for me, school, we were playing racquet- she makes me happy when I'm ball, and he was talking so much be to ug h." sad, and she just makes me feel that I slammed the ball as hard as good. Not a lot of people can do I could, and it ended up hitting —Keith Washington that," he said. him in the eye," the junior fullback It was his parents' and said. It wasn't intentional, and the University of Virginia, but he Confers support that helped injury wasn't too .serious. But the chose Cal Poly to attend in 1994 Washington out when he first next day they were at it again, because it offered him the most came to Cal Poly. He was very this time with the elder money and his parents admired homesick his freshman year, and Washington wearing protective the academic reputation. felt discouraged because he had to goggles. In time however, Washington redshirt after injuring his knee. "He let me win sometimes came to realize that Cal Poly was They still came up to the games, when I was little, just so I would the best choice for other reasons. even though he didn't play. n't get di.scouraged. But he didn't It's far enough away from his old "It's the supporting cast- my ever ju.st give the whole game high school life, but close enough girlfriend, my family, my room away, he made me work for it." that he can go home, to Anaheim mates, my friends and God- that Washington has competed in Hills, for the weekend in ju.st a have gotten my through. Without sports for most of his life. His first three-and-a half hour drive. He them, life would be tough." sport was soccer which he started likes this area, which he said is This year Washington has been playing at age 5 laid-back and fits its S.L.O. nick quite successful on tbe field, "Back then. I wanted to he like name. which he says is due to the team Pele," Washington .said, hut after a Washington, a PF^/Kinesiology being extra close this year. few years he found that he was too senior, al.so said the academics "We came together as players physical for soccer and flag foot here are as gofid as his parents amidst the coaching changes. We ball, and started playing tackle said, who have always empha knew that if we were going to be football in the fourth grade. He sized the importance of education. .successful, it would have to come continued football through high His mother, Julie, is a principal at from us." school, where he also played bas a Lynnwood elementary school, His best games this year have ketball, and won numerous and his father was once president been at New Mexico State, where awards including F'irst Team All- of Compton College and is now the he said the team proved they CIF and Second Team Blue Chip West Coa.st district administrator could compete at the Division 1 All-American. for University of Phoenix. level, and the game against Dolt^ file pf>olo Washington faced some diffi Washington describes his Northern Iowa, where he earned culties toward the end of his father as "successful and smart, Offensive Player of the Game and Junior fullback Keith Washington has carried for three touchdowns this season Brethren Christian High School my role model." Warren Player of the Week honors. trainer. He is already getting are physical players like I try to football career, when he began Washington earned his under Washington would like to go experience with his job at the be. They don t run by the other looking at colleges to play for. graduate degree in two-and-a-half professional after next year, and Pismo Beach Athletic Club, and he guys, they run through them" Everyone expected him to go to a years and his ma.ster's in p.sychol- he knows the scouts will be watch Washington said he has anoth big school, but he had some diffi ogy in one-and-a-half. ing him clo.sely during spring believes he has the determination er source of inspiration for his culties with his coach, who tried to "He is the most intelligent per training and next season. But if he to meet his goal. game. t(xi. di.scourage the .scouts from signing son I know. Everyone I know who doesn't get picked up by a pro As for his game, Washington is "I pray before the games, that Washington by emphasizing his knows him likes him. He taught team he wants to stay at Cal Poly inspired by the playing styles of God will keep the players safe, faults. me how to be a man, and my mom to get his master's degree after Jerome "The Bus" Bettis, from the and that we all do well." He was offered partial scholar taught me to believe in my.self. graduating in Fall 1998. His Steelers, and William F'lovd, from He said that with God by bis ships from the University of She always said, if you can career goal is to ultimately own a the F’orty-Niners. side he will always do well in Arizona, Georgia Tt*ch, and the believe, you can achieve, as long fitness center and be a personal "I like those guys Unause they whatever he does 6 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1997 MUSTANG DAILY of those for touchdowns including FOOTBALL from page 5 one for 1(X) yards, the longest return playoffs for the nations fn'st amonji in N(’AA histfiry. He is also sc'cond Division f-AA sch(K)ls. on the team in tackles with 43 for Mike Kelly, who is in his 17th sea the sea,son. son as head coach of the Flyers, ‘“fhey have a g(Kxl running game earned his IHSth win with his teiims but I am more concerned about the victory over FiVansvilU* Saturday, giv threat of their quarterback,” ing him an oviTall record of 165-27-1 Osbaldo Orozco, sophomore line and a .858 winning percentiige. 'Phis backer .said. is the highest of any adive head coach Flyer senior quarU*rback Kevin in Division I-AA and ranks him si«- Johns, is undefeated as a .starter and ond all-time with coaches of 15 years was the 1996 F(X)tball Gazette’s or more exfienence. NCAA Division I-AA Non- K<‘lly will match his strattigic Scholarship (Jffensive Player of the coaching skills against Mustang Year. .Johns is 87 of 156 passing for head coach Larry Welsh, whose 1,440 yards and 14 touchdowns this record of 8-1 gives him the most .sea.son. He is also Dayton’s fourth wins for a first year h«?ad coach in leading rusher with 314 yards and L Cal Poly history. Welsh has an six rushing touchdowns. impressive rticord of his own compil Mustang quarterback Alii Abrew, ing a 192-37-1 rticord in his 18 years who is ranked No 1 nationally in as head coach of AUiscadero High passing efficiency ,will attempt to which makes him the fiflh-win- outgun .Johns in the homecoming ningest coach in California battle Saturday. Abrew is 107 for Scholastic history. 153 pas.sing for 1,574 yards. He has y Both coaching staffs agree that this thrown 15 touchdown pas.ses and he Saturdays game will be a battle of two has also rushed into the endzone great offensive rushing attacks. three times this season. “We have two great backs in Cal Poly began its season with Chad Lindsey, and J.P. Ragon, who seven consecutive wins. 'The biggest will carry our offense’s rushing of those wdns came over Northern game,” said Robert Biorke, Dayton Iowa on Oct. 25, 1997. 'The linebacker coach. Mustangs defeated then No. 16 The Dayton rushing game is ranked Northern Iowa in front of the ranked second in the nation largest crowd in Cal Poly history, amongst Division I-AA schools with and moved into the national rank an average of 283 yards a game. ings for the first time since moving “They have some g(X)d athletes at up to Divi.sion I-AA in 1994. the running back position but I A week later the Mustangs suf think that ours are better,” said fered their most crushing defeat Robby Smith, wide rt*ceiver coach. against the then ranked No.9 “We are going U) continue to do what Liberty Flames by the score of 32- we do best, and that’s nin the foot 49. 'The loss pushed the Mustangs ball down our oppiinents’ throats.” out of the nation’s top 25 rankings The Mustangs ground attack and jeopardized their potential of ranks seventh in the nation in making the playoffs. Division I-AA with an average of 260 'The Mustangs avenged them yards per game. The rushing selves the following week by defeat as.sault is lead hy junior tailback ing the Montana State Bobcats with Antonio Wamm who has 975 yards a last second fifty-yard field goal and seven touchdowns this ,s<‘ason, fh)m Beilke with no seconds remain giving him 2,798 yards for his ain*er ing on the clock. ranking him second in ru.shing in The victory placed the Mustangs sch(K)l hi.story. in the nation’s top 25 once again and “We know what Warren can do reenergized their playoff hopes. and I’m pn*tty confident that he This weekend the Mustangs will won’t be running wild against us,” continue to stampede down the road Biorke .siiid. to the playoffs and promise some Biorke is confident that Dayton thing special to the people who he in Dally photo by Joe Johnston All- American linebacker Sean attendance at Saturday’s homecom (lorius will Ix' able to hold the ing game. Senior Scott Holmes and nine other seniors on the men's soccer team, Greg Connell, Danny H ill, David Rivero, Jon MusUmg rushing atUick to a mini “We are going to give the crowd a Bedrosian, Greg Boeddeker, Tony Chowana-Bandhu, Nick Economus, Se iji Sato and Jesus Cuevas w ill soy goodbye Friday. mum. (rorius has five inU'rcc'ptions special homecoming treat,” Warren this sea.son and has n'tumed three .said. Fleming said he tries to follow from page 3 (’otright and Leve.sque’s example on Men’s soccer closes out season “ how to be a good team leader. man in Ni’AA Division-I history to “I’m glad my team can come to post 1(H) sti'als in a single season me about things on and off the By Kellie Korhonen and during the 199.5-96 sea.son he court,” Fleming added. Doily SfoH Writer was named American West It’s difficult to replace both the C/onfen*ncx* Player of the Year and experience and leadership skills that Tonight nine seniors will walk Rixikie of the Year. Cotright and Levesque possessed. out onto the field of Mustang Bectiming a team k*ader is .some Along with Fleming and Larson, Stadium for the last time. Their thing that Iwirson sjiid he is pc^rson- Schneider also believes that sopho games, their memories r*nd here. “1 think it will he a fun game,” Chowana-Bandhu was named the ally having to get u.st‘d U>. more guard Mike Wozniak and for OtH' last night to shine in the Hill .said. Player of the Week for the MPSF “It’s a difTen*nt role this year for ward Ketchaim will help lead the team. bright stadium lights, one last The Mustangs are riding high, for his play against Fullerton. He me and it’s something I’m still night to dribbir* the ball down the 'There is no lacking of talent on coming off a big win last weekend .scored the Mustangs second goal adjusting to," I .arson said. “I’m now Cal Poly’s team this season, but. fu'ld for Cal Poly. against ('al State Fullerton, against Fullerton, and got credit one of th(* guys who is trying to lead A final ganu* that for most of which ruined the Titan’s chances for the assist on the game-win the youngi'r guys and help them out. overall, it is still a fairly young and the .seniors caps off a career of of a Mountain Pacific Sports ning goal. 'll) lx* a l(*adt*r you have to do the lit inexperienced one. Nine players many ups and downs. Federation (MPSF) championship The Hornets are coming off a tle stuff and be mort* vixail on and off return to the court from last season, The Cal Poly men’s soccer and a NC’AA playoff berth. loss to Cal State Northridge, who the oHirt... .I’m trying to do what’s but only four of them actually saw seniors, (ireg ('onnell, Danny The Mustangs, themselves, defeated Cal Poly 1-0 in overtime natural for me.” more than twenty minutes of play Hill, Scott Holmes, David Rivero, have had a grueling .season with in a controversial game earlier Standing next to I.jirson to help ing time last season. Freshmen Jon Ih'drosian, Greg Boeddeker, 10 away games and only six home this .sea.son. lead will lx* Fleming (6-f(xit 5-inches, recruits may help add to the dazzle Tony Chowana-Bandhu, Nick games including a five game road The Mustangs lost to the 225 lbs). This season he should see of Schneider’s “up-tempo style of Ficonomus, and .Jesus Ciuwas, will trip early in September. The team Sacramento State Hornets last more playing time than the 11.1 play,” but whether or not they wall be he honorr'd is 6-10 overall on the sea.son, and year, 2-6 at Sacarmento State. minut<*s he averagi*d last year since able to keep up with their tougher At the game each senior’s tied for second in MPSF with a 3- But this year, the Hornets are 2- Si'hni'ider will lx* relying on him to opponents remeiins to be seen. carem will he rr'cappr'd and a ded- 2 record. 12 on the season as of Octolx'r help lead the team. Also, this season, If you can’t attend Saturday’s icalatn will lx* made in each of “I'm really proud of the play 31st(need update). Fens said Fleming undersbinds that he is season opener against Arkansas their names. ers, the only sad thing is I can’t while the HorneLs’ record is not lx*mg l(xikt*d to as a U*am leader, State, it wall be televised. For the “It will b<* sad for im* to watch se<* Tony (Chowana-Bandhu) play that impressive, the Mustangs which will ho|X‘fully help curb his first time Cal Poly men’s basketball them(th<* seniors) leave,” said his last game,” Fens said will he watching out for the team ov«*r-4*xulx*ranci* and inconsi.sU*ncies games will be airt*d on lixral cable assistant coach Gh*nn Fens. Chowana-Bandhu received a red that beat them last year. on the niuri that have plagiuxl him television. 'The tape-delayed games Befon* they say goixlbye, the card in the Cal State Fullerton “(The Mustangs) are always in the |xist will be run on public access cable Mustangs face their last chal- game for fighting, which disquali talented, but sometimes they get “(Fleming’s) attitudi* has Ixx'n channel 6 and wall be pnxluced by lengr* The Sacramento State fies him for this game. some bad luck," F'ens said. “I gn*at, he und«*rstands his mie on the Alpha Video Productions. The Hornets will run onto the field at Di'spiti* the ejection. think it will lx* an exciting gaim* ” t<*am this year and is a givat l(*ader Arkansas State game will air 7 p tn to take on Cal Poly. on the team." .Schneider said 'Bie.sday, November 18 at 7 p.m. MUSTANG DAILY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1997 7 Volleyball wraps up regular season at home
By Peggy Curtin OPPONENT U.C Santa Barbara Daily SportsWriter LOCATION M ott Gym For the first time in five years, the Cal DATE Sunday, Nov. 1 6 Poly women's volleyi)all team will finish its 2 p.m. sr^ason with a winning record. TIME Fvven with one regular season game and Lipana said. the post-season Big West Tournament Sunday will also be the la.st home game remaining, the Mustangs, now 17-9 overall, for the three Cal Poly seniors, Lipana, 9-6 in the Big West, will have their best Aberle and Rumsey. record since 1992 when the team went 22- Aberle has missed only 13 games in the 11. last four years and is ninth on the career "What our goal is from beginning to end aces list with 92. Although Schlick has is to continue to get better all the way used her primarily in the back row, the through," Cal Poly head coach Steve Lodi-native was second on the team in kills Schlick said. "I think we've made good pro in 1994 and fourth in 1995. gression from last season. That's what Rumsey, a walk-on in 1994, has record we're basing things on for us. (We're) not ed over 400 digs and almost 40 service aces worried about 1992 or 1993. We have in the past four years. w grown in the game over the course of the "You put so much into the team that vol last year and a half, and I think we contin leyball becomes your identity," Rumsey ue to grow every week That's what is said. "It's part of you life. It's going to be a important to us." let down when it's over." Before Cal Poly heads to the Big West Lipana has played just one year with Tournament in Long Beach, Nov.21-23, its the Mustangs after transferring from U.C. final game and home match will be Sunday Berkeley. After winning the starting job, afternoon against 6th-ranked U.C. Santa Lipana is second in the Big West in assists Barbara. The Mustangs lost to the Gauchos per game and dished out 71 assists in the in Santa Barbara in late September, 3-0. Mustangs' 3-1 loss against Arizona State "It's really advantageous for us to play earlier this season, just six short of a school them (for) the last game," defensive spe record set in 1989. cialist Stephanie Rum.sey said. "Everyone "The season has gone by really fast," will give it all that they have and that's Lipana said. "It hasn't hit me yet that it's what it's going to take.” going to be the last (home) game in my The Gauchos feature a powerful lineup entire collegiate career." coached hy Kathy Gregory, who has over After the UCSB game, the Mustangs, as 560 career victories in 23 years as Santa the probable fourth seed in the Big West Barbara's head coach. Tournament will play the Eastern Division UCSB has been able to dominate oppo Champion, which in all likelihood will be nents in the middle both offensively and the Idaho Vandals. defensively with a pair of middle blockers. Cal Poly defeated Idaho 13-15, 15-12, Heather Bown and Katie Crawford. Bown 15-9 and 15-6 on Oct. 25, while the Vandals and Crawford both rank in the top five of beat the Mustangs twice last year, once at the Big West in hitting percentage, kills Mott Gym and once in the opening round of and blocks per game. the Big West Tournament. Gregory's team adds another offensive "In the tournament every match is a threat in 1996 Big West Freshman of the toss-up,” Schlick said. "Idaho is an Year Roberta Gehlke and a setter, Tanja extremely talented team. We had a very Hart, who averages over 13 assists a game. competitive match (earlier this season). Doily photo by Jason Kaltenbach "For us to compete with them is a huge The scores were close in the first three challenge to begin with," Schlick said. games. (The score in) the fourth game is Junior outside hitter Trisha Jenssen jumps up to moke a kill for the Mustangs, who ore 17-9 over To go against UCSB's powerful lineup, not really indicative of how close the match all and 9-6 in the Big West. The Col Poly volleboll team w ill soy goodbye to three seniors, Louella Schlick will use a combination of players. really was." Lipana, Amy Aberle, and Stephanie Rumsey, at this gome. Senior Louella Lipana will start at setter, "I believe that we can win again, but I with Asha Wagner and Kari De Soto in the also know that we match-up extremely well had a really hostile crowd and some of their we l(K)k forward to next year's team " middle and Trisha Jenssen, Melanie and it could go either way," he added. players were talking (trash) through the With only three players graduating, Hathaway and Melissa Pierce on the out Two of the Mustangs' goals for this year net." Schlick has gotten a middle blocker and side. Seniors Amy Aberle and Rumsey will are to win 18 games and to advance farther Even if the Mustangs do not reach their setter to already verbally commit to play rotate in the back row for Wagner and De in the Big West Tournament. Should Cal final two goals, Schlick says that the sea for Cal Poly next season. Soto. Freshman Cyndi Eilers should also Poly lose to Santa Barbara, the Vandals son has been very successful, and he looks "We do have a very good nucleus return get significant playing time. would be the only obstacle to meeting those forward tol998. ing," Schlick said. "I like the group we have "It's going to be difficult, but just goals. "We'll miss the leadership and ball-con coming back plus the two incoming because they're ranked sixth doesn't mean "The team is fired-up to play Idaho," trol of the seniors," Schlick said. "This recruits. We have a great base to work from they're going to get the automatic win," Lipana said. "When we went there, they year's been way-fun and at the same time for next sea.son." Cross Country steps up pace to lead at regionals By MartiM Madtwul meter-tumed-800-meter runner when ence during the track races. When 6isked Spedai to the Da^ she was asked to train with the cross if she would ever consider racing the five- country team her sophomore year for kilometer disUmce on the track however, Two times around a running track endurance. Last year, MalnekofTs train Gotldard wa.s quick to reply. equals 800 meters or one-half mile. This ing helped her secure a top-five position “Riice 12.5 laps on the track, are you 637, is the distance that women’s cross coun on the cross country team. kidding me," she «ud. “That’s something try and track teammates Megan “When you’re running around a track I’d definitely never do." Goddard and Carie Malnekoff will race it can become so monotonous,” Malnekoff Unlike Malnekofl"s and Goddard’s 'fix. • come spring. said. “In cross country you’re not just lieliefs that conqx*ling in long-distance Now, take those two laps, which are running around in circles.” raa‘s on tht> track would be far too monot run at about a six-minutes-per-mile pace, Thou^ sidelined this season by an onous to endure, two middle-distance run and add some grass, dirt, holes, ditches, injured leg muscle, Malnekoff has been ners on the men’s track team enjoy the ver- rocks, trees and several rolling hills, plus able to train with the team and is looking .satility that oom|)eting in cross country f 4 a distance of five kilometers or 10.5 extra forward to her final racing sea.son next fall. allows them come track .season. laps around the track, and you’ve got the Like Malnekoff, (Joddard was origi Darren Holman and Greg Phister f ^ ^ bm cross country race that these two half nally a 400-meter runner who was eisked enjoy racing the men’s required eight milers have been training for and racing to train with the cross country team for kilometers, or five miles, during cross all fall season. the endurance benefits. country .season then returning in the It sounds much more grueling, but the In her first year competing in cross .spring to race both the 1,500-meters, just two middle distances actually find the country, (Joddard said she heis really 100 meters short of one mile, and 5,(K)0- longer cross country races more relaxing. noticed a significant difference in her meters races. "IVaining for the 800 (meters) is all level of fitness due to the longer intervals Tb Holman and Phister, the five-mile about speed, while cross country is more and hills that are incorporated into the cross country race is just a repetition of like a pace,” senior Malnekoff,said. "I like training schedule. five individual miles. to train for cross country, it really pushes It isn’t the distance that’s attracting Holman will join seniors Lori Fancon ' Dcrily photo by David Wood your mind more than it pushes your both Malnekoff and (Goddard to cross and Joe Taverner this weekend at the Senior Lori PorKon leads the Col Poly women's Cross body.” country, but the different atmosphere Dist. 8 NCAA Regionals in 'Ricson, AZ. Country team at NCAA Dist. 8 regioncds this weekend. Malnekoff was originally a 400- and mental challenges than they experi- All three* placed in the top ten in league. V
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