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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-17-2000 The BG News February 17, 2000 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News February 17, 2000" (2000). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6609. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6609 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. m WEATHER THURSDAY Partly February 17, 2000 Cloudy WORLD NEWS 2. High, 29 OPINION 4. Low, 13 CAMPUS _7 The BG News SPORTS 9 bgnewa.com A daily independent student press Volume 88, Issue 27 school record DAN NIKI) man he replaced and shook his hand. Stacey lead the Falcons to their biggest win SHIRTS EDITOR He then walked to center court of a' of the season against Kent, ihey crowded packed Anderson Arena, waived to around lhe.6-4 forward and let him know ll was the move hc"s done a thousand crowd thai was cheering his name and j how much he means to this campus and to limes before. looked up lo the rafters in a gaze filled j this team. ll was the move thai has bailed the Falcons with thanks. Then il was his teammate"s turn. He out do/ens of times in the last five years. "I just want- left the mob, and found fellow senior Dave It was the move that broke the record. ed to say, Esterkamp. who scored his 1.000th point Nobody was surprised when Anlhony thank you for| ast nighl. and head coach Dan Dakich in the Stacey had his back to the basket from 15 feet I Komives'] middle of the key. The three embraced as out, spun around and sunk a turnaround support and' lean of joy trickled down Slacey's face. juniper to write a piece of history. lo ihe crowd for^ There was nothing wrong with crying on In fact, il was expected. After all, it was all the support^ that I have got- / this night. Not for this accomplishment. his trademark "I told them I loved Ihem." said Dakich of "It was just a mid-range, post-up jump ten here," hel said. "Thev his milestone-setting seniors. "I kissed them shot." Stacey said. "Fortunately enough, thai community, both. 1 have no trouble kissing ihose two — was history right there." in fact, I kind of like kissing those two. The jumper propelled Stacey past BG Ihe fans and the I school have I Because when you love someone you don't great Howard Komives' school record of mind kissing them." 1.834 points in a career. It was a record that really taken me' had stood for 36 years. It was a moment thai in as their own. Stacey may have lots of kisses coming to will define Slacey's career. Then I looked up I him for his game performance which domi- And. it was a night lhat served as the stage and tried to give I nated the Golden Flashes. He had 24 points, for one of Ihe greatest accomplishments in thanks ui God." / _^ mostly off thai deadly turnaround jumper. Howling Green sports history. Later, it was jj^^ Eleven of 16 from the field with five When Ihe jumper went in and Slacey's BG's turn to rebounds. name was officially scribbled over Komives" lhank their And, of course, the record. in ihe record books. Stacey went over to the hero. After On a move we've seen a thousand limes. Falcons conquer powerhouse Kent PETE STELLA Head coach Dan Dakich but Mitchell ended the drought around jumper gave him Ihe ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR ihought the backcourt play of with a jumper to push the Golden record. Pardon. Keith Mcleod and Trent Flashes up 24-22 with 6:18 left. A "Second half. I think we really If you weren't Ihere. shame on Jackson was the difference. Matela lay-up and another entic- Sicked up our defense.' you. "We got much better guard ing dunk for the sold oul crowd, sterkamp said. "They had a ll was ■ fairy tale ending, bul play." BG coach Dan Dakich this time by Esterkamp. put Ihe spun there. All teams are going to Ihis one didn't end w ith the hand- said. "I thought, in this game, our Falcons up. for the first lime in make runs, but we stayed under some prince reviving Snow guards didn't gel dominated and the game. 26-24. Kent took a 32- control and kepi working on our White or the Three Little Pigs liv- did a good job of playing with 30 edge into the locker room. defense. I feel we did a real good ing together. Instead, forward their guards." Stacey hit 4-6 shots in the first job on Whorton tonight." Anthony Stacey became the all- Kent was led by guard Nate half and. as a learn, the Falcons A three by Meers tied the time leading scorer in Falcon his- Meers. whose 5-8 performance connected for 46.2 percent from game at 45 with 12:48 left, but tory, forward Dave Eslerkamp from behind the arc earned him a the field. BG was oul rebounded the Falcons went on a scoring lopped the 1.000 career point list team-high 15 points. Meers also in the first half 21-10. 9-3 offen- tear. BG built a lead behind two and. most importantly, the BG had several crucial air balls in the sive, but ended up closing Ihe gap three-pointers by Mcleod al Ihe men's basketball team upended contest. Center John Whorton got to 27-24. 10-7 (Kent) in the sec- 8:40 mark, which got as high as Kent Slate 71-61 hot early, but cooled off to end ond half. 13 at the 6:08 mark, and never Stacey hit 11-16 shots for a with 12 points. Absent for the "We challenged them at half looked back. Kent cut it to as season-high 24 points. Golden Flashes was forward time — they [ Kent | had nine close as five, bul clutch free "Stacey is the best player in Kyrem Massey. who was out with offensive rebounds in the first throw shooting by Pardon closed the league." Kent coach Gary an injured ankle. half. We challenged Ihem |BG| to out the game and the victory. Wallers said. "One guy beat us. Kent g^uard Andrew Mitchell give up none, but they gave up At the end. Falcon fanatics just Hat out beat us." started oft the scoring by hitting a one." Dakich said. "It is one of rushed the court and players The win moved the Falcons three to put Kent up 3-0 with the few times I was listened lo. became emotional. Esterkamp record to 19-6 overall and 11 -4 in 19:25 left. Pardon answered with which is good." embraced Stacey and then both the Mid-American Conference. a driving lay-up but two Kent Oul of the gates of Ihe second were hugged by Dakich. Kent, who dumped the Falcons field goals gave ihem a 7-2 half. Whorton made a lay-up. but The second half proved to be 82-64 less than a month ago. advantage at the 18:23 mark. A was answered by a Stacey jumper the kicker. BG sank 16-24 shots drops lo 20-5 overall and 12-4 in Stacey jumper capped off an 6-1 and a Esterkamp lay-up. which and 7-8 free throws in the second. the conference. run by the Falcons and moved the tied the score at 34 with 17:28 The Falcons ended with a 56.0 The Brown and Orange also score to 9-8 with 16:12 left. left. (Esterkamp's lay-up pushed percent from the floor. 25 percent received huge contributions from Stacey and Eslerkamp showed him over the 1.0(H) point marker). from three-point land I Mcleod BEN FRENCH/ The BG News Esterkamp, guard Brandon Par- their shooting abilities and two Whorton hit for another lay-up two three's were the only made don and forward Lcn Matela. Eslerkamp free throws cul the and Mitchell drilled another three field goals out of eighi attempts) lead to one with 11:37 remaining. to give Kent a five-point lead. and 81.3 from the charity stripe. RECORD BREAKER Anthony Stacey drives on a Kent defender last night. Esterkamp hil for 15 points while Stacey hit for a season high of 24 points and broke the University scoring Pardon connected on 3-6 shots Another jumper by Stacey and Bul Esterkamp was not done. Kent ended the game without for 10 points and dished out a a huge, one-handed dunk by for- Not at all. a trip to the free throw line. record of 1,834 points with 1,846 points. team high four assists. Matela ward Brent Klassen, off of guard He hit two free throws then a "we were outplayed in the went 4-5 from ihe field to end Keith Mcleod missed jumper, three-point play lo again tie Ihe second half." Walters said. (Cutout) Stacey makes the basket that broke the University scoring record. with eight points and six tied the game at 22.