PAGE 12 STANDARD Sept. 16, 1983 -Sports---..--- Taking a dive into Briggs Off to winning start by Elaine Burkel Pregame activities at Saturday'S home football game against Northern Iowa of Cedar Falls will have an extra nair: Bears open home season three men will skydive into Briggs Stadium. by Scott Puryear the third loss in three contests Bears a 7-3 lead. After a West- Dan Adams, Steve Eigers and Sgt. B.W. Trollinger. a The SMSU Bears look for with Northern Iowa since the em Illinois fumble at their own member of the ROTC staff. will jump at 8.000 feet from a their second win in as many series began in 1980. 43, the Bears were once again Cessna 206 plane at 6:45 p. rn. They plan to open their games as they host the Univer- Coach Rich Johanningmeier on the move with Arterburn parachutes at 2.500 feet and hope to land between the two sity of Northern Iowa Panthers said, <IIfeel we're going to be scoring on a 22-yard run to give 40-yard lines. tomorrow 7 p.m., at right in the ball game with them. SMSU a 14-3 advantage. Ar- Preparation for the jump was not simple, Trollinger said. Briggs Stadium. I think that after the win at terburn completed the Bears ~ The jumpers obtained numerous releases, basic safety and The Bears defeated Western Western. we've got a bit of scoring as he carried over from license checks, Kansas City FAA approval, "and then there Illinois 21-9 in Macomb, Ill. momentum going." the l-yard line early in the was the paper work. " The trio held a practice jump Thursday last week in their season fourth quarter to seal the into the stadium. and Mid-Continent Conference The 21-9 win over Western victory. After Saturday's performance, Trollinger will have made opener. Northern Iowa (1-1) Illinois last weekend put the The Leathernecks mounted a well over 700 jumps. including ones into other stadiums such won it's season opener 34-10 Bears on' top of the Mid- 71-yard drive late in the contest as the University of Missouri at Columbia, Northeast and over Drake University, but Continent Conference stand- with quarterback Mark Bloom Southeast Missouri Universities. Missouri Southern and dropped a 26-0 decision to Indi- ings at 1-0, with Eastern IJlinois going over from the I-yard Evangel Colleges. ana State University last and Northern Iowa yet to open line, but failed in an attempted '"1 wish I could put into words what I feel about skvdiving." Saturday. league play. two-point conversion that ac- Trollinger said. who has been diving I I years. With 120 mph New Panther coach Darrell The Bears trailed 3-0 at the counted for the final SCOrt~ the slowest rate at which they will be plummeting. Trollinger Mudra greeted a squad of 34 half as a fumble by sophomor, Fullback Johnny Longstreet says in an understatement, "It's a rush!" returning lettermen from last quarterback Greg Arterburn set led the Bears with 43 yards season's 4-6-1 team. Mudra up a 40-yard field goal by rushing on 12 carries, with Wil- came to Northern Iowa from Western's Jeff Murawski, but Iiams carrying six times for 42 conference foe Eastern Illinois, the SMSU defense stiffened to yards. The Bears' outstanding Volleyballer's host where his five-year mark of shut down the Leathernecks' defensi ve effort was led by 47-15-1 earned him the nick- offense for the remainder of the linebackers Jimmy Houston September Classic name "Dr. Victory." He re- half. and Cornelius Blow, with 16 by JUlie McAdams placed former Panther mentor Just over two minutes into and 12 tackles, respectively. Matches begin Friday morn- The SMSU volleyball team Stan Sheriff, who had spent 23 the second half, the Bears be- Defensive lineman Terry Gour- ing at 10 a.m. on Hammon's opens its home season hosting seasons at the coaching post. gan a 51-yard drive that cul- ley added II tackles and five east court with SMS U and the September Classic this The Bears are looking to minated with sophomore run- quarterback sacks, while safety WSU meeting each other. At 2 weekend. Starting at 10 a.m. avenge their 10-0 loss to the ning back Keith Williams scor- Mike Armentrout registered II p.rn., also on Hammon's east today and continuing through Panthers last season, marking iog on a 7-yard run to give the tackles and one interception. court, WSU meets ORU. The 7 Saturday evening, the Classic p.m. match between ORU and Overall, Johanningmeier features teams from Oral Rob- SMSU will be held in Me- SMSU 2"-WESTERN ILLINOIS 9 said he was pleased with the erts University and Wichita Donald Arena. The matches are 1 2 3 4 FINAL Bears' performance. SMSU State. being played on the east court o 0 14 7 21 HIt was an important win. WIU 3 0 0 6 The tournament will be set up and in McDonald because of 9 We needed to get off to a good as a round-robin, with each concert scheduling confJ icts. start. 0-3 - WIU Murawski 40 yard PG team playing each other twice. .Saturday matches are sched- 7-3 - SMSU Williams 7 yard run (Lombardo kick) .. Defensively we're as fund- According to Head Coach uled back in Hammon' s main 14·3 - SMSU Arterburn 12 yard run (Lombardo kick) amentally sound as we have 21-3 - SMSU Arterburn 1 yard run (Lombardo kick) Linda Dollar, Oral Roberts will arena and begin at 10 a.m. with ever been at the start of the 21-9 - WIU Bloom 1 yard run (pass failed) ,, be tough to beat because of its WSU meeting ORU. At 2 p.m. season. SMSU STATISTICS history as an SM S U ri val. ORU will battle against SMSU, WIU Johanningmeier said that 12 First Downs 16 However Dollar did say she put and at 7 p.m. SMSU will play tomorrow night's contest is im- 159 Yards Rushing 55 SMS U at the advantage this WSU. The championship will 56 Yards Passing portant, as it could put the Bears 153 weekend. be determined by the win/loss 6-12 Passes Com.! AU. 21-38 on top of the league at 2-0 with Wichita State is a newly record. Admission is free wi th 6-32.3 Punts/ Avg. 9-29.9 one conference contest 9-76 Penalties/Yards formed team in the Gateway 10 for SMSU students and fac- 8-76 rernammg. 5 Turnovers . 2 Collegiate Conference and ulty members. "I would like to see a good didn't compete last year. Dollar , The women opened their crowd at the home opener. " still admits they'll be tough. season last weekend with a vic- tory against Wisconsin with scores of 15-8. 15-11. and Tennis team begins season under new leader 15-8. Their next match. which they dropped to Northwestern, Vicki McHugh has of the women's tennis had game scores of 5-15. been recommended to "team at Cal-Berkeley 12-15. and 6-15. They thenmct take over as the new where she majored in En- University of Texas' eighth- ranked team and lost another SMSU women's tennis glish andjoumalism. She match 5-15,2-15, and 14-16. In coach this fall. has also written chil- their final match they dropped The recommendation dren 's literature. to University of Tcxas- is subject to the SMSU Arlington 13-15. 7-15, and Board of Regents' ap- 8-15. The SMSU team is now proval at the Sept. 16 1-3 on the season. meeting. Coach Dollar described the' McHugh will replace team's performance in the UT Belmar Gunderson who tourney as being fair but lacking resigned Jast semester consistency. She said the team after seven seasons. showed moments of brilliance McHugh is a native but technical errors and mis- Californian, and a 1977 eakes in the passing and block- graduate of the Univer- ing games hurt the team. sity ofCalifomia. She has . While at UT the team lost one a background instructing of its starters. sophomore. at tennis clubs and camps Anne Neylon. to a knee injury as active tennis director and she will be out the rest of and professional at clubs the season. Junior Maureen Manda who .in Dallas and Richrdson,. Texas, and Walnut Creek led the team in kills last year and Boulder Creek, had an outstanding tournament and has already begun aiming Calif. She was a member Vicki McHugh toward another season-h igh number of kills. While in Texas TENNIS ANYONE? Helena Olin, a sophomore from Manda accumulated 40 kills out Sweden and Lynne Walden, a junior from Casselberry, of 82 attempts for a percentage Fla., prepare for the upcoming tennis season opener. of .341. The percentage of kills. The women face Drake University today and Kansas is figured much like a batting State University Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. ....: ,', average so anything above. 300 photo/Michael Walker is a top score..