1981_12 The Daily Collegian December 1981

              Paoe 9/ December 2, 1961 -Dally CotlegIan
Sports
Bulldogs bulldoze over St. Martin's
Unpolished cagers claim
third straight victory, 60-31
By Chuck Barney' At halftime, Fresno was in firm con-
Soorta Editor                           ' trol, leading by 28-10.
St. Martin's wasn't able to make any
It wasn't the most polished game ever major adjustments when  it came out
played or the most exciting one for that for the second half and by the 11:50
matter, but the CSUF men's basketball mark, the Saints found themselves trail-
surely wouldn't mind having a few ing,_38-18.
re like it
Every Bulldog received an opportun¬
ity to play as CSUF compiled a big first-
half lead and went on to streak to an easy
60-31 nonleague victory over St. Mar¬
tin 's College Monday night before more
than 5,500 fans at Selland Arena.
It was CSUF's third consecutive win
after claiming two season-opening tri¬
umphs in last weekend's Sun Met Clas¬
sic. Coach Boyd Crant's tearr
its show on the road for the
They (the Saints) played extremely
conservatively in the early part of the
game," said Grant after the victory.
'And then they continued playing con¬
servatively when they fell way behind.
I couldn't understand it. If I fell behind
by that much, I 'd do any thing I could to
Maybe the Saints just realized that
their efforts would be fruitless. With
ill take    eight minutes remaining in the game
''     Paul Reed replaced Rod Hlgginr   •*-
>   Colorado    lone starter on the court, giving Higgins
xi the Air    and the rest of the first stringers a
chance to be spectators for the rest of
a slow    the night.
By the end of the game, everyone
■n the Bulldog bench, except the water
when it travels I
Springs Saturday to take
Force Academy.
Monday's contest got off t
start—an extremely slow one, as tne
outmanned Saints came out tentatively,    m       ,.„.,,.,...
holding the ball for long periods of time    ^ ^d , ^^^ to strut hjs ltuff# and
while on offense. all erf them but freshman guard Kevin
When the visitors did try to penetrate Neison managed to score some points',
the perimeter the Bulldogs' swarming csUF's bench produced 25 points al-
defense was there to ward them off. A together and one backup player, senior
frustrated Joe Meagher, St. Martin s Dan 5^ j^d a career high 13 points to
head coach repeatedly urged his team ,ead a|| Bulldog scorers. Higgins fin-
"   ' '     :A    ■'   ""    ished with 10 and had a team-leading
take the ball inside but his players just
glanced back at him with puzzled looks
as if to say, 'you give it a try.*
But while St. Martin's—an indepen¬
dent school from Lacey, Washington —
had its difficulties on offense, the Bull-
acted like gracious hosts, keeping
ight rebounds.
For awhile, it seemed as if Fresno
would be able to hold St. Martin's under
30 points but with just 28 seconds re-
^Saints in the ballgame by making   £jNW£e^s22ffi5£
early mistakes of their own.
In fact, with seven
in the first half, it was still a tight ball-
game with the Bulldogs leading by only
three points, 13-10, thanks to a few turn¬
overs and missed shots.
It wasn't until the final five minutes of
the half that the Bulldog offense finally
So far, no team this season has scored
more than 50 points against the Bull
Crant, who has been speaking in wary
terms about his team was still not totally
convinced of its early status, despite the
shellacking of St. Martin's.
"I think we ought to wait and see what
the road,* he said. "That will
started performing as well as its de- we do 01
fense. CSUF finished the opening stanza be there
by reeling off 17 unanswered points and Grant added that he would like to see
senior guard Donald Mason closed the much improvement made in his team's
"  lut with three consecutive layups. offensive attack.  "We still have some
t before intermission, the Saints strengthening   to   do,"   he   remarked,
were a picture of complete exasperation "We're not executing as well as we
as Bulldog defenders swiped the ball should be on offense. We're dribbling a
as if they were picking cherries and little too much arid we have to play with
limited St. Martin's to just one shot a bit more patience, trying to get the ball
each time a trip was made downcourt. into the people who are in a position to
Senior forward Den Sen! goes up for a Jump ahot during baek-rtball action Mon- The Saints were held scoreless in the score. If we don't start improving in
day night at Selland Arena. Sezzl scored a team-high 13 polnta In CSUF'a 60-31  final nine minutes of the halfand failed those areas, we're going to get beat
victory over St. Martin's.'                                                                                           toconnector
One last look
Successes and failures mark CSUF's spotty grid season
Staff Writer
It was a season beyond description.
If one were to say the Bulldog football
team was to beat two pre-season Pa-
cific-10 conference favorites—a pair of
teams tagged as possible Rose Bowl par¬
ticipants—he would have been laughed
out of the room. He would have met the
same fate if he would have suggested
the same CSUF squad would lose five
games in a row, including a loss at the
hands of perennial Pac-10 patsy Oregon
State.
CSUF, a team listed as a long-shot
candidate for the Pacific Coast Athletic
Association's representation in the first
California Bowl, did, in fact, do all of
the things.
The Bulldogs endured what has to be
the classic 'rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-
riches* story. But, then, the last 'riches*
part has yet to be fully enjoyed.
Fresno started off with explosive Ore¬
gon. Head coach Jim Sweeney said his
Bulldogs were 'decided underdogs'
going in, with a big question mark hang¬
ing over his defense, minus eight
starters from 1980. That defense pulled
together to virtually shut down the visit¬
ing Ducks while the offense put enough
points on the board to register a 23-16
upset.
The Bulldogs did not dominate the
game by any means. To be more precise,
CSUF couloVnave easily lost the game.
For the next two quarters, the first
half of the season-turning Oregon State
game, Fresno was looking like national
champjon potential. The Bulldogs rolled
up 21 points on the Beavers and added
another touchdown shortly into the
second half. Then the breakdown.
The Astro-turf at Corvallis sent many
Bulldogs to the sidelines with injuries.
Tailback Dan Rainey, who burned up
the Bulldog Stadium turf for 117 yards in
the Oregon game, was lost for the rest
of the season with a knee injury. Full¬
back Ted Torosian suffered an ankle
Injury that would nag him for the rest
of the year. Linebacker Morris Brown,
who would come back to play well on the
defensive line later In the year, was
also hurt. All this was on top of what
Sweeney called 'a whole - carload of
bruise* and turned ankles.'
OSU took advantage of the hurts
end  its "own  hungry  state  to  erupt
for 31 points and smother the Bulldogs,
left without an effective running game,
and score a 31-28 comeback victory.
It was the game that changed the
whole picture of the season for Fresno.
In just 30 minutes CSUF went from the
toast of the West Coast to a position
of having to prove its worth. For the
next four games, the Bulldogs tried to
recuperate.
Sweeney had expressed a concern
for his team's tack of depth before the
season started. He said if the Bulldogs
stayed healthy, Fresno would be in the
running fore PCAA crown. That is gen¬
erally the rule for football: the teams that
stay healthy win titles. Witness the San
Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Ben-
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gals of the National Football League.
And the PCAA's San Jose State Spar¬
tans. They won the jewel Fresno was
looking for: a trip to the newest bowl
game, set for Bulldog Stadium Dec. 19.
But the season was far from over
after the loss string, which included a
65-33 embarrassment at the hands of
SJS. The Bulldogs found themselves
back at reasonable health in Stockton.
They were healthy, and hungry, enough
to beat Pacific. It was 6Se kind of game
Fresno would have lost with the less-
experienced substitutes In the line-up.
CSUF grabbed a lead. The Tigers tried
a comeback, but Fresno held on to win.
CSUF would be blanked the following
week at Utah State, but returned to its
opening week form, winning three
straight fairly convincing games,
starting with a 42-24 thrashing of power-
bouse Nevada-Las Vegas. Long Beach
State bit ft next and CSUF closed like it
started, beating Pac-10 team Arizona.
In all, as it probably goes without say¬
ing, the 1981 football campaign has to
be a disappointing one for the Bulldogs.
CSUF set as a goal a conference tjtle.
Then the goal was altered to simply a
winning record. Finally it was respec¬
tability. No one can be sure if that goal
was reached. It can be stated the team
definitely made progress.
The Bulldogs are a classic example of
a football team which was better than
its record indicated. How much better?
To listen to Sweeney talk, the team was
never out of any ballgame.
Actually, Fresnp's 5-6 finish was not
far from-where-a pre-season analysis
would have put the Bulldogs. While
CSUF should have beaten the likes of
Fullerton State, Southern Illinois and
Montana State, the tougher clubs like
Oregon, Arizona and UNLV should have
beaten the Bulldogs. As it turned out,
CSUF lost convincingly to the Montana
States and left little doubt in the minds
oftheUNLVs.
The Bulldogs were 25th in the nation
in passing offense, averaging just more
than 218 yards per week. CSUF was not
far behind noted passing schools as
California, Ohio State and top-ranked
Pittsburgh in average yardage. Fresno
was in the upper half of the country in
total offense, as well.
Is there anything the Bulldogs could
have done differently? Hindsight is
always 20-20. If anything can be pin¬
pointed, it could be the switch to Jeff
Tedford at quarterback. When Tedford
took over for - Sergio Toscano per¬
manently midway through the season, it
created a noticeable improvement
in the Bulldog offense. Tedford showed a
sharper, more accurate arm and an abil¬
ity to avoid a rush, unlike Toscano. The
sign that more showed the move was a
successful one was when Sweeney said
Toscano had accepted his role as the
Largely, there was little else the
Bulldogs could have done that was dif¬
ferent The pace of the season was set
by CSUF's medical report. A lack of
depth is a lack of depth and that cannot
be changed in mid-season.
There we're bright spots on this Fresno
team. The most notable was safety Steve
Cordle. The smallish, hard hitter began
the season by landing the pages of
Sports Illustrated as the defensive player
of the week. He capped the year as an
East-West Shrine game participant and
a Kodak all-American. Cordle was
among the team and conference leaders
in tackles, interceptions and broken-up
Torosian, on a pace for 1000 yards at
the outset, managed to run for 659
yards. That gave the bruising full¬
back 2096 yards for his career, second
best in CSUF history.
Henry El lard re-wrote Fresno pass-
catching history, and will do some more,
as he set a new Bulldog record in receiv¬
ing yardage with 1437 over the past
three years. With his senior season still
remaining, Ellard is 26 catches away'
from breaking John Sexton's 11-year-
old record.
Tedford may have had the more im¬
pressive season while having one of the
best years in CSUF history. He was
not a regular until the middle of the
year and was used sparingly in the be¬
ginning. Tedford was the 24th best
passer in the nation with an efficiency
rating of 120.9. He is already in the top
10 on the Bulldog list for career yardage.
Placekicker Scott Darrow set a new
CSUF field goal record with 15 three-
pointers this season. His 52-yarder in
the Fullerton State game tied a record,
while Darrow connected on all 27 of his
conversion trie*.
Other Bulldogs who had fine seasons
included offensive guards Steve Houston
and Steve Johnson, receivers Tony
Woodruff and Keith Day, defensive
linemen Kevin Johnson, Kevin Jones,
Brown, Chris Shipp and Tony Vegas,
linebacker Craig Nicolopulos and punter
Rusty Karraker.
Where do the Bulldogs go from here?
The job awaiting Sweeney and his
coaching staff is the recruiting game.
Sweeney said he expects to strike some-
| what of a balance between the high
school graduates and junior college
transfers, he will try to lure to Fresno.
Fullback will be a tough position to fill
with the departure of Torosian. Fran
O'Brien showed some promise, but
nothing near the prowess of Torosian.
Rainey will be back to challenge Terry
Carter for the tailback job, Steve Woods,
spent his senior season on and off the
injury list this season.
But the Bulldogs appear to be strong
in the backfield. CSUF listed several
underclassmen at the running back
spots this year.
Only Ellard arid Stephone Paige will
return to the receiving corps. Kent Paine
also is a tone returner to the defensive
secondary. The offensive line lists sev¬
eral seniors. These will be the positions-
the Bulldogs will need to fill.
Sweeney and his staff are not faced
with the problem of having to fill the en¬
tire team, like it was last season in re¬
placing several starters. Several strong
backups emerged from the roster and
will be around next season. Young de¬
fensive back Eric Fox is indicative. Only
a freshman this season. Fox stepped in
toward the end of the year to make his
presence known.
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Hambrock murder served to advance the lighting program by at least three years.
'We still have some dark areas' that need improving, Anderson said.
Lighting was also a key issue around the campus dorms, especially the dorm
parking lot. Again, a relighting project was already in progress for the dorm area
when the murder occurred, said John Wetzel, director of student housing at
CSUF.
Thursday a $20,000 project for changing the exterior lights around the dorms
will go to bid. The project is scheduled to be completed sometime by the spring of
1982. All lights in the dorm area will be changed to high-pressure sodium vapor
lights, which are not only more energy efficient-but brighter as well.
As for the state of the dorm escort service, Wetzel said, "It's ongoing. Names
e posted at the various desks at Baker, Craves and Horrian Halls. Students can
contact someone at the desks.*
'Still, only a handful of students are using the dorm escort service, but Wetzel
said that a lot of student* make their own personal arrangements to have a friend
meet them or accompany them if they have to be on campus during the evening.
'The students are still-aware of it (the murder),* Wetzel said. 'It's not just
something that passed into history. They make a point to stay out of dark areas,
and they use their common sense. They still pay attention to ft.
'Some don' t, of course," he added.
In addition to the ongoing dorm escort service, there was to be campus escort
Tvice as well, but that program was 'one that never got off the ground,* Ander-
m said, 'because there were not enough volunteers.'
The telephone hot-line that was set up was of a temporary nature, Corcoran
said.'"It was more of a rumor-control program',' he said. 'We had several calls
the first few days of operation and then nothing the last few days.'
One program that Corcoran and Anderson both feel has been very successful
in terms of campus security is a program that was actually started four years ago
at CSUF. Seventeen emergency phones are located all throughout the campus.
These phones — which are encased in bright yellow boxes — alert the campus
police immediately. Response time to such a call is three-and-a-half minutes
maximum.
Corcoran said that this emergency phone system will most probably be im¬
proved with the addition of more phones around the university.
Despite budget cuts, the campus' security programs will probably not be
affected.
'To be quite honest, many of the improvements such as the. lighting and
gency phones, for the most part, weren't financed by state money,' Co*
said. Organizations such as the Associated Students and the CSUF Association
and Foundation have donated money for these programs.
'Frankly, we probably wouldn't have been as successful if we had gone after
state money,' Corcoran said. .,
Corcoran said that when a campus such as CSUF, is relatively quiet, 'people
don't give a lot of thought'to their personal safety.
"This is a relatively safe campus," he said. "We've been very fortunate arid
there have been very few incidents where an individual has experienced a per¬
sonal assault."
Corcoran said that other campuses in the CSUC system 'haven't been as
lucky.*
Despite the lack of student participation in campus security programs, Corcoran
said the programs themselves cannot be criticized.
'Most students are naive to potential problems based on the fact they're
younger and haven't been exposed to situations," Corcoran said. "It's a charac¬
teristic of youth that personal welfare isn't given serious thought.'
Corcoran added that such a characteristic, in fact, could be applied to the
average person as well.
As far as the campus police are concerned, "We're keeping our part of the
bargain, but the potential victims aren't,* Anderson said.
During the past year, there have been no reported physical assaults
person on campus, Anderson said. Officers are also now more frequently checking
out any single males seen loitering around the university.
Anderson said the most important thing students can do if they have to be
campus at night Is to utilize the 'buddy-buddy' system. He said a student should
never be afraid to impose on another student to accompany him or her during the
evening hours.
The campus.police have also hired an addition full-time officer through funds
donated by the CSUF Association, Inc. \y '
They fully funded an officer that we couldn't afford,' Anderson said.
|   The campus police were also going to hire another officer through their own
budget, but recent budget cutbacks have put a freeze on any future positions.
Still, the one addition officer has 'given us far more coverage after dark,
■ Anderson said. Shifts now allow two or three more officers to cover "prime critical
areas' around the university, especially'during the most vulnerable time between
.'dusk and 1a.m.
! As for the students who the programs are supposed to benefit, Anderson said,
'It seems like everyone Is back to their,old ways, back to the attitude of 'it won't
. happen to me."
The Porterville State Hospital
is seeking advocates on a volunteer
basis to assist in the development
of client's education programs.
Training will be provided in Fresno.
A small travel reimbursement
STM£ is provided.
Call 209-784-2000
ext.494