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THE TRIBUNE

' -------------- Toreros prolong party, but it finally ends against Bears San Diego, Tuesday, December 29, 1981

By T R. Reinman Tr,bune Sportswriter

first half it would have been different" USD dug itself a hole by trying to rµn with the Bears in the first half, by not playing its typical, deliberate-offen- sive game, by not playing its typical steady defense. "We had been standing around for the last game and a half," explained USD guard Rusty Whitmarsh afterward in reference to last night's first half and last week's 72-57 loss at UC-Santa Barbara. "It's just been a mental thing. Physically we didn't play that badly. We just didn't do the things we should have done. We played pretty good de- fense in the second half. We had our chances, no doubt about 1t." Indeed. From the time USD guard John Prunty hit a Jumper from the top of the key to make it 41-41 with 13:27 left in the game, until Cal guard Mike Chavez hit two free throws to ake it 53-51 Cal with 5:40 left, there were two Iles and six lead changes. But all of that was one too few lead changes for the Toreros. Mark McNamara, Cal's 6-11 center, had 14 points in the first half and finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead everybodv in both catgories. Don Capener and Jim Bateman came off the bench to score 12 and 10 points, respectively, to lead the Toreros USD next plays Northern Arizona at Flagstaff Satur- day, and Southeastern Louisiana at the USD Sports Cen- ter Monday.

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Some wise guy started singing, ''Turn Out the Lights," at halftime last night at the Sports Arena and then had to go back after the game to the people he had been serenad- ing and admit he had been a tad premature in striking up the chorus. At the time, it might have seemed like a good idea. The University of San Diego Toreros were trailing California 40-30 and not onlv were they down 10, but they were not playing their game, were on their way to out-of-it-quick, hurlin' for certain, and, well, what the heck. "Turn Out the Lights" But then, whatever Jekyll and Hyde potion wa in that halftime Gatorade kicked in and USD held the Bears to four field goals in the second half and even led by 52-51 with six minutes to play before finally losing 66-60. The Bears might have scored only four field goals in the second half, but they shot 18 for 25 from the line. Compare that to USD's 13 field goals and four for six in the second half, and you have the Toreros at 4-4 on the year, Cal at 5-3. If we didn't have such a poor first half it wouldn't have come down to the officials' calls," said USD Coach Jim Brovelli. "We were just out of sync in the first half and we tried to get it back too early. Our kids did a heckuva job m the second half. If we didn't dig ourselves a hole in the

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DEC 3 l 19<11 TORERAS SCUTTLE TRITONS - The University of San Diego women's basketball team, the Toreras, led by Laura Thomas and Martha Nelson, who scored 14 points each, swamped the : UCSD Triton women 80-64 last night. Oddly enough, two of the UCSD women - Paulette Parker and Mary Egan - also hit for 14 each.

Dr. Author E. Hughes, presiden of the University of San Diego, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Assn. of Independent Colleges and Universities. He will take office in February and will serve a two- year term representing Region V, the western arm of the association.

Jones and Rusty Whitmarsh, left to right while controlling a loose ball in last night's game at Sports Arena. - Photo by John Gibbins

IIUGGY BEAR - California's Wes Howell, on floor, is surrounded by University of San Diego player .John Prunty, David Heppell, Gerald

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One good half not enough for USD to get job done against California

More than 50 persons have enrolled in the University of the Third Age, which opens Monday for three weeks at the University of San Diego. Courses are designed to re-expose people to a variety of ideas within the university atmosphere. Persons 55 or cider may register. The fee for the entire course is $35.

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By Dennis Wynne of The Daily Ca/1forn1t;.-,

outside without much luck. But in the second half, things changed. The Toreros. began to control the tempo of the game. USO which trailed by 10 points at halftime, came back to take the lead, 50-49, with 6:38 unplayed. It was the first lead the Toreros had enjoyed against Cal. With 6 02 unplayed the Toreros led 52-51, but that's when the roof fell in . USD suddenly went cold from the. floor and was forced to foul the Golden Bears. Cal responded with a clinic in free throw shooting. The win allowed Cal to raise its record to 5-3. USO fell to 4--4. The Bears had a variety of players contribute down the stretch as every player who went to the free throw line foun~ the bottom of the net. Sam Potter rang up five of his 11 points at the free throw hne the game's final minutes Bute~ Hayes had four of his 16 markers on free throw~ l~te m th~ contest, and Mark McNamara iced the Cal victory with a pair_ of charity shots with five seconds u~played to give him a game-high 22 markers on the night. . "I gues~ it was just the road blues,·• said McNamara of ht~ team s second_-half performance. "It took us 10 mmutes to realize 1f we kept playing like this we would lose the ball game. The first 10 minutes of the second half 1s when we should have been concentrating on putting th game away mstead of letting it get away." e- McNama:a, the Bears' 6-foot-11 center, played a big pa_rt m helpmg Cal build its early lead. He dominated the middle for most of the contest, pulling down 17 rebounds also a game high. He hit eight of 11 shots from the floo; and six of 10 free throws on the evening.

Continuing Education For Seniors Offered By USD's U3A Project The University of the Third Age, a special program offer- ed by the University of San Diego's Continuing Education division for persons over the age of 55, will convene for its 4th session beginning Jan. 4. Daily sessions will run from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday through Thursday, at the USD campus just off Linda Vista rd. Students must provide their own transportation and be in reasonably good health. The fee is $35. Ac-cording to Continuing Ed- ucation director Malachi Raf- ferty, the U3A project "is de- signed to fascinate, stimulate, and re-expose people to a vari- ety of ideas and mental chal- lenges within the University atmosphere but with no aca- demic tests, exams, or expec• talions." Course topics include deal- ing with depression, equal rights, paramedical services, medical quackery, finances, music, cults, jazz, estate and tax planning. Commenting on the pro- gram, James Gordon, alumnus of the U3A and president of its aJumni association, said, "In these days of high costs, so difficult for persons of fixed incomes, to be able- to partici- pate in this worthwhile, in- vigorating course for just $35 is a reaJ boon. It is a gift of the University to the commu- nity." Gordon, who will join USD president Dr. Author E. Hugh- es in welcoming students at the Jan. 4 convocation, went on to say he would recom- mend the program to "virtual- ly anyone. "Mal Rafferty and his staff have lined up a roster of ex- perts- all of whom serve on a volunte<>r basis - who will speak on ;about 20 topics cov- ering a broad spectrum of in- terests." Persons seeking registration forms may contact U3A co- ordinator Sandra Kraemer at the USD campus by phoning 291-6480, ext. 4585.

"In the second half we played as well as we have all year, " said a depressed Jim Brovelli. "I wish we could play 40 minutes of basketball the way we played those 20 minutes of basketball . But we haven't been able to put together a good 40-minute game yet." Brovelli's University of San Diego team did indeed play 20 minute~ of good basketball in the second half Monday night against the University of California at the Sports Arena The Torero team that took the court for the second half of Monday's game bore little resemblance to the way USO had played in the first 20 minutes. USO out-rebounded, out-shot and out-hustled the Golden Bears during the second half. Unfortunately for the Toreros, there was one area of the game at which Cal excelled. And that made the difference in the contest. _During a six-minute stretch the University of Califor- nia had its best free-throw shooti.ng performance of the year The Golden Bears hit 13 of 14 free throws during the fmal 5:40, and that allowed Cal to escape with a 66-60 non- conference victory. "We got ourselves in a hole in the first half " Brovelli said . "We made some mistakes and they (Golden Bears) we able to take advantage of them. We were playing their game. In the second half we started playing our game and played much better." _In the first half it was Cal making the Toreros · evening miserable as the Golden Bears were stealing passes and forcing other turnovers all over the court. Cal was also controlling the boards and forcing USO to shoot from the

SAN DIEGO UNION DEC 3 1 1se,

USD Offers Courses For Those 55, Older Persons 55 years of age or older may register for a special University of the Third Age series of courses to be held beginning Monday at the Uni- versity of San Diego's Alcala Park campus. The three-week courses cover a variety of topics of interest and are designed to re-expose people to a va- riety of ideas within the university atmosphere. There are no exams or academic tests. The fee is $30. More information and registration may be obtained by calling Mal Rafferty at 293-4585.

LOS ANGELES TIMES DEC 2 9 1981

By CLAE TIIIEN, Times Staff Writer SAN DIEGO-When not rushed, the University of San Diego proved it could hold its own against a Pac-10 team m b.iskctball Monday night. The 1'orcros held California to four field goals in the second half but dropped a 66-60 deci ion at the Sports Arena. USU overcame a 40-30 def1c1t at half• time and took a one-pomt lead twice But in the end the Golden Bears survived, thanks to a 20 -4 advantag made at the free throw line "We got ma hole, and that eventually cost us because we played the second half as well both ways as we have all e on," 11a1,1 USO coach Jim Brovelli "We need to put 40 minutes together like that." The Torero , known for their disc1- plln d -styl of play, got in a race with Cal In the opening half and fell behind 20-10. fhc Torcro ' defens then took control, particularly In the second half "We came out more aggressively m the cond half," said USD guard Rusty Whitmarsh, who cored all eight of hts points In the second half to lead the surge "And the re I key was defense. That got u go ng." With 13:27 rl'mamlng, the Toreros tied the score, • 1 on a jump shot by John

Prunty. At that point, Cal had missed on its first four shots from the field in the half and had only managed a free throw. The lead didn't change, though, until six minutes later when Don Capener put USO ahead, 50-49, with a long range shot typical of Torero shooting in the half. The teams traded baskets, and then the Bears took a lead that they never lost on two free throws by Michael Chavez. USD's best chance to regain the edge came when Whitmarsh connected on a 25-footjumper with three minutes to go. A foul was also called on the play and the Toreros received the ball out of bounds, but another long attempt missed and USO foul on the rebound sent Cal's Sam Potter to the line, where he sank two at- tempts. Mark MacNamera, a 6-10 center for cal, finished as the game's leading scorer with 22 po1"lts despite usually drawing the attention of two defenders In the Toreros' 2-3 zone. The victory lifted Cal's record to 5-3 while USO dropped to 4-4. The Toreros were coming off a 72-57 loss to UC Santa Barbara In which they committed 27 turnovers, and Brovelli wondered 1f there wasn't some effect from that contest at the st.art Monday night.

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PATRICK DOWNS/ Loa Angele, Tlmet At the top-U. San Diego's Robby Roberts (44) 1s fouled as he tries to lay the ball up over the intended block of California's forward Mark McNamara Monday night. The Bears won the game, 66 60. (See Sto•y on Page 6)