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SAN DIEGO UNION DfC I 8 198J USD hurdles 'mental barrier,' upsets Irvine

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Toreros take to the road after big win Having finally gotten over the bum~ with a tg u twin over highly regarded UC-lrvme Satur ay rug • JSD·s TorenJS will attempt to continue their roll t

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By Bill Center, Slaff Writer The path was lined with "good ellorts" and "near misses." Last night, though, the University of San Diego found victory at the end of the trail. The Toreros didn't just come close. They didn't miss free throws. They even put down a rally to defeat UC- Irvine - which earlier this season beat San Diego State and USC - 85-77 before only 570 spectators at the USO 1 Sports Center. "We've been respectable and competitive," said USO coach Jim Brovelli, "but to get over the hump ..• well, we've been in this position before and we haven't won ... j so to get over that mental barrier we bad to go out and do

know this is going to give us a lot of confidence. . "We no longer have to think about all those times we came close ... but." USD grabbed the lead 22 seconds into the game on a slam by junior guard Mark Bostic and pulled to a four- basket lead that they held through the hall (47-38). The Toreros Jed 65-55 with 10 minutes to play. But the Anteaters battled back, and with 4:41 to.~lay, point guard George Turner swished a 20-foot line drive to pull the visitors even at 69. The Toreros didn't break. They ran their weave for 30 USD: Upsets Irvine Continued from H-1

it, beat a quality team. Tonight we did. "ThlS was so important."

The Toreros had come close in their five seasons as a Division I team. Pepperdine twice beat USO at the buzzer en route to the NCAA playolls. The Toreros once took nationally ranked San Francisco into double overtime and twice had the last shot at victory. San Diego State has beaten USO the last three years in overtime. When they had Long Beach State on the ropes earlier this season the Toreros KO'd themselves instead by miss- ing 18 of 31 free throws in another overtime loss. "We always knew we could win one of these games, but we never did," said senior point guard John Prunty. " ... I

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seconds, and then Bostic slipped behind the UC! defense, took a lob pass from Mike Whitmarsh on the point and laid in the go-ahead basket with 3:54 to go. Prunty drew an offensive foul from Ronnie Granidson and hit both ends of the one-and-one and ii was 73-69. Bob Thornton, one third of UCl's rugged 6-foot-8-and- above front line, scored to bring UC! to within two with 3:19 to play. But USD forward Anthony Reuss answered with a pair of free throws. Then Whitmarsh bit a free throw and a lay-in, and Bostic bit four straight free throws and slammed home a dunk. The Toreros were up by 11 with 23 seconds to play. They had cleared the barrier. "We might have had better personnel, but they won the game," UC-Irvine coach Bill Mulligan said after his club fell to 3-3. "It's a big win for USD. They deserved it. They outplayed us." "We got the lead and kept it," Brovelli said after his club went to 4-3. "When they made a run and tied it, we fought right back. Then we took care of the boards and hit the free throws. "We did all the things you have to do to win. It's a big . one." Whitmarsh (19 points, seven rebounds, six assists) and Reuss (14 points, five rebounds, four assists) played well, as expected. The big improvement in the Toreros' game came from 6-11 freshman center Scott Thompson and Junior college transfer guards Bostic and Chris Carr. Bostic led all scorers with 23 points and had two steals against a lone turnover. Carr uad 10 points and five steals. Thompson bad 10 points, four rebounds, a blocked shot and two steals in the last 3½ minutes. Thornton led UCI with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Ben McDonald had 18 points and seven rebounds.

JIM BROVELLI His team is 4-3

Respectability With Victory By TIM GILLMAN, Time, Staff Writer SAN DIEGO-After defeating USC last Tuesday, UC Irvine looked as ii it had finally found some consistency in Its game. No such luck, however. The Anteaters (3-3) proved to be aa bad as they were good against the Trojans, losing to the University of San Diego, 85-77, Saturday night at the Sports Center. "We keef going up and down, up and down," Irvine Coach Bill Mulligan said. "We have better personnel, but you couldn't tell tonight." Indeed, you couldn't. San Diego, a member of the West Coast Athlete Conference, took the lead five minutes Into the game, and the best UC! could do waa to tie it up once, 69-69, on a George Turner field goal with 06 lo play. San Diego is no slouch on the basket- ball court. But lryine.. attempting to become a legitimate Division I basketball school, must beat the San Diegos as well as the uses of the world to gain respectability. USD Coach Jim Brovelli stopped Ir- vine's comeback in the final minutes by going to a spread offense. The Toreros took the lead for good with 3:50 left on Mark Bostic's field. "We finally showed the character we have to show lo win," Brovelll said. "We held onto the ball when we had to and at the end we put away our free throws." "When you play good defense against a team," Brovelli said, "you automatically put yourself in a position lo rebound well and we played good defense," Plea • e 1ee USD, Pose 5

- er club improved its record to 4-3. "We did all the thmgs you have to do to wm. It was a big one."======::::::=--::.:'.'.--------------~---7 USD play. Irv' · Rob Bostic led all scorers with 23 points. me s Coatlaued from Pas• t

Thomlon scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds whereaa Ben McDonald had 17 point.a and 7 rebounds. San Diego ahot 59.6% from the floor, 72% from the !me while Fullerton was 59% from the floor and 59% from the line The Titans outrebounded San Diego, 31-27. "This is a big wtn for our program," said Brovelll, who 18 trying to give San Diego its first wmrung team in Diwon l competi\lon. And while the victory gave credibility lo the Toreros, it did nothing but tarnish the Anteaters' image.

USD ( 4 3 l waa led by all• conference forward Mike Whitmarsh who acored 19 point.a and had 7 rebounds though ,uff~ring an ankle Injury late in thhe ga;;,( ChriSl "Whitmanh was good. but I thought t at ., 1 .~ Carr wasn't going lo mias," Mulligan aa1d. And .,,elr center played well " Th son The center m ques\lon was reserve Scott _omp i who ,co«,d 10 pomt.a on 4 of 5 shooting In 31 minutes o

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USO 85. !nine 77 - Mark Bostic scored 23 points S Diego hit nine consecutive field goal attempts and held of£ the late UC-lrvme rally The Toreros built up a 47-38 halftime lead against the Anteaters, who dropped to 3-3. Irvine, behind a 21-pomt, 13 rebound performance by Bob Thornton. came back to tie the score at 69-69. However, USO, 4-3, made 11 of 13 foul shots in the final 3 54 seconds to win the game. Mike Whitmarsh added 19 points and seven rebounds lor San Diego. The Anteaters' Ben McDonald scored 18 points.

USO LOSES/ The UC-Santa Barbara Gauchos handed the University of San Diego men's basketball_ team a 75-67 defeat in Santa Barbara Monday mght._ Tb~ Toreros, who host Idaho State Thursday evening m the Sports Center at 7: 30, fell lo 4-4. Mike Whitmarsh was held to a season-low six P?mts for USD. He was in foul trouble most of the mght.

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DEC 2 0 198) TORERO HIGH SHORT-LIVED - Coming on the heels of one of its biggest basketball victories ever, USO got kicked in the shins last night by host UC- Santa Barbara 75-67. Saturday night, the Toreros had defeated UC-Irvine to -- in coach Jim Brovelli's words - "get over the hump against a quality team." Last night was a differ- ent story. And 38 percent shooting from the field in the first half was a ,or as the hosts led 38-28 at the break. Mark Bostic paced the Torero attack with 16 points. The loss evened their record at 4-4, while the Gauchos improved to 5-3. USD returns to action at home against Idaho State Thursday night at 7:30.

TIMES-ADVOCATE DEC 1 8 1983 USO 85, UC Irvine n SAN DIEGO _ Mark B points leadin th . Mike Whitmarsh added 19 seven rebounds and had to an 85-77 . gt

SAN DIEGO (UPII - t'orward Mike Whitmarsh scored 24 pomts and guard Mark Bostic hit 13 and passed orf for 11 assists as Umvers1ty of San Diego dropped Idaho State 81-69 rn a non-conference basketball game Thursday mght. Whitmarsh scored 14 or his points in the first half, as the Toreros went out to a 45-33 halftime advantage. All five USO starters scored m double figures while Donn Holston led the visiting Bengal with 20 points. A rough second hall saw the eJection of Whitmarsh and hvo near lights. Idaho State. 5-6. got the margin down to five pomts 54-49 with l l.t 1 left to play but got no closer. Whitmarsh paces USD to victory SAN DIEGO (AP) - Forward Mlke Whitmarsh scored 24 points and guard Mark Bostic dished out 11 aslsts as the University of San Diego defeated Idaho State, 8Hl9, In a non-conference basketball game Thursday night. Whitmarsh scored 14 of his points In the first half as the Toreros went jumped lo a 45-33 haUtime ad· vantage. All five USD starters scored In double figures , while Donn Holston led the visiting Bengals with 20. Two near tights marred the second half and Whit- marsh was ejected for a flagrant foul. Idaho Stale closed to within five points, 114-49, with 11: 11 to play, but could come no closer as the Toreros won lt at the line, where they were 8-tor-9. Mike Wllllams added 18 points on 9-for-11 shooting tor Idaho State. USD Is now 5-4 on the season, while ISU dropped lo 5-6. "This was a good w!n," said USD Coach Jim Bro- velll. "Earlier this season. we had to play parts of two games without Whitmarsh and we sort of came apart. We didn't do that In this game. "We have a lot more depth this year. We have some people now who can contribute off the bench. We're deeper and have qulcker players. We have a Jot of potentlal and should continue to develop." TIMES-ADVOCATE DEC 2 3 l98l

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3. ' w o raised their season record to 4- an~o~/::,obr:i~~~ed UC Irvine with 21 points points and grabb~:~~v~nc~:~~~d~df~~dt;! • 51 ~~~e~;:~~;~!s 6 hed wlth 31 field goals in A t · percent accuracy Th n eaters connected on 57 9 · e floor shots. · percent of their Anteaters, who fell to 3 _3

DEC 1 9 198J

USD WOMEN WIN THRILLER - The USD Women's basketball team edged Cal Poly SLO 41-40 last night here, after overcoming a 24-20 halftime deficit.

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SAN DIEGO UNION DEC 2 o 1983 UC-Santa Barbara chews up USO 75-67

UC Santa Barbara Uses Late Rally to Defeat USD, 75-66 SANTA BARBARA UC late-game raJJy to beai:-th USanta Barbara used a ~~g-:· in a nonconferenc/ b.,';~~~~:~y of San Diego, · game Monday Santa Barbara had onl . 9,42 remaining but the~a two-point edge, 48-46 with offensive punch that b oreros couldn't maintai~ the halftime deficit. rought them back from a 38-2S Part of the USD's problem Athletic Conference forw was that all- West Coast foul trouble early, la e ard Mike_ Whitmarsh was in six points-13 beliw _d only 23 minutes, and had only four minutes remaining.,s average. He fouled out with USO ( 4-4) also had Ba.rbara forwards Mark trJubJe co~taining 6-7 Santa Scott Fisher, 26 ints ertenstem, 21 points and Santa Barbara (S~) sh~l~ch had 13 first-half ~ints outrebounded USO, 40 _ 27 3 Percent from the field and Mark Bostic led USD with I . Chris Carr had 10 points . 6 P0mts. Dave Mciver and USD entertains Idah~p1ece. Thursday at 7,30 p.m. State at the Sports Center

The University of San Diego beat UC- lrvme Saturday but that first taste of victo- ry over a major Division I school was short-lived - last night the Toreros were stunned by UC-Santa Barbara 75-67 at Goleta. Th_e Toreros shot only 38 percent from the field m the first half and trailed 38-28 at intermission. Mark Hertenstein and Scott Fishar, both 6-7 forwards, scored II points each to give the Gauchos their halftime lead. Th~ Toreros charged back in the second half, outscoring UCSB 10-2 in the first five Local Colleges minutes. The burst cut the Gauchos' lead to 40-38, but they pulled away again with free throws. The Toreros were called for 30 fouls and t~e Gauchos made 27 of 38 free throw. USO bit 14 of 21. Fischer led all scorers with 26 points and Fischer added 21 for the Gauchos. ' Th~ Toreros were led by Mark Bostic's 16_pomts_on 7-of-13shooting from the field. Mike Whitmarsh, USD's all-conference for- ward, was in foul trouble most of the night and had only six points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field. The Gauchos used their height advantage to outrebound the Toreros 40-27. UCSB also outshot USD, hilling 53 percent of its shots to the Toreros' 46 percent. Forward Dave Mciver and guard Chris Carr added 10 points apiece for the Toreros. USD fell to 4-4. The Gauchos raised their record to 5-3.

The Toreros host Idaho State Thursday night at 7:30 in the Sports Center.

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ADD GRIFFINS - kin Rump reports he has a:~er gg.!iG~ossmt°nt College, season Grossmont - 11 m or the 1984 at USO, and then :f! 1 ,~:0':D i~ i~ opener on Feb. 6 ford University and Redlands Ua.ge with Foothill, Stan- 14, respectively, before facin mvers1ty on !eb. 9-10 and earnest on Feb 17 at G g r:,ng Beach City College in ic Coast Confe;ence m:;:~on · ,f rossmont:s first Pacif- "By then we'll be ready" :S!idcoRme unt1lhFeb. 28. more comm ·1 II ' · ump, w o has won shake a rac~: ~i 0 ~\~ampio~ships than you could conference title again this team 10 contention for the have benefitted from Rum rea;, Many four-year colleges wishes he could keep thef:islo ansfe[: over the years. He "Every year is a rebuildin nger an Just two years. cerned " he sa·d g year as far as we're con- ' J •

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USD to start 6-11 Thompson Freshman center Scott Thompson will get his first start tonight when the University of San Diego hosts Idaho State at 7:30 m the USD Sports Center.

day night. "Santa Barbara played its best game of the season and we bad a little letdown early," Torero coach Jim Brovelli said yesterday. "We came back, but Mike Whitmarsh got in foul trouble and fouled out when we were down by three with l½ minutes to play." USD's only senior starter, the 6-foot-7 Whitmarsh is averaging 17.1 points and 7.9 rebounds a game. Jurrlor guard Mark Bostic bas been USD's scoring leader in three straight games and is now averaging 13.9 points a game. The club's third-leading scorer is forward Anthony Reuss (9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds). Idaho State is 5-5.

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In a reserve role through his first eight games for the 4- 4 Toreros, the 6-foot-11 Thompson bas played 24 minutes per game and averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. He is shooting 51 percent from the floor and has improved steadily on defense and in ballhandling. The Toreros have opened each previous basketball game with 6-9 sophomore Mario Coronado at center. An 85-77 winner over UC-Irvine m their last home game, when all five starters bit in double figures, USD is rebounding from a 75-66 loss at UC-Santa Barbara Mon-

USD women beat Northridge USD's Michele Dykstra scored a game-high 20 points while teammate Debbie Theroux added 13 points and pulled down_ 14 rebounds as the Toreras downed Cal State-No~thndge 62-45 at the USD Sports Center last mght. Juhe Middleton led Northridge with 10 points.

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San Diego, Friday, December 2, 1983 USIU, USD share road woes

Tribune St.afl Report Brett Crawford continues to put up the numbers. Unfor- tunately for his coach, Freddie Goss, it's been one of the few encouraging signs in U.S. International University's young basketball season. Crawford, an importation from San Diego City Commu- nity College, netted 25 points last night - maintaining his season average near 30 - but it wasn't enough as the Gulls dropped a 72-61 decision to the University of Toledo in the Ohio city. The Joss dropped USIU's record to

Rockets being the lowest total they've held an opponent to this season. Coach Jim Brovelli's Toreros take a 2-2 record into Flagstaff. Mediocre shooting - from the field and the free-throw line - doomed them last night. They hit 19 of 48 (39.6 percent) on field goals and 15 of 28 (54 percent) on field goals. The Red Raiders, meanwhile, hit 59 percent (26 of «) from the field to spell the difference. ''Tech played particularly well defensively, making us take some shots we didn't need," said Brovelli, whose team missed 18 of 31 free throws (including 16 of the last 20) in losing to Long Beach State 73-65 Monday night. "Once again, we were hurt by what we did at the free- throw line." Mike Whitmarsh, USD's seasonal leader, led the losing effort with 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Next came Al Moscatel and Anthony Reuss with eight each. The area's other college teams had the night oll. (See page C-10 for more college basketball news.)