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He's always downing around, always in trouble with the coach...he's good for the v team like that," McPberson is majoring in business HfeMI for the moment, "but Tm not sure III have the CPA," His after school plans are just as mellow: "I don't know what I want to do. Maybe move to Alaska and go fish-he-say- s. . i - Cook struggling now. He manages to put a forehand inches out of McPhcrson's reach to save a break point McPhersoo makes a hissing noise that sounds Eke he's trying to completely deflate his kings. Cook's next volley comes hard to the baseline, and McPherson, retreating and swinging simultaneously, is mishits the baO. "Man, I can't..the ball bounces, and it's like YOU DONT EVEN sEEnr walk. He didn't realize the extent of McPhcrson's game would have to be his injury until just a few weeks ago. a waiting one. "My vision m one eye is off, and - "I just tried to get some balls back, my balance is all screwed up," he and it worked out," he said. "I was itaDy proud of Paul that he says. "I was getting really bad., 'headaches all the time, and Advil didn't quit," Robbins said. "He didn't help at all; I went to the doc-- , showed guts...and he cut down a bit tor, and she got me started on this on the talking." therapy now, but for a while I was McPherson plays in explosions, just completely missing balls that I tried to hit It was frustrating." both vocal and physical. On this, his . "He's a tough kid to play with that first match point against Cook, he injury," Coach Robbins says. "That blasts off to hit an overhead-a- nd takes some guts." watches k land wide. But he doesn't yell. He simply Five days before his Idaho State states, as if he's talking to a friend, match with Rodney Cook, "I hate this game, I really do." McPherson made an extraordinary His next serve cannot be stand. Every other match on the protouched. 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W7 SUMMBt Ordad Dr. V 1 42 ; BO1i55-33S- 0 314 WMa)LiiJi3UrU, 0 champs. "To be honest with you, there arc only a few (teams) that are going to find his own solution. "You can't write about that," he - !OIKBa0OMWS.ilii mmSv 408 So. 1300 la Hat TO SCHOOI - IWHOUS 70 pm 92 Uxor and 3X) pm. rVrm Andraa at 563-522Moraaka 4p.-.-.s-.- v ""k VI4 KHMil Mvdt 28 Smmm. Frafc 100.000i 9at$IJ0dl 6-- problem, and he would prefer to FOR RENT cm wmk ft And Pacific is the No. 13 seed. However, knocking off St Joseph's won't be an easy task, as the Hawks come into the tourney as the ENTERTAINMENT AUDflOtt KX AUTOMOTIVE 314 fidence." NOVELL'S McPherson understands the forehands. certain on are out there playing our game," Tigers guard Tim Bowman said. "Ne are coming in with a lot of con- does." but he also has a tendency to wander during points, to make poor footwork decisions and to try for too . much "We have confidence in our team and wc know that we can win every game we go out to play as long as wc . we're not succeeding. Nobody talks to himself as much as Paul ; court," McPhcrson said. "In this match, I just had to keep fighting." Owen is a South African with a wicked serve and solid ground-stroke- 314 vu ' s, Sometime during autumn quarter, McPhcrson slipped on a patch of ice ,.. . ever. - y come, McPhcrson was exhausted after a difficult doubles match earlier in the night and two tough singles losses in Arizona the week before. Everything was in place for a tank job. V "But he didn't (tank), Robbins . said. "He struggled and foughtand he reaDy got himself going." "In Arizona, I knew I was going to lose before I even went out on the 7 11 "I don't think that anybody is thinking past tomorrow, because if Wookiridge, who is the first player to you start doing that, if you are not ever lead the Big Ten in points and one of the premier teams in America, assists. Iowa will need a big perforwhich we certainly are not," B.C. mance against Virginia, who finished coach Jim O'Brien said, "you will a respectable sixth in the always-toug- h end up getting beat" . ACC "He just beats up on himself too much Robbins says. "It's hard , enough to play the other guy with-out having to Teat yoursdf.:.it's ar the point where we're trying to-- , limit him to a few outbursts a set to vent that anger and let it go." Robbins sighs and smiles. "But against Dean Owen. Utah was ahead -- Atlantic-1- J matchup is s Valparaiso. -- 6-- 1, v7 : - Wildcats-Grizzlie- just one of four games that will make up the Huntsman Center's version of March Madness. Boston College vs. Valparaiso In the first game of the day, Boston College will try and ride the . momentum gained during the Big East Tournament into the Sweet Sixteen. Standing in the path is Paul McPherson plays an aggressive, attarfcing game Despite his relatively small size, lie has serve and groondstroke power that gives opponents serioas problems. McPhersoh - The Oraride St Joseph's vs. Pacific Prior to this year, the combined number of years that these two teams had been absent from the NCAA Tournament was 28 years. So you'd think these two teams would be content with just being in the dance; that's not the case, how- ; ; . IHmh 247 S. 500 E. Salt Lake (next to the Holy Cow) Upen am to midnight 521-25- 34 |