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Show PACE 10 THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY JANUARY 25, 1988 Antelopes leap past Thunderbirds SUSC cagers play host to tough Eastern Montana tonight BY JAY Robert Nakken netted 10. In action Wednesday Thomas scored a team high 39 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to fuel SUSC to a 102-9- 7 win over the United States International University. In their only meeting last season, the 'Birds walked away with a 113-10- 0 victory over the Division Gulls. "We won because our players really wanted to win," said Roberts. "They just did a great job. Ted Thomas can't play any better than he did." The and the Gulls traded baskets for the first four minutes of the ball game. The Gulls did manage to jump out to a four point 1 with 14:19 to play in the first spread at half. Vince Rosdahl regained the lead for the 9 when he converted the foul 'Birds at shot on the three-poiplay. The game looked to be all SUSC when Alexander netted a jumper to increase the 'Birds' lead to seven points, 28-2Late in the first half, however, the Gulls lead battled back as they whittled the lead to four, two, and then took a one-poi49-4- 8 at the end of the first half. The lead changed hands six times in the final 15 minutes of play. With 4:53 remaining in the game, Parsons made a lay-u- p on an inbounds play to put SUSC up for good at 87-8The picked up a 102-9- 7 their seventh straight win of the victory, season. Behind Thomas, Parsons had 22, while Naulls and Alexander had 13 apiece. HINTON Grand Canyon Co!lege put SUSC's seven game winning to an end as they buried the The key to the Saturday contest was Grand Canyon's 10-2- 0 shooting from the three-poiline, and a 27-3- 5 night from 'he foul line of the Centrum. Neil Roberts' charges will try to get back on track tonight at 7:30 as they meet Eastern Montana, a team that finished fourth in the nation last year in the NCAA Division II wars. Rhet Parsons scored the first seven 'Bird points to give SUSC a quick five point advantage at 2 Saturday. The Antelopes overcame the five point spread and took the lead with 13:36 left in the half at They continued to add to their lead by capitalizing turnovers. In a minute and a on costly half time span the 'Lopes had built up a comfortable 22-1- 0 cushion. Michael bucket to close Alexander nailed a three-poiGrand Canyon's lead to 10 points, but every effort by the 'Birds to mount a comeback would end with the 'Lopes hitting one of field goals. Grand Canyon their 10 three-poitook a lead into the locker room, 121-10- 1. I nt 7-- 15-1- 12-1- 0. 21-1- nt nt nt nt 17-poi- nt 57-4- 0; The 'Birds managed to cut the 'Lope lead to 13, but in the end they fell 20 points short, 6. 121-10- Vince Rosdahl Saturday's 'if" and Ted Thomas fight for an elusive rebound in loss to Grand Canyon in the Centrum. with 36 Ted Thomas paced the points, while five other 'Birds scored in double figures. Jerry Naulls and Parsons had 16 each, while Alexander had 11 points and Gymnasts flirt with California win Lady 'Birds crush Metro is scheduled for Centrum Home tri-me- et The Lady went into beam competition in first place; but dropped to second after scores were computed during a three team gymnastic meet in Pomona, Cal., Saturday, according to coach Kathryn Berg. The Lady 'Birds took second with 159.65 team points, losing to Sacramento State by only 2.15 points and beating Cal Poly Pomona by 15 points. "We were on beam last and we were ahead. We did great on vault and floor ex and improved on bars; but Sacramento had stronger tricks on the beam," said Berg. "We have some work to do in that area," she added. Nearly dominating the floor, the 'Birds placed first, second, and fifth. Cindy Peterson scored 9.05, Marla Huskey scored Saturday an 8.6 and Tiffin Butcher came in with an 8.25. Peterson took another first place on the vault with a score of 8.7 and Tina Morgan shone with her second place score of 8.55 on the uneven bars. Thunderbird placement on the balance beam was third and fifth. Konkle placed third with 7.55 while Kasey Yates earned a 7.4. In scoring, Peterson accumulated 32.45 points and gained a third place. The Ladv Gymnasts will face Seattle Pacific and Cal Poly on Thunderbird turf this Saturday. The meet begins at 7 p.m. in the Centrum. "Ve have a lot of work to do this week. Seattle Pacific is a tough team," Bnrg said. "It should be an entertaining night." Cheerleaders finish 13th in nation SUSC's cheerleaders were recently involved in a national competition involving more than 200 collegiate cheerleading squads and placed 13th out of all NCAA Division II entries. The competition was sponsored by the Universal Cheerleaders Association in Memphis, Tenn. This same organization also sponsors a cheerleadirg camp each summer for all cheerleaders within the college ranks. Each of tne 200 squads throughout the country sent in a video tape of themselves and were judged on performance in three areas which included one cheer, one dance and one sideline routine. coach Clay Anderson didn't expect much of a game Lady from Metro State Saturday night and he got what he expected as the Lady 'Birds ran over the Roadrunners 90-5A well rested SUSC team came into the game without a scouting Metro State runs what Anderson calls a "renegade report, as offense" and no scouting report was available, since no one knows what they will do next. Scouting report or not, the Lady 'Birds put their fast break into high gear as Sherrie Davies and LuAnn Weston combined for 40 points, most of them in the first half, en route to a 20 point half-tim-e lead 5. 2-- 41-2- 1. The second half started out much like the first half with SUSC continuing to score twice to every Metro State basket. With 10 minutes to go and the score 63-3- 1 the bench got some valuable playing time while stretching the lead to 35 at the final buzzer. The 'Birds got an unexpected rest this week when Wassuk of Nevada cancelled Monday night's game as they were unable to field a team. Wassuk wasn't the only team to bail out on the Lady T'Birds as U.S. International University cancelled both their scheduled Lebruary dates with SUSC. Anderson said he is a bit concerned about the void created by the cancellations. "We needed the rest this week but the three weeks (in Lebruary) without a game can't really do us any good." Before the layoff the, 7 Lady 'Birds face Mesa on Tuesday in Grand Junction and then travel to Gunnison for a Wednesday night game against Western State. "We need to win the next two games if we have any hope of hosting the playoffs," Anderson said. Winning both games won't come easily despite the fact that SUSC has beaten Western State 1 and Mesa 94-5- 0 here at the Centrum already this season. This time around the games are on the road where the Lady 'Birds are winless. 9-- 81-6- |