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Western Carolinian/October 7, 1982 7 Cats Top Bucs-Face Furman by Russ Randolph Sports Editor Dean Biasucci is everone's hero again. After missing three very important field goals two weeks ago at Clemson. Biasucci proved to everyone last Saturday that he's not all washed up-he kicked a last second field goal in East Tennessee's Memorial Dome to give Western its first conference game win. and indeed, it was an important win lor the Catamounts. Western will travel to Furman University this Saturday tor an all- important match-up with last season's Southern Conference Champions-a team the Cats nearly defeated last season before losing in the final minutes,3l-27. Western had never defeated the Paladins in 10 yens of play, and as it looks this season, a win will not come easy against Furman this year. I he Paladins defeated V'MI last week, 38- 3. Kick-off time for the always-tough encounter is 1:30 p.m. at the Paladin Stadium in Greenville, SC. Ticket information can be obtained by calling the field house at 227-7171." BUCCANEERS PLAY TOlCH AGAINST CLUMSY CATS East Tennessee came into last Saturday's game with Western Carolina hungry for a win. for the Buccaneers had not won in four game. ETSU won the toss, elected to receive, and with the start ot the first plav it was apparent that the Bucs were tired of losing. On their very first possession East marched 75 vaids in II plays to score with 9:36 left in the first quarter, [he extra point was good, and the Bucs had an early lead of 7-0. Meanwhile. Western did not look as good in its tirst possession, and were forced to punt alter three- plays, [torn there. Western's defense began what was to be a tough night of plav. and the Cats were tested main times as the opening minutes of the first quarter ticked away. As the lust quarter progressed, the Buccaneer offense began giving Western all it could handle, and by late in the tirst quarter the Bucs were driving agian. In 8 plays, 1 I SI inarched 44 yards to the Catamount 11-yard line, but a tough defensive stand by the Catamounts forced the Bucs to go for the field goal with 16 seconds left in the first period. Herbie Campbell then came on to split his 21-yard attempt, and in what seemed like no time, the Buccaneers were on top of WCU, 10-0. It was not until the second quarter that Western was able to get anything going on offense, but an apparent scoring drive ended for the Cats early in that period as 1 ast lennessee intercepted a Ronnie Mixon pass in the end /one after Vv cstern had moved to the Buccaneer 4-yard line. Ihe only successful drive tor Western came late in the second quarter as the Cats marched 48 yards in 10 plavs to score with 54 seconds left in the Inst halt. Melvin Dorse) scored lor the Cats on a l-vaid run. while Biasucci added the extra point and the Cats cut the Bueanneer lead to 10-7. and that's how the score stood at halftime. Western took the kic-k-ofl at the start ol the second hall looking more like the team that gave Clemson a lit a week prior to this game Using an From Defeat To Victory By Karen Ashe Traveling to Columbia, SC on October 1 was a lot easier than the road trip back to Cullowhee. I he- Lady Cats were defeated in the University of South Carolina Tournament. According to Coach Howell, "We did not play well; we could have beat them. It's depressing to not do anything." The first match was with Clemson with the Lady Tigers taking the match 12-15, 7-15. Next Virginia Tech grabbed the match with scores of 13-15, 15-8. and 11-15. The Lady Cats were close to the Virginia Tech Ladies. Jacksonville University was next in line for the Lady Cats, the scores were 0-15, 13-15. The now depressed Cats faced Winthrop, the Lady Cats were defeated 15-11, 15-9, 12-15. Then the pool play was over and WCU entered into the single- eliminations, going up agianst the University of South Carolina. The Lady Cats fell, 15-13, 15-17, 8-15. Howell called WCU's play as improved running and passing attack, the Cats were able to move 80 yards in 10 plays to the F I SI 12 yard line, but a tough Buccaneer defense- forced Western to go for the field goal on fourth down with 10:54 left in the third quarter. Biasucci came on and booted the 22-yard attempt, and the game became tied at 10-10 with a lot of time yet to play. last [ennessee then strted stumbling on offense, but their defense was still putting the pressure- on a sputtering WCL offense. Mistakes seemed to plague- Western throughout the game on offense. A bad punt bv Dean Biasucci (his Inst start as punter lor the Cats this season) gave- 1 IS! good field postion at Western's 34- yard line with 434 left in the third quarter. In just two plavs the Bucs were able to score, thanks to a 21- yard run hy freshman Henty Latham. Ihe extra point was good by Robert Goodwin, and I I SI' led, 17-10 with 3:32 left in the third period. A fine run on the ensuing kick- off by Eric Rasheed gave Western good field postion on their own 40. ["his set up the Cats next scoring drive as Melvin Dorsey. Anthony James and Ronnie Mixon scrambled their way 57 yards on six plays for the score. Melvin Dorsey was responsible for 35 ot the 57-yard total drive, as he eluded several tacklers to scramble 35 yards lor the touchdown. The extra-point attempt was good by Biasucci. and again, the game was tied. 17-17. This concluded the scoring in the third quarter. The fourth quarter gave way to an even better-improved offensive showing by Western Carolina. On their first possission of the fourth period. WCU's quarterback Ronnie Mixon dropped back, handed off to Eric Rasheed on the double reverse, Rasheed pitched back to Mixon, who appeared to be trapped in the backfield, and then somehow Mixon found Anthony James on the sideline for a pass completion that James turned into a 56-yard touchdown run. Biasucci added the extra point, and the Cats were back on top, 24-17, with 14:39 left in the fourth period. I I SI . however, was not to give- up that easily. Combining the skills ol running and passing, the Bucs came right back, and in 1 I plavs they drove 69 yards to score Jerry Butler ran it in from the one, but the extra point was wide, and Western remained on top, 24-23, with 9:06 left in the game. Western's lead, however, was to be short-lived. On their next possession. Western was forced to punt from its own 23-yard line, but the snap from center sailed over the head of punter Biasueci's head,and Biasucci was forced to fall on the ball on the Catamount end /one for a Buccaneer safety. This gave the Bucs a 25-24 edge with 8:00 left in the game. "poor; we didn't have any good sets to Judy Green, and we didn't have any good hits. And the bad feelings just carried over for the rest of the day. We lacked confidence." Judy Green, however, did make the all- tournament team. But WCU's Lady Cats did lose but they lost to excellent teams. Clemson, Virginia Tech, and USC are all Division I teams. The Lady Cats took to their home court Tuesday night, October 5, against Lenoir-Rhyne and Furman. At first the Lady Cats looked disorganized against the Lady Bears. The Cats lost the first set 12-15, next came a 15-9 win and then the win for WCU with 15-11. WCL tried all three matches to get their play together and were always improving. Howell called the WCU victory "fortunate, it took us a while to get going. We were rebuilding our confidence. They are an excellent team and they possess the skills, they just need to get their confidence up." Then the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and the Furman Paladins played with the Lady Bears the victors. Next in action in Breece Gym was WCU against Furman. The Lady Cats were taking on their old form. They were getting into positions, setting the ball up. and were relying on each other as team members. Concentration and smiles were intermingled on faces as the match proceeded. The Paladins fell, 15-1, 15-6. Saundra Flemming was getting good floor shots all night. And the team was overall improving the entire night. Green was setting up hits and there was a great deal of net action. H owell called the victory "great, maybe we are over the feeling of defeat. They feel a lot better and they are geting the confidence to go out and do it again." The Lady Cats will travel to Harrisburg, Virginia on October 8-9 for the James Madison University Invitational. The Catamounts did not let this mistake get them down, however, and again, they went to a razzle- dazzle play to keep thier hopes alive late in the game. Eric Rasheed scrambled his way 20 yards on the reverse to put Western at the Buc 45. On the next series of plays, the Cats were able to power their way to the Buccaneer 16 yard line, and after a time out by ETSU, Biasucci came on to nail a 21-yard field goal on third dow n to give the Cats the three points they needed for the victory. Biasucci, who has had an "on and offseason thus far, did notyeild to the pressure-packed kick that gave Western its first win in its lust conference game. He contributed the success of the kick to his proper technique. "All I could think about was keeping mv head down,"said the 6'l", 195-pound sophomore. "I knew il 1 kept mv he-ad down I would make- it, and I did. 1 his was a very big win tor us." Coach Bob Waters agreed with Dean on his comment about a big win. "This is the biggest win thus tar for us this season." said the relieved Waters aler the game "If we can play as bad as we did tonight and win, we've got talent. I'm just proud that we held our composure and executed when we had to. We made enough mistakes to lose, and East Tennessee- played extremely hard. 1 feel lucky to come away the victors." The win gave Western a 1-0 record in the Southern Conference, and improved its overall mark to 2-3. furman is now 2-1 in the conference, and 2-2 overall. Lady Cats Beat Furman. Backs Pace J.I/. Football Western Carolina's junior varsity football team used two fourth quarter touchdowns and a powerful offense keyed by two-touchdown efforts from Randy Mosteller and Ron Edmondson to defeat Tennessee Military, 42-21 at Whitmire Stadium last Sunday. Mosteller, a freshman from Hayesville, scored on a 58-yard run on option play and was soon followed by a 52-yard pass interception touchdown by Rudy Hill midway through the fourth quarter. The two scores vaulted the Cats from a 28-21 advantage to the final 42-21 count. Mosteller had a ten-yard run earlier and Ron Edmondson added his two scores on 40 and one-yard runs. Al Phillips had the other Catamount touchdown on a 55-yard pass play from Robbinsville native Willie Perkins. The Cats avenged a 28-21 loss to TMI in '81 with 521 yards of offense compared to 197 for the visitors. Cullowhee native Tim Masson kicked six extra points for WCU to highlight the effort. TMI, now 1-2-0, has played junior varsity teams from Notre Dame, Tennessee arid Georgia. The next JV game will be Oct. 15 (Friday) against Lees-McRae. That game will begin at 1 pm at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. Whitewater Racers Take Third Cross Country At Furman After a week of competitive idleness, the WCU cross country team will be busy this coming weekend. WCU, 2-3-1 in dual competition this season, will compete in the Furman Invitational Saturday, Oct. 9 in Greenville. The Cats finished sixth in seven teams last season at Furman and will be preparing for the North Carolina State Collegiate Championships to be held in Raleigh Oct. 14. Featured Cat Vickie Warner by Karen Ashe Featured this week from the WCU Lady Cat volleyball team is Vickie Warner, a junior from Arden, NC. Vickie is a 5 foot 8 inch hitter, who came to WCU from TC Robertson High School. While at TC Roberson, Warner played volleyball, basketball, and softball. And here at WCU Warner also plays softball, besides playing volleyball. Warner cited WCU as "being close to home; it's exciting, the people are really nice. 1 love it here at Western," Coming from a family in this area, Warner would eventually like to coach and teach in area high schools. The quiet, unassuming junior mentioned the all- around growth in her individuality and in her team orientation since coming to WCU. Warner also enumerated upon the WCU Lady Cat Volleyball team. She stated, "we can go all the way, we have the capability to do so. The team gets along really well and Coach Howell helps us to want to play for fun, plus, she's easy to get along with." Warner also stated,'T want to see us go as far as possible this year!" The Cats fall to 1-5-1. Photo by Tim Schuti Soccer Team Falls Again WCU's soccer team, unable to generate offensive consistency, lost to USC-Spartanburg. 2-0, Saturday in a match at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. The defeat pulled the Cats' overall record to 1-5-1 and was the sixth consecutive winless game for the team. USC-Spartanburg's Ingo Rupp. with 21:50 left to play, broke a scoreless tie with a goal and then assisted Mario Del Pino's goal with 3:50 remaining. USC-S improved their record to 7-2 with the win. WCU will try to snap the winless streak Wednesday (Oct. 6) with a trip to Tusculum College in Greeneville, TN. The soccer Cats will then host Marshall (Oct. 10) in a 1 pm game at Whitmire Stadium. That Sunday afternoon game will be followed by a visit from VMI Monday, Oct. 11, at 3 pm. WCU will go into the Southern Conference game with a 0-1 league record. Western's Whitewater Racing Team took third place last Saturday at the 1982 Southeastern Intercollegiate Canoe Races. Western competed against seven other schools. First place went to the University of the South with 488!/2 points; second place went to Georga State University with 439 points. WCU had 432 points. A snapping paddle in the men's doubles down river race added about half a minute's time to the team of James Jackson and Jeff Neff, probably Western's fastest pair of downriver paddlers, allowing GSU to scrape by into second place. The races included both down river and slalom events in intercollegiate and open competition. There were classes for men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles. Medalist from WCU in the intercollegiate competition included: Mark Melrose and Brad Williams, 2nd place men's doubles down river; Mary Anne 'Beardsley and George Plater, 3rd place mixed doubles down river; Mary Herman and Mary Anne Beardsley, 2nd place women's doubles down river; Allan Mandrel 2nd place, men's singles slalom; George Plater and Allan Mandrell 2nd place, men's doubles slalom; and Debbie Crocker and team captain, Robert Dye 1st place, mixed doubles slalom. Former Western professor John Zubizarretta had the fastest time of the day for the down river events. Zubizarretta won three additional gold medals in open doubles slalom with Venerble Vermont and two in the mixed doubles slalom and the mixed doubles down river events with his wife Margie. Madison Crum was elected Miss Congeniality. The races are sponsored each year by Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton and are held on a 2'/2 mile stretch of the Catawba River. Other schools participating were UNC-Chapel Hill. UNC-Charlotte, Centeral Piedmont Community College', and Appalachain State University. The Boone Goons were up to their usual standards, being the only team to sink a canoe in a down river race. In the down river races the canoes are started one at a time with 30 second intervals in between. The paddlers must negotiate rapids of rocks and ledges, snagging sunken trees, sand and gravel bars, bridge pylons and tricky current. The faster the time, the higher the score. In the slalom events the boats are also launched at 30 second intervals and are paddled through gates hung from above the river. The gates should be cleared without touching either side. Some gates must be negotiated backwards, no easy feat in swift current. The racers iose 5 points for each side of a gate they touch and 15 points if they miss a gate. A slow canoe must give way if it is overtaken by a following canoe. Points are awarded for speed and then subtracted for touching or skipping gates. The boats with the highest scores win. This year Western fielded the largest team with 36 members. Practice for the races begins in early September and no experience is necessary. Announcements are made through the Outing Club and are posted on the bulletin boards. When the team members were not racing there were always plenty of canoes to carry from the down river finish line up a 50 foot embankment and load on to the trailer. The boats were then returned to the starting line and unloaded as quickly as possible to be ready in time for the next race. The finish of the slalom was a quarter mile from the start. The teams portaged the boats back to the start, usually two or three persons per canoe. The canoes,camping equipment and lunch were provided by a hard working Tim Jacobs, with Last Minute Productions and the Outing Club. Thank you Tim and crew. Perfect weather, two good, free meals and a high score combined to make the day memorable, but perhaps next year will be even better. Most members of the Whitewater Racing Team think that it will be. Photo by Mark Haskett

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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