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  • OCTOBER 12, 1978/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/PAGE 7 WCU faces The Citadel The most important game to date Western Carolina and The Citadel will meet here Saturday night in the most important Southern Conference game played to date in E. J. Whitmire Stadium. Kickoff time for this week's key conference matchup which could produce a new league leader is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Citadel, 2-0 in the Southern Conference and 3-2 overall, will be making its first trip ever to WCU for a football game and the Bulldogs of Coach Art Baker will be the favorite on the basic of comparative scores against both teams last opponent, Marshall University. The Citadel routed Marshall, 41-0, last Saturday evening in Charleston while Western took the weekend off with an open date following a come-from-behind 21-14 win over Marshall the week before. The Catamounts are 1-0 in conference play and 2-3 overall after losing their opening three games. "This is the biggest game we have ever played as a member of the Southern Conference," is how Coach Bob Waters is approaching Saturday night's encounter. "We are really looking forward to this game. Our team has had a little taste of success and I think they like it. This is our big chance to establish ourselves in the conference championship race," he added. First place in the mid-season Southern Conference standings is on the line in this game. The Citadel could take over sole position of the top spot with a win while Western could move into a tie with U.T.-Chattanooga for first place with a victory. Waters says he is "thoroughly impressed" with the Bulldogs and the manner in which they have progressed this season. "Consider the ease with which they beat Marshall and then the problems we had with the same team a week earlier, one can easily see the job we have in front of us this week," he noted. The Bulldogs exploded for 559 yards of offense and did not turnover the football while forcing Marshall into four turnovers and allowed the Thundering Herd to penetrate The Citadel 30 yard line only once. "They run the option extremely well and run and throw the ball equally well," observed Waters. "They do not appear to have a real weakness offensively with an outstanding option quarterback (Tim Russell), a real quick tailback (Stump Mitchell), several fine receivers and a big, strong offensive line." Waters calls the Bulldog defense "a traditionally tough bunch that somehow manages to keep out of the endzone." The wide-tackle-six defense is led by linebacker Kenny Caldwell and safetyman Paul Gillis, a pair of All-Southern Conference selections last season. "Caldwell is simply outstanding and Gillis is one of the best we have ever faced," says Waters. The Citadel defense has not given up a touchdown in its last three Southern Conference games. Last year. The Citadel shutout the Catamounts, 20-0, despite Western's 25 first downs and 418 yards of offense. "That game was a major disappointment to us and I am sure our offense remembers," reminded Waters. Speaking of Western's offense, Waters thinks his offensive unit has improved steadily in the last two weeks. "We are doing a lot of things well that we weren't doing in earlier games. Everyone seems to be gaining confidence in themselves and their teammates and in what we are trying to do," he explained. "However," he added, "we still do not have that 'killer instinct' that it will take to be successful against our conference opponents." Waters was referring to his team's inability to score in the Marshall game on three drives that ended inside the ten yard line. Junior quarterback Mike Pusey will again engineer Showdown the Cats offense. He has passed for 848 yirds, and six touchdowns. His favorite receiver has been catback Gerald Harp who has pulled in 20 passes for 416 yards, including seven scoring catches. Western's running game, which was almost non-existent in the first two games of the season, is developing. Tailbacks Mitchell Ray and Ricky Blake, a freshman, combined for 217 yards against Marshall. Senior Jeff Norman will move into a starting role at fullback, replacing Andy Jordan who suffered a broken jaw in the Marshall game. Defensively, Western played its best overall game of the season against Marshall. "We are playing with a great deal of emotion and enthusiasm on defense and that is the difference in out performance," said Waters. "We are still making mistakes, but we are making them playing." Nose guard Ty Smith, the conference player of the week for his performance against Marshall, and cornerback Willie Wells have been the most consistent defensive players. "We are traditionally a late blooming team that plays its best football in the second half of the season," said Waters. "I think we can make a run at the championship with a win over The Citadel, or at least be a big factor in who wins it. With five of our last six games against conference teams, there is no doubt that we will have the opportunity." Soccer team faces ASU It's showdown time...the big game...the season...It's THE GAME for WCU's soccer team this Sunday afternoon when it hosts undefeated Appalachian State University in Whitmire Stadium at 2 p.m. WCU is coming off a great upset win over The Citadel and is currently in third place in the conference standings with a 2-1-1 record. ASU, the defending conference champion, holds down first place with a 2-0-0. The Mountaineers are 5-0-1 overall and have not been scored on in their last four games. They were ranked 17th in the nation in last week's national soccer poll. Western, now 4-4-1 overall, came from behind to tie The Citadel last Sunday afternoon in Charleston, SC and then shocked the Bulldogs with the winning goal in overtime. John Corley booted home the tying goal with only 2:45 to play in regulation to tie at 1-1. The Catamounts won the thriller when Pete Craymer, taking an assist pass from Scott Grumman, rammed in a shot with 12:15 elapsed in the overtime period. Following Sunday afternoon's game with ASU, the Catamount booters will have three remaining home games—next Thursday (October 19) with Erskine (3 p.m.); October 29 with UNC-Greensboro (2 p.m.) and the season finale against powerful South Carolina (November 10. 7 p.m.).
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