The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 1985 Page: 7 of 8
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THRESHER SPORTS
Cougars shrug off Barnett and
, bop Rice again
by Mark Matteson
Well, fudge.
When you've got only eight
players suited up for the game, and1
the ones that are suited up have
such minor disorders as broken
hands, you figure that you should
be doing pretty darn good if you
score 91 points on 55 percent
shooting. Well, if you also happen
to be the Rice Owls and are playing
against resurged Cougar High, you
might also be not exactly as right
as you wanted to be....
Such was the case, as a matter of
fact, when Rice took on Houston
at Hofheinz Pavilion on Sunday.
The Owls, with what resources
they had, played remarkably well
in what was the highest scoring
advantage(37-36) against the taller
Coogs.
They still couldn't manage to
win, though, as Houston shot an
even more respectable 59 percent
from the floor and 67 percent from
the charity stripe. The more agile
and plentiful Cougars were able to
wear down the Owls and won 96-
91.
Rice started well, jumping to an
early 8-4 lead after three minutes.
However, the Owls were having
trouble containing Houston center
Greg Anderson, who scored the
first six Cougar points and kept
Rice at Houston's pace early in the
game.
Rice, though, did not fall behind
until the 11:11 mark, when
Anderson scored his fourth
Barnett knees in for two
game (187 total points) for the
Owls this year. Rice shot a quite
respectable 55 percent from both
the floor and the line, and also
—M. Gladu
bucket, a lay-up on a pass from
Reid Gettys. The squads basically
exchanged baskets for the rest of
the half, which ended 48-48, but.
nabbed a slight rebounding during the process, several
INTRAMURAL MEN'S SOCCER
Baker, Hanszen in finals
by Gregg Robins
After an exciting week of soccer,
the stage is set for a Baker vs.
Hanszen final. One week ago, in
the quarterfinals, Hanszen
defeated Jones 4-1, Lovett
defeated Will Rice 3-1, Wiess
defeated Sid Rich 3-2, and Baker
defeated G.S.A. 2-1. This past
weekend the semifinals were
played.
In the first semifinal, Baker
defeated Wiess 3-2. The game was
hotly contested from the start with
Wiess jumping out on top;
Graham Uhlrich scored the goal.
Although Wiess continued to
apply the pressure. Baker pulled
even on a beautiful goal by Lelond
Key. Baker then added two goals,
both by Walter Keneally, which
came as the result of multiple
shots.
In the closing minutes Wiess
controlled the game and scored on
a deflection by Agha sher Shah.
All in all. the game was very
intense and marked by Wiess'
constant pressure and Baker's
timely defense. This defense, along
with the fine play of goalie Bill
Burgess, clearly made the
difference. Mark Mitchell, the
Baker halfback, said, "Basically,
we just came up with the scores,"
and Gregg Sholeen, the Wiess
coach, simply stated, "Baker
wanted to win more than we did."
The other semifinal was much
different. Although the score
showed a narrow 2-0 Hanszen
victory, it was not really that close.
Throughout a scoreless first half
Hanszen dominated play with
almost exclusive control of the
ball. But due to a tough and very
physical Lovett defense, as well as
some missed opportunities, the
game remained even.
Hanszen came out gunning in
the second half. After twenty
minutes of play, the drought was
finally broken on a goal by Simon
Townsend.
noteworthy things happened.
To begin with, a special surprise
guest appearance was made by
Tracy "no pain, no gain" Steele,
who entered the game with eleven
minutes left in the half. Steele
broke his left hand in a freakish
accident last Friday during pact ice
and was presumably out for the
rest of the season, which would
have added to the Owls' big-
enough-as-it-is injury list. Well, lo
and behold, there he was playing
against the Coogs, cast and all.
Steele, as it turned out, stayed out
on the court for the rest of the
game and even made the only shot
he took. Is that dedication or
what? (It's not what, either.)
Second, several players were
having incredible performances.
For instance, Greg Hines and
Tony Barnett combined to score a
mere three-quarters of the Owl
point total. Hines, who was
playing so far above his head that
he nearly got a nosebleed, had 22
points by himself on an astounding
ten-of-fourteen shooting. The
Coogs themselves weren't doing so
bad themselves, shooting almost
66 percent from the field.
In the second half, the teams
began a neck-and-neck stretch in
which ten points were scored by
both teams. Rice's accumulation
was punctuated by an incredible
driving lay-up by Barnett, in which
he originally came in from the left
side, was fouled as he went under
the basket, and put in a remarkable
reverse lay-up on the right side.
After the twenty-point scoring
binge, the score was tied at 58. Rice
was never again able to regain the
lead, however. The Owls, led by
John Witten, stayed with the
Cougars for a while by finding a
hidden talent in taking charges.
Within a span of one minute, three
Houston charging fouls had been
called, and two baskets had been
disallowed.
However, after that point.
Houston blew the game open. In
three and a half minutes, the
Cougars outscored the Owls 13-4
and, for all intents and purposes.
sealed Rices fate. Rice did stage
somewhat of a last-minute
comeback, but fell short by five
points and several extra minutes.
As at halftime, there were a few
incredible stats to show around.
Barnett ended up as the leading
scorer and rebounder of the game
with an amazing 36 and 15.
respectively. Hines cooled off a bit
but still finished with 34 points on
15-of-26 shooting. Cashaw grabbed
ten 'bounds, and Steele, despite his
injury-handicap, contributed eight
assists.
The Boogers also produced
several fine performances. Three
players had twenty or more points
(Alvin Franklin, 20; Eric Dickens,
20; and Greg Anderson, 29). In
addition, Reid (Shoot, Shoot)
Gettys broke his own team record
for assists, as he dished out
seventeen.
The Owls play next at home
against Tarleton State on the 20th,
a day that should provide much
excitement and rejoicing for Rice
fans. _
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Havlak, Paul. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 19, 1985, newspaper, February 19, 1985; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245588/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.