The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1992 Page: 18 of 20
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18 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992 THE RICE THRESHER
SPORTS
Rugby football club
overwhelms University
of St. Thomas
The Rice rugby team blew out an
overmatched team from SL Thomas
University, 85-0, last Saturday in their
first game of the season.
Team captain Matt Roberts ex-
pended hisallotted substitutionsearly,
allowing someof Rice's young players
to get valuable playing time and per-
haps preventing an even greater mar-
gin of victory.
Troy Thacker headed the long list
of Rice stars; he scored three tries in
one half of play to get his first ever hat
trick. Another top player, Dan Rosen,
made the play of the game when he
received a SL Thomas punt near his
own goal line, kicked the ball thirty
yards down field, and then raced un-
der the ball to catch his own kick on
the first bounce, taking it in for an
unassisted try.
Other players who scored include
Dan Gargiulo, Chris Hearn, and Bob
Bifu Ico, with two tries each, and Ramzi
Nassar and Rill Breslin, who scored
once each.
Making his first try ever was Jason
Wetta, who touched the ball down on
a scrum try, scoring five points and
inciting a Rice rugby tradition known
as a zulu.
"We looked very good for our first
game," Thacker said. "Our scrum is
extremely powerful."
He went on to explain that the
scrum, which is where each team's
biggest and strongest players link to-
gether around the ball In what can
only be described as organized may-
hem, is crucial because it determines
who gets possession of the ball.
Other players agreed with
'Hiacker's positive assessment of the
team.
"We haven't lost a step since last
year," said four-year veteran Nassar,
n •'erring to the team's first place fin-
ish in Texas and third place finish at
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the Western National Championships.
"1 know we will win Westerns this
year."
"We are definitely in contention for
the national championship this year,"
said Roberts. "Most of our starters are
seniors, so we feel this has to be our
year."
Rice's next home game should
present the team with its most difficult
challenge until tournament play be-
gins, as they take on rival Southwest
Texas State University.
"Last year was a tough game, al-
though we won 16-6," said Nassar.
ill e game will be played Sept. 25at
11 am.
—Jamey Findling
Men's soccer club
edges Lamar in
season opener
Last Saturday, the men's soccer
club opened its 1992 season in the
same fashion as last year's: by win-
ning. The Lads pulled off a 1-0 victory
over a suprisingly competitive Lamar
University team.
Li mar, in it's first season of compe-
tition at the Division I club level, dis-
played a good deal of individual talent
However, they were unable to slip by
the more experienced Rice squad.
They didn't work too well as a
team and their forwards weren't too
good," said fullback James Young.
"They never really had agood scoring
opportunity in the game."
Despite the absence of star half-
back Randy Westbrook, the lads
maintained control of the ball for much
of the match. The winning goal was
eventually scored byAdamKinseyon
a pass up the middle from Mike Sierk.
Although the Lads lost two defen-
sive starters from last year's squad,
they displayed the same sound de-
fense that earned them an undefeated
record last year.
"Defense has always been our key,"
said John Long. The play of the two
new starting fullbacks, freshman Mike
Dowlingand soph more Brian Langer,
put to rest any doubts as to whether
this tradition would continue.
Many decisions regarding this
year's team were finalized on the first
day of play. Before the game, the team
elected Dave McMath as captain for
the season, along with Longand Dave
Baird as co-captains.
The team is, in the words of one
member, "surprisingly together".
Long predicted great things, say-
ing, "We're on our way to another
undefeated season—you can quote
me on that that."
The I.ads will be playing their first
home game this Saturday at 2 p.m.
against Stephen F. Austin.
—Jeremy Bogaisky
Women's soccer club
kicks offseason with
blowout, forfeit
Teamwork, experience and luck
fueled the Rice women's club soccer
team to a 2-0 record in their first games
of the season.
On September 12, the Owls pow-
ered past a stunned Southwestern
University team with superior ball
control and an aggressive offense. Jen
Evans,TassieGnaidy,JennaHutchins,
Kit Kittelson and Barbara Moyer all
scored in the 10-0 victory.
"We pretty much dominated
them," said team captain Marta West
"Our coach said the other team acted
like pylons. It was easy to pass around
them."
The team's second game, against
Southwest Texas University, was for-
feited due to the u navailability of refer-
ees.
Although the victorious weekend
provided a confidence boost to the
Rice women, future games against the
accomplished Baylor and University
of Texas at Austin teams promise to
be more challenging.
The team we played against was
not an indicator of the teams we're
going to be playing later in the sea-
son," West said. Teams from the big
state schools should be strong."
Rice's strengths include a deep
defensive fine, several returning play-
ers and a group-oriented strategy.
With only 13 players and new coach
John Elder calling the shots, the team
will be changing their strategy to fo-
cus more on the offense. They will
also be working to improve ball con-
trol and passing skills.
The women's soccer team's next
opponent will be Texas in a home
game Sept 19.
—Amy Jeter
Sports section settles
grudge in Thresher
basketball game
Theoddsmakers were wrong again
as the Thresher Sports staff failed to
cover the spread in their resounding
defeatoftheir News department coun-
terparts in basketball Sunday.
The score stood at 47-29 when the
dust cleared, a substantial 18-point
margin, but not the 81-point blowout
predicted by veteran forecaster Randy
Block in last week's Thresher.
The Sports staff relied on surpris-
ing depth to overcome their inferior-
ity in roster size. Editor Peter Howley
and writers Block, Kevin Ness, Riva
Rahl and Lynanne Foster started the
game for Sports, and were relieved by
David Rhodes, Theo Mallinson and
Terzah Ewing. Late arrivals Tim Lam,
Tom Harris and Tony Tran also saw
substantial action.
Things did not begin auspiciously
as News jumped to an early lead. But
the endurance of the Sports staff al-
lowed them to consistently exploit
errors and mount deadly fast breaks.
As the game settled down, it be-
came clear that the rugby skills of
Backpage Editor Erica Ollmann made
an inside game impossible. But Sports
adapted, as Block and Ness led the
fast break and Howley began hitting
the outside jumpers.
Howley was named MVP on the
strength of his numerous steals, timely
field goals and sideline exhortations.
"I'm really proud of the way the
team pulled together," Howley said.
"We had a great turnout, and we really
improved our running game as the
game progressed."
On the News side, writer Stoney
Clark came off the bench to provide
the only real scare, nailing a few three-
pointers. Assistant Editor Kraettli
Epperson proved to be a monster un-
der the basket, dominating the boards,
and dishing out a few assists.
But his supporting cast was not
strong enough to pull off the upset
The vaunted talents of writer Tony
Chen were not in evidence, for ex-
ample.
"I have witnessed the transforma-
tion of the Sports staff from a rag-tag,
neophyte, puerile band of bumbling
primates into a well-oiled sports ma-
chine," said Chen. "I am absolutely
flabbergasted."
Even the recruitment of news/
sportswriters Amy Jeter and Jeremy
Bogaisky to the News cause was of no
benefit, as they were torn by their dual
allegiance.
Sei Chong, Steve Rodrigues, Josh
Roper and editor Eric Carmichael also
saw action for the ill-fated news squad.
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