Tradewinds, 1981-01-16

              Basketball Team !as Back To S acli Wins VOL. 9 NO. 11 Buddy System Replaces This past quarter, bussing between campuses was discontinued because of budget reasons. Many of the students who relied on this service were forced to find a new way from campus to campus. Because some students didn't have cars and some couldn't afford the gas to go back and Steve Gardner will replace Sharon Benson as the Coach of the UTC Women's Basketball Team. Gardner Named New Coach Utah Tech Women's Basketball Team has received a new head mentor. Steve Gardner, former player at UTC has accepted this position. Steve is a native Utahn from Clearfield. His basketball background is almost inborn, coming from a rich family tradition of basketball players and coaches. Steve himself was an all-state performer in high school, before playing two years at the Tech. Steve's brothers, Kenny and Terry, both played ball at the University of Utah and Kenny went on to play pro ball in Europe as well as for the Utah Stars. With only seven weeks left in the season, Steve sees this job as a good challenge. His coaching styles and philosophies parallel that of OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF UTAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE Bus forth, the "Buddy System" for rides between campuses was started. There is a ride board at each campus where both riders and drivers can fill out a card with the times and days of their classes. If you need a ride or someone to share the cost of gas this may be the answer for you. UTC basketball coach, Gary Gardner. "The girls really have a desire to win, but they've had an unfortunate situation with the recent changes in the coaching staff," commented Steve. "Hopefully, we can put everything together in the latter part of the season, and come away with a respectable year," added Steve. Steve's feelings on the team are that they all share the desire to work to win and improve themselves. The talent of the girls is real close, which will mean that all the girls will see alot of playing time. Steve is very enthusiastic about coaching the women and hopes that he can help them have a fun and successful year. Wolverines Sweep W. Wyo Wyoming & Elicits By Dan Tingey Scott Dixon and Scott Pace soared for fifteen points and Brent Lott added fourteen for superb power playing, as the Wolverines downed the Western Wyoming squad for the third time this season. Proving the cheer true that, "you can't stop the Wolverines." Riding high on a exceptional defense they downed the Spartans 101-83. The game was completely and without question property of the Tech, due mainly to outstanding effort and defensive control that put Wyoming at a loss the entire evening. The Tech had an exceptional scoring spree, putting six players in double figures. Western Wyoming on the other hand had limited height to draw on, which gave them troubles, and missed connections on a high percentage of the shots they put up. This gave the Wolverines rebounding a chance to convert for a real edge. By the ten minute mark, the game was all but out of contention, with the Tech's lead at a two to one ratio of 30-15. Wyoming didn't get to a challenging distance the rest of the half, and it ended 55-34 in the Wolverines behalf. Wyoming's attack lacked everything the Wolverines seemed to possess, and there clearly was the difference in the contest. It was the work of Roger Haefele and Jerry Carroll who kept them in contention at all. Contributing 30 and 13 respectively for their team. The effort proved inconclusive for the Spartans and it fizzled in despair. The Tech squad gave the Spartans heavy traffic to contend with, making scoring ex- k j -.V f - -si? i - I - it?? . -, . , I - x '",' si .. I It ... j I t i - ' V ii Milium oam Palmer takes a jumpshot from the right corner for two points. The Wolverines racked up a score of 101 to 83 in Friday's game against Western Wyoming, and a talley of 104-89 against Ricks on Saturday. Photo by Cedric Chatterley tremely difficult. With four minutes gone in the final period, the score remained lop-sided 66-44, and the Wolverines held on to the advantage. Fourls did put pressure on the consistency of the attack, when both Lott and Hanks were forced to leave the game. But relief players like John Spencer and David Palmer proved that things were to remain has they were, doing admirably well. With the win in hand, the Wolverines went into a offense reminiscent of a stall to use up the clock. But still managed to break the century mark with eleven seconds left, AT PROVOOREM when Neil Shirley put in two foulshotstomakethe final 101 to 83. "Our press worked well for us and was the key to this win," exclaimed coach Gary Gardner. "We beat them twice before and it is a good preparation for the Ricks game we have Saturday," he added. Even the opposing coach was impressed by the press the Wolverines put on. Wyoming's coach Tom Pederson put the loose this way, "they completely controlled our attack and the rebounding. That's where we lost it." JAN. 16, 1981 Activities Schedule 20 - Basketball Game at Mountain View High School - 7:30 p.m. UTC vs. CSI 24 - Ski Party at Park West 26 - Basketball Game at Mountain View High School - 7:30 p.m. 30 - Basketball Game at Mountain View High School - 7:30 p.m. 30 - Western Dance sponsored by the UTC Rodeo Club