Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Duhawk cagers provide thrills The Duhawks provided their friends and fans with lots of thrills during the l975-76 basketball season. They could win the big games as witness their victories over the University of Northern Iowa, McKendree College, Lakeland College, Lewis Univer- sity, St. Ambrose College and Augustana to mention a few of the highlights during the past season. The victory over Augustana, in tournament action at Rock Island, marked only the second time in 6I games that Augustana had been beaten in their own fieldhouse. Unfortunately the victory proved to be a very costly one for the Duhawks as in that game Greg Gibney suffered a severe foot injury that hampered him for the rest of the season. Gibney scored 30 points that night and although he was unable to play against Olivet Nazarene in the championship game of the tournament, because of his injury, he was still named to the All- Tournanient first team. At that time Gibney was right on target to become the all time leading scorer in the history of Duhawk basketball but the injury cost him a chance to attain that goal and it also cost the Duhawks a number of games they might have won had he been healthy. As it is the l798 points that was scored by Jack Frasco between l956-I96O still is the all time scoring record at Loras and it probably will be for many years to come. Gibney ended his career with l7lO points and fourth place on the all time scoring list behind Frasco, Jim McCabe, I772 points and Jim Kelly with l7l7 points. Right behind Gibney comes Tom Jackson with I6l9 points and Mickey Marty with I4Il points. Bob Wagner, who shared co- captain honors with Gibney this past season, is next on the list as he con- cluded his career with I396 points. Wagner was also the leading rebounder in 24 of the 29 games the team played this past year. He also is fourth in scoring for a single game as the result of the 42 points he netted against Iowa Wesleyan in a game played at Mt. Pleasant. Chuck Von Feldt, now the number eight scorer in the history of Loras basketball with II84 points, scored 48 points against Briar Cliff in the final game of the l968 season. The l975-76 Loras College Basketball team front row from left: Kevin Foley, Randy Gibbs, Randy Skemp, Greg Gibney, Keith Daniels, and Manager Chuck Reilly. Second row: Assistant Coach Barry Beekman, Mike Thissen, Mike Meyer, Gerry Eggers, Ron Norman, and Jeff Vorwald. Third row: Sports Information Director Vince Coyle. Scott Peterson. Bob Wagner, Mike Jones. Head Coach Bob Mullen. Not pictured: Greg Jury and John Bussan. Why. ,M H-4!09 ' isfit? -...i 'L ' . 7 M y . in. ,QWVPL f f ':f' . .-' ' -i ' V f 'L Playmaking Duhawk guard, Mike Meyer, demonstrated his ball handling ability to this Lakeland College defender. Thanks to Meyer and the rest of the team. the Duhawks posted an 88-75 victory over the Muskies.

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W' lt 'I Duhawk co-captain Bob Wagner used shots like this to score l396 gsm--14,5 Ig! 'A ith! . Y n . Q. iq g 1 3 1 E f Y ti s Ai sf.. points during his four year career at Loras. Wagner is about to score against Mc Kendree College in the season opener in the Loras fieldhouse. Other Duhawks watching the action include co-captain Greg Gibney CI45 Mike Thissen CBetween two Mc Kendree players5 and Randy Skemp. The Duhawks topped the Bearcats 93-76. Duhawk guard Gerry Eggers 4325 delighted the fans in the Loras Fieldhouse with this play against Briar Cliff. Co-Captain Bob Wagner Q525 and the Duhawk cheerleaders are in the background. gixfibsfiwfifiini EX' 3111'- L x f - ,-,, tm, ., ,. , ,.. , A gg tt at is , ., -5 24 -at ii Duhawk forward Randy Skemp C405 used shots like this one against Briar Cliff, to establish himself as the next candidate for membership in the Loras IOOO point club. Looking on is Bob Wagner 4525 the most recent addition to the IOOO point club. Jim McCabe scored 46 points against Upper Iowa during the l949-50 season while Bill Pender scored 44 points during the war year of l944. In the record breaking depart- ment Mike Meyer, generally considered to be one of the finest play making guards in the history of Loras basketball, broke All-American .lim KelIy's record of most assists in a single season when he posted 239 this past year to surpass the mark of l8I set by Kelly during the l973- 74 season. ,wid-MWW.....,.... .0-M .-iq I x J Scott Peterson C435 proved to be just as hard to stop on the road as he was at home. He is about to launch this shot despite the efforts of seven foot Tod Danen 1455 of St. Norbert. Greg Gibney QI55 Mike Jones 4455 and Gerry Eggers are following the action. Jeff Vorwald 1245 of Loras proved to be a tough man to stop in the game with Briar Cliff. Teammates Bob Wagner and Scott Peterson C425 await the outcome of this shot. LSU v I 'a ... , .. Loose Ball: Gerry Eggers U25 and Mike Jones C445 of the Duhawks controlled the ball during this action in the 88- 75 victory over the Lakeland College Muskies.