Carroll University - Hinakaga Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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Carroll 34; N. Central 43 It was the same old story of inaccurate free throws and insuEicient height that spelled defeat for the Carroll five again. The invading North Central quintet walked off with the victory 43-34. Trailing the Centrals at the half 28-21, the Pioneers, sparked by Hal Taylor, pulled up to within one point of the invaders 29-28. Then the North Central outflt spurted to grab the decision. Taylor and Zamjahn were the big guns for the Carroll five, scoring 10 and 8 points respectively. Fog North Central, Bartlett, a giant 6' 7' ' center, was high with 7 held goals for 14 points. Page One'Hundred thtyfaur

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Carroll 34; M.S.'I'.C. 43 The 1947 edition of the Carroll College cage quintet opened their season at the Baker Field House when they met the Milwaukee State Teachers five. Superior height and home floor advantage played havoc with the Pioneers as they absorbed their first defeat of the season 43-34. Duckett and Zamjahn provided Carroll with an early 7 to 4 lead, but the Green Gulls came right back to hold the advantage at half time 20-14. This was the closest that the Pioneers came to the Gulls as they increased their lead to 42-27 late in the game. Duckett and Zamjahn were the evenings top scorers for both teams with 13 and 11 points respectively. Carroll 44; Beloit 56 Still too early in the season to tell whether Carroll had an outstanding cage outlit or not, the team played Beloit on their home court in the seasonis second game. The first half was bery close. Carroll surprised the Blue and Gold by playing a scrappy game. But with one point differ- ence in the third quarter, Zamjahn left the game with five personal fouls. The Pioneers lost their scoring punch at this point and the Beloit five gradually pulled away. Orr and Erickson were again the big guns for Beloit. Even though the game was lost, Coach Heyer could now see that his cagers had the potential ability. Page One Hundred Fifty-tbree

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Carroll 38; luwrence 51 The powerful Lawrence quintet took little pity on the Pioneer cagers as their superior speed, height, and ability spelled defeat for the Carroll five. Coach Heyeris revamped line-up played improved ball, but the shooting chart showed a bad percentage. Lawrence jumped into an early lead and were never threatened, leaving the fioor-at the half with a 25 to 15 advantage. The Carroll five made a valiant attempt to overtake the Vikings at the outset of the second half, but the invaders gradually pulled away to a comfortable lead. Both teams then substituted freely as the game ended 57 to 38. Dick Miller led the visitors with 13 points, While Zamjahn scored the same for Carroll. Carroll 42; Mccalasier 44 The Orange and White cagers lost a thriller to Macalaster by the close score of 44 to 42. It was the closest game of the season, and the victory might well have gone to either team. Superior height and effective re- bounding combined to bring about the pre-Christmas defeat. With four minutes to play Carroll led 42 to 39, but a basket and free throw by the Scots tied the score at 42 to 42 with 50 seconds of playing time left. At this time, Erickson of Macalaster, took over. Primrose, star Scot guard, tried a long shot. The rebound bounced high and big Erick- son tipped the ball in for the deciding two points with only 15 seconds left. The game ended with a desperate long shot by the Pioneers. Carroll 36; M. S.'I'. C. 33 Revenge was sweet in this the sixth game of the Pioneers season, as they tripped the Milwaukee State Teachers squad in a closely contested game. This victory snapped a five-game losing streak by the Pioneers, . and brightened the outlook for the rest of the season. The Carroll five found difficulty in hitting the hoop the lirst half, and as a result they were on the short end of a 15 to 10 score at the half time period. The second half proved to be entirely different. Led by the scoring of Ryan and Slusser, and the floor play of Duckett, the home team slowly dwindled the Peds lead until the two teams were tied at 3 1 all. A basket by Slusser and a free throw apiece by Nolan and Slusser decided the game in favor of the Orange and White by a 36 to 33 score. Page One Hundred Fiftyfve