Carroll University - Hinakaga Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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The following week the Pioneers played one of the finest games of the season against Ripon before a capacity Russ Coley N ight crowd. In an overtime thriller, the Redmen defeated Carroll 51-49. W ith sec- onds remaining in the overtime period with the score tie, Bob Kloss 0f Ripon put in a push shot from the free-throw circle to give the Redmen another victory. Huddlestods Pioneers then took to the road, but only to suffer their worst defeats of the season. The victory of Platteville Teachers and North Central over the Car- roll live evened the season's series between the Pioneers and these opponents. After being defeated for the second time by Lake F orest 42-41, the Pioneers traveled west to play a favored and too confident La Crosse Teachers College team. With Carroll leading at the half, the Pioneers upset the Teachers 60-58. On February 24 the Carroll Cagers in- vaded the state of Michigan on their long- est trip of the season. XVith only eight players able to make the trip, Huddleston's

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Tap Row: Manager Dick Roberts, Paul Kablitz, Willard Weins, Dick Sotherland, Manager Bob Norcross Middle Raw: Amie Datka, Walter Zamjahn. Jim Moore Don Slusser, Coach Don Huddleston. Battam Row: Paul Doedens Al Hanke, Bob Vaneska, Don Moncher an early lead and held it throughout the game, to defeat the Wildcats 47-43. The Pioneer's accuracy at the free throw line provided the margin of Victory by making 17 to Milton's 9. Returning to the home gym, the Pioneers played a return game with Milton, but only to be defeated by the Wildcats 52-42. After being defeated at the hands of Lake Forest and dropping their fourth game of the season to the Lawrence Vikings, the Huddlesmen won their first home game of the year against a favored North Central quintet. The score kept changing hands during the first half, but with Datka and Moncher hitting consistently early in the second half, the Pioneers took a long lead and held it to win the game from the Cardi- nals 62-50. The Pioneers returning home, after being defeated by De Paul University, en- countered the Platteville Teachers quintet. The Cartollmen trailing at halftime, rallied in the second half to defeat the blackshirts 45-43. The Pioneers maintained the lead in the last six minutes of play and held it to be Victorious. tsztizzmd 0;: page 50 Page Fiffy-fhree

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boys were handicapped not only because of the long trip but by a shortage of players. In the opening game the Pioneers lost to Calvin College in Grand Rapids 52-39. The following night our cagers dropped their second game of the trip to Kalamazoo 54-47. Ending the three game series, the Pioneers defeated Albion 62-60, With AI Hanke and XVillie Weins leading the scoring list. The team traveled to Ripon, but only to see the Redmen take the second win of the season over Carroll 53-46. Carroll being behind in the first half, came back in the second to tie the score. The score Changed hands several times, but Ripon made four consecutive baskets in the last minute to ice the victory. The Carroll College orange and white closed the season by being defeated by Carleton 52-49 in a close campaign, and then the following night came back and upset the Lawrence Vikings 59-56. Lead- ing by only one point at the half, Carroll rallied in the last period to give them a decisive victory over the Vikings.