Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Tufo points are assured Robin Stauffer f32l completes a basket. A tie ball is being jumped by Louis Barrett f42l and a Sterling Warrior. SEASON RECURD Friends Midland 81 Friends Dana 74 Friends J. F. Kennedy 71 Friends Sterling 98 Friends Uttawa 89 Friends College of Emporia 98 Friends Betnany 68 Friends Park College 79 Friends Southwestern 104 Friends Baker 67 Friends Kansas Wesleyan 78 Friends Bethel 75 Friends Tabor 86 Friends McPherson 82 Friends Sterling 78 Friends Uttawa 77 Friends College of Emporia 84 Friends Bethany 69 Friends Southwestern 74 Friends Baker 89 Friends Kansas Wesleyan 88 Friends Bethel 100 Friends McPherson 84 Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes watch as An opponent tries to secure a hold on Dennis Schrqeder 4303 and Robin the ball H Friends Cager has. Stauffer C322 jump for a rebound. 28

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Out jumping a Kansas Wesleyan, l.ouis Barrett f42l secures his hold. ln the first outing. the Falcons traveled to liincoln. Nebraska, to compete in the Wesleyan Tournament. l.os- ing to Midland early in the tourny, the Falcons, next encounter was llana who rallied after half time to defeat the cagers. But with a win over J. F. Kennedy. Friends placed seventh in the contest. The bigger braves swamp- ed the boards on both offense and defense which was the squad's downfall against Sterling. College of Em- poria used their superior rebounding and height to beat Friends. Vklthough Friends and Bethany were evenly contested in the first half of play. the Swedes came back with a fast-break in the second half to down thc cagers. Southwestern also used a fast-break offense to pop the Falcons. lleight was Bakers' advantage over Friends and the down fall of the basketball team. Kan- sas Wesleyan built up an early lead in the game and scored a victory. The Swedes exploded in the second half to out hustle the Falcons although the first eleven minutes of play were fairly even. While the Falcons led most of the first half, Tabor came out fast in the second half putting the game out of reach. The cagers opened the game against Sterling Warriors like a team of run- away horses and went on to win that game. The Uttawa Bulldogs never let the Falcons close the gap that led to their victory. College of Emporia pulled ahead in the final eight minutes which resulted in a Presbie victory. The Falcons came from as much as nineteen points down to beat Bethany. The Southwestern Nloundbuilders out- shot Friends at the charity strip and also from the field. Capitalizing on mechanical errors and excessive fouling, the Swedes defeated the squad. Kansas Wesleyan moved out in front early and defeated the Falcons. Then Bethel also handed thc cagers another loss. NlcPherson took full advantage of cold shooting to win the final game. Basketball Squad: From' Row - Louis Barrett, .loel Nlartin. Dick Stone. ,lim lfllis, .lon Folber, Steve Groninga. Gary Henry. Back Row - Coach Nloorc, ,lack Sowder. John Bailey, Robin Stauffer, Greg Lassey, Marlin Goodrich, Dennis Schroeder. Dan Cutting. WM' A - ' 1 -' f .ff :si-c,,,..M , ,.qgf,- ,,.k., In . ...Q ,, ..-.,-1. xe. if: nf , -assi. -as 5. ' JNL flaaali. -a 'ziiaiizsgy .5 fwwf . 1... ,. .. lk

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Team Members Establish High Marks Une-game high marks for the season were established by several team mem- bers. Bobin Stauffer made the most points, 27, in the game against Bethel. He also held the record for the most field goals, l2 out of an attempted 24, while playing against Bethel. Holding the record for the most free throws in one game was Steve Groninga. He hit 9 free throws out of lll during the Baker game. While in competition against Park College, Louis Barrett was able to rebound 14 times for this one-game high mark. Going up for a basket is Gary Henry MUD. A Sterling Warrior attempts to tie up a ball that Ed YoungC50l has. Steve Groninga Jim Ellis Senior Senior Guard ' NO- 4 Guard - No. 22 . ,. 1 41 2 9 'Y N