Lamar University - Cardinal Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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Cardinals Trounce Howard Payne, Sul Ross Lamar Tech gained undisputed lead of the LSC with a 99-78 triumph over Howard Payne University in McDonald Gym. The playmaking of guard Willie Williams and shooting of Richard Smith made up for the loss of James Barrum and the Howard Payne height advantage. Smith was high-point man with 27. The Yellow Jackets led 40-38 at halftime, but the Cards came back to tie it up 40-40. Lamar was tied 42-42 a moment later and then went on to build up a lead which it never relinquished. The Yel- low jackets went into a stall in the final minutes to prevent Lamar from going over the 100 point mark. Coach Jack Martin cleared the Cardinal bench in the closing minutes of the game. Richard Smithis 24 points led the way as Lamar defeated Sul Ross 89-73 at McDonald Gym. The Cardinal bench was cleared early in the first half and Lamar led 48-30 at the half-way point. Other Redbirds scoring in double figures were Weldon Higgin- botham with 13, Larry Augsburger, Wesley Newman and Willie Williams, 11 each, and Carrol Aulbaugh, making his first start for Lamar, with 10. The victory was the fifth consecutive Lone Star Conference win for the Redbirds and the sixth straight defeat of the conference season for the Lobos. 'Y :I s,!g'.J?A 9 ,W BCH . WMM- My 6 RICHARD SMITH Willie Willioms l3Ol fights for ci rebound ogoinst Sul Ross Lobos. Forward-l VL-Sophomore All-LSC Lomor won, 89-73. Wesley Newmon 'rongles with o Howard Payne Yellow Jockey which the Corclinols defected 99-78.

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tate the led ew- ird. als, rge I -35 in ,ay JERRY PARKER Forword-l VL-Sophomore Lcirry Aogsburger l5Ol seems to hong in mid- ctir rim ot the basket during the S. F. Austin gorne. Weldon HigginbOthC1fYt'S shot is blocked by C1 S. F. Austin Lumberiocls in C1 gqme won by Letmor, llc?-78. Lamar Wins First LSC Dutingsg Loses to U. of Houston Texas ASLI fell 75-70 before Lamar Tech as thc Cardinals opened defense of the Lone Star Conference crown in Kingsville. The Cardinals led 36-28 at halftime and went into a stall with three minutes left in the game to protect their lead. James Bar- rum was Cardinal high point man with 19. hloving on to San Marcos, the Rt-tlhirtls wrapped up their second LSC victory with a fifl--18 win over Southwest Texas State. Lamar held a 30-23 intermission edge over the llohcats. George Zurenda lcd all scorers with lti points. With five minutes left in the contest, the Cards began to freeze the hall and went on to win 53-48. Three school records were set as l.:unar Tech returned to McDonald Gym to defeat S. lf .fXustin, Ill?-78, :intl rack up its third LSC win. Pacetl by Willie Williauns who scoretl 28 points, the Cards broke the team scoring recortl, set xx new high for total points scored in one eatin- :intl a new ret-ortl for largest margin of victory. The lledliirds, in-ter liehintl in the contest, lt-tl at halftime 49-35. Coacli xlztcls Nlartin t'lt'airt'tl the liench during the second half as the Cardinals ran away with the gziine. Playing without guard jzuiies llnrrum, the Clztrtlinxils were defeated 85-G4 hy the llnixersity of lluuston in lloustun. The Redbirds fell to the tzxllt-r Cougars Lifter giving them ll rousing fight in the first half. l't-rsonal fouls and llotistoifs towering height spelled defeat for the Cards. llarruin suffered xi leg injury several days prior to the game and was niisst-rl by l,:nn:ir. os his shot hits the QS, by gl

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l Cardinals Continue LSC Win Streak l Lamar Tech rallied three times to nip the Sam Houston State Bear- kats at Huntsville, 66-63. The Cardinals were down 30-28 at halftime and the lead changed hands six times before the Redbirds emerged on top to stay. James Barrum returned to action at the halfwav mark in the first half for his first appearance in several weeks due to a leg injury. He made up for lost time by scoring 19 points. This was I.amar's sixth straight LSC win. An easy 85-64 victory over the East Texas State Lions was won by Lamar Tech in NIeDonald Cym. Lamar closed out the first half with a 41-25 edge over the Lions. Richard Smith led the Cardinals with 20 points followed by Jerry Parker with 15. Fighting off a full court press, Lamar Tech took a 72-63 win over the Southwest Texas State Bobcats in Nfclionald Cym. The outside shooting of guards james Barrum and Willie Williams saved the das for the Cardinals. Lamar led 39-27 at intermission, but the Bobcats came back with a tight press to hold the Cards scoreless for the first three minutes of the final half. Lamar, led by Willie Williams with 215 points, was ahead by 14 points with H seconds left, but five straight charity-tosses by the Bobcats cut the margin to nine points, 72-63. the final score. Richard Smith l22l lays 009 UP Cluflng Lamars 85-64 win over East Texas State. CARROI. AULBAUGH Forward lvl. Sopbotuow jill A F f .,--gif George Zorenda l54l Qmbs C' rebound away from a Southwest Texas ASTGT9 Bobcat in a game Won bythe Cardinals, 72-63.