Manhattan College - Manhattanite Yearbook (Riverdale, NY)

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II :s in. Depaul handed the Green and White cagers their seventh defeat of the season and their first loss at Madison Square Garden, 86-70. Led by ,Bob Sobiesczyk and Ron Saksy, the Windy City cagers galloped to a 22 point lead at halftime. The Jaspers charged back in the second half cutting 13 points off the lead, but they fell short as the clock was against them. Gerry Paulson was the main factor in this surge, netting 13 of his 20 points in the second half. Immediately following the DePaul clash the Jaspers were invited to the NCAA. Tournament. At this stage of the cam- paign, they had a 15-7 won-Iost record, winning seven of their last nine games. In their last regularly scheduled game, the Jaspers gained a hard earned victory over the Fordham Ram, 78-71. One of Gerry Paulson's patented iump shots broke a 68-568 tie, as the Kelly Green pulled away. Angelo Lombardo grabbed 23 rebounds while scoring 23 points to tie Paulson for scoring honors. John O'Connor netted 15 markers. Fordham's Jim Cunningham was top shooter of the night with 27 points. Be- sides painting the statue of the Ram green previous to the game, the Jasper cagers also made the Fordham team feel green. What do you mean, 'Remember the Alamo'? Line-up for rebounds

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Stop pushing. Ou la la. Remember the Alamo.

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The season was highly successful, especially when one can- siders the fact that the squad was composed entirely of sopho- mores and juniors. Experience was supposed to be lacking but Angelo Lombardo, Gerry Paulson, John Powers, John O'Connor, and Bob Murphy proved that what is lacking in experience can easily be made up in a strong team effort. A season of rebuilding ordinarily means a season of mis- takes, errors and a host of lost games, but the Manhattan varsity turned in a very formidable 16-9 won and lost record. They made mistakes and errors but they managed to pull the team out by smashing records game after game. A brief rundown of the new marks: U Angelo Lombardo, 476 points for the season, with 172 field goals; Jackie Powers, 0 new high total for sophomores with 408; the team as a whole establishing a new mark for total points in one season of 1968. Also included in these statistics was the brilliant play of Gerry Paulson who dropped in 420 points, Johnny O'Connor's slick ballhandling and playmaking which ac- counted for many more than the 287 points he registered; and the terrific spot playing of Bob Murphy who notched 120 points. Two for Powers. And now for the greatest balancing act in the world. They were doing the samba! ' 221