St Johns University at Staten Island - Tomahawk Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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ANIMAL HOUSE Playoff-bound Animal House started out the season with a satisfy- ing double-overtime victory over the Wolfpack. 80-76. Evan Cailas netted 25 points and Steve Madden added 19. The team. captained and coached by senior guard Donny Oddo 117.8 point averagej. went on to win a couple and lose a couple. resulting in a 4-4 record. Chalking up impressive wins against the Garden Staters, 74-58. and the Indians, 80-52, they capped off the regular season by nipping Sigma Chi. 70-69, giving them some momentum for the playoffs. In the playoffs. Animal House met the Underdogs but their regular season momentum was not enough to handle them. SIGMA CHI, GARDEN STATERS. INDIANS Sigma Chi Upsilon squeaked through the season with a 3-5 record. After losses to Parksy's Wonders. 43-35. and the Wolfpack. 72-65. Sigma Chi snapped off three in a row - topping the Indians. 41-32. the Garden Staters, 77-621with Ken Damstrom exploding for 40 pointsj. and Animal House, 66-57. The playoff trail dipped from sight. though, with losses to Animal House, 70-69, and the Underdogs. 94- 58. The Garden Staters struggled to a 2-6 record in their inaugural year. Led by guard Andy Perdek 123.1 point averagej. the Staters featured a run-and-gun offense that kept the team in every game. The high powered offense boosted the team to two wins over the veteran Indian team. Before suffering a mid-season collapse, the Indians demonstrated a fighting spirit that challenged the opposition. After close losses to the Underdogs, 79-70, and Sigma Chi, 41-32, the Indians won their only game of the season, a 57-53 overtime victory against Parksy's Wonders. with All-Star Bob Frietag scoring 24 points. Losses to Animal House and the Garden Staters ended the playing season for the Indians. Conference B ANIMAL HOUSE Animal House, which took the football crown by storm, captured the Conference B Championship by surprise. Captained by football standouts, Anthony Dippy Careccia and John Vacante, the team's success was anchored on 5'1 1 All-Star center, Dan DiVietri. DiVie- tri. who led the league in scoring with a 29.0 point average. set up many of the team's plays through sharp passing and strong re- bounding. A running offense and a steel trap defense were the features of the House's well-oiled machine. n unblemished season record appeared on the horizon as Animal House pummelled the opposition -59-27 over DPU. a forfeit win over the Missed Shots. 84-27 over the Indians. and 85-55 over the Baby Bulls. However, runner-up DPU had other plans as they sidetracked Animal House, 79-59. Somewhat shaken, but certainly not struggling, the team mopped up the sea- son. topping the forfeiting Missed Shots. the Indians. 72-61, and the Baby Bulls. 79-63. In the divisional tie-breaker. Vacante led the way with 21 points. including the winning basket, as Animal House held on. 59-58. A pesky Rebel team arose in the playoffs, and the House needed luck and skill to hold off the spirited freshmen. Down by one point with two seconds left. DiVietri missed the front end of a one-and-one. Robert PeeWee Morrongiello's tap missed. but DiVietri's rebound buzzer shot gave Animal House a 68-67 co meback thriller. The magic continued into the championships. Down 13 at the half to Eastern Division Champions. the Crusaders, Animal House. be- hind DiVietri's 19 second half points 1for a total of 29 pointsj. stormed to a 53-50 victory. The wind was out of the Crusaders' sails. and Animal House showed no mercy. In the clincher. Vacante scored 16 first half points and the defense blanked conference MVP, Randy Cogger. in the first half for a 30-15 half time bulge. Despite the 30 points scored by Cogger 1161 and Ken Field 1145 in the second half, the Crusaders never again threatened as Animal House swept the two game series. 61-52. ontinued

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