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

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SEASON SUMMARY KNOCKOUTS The women's basketball champion. Knockouts. cruised through the league with a perfect 8-0 record. The Knockouts' first victory came against Circle K with freshman All-Star Suzanne McNulty scoring 17 points in the 31-15 win. DKD provided stiff competition in the next contest. but the eventual champions prevailed, 42-39, as McNulty again scored 17 points. The Knockouts triumphed, 33-26, over defending champion SCC as McNulty and All-Star fo- ward Beth Buchanan provided 21 points combined. ATU was the next victim of the Knockouts' steamroller, 35-18, as McNulty led all scorers with 23 points. The second half of the season was an instant replay: Circle K. 30-15. DKD, 48-26, SCC, 31-29. and ATU, 28-25, were again topped as the Knockouts warmed up for the champion- ships. With an All-Star starting team, Qalong with McNulty and Buchanan were guard and captain Carol Hynes. forward Elaine Anzalone and center Sue Aielloj, coach Ron Vespa prepared the squad for the Championship Game against Cir- cle K Qwho had beaten DKD to gain the finalsj. Behind the crisp passing and playmaking of Hynes, the Knockouts jumped out to a 17-12 half time lead. ln the second half, the Circle K club closed the gap to three. 28-25. but the Knock- outs' magic returned as the team, behind McNulty's fast breaks and Hynes' layups. rolled off a 13-3 spurt to win the championship, 41-28. CIRCLE K Championship contender Circle K had an impressive record of 5-3 this season with freshman All-Star and league MVP. Crissa Caponi. leading the way. After suffering losses to the Knockouts and DKD Q in overtimej. Circle K bounced back to win five of the next six games. including a stunning 62-44 win over DKD. ln that game, Crissa Caponi scored 51 points fa new record at St. John'sy as both teams scored more points f106j than had previously been scored in a women's intramural basketball game here. ln the playoff against DKD, Circle K sloshed to a 19-16 half time lead with both teams performing at a sub-par level. With 8:01 left in the game, Circle K led comfortably, 31-24, howev- er, DKD roared back taking the lead with less than one minute left, 33-32. A Caponi steal and subsequent layup gave the final championship berth to Circle K, 34-33. con tinued FIS March 103

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DKD DKD started the season on fire, beating defending champi- on SCC and the tough Circle K squad by identical scores of 28-26. The champion Knockouts momentarily delayed the express with a 42-39 loss Qdespite freshman Mary Ann San- giorgio's 13 pointsj. DKD returned to the winner's circle with a 36-31 victory over ATU as Sangiorgio Q16 pointsj and classmate Fran De- Sio Q12 pointsy scored in double figures. DeSio was sidelined after this game and DKD slumped. dropping the next three before evening the record at 4-4 with a 36-26 win over ATU. ln that streak, DKD's troubles turned to tragedy as Circle K gained revenge. 62-44, in a record-setting contest. ln the playoff against Circle K, DKD fell in the last minute. 34-33, despite Sangiorgio's 18 points and the re-appearance of DeSio. SCC Defending champs, SCC QThe Super Cool Chicksj, strug- gled to a 3-5 season as personnel losses took a heavy toll on the team. Captained by All-Star playmaker Diane Walsh 02.0 point averagej, SCC'S bst performance of the season was against playoff-bound DKD. Three players. Walsh Q11 pointsj, Lynn DeForte Q12 pointsj and Marie Ferro Q10 pointsj. combined for 33 points as SCC whipped DKD, 43-20. A valiant effort fell short against the Knockouts, 33-26, as Walsh netted 12 points. SCC bumped ATU twice, 20-19 and 26-19 with Walsh scoring 16 points. ATU ATLl's first game against DKD was symbolic of ATLl's season in general: a lot of promise. but no fulfillment. ln that game. ATU jumped to a 14-4 lead and was in total control at the half. 22-14. as All-Star Karen Franzen scored 19 points. The trouble started early in the second half as Franzen and Carolyn Harris fouled out quickly. The dam burst. and ATU fell. 36-31. Little else went right for the sorority as the team often found itself victims of the opposition's accurate shooting or its own mistakes. Despite the winless season. ATU main- tained great enthusiam. determination and sportsmanship in every court appearance.