William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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MEN ' S FENCING Team Record 15-5 WPC Oppo nent 13 West Point 14 16 Temple 1 1 13 CCNY 14 10 Penn. State 17 26 Jersey City 1 24 Muhlenberg 3 15 Johns Hopkins 12 15 Salle Palasz 12 12 Univ. of Maryland 15 21 Univ. of Virginia 6 17 Lafayette 10 16 Newark Rutgers 1 1 23 NJIT 4 18 Montclair 9 15 Seton Hall 12 15 St. John ' s 12 18 Baruch 9 21 SUNY Buffalo 6 20 Binghampton 7 5 Notre Dame 22 3 13 North Atlantics 3rd 3 17 NCAA ' s 7th

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MEN ' S FENCING Slow Start Big Finish The men s fencing team unsheathed victory with a season record of 15-5. Coach Al Sully believed that the record could have been even better, We had a lot of close matches with some big guns at the beginning of the season, unfortu- nately. If we had them later on we might have reversed the results. After the slow start In early January, the team became practically unbeat- able, slashing such teams as arch-rival Montclair 18-9 and St. John ' s 15-12, who were previously undefeated in nine matches. The team earned the right to par- ticipate in the Nationals by taking third in the North Atlantic Champi- onships held at WPC. Two men from each weapon placed in the finals of the NAC ' s: Paul Martino and Bill Tra- pani. foil; Mark and Mitch Hecht, epee: Walt Kalish and Harry Weiss, sabre. The squad went on to the NCAA ' s placing seventh in the nation. Paul Martino captured third place which earned him a position on All American, first team. Epee fencer Mark Hecht took eighth place in the nation. TOP RIGHT; Bill Trapani |l.| on his guard against opponent. TOP FAR RIGHT: Mitch Hecht lunges to make his touch. FAR RIGHT: WPC (encer thrusts a straight arm attack. STANDING: Coach Al Sully, Greg Canova, Walt Kalish, Paul Martino, Bill Trapani, Joe Brunson Mark Hecht, Mitch Hecht. KNEELING: Harry Weiss, Robert Stout, Frank Visco, Frank Ayres NOT PICTURED: Harry Pierre and Harry Trywosch. 240

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MEN ' S BASKETBALL Young Team Shoots to Victory The pre-Coach John Adams ' best ever record was 15-9. This season. the Pioneer hoopmen scored a record of 14-10. Not bad you say. but for the Pioneers, just a rebuilding year. Tei lone starting upperclassman was junior all-star Ken Brown. During a ganne with FDU Madison, Brown broke the school record for individual scoring with 43. In the same game, the Pioneers also broke a scoring record by making I 12 points. The, hoopmen ' s other accomplishments were finishing second in thier firstj Christmas Tournament and third in ' the conference. Mostly the Pioneers were a young team, at one time starting four soph- omores. With those sophomores now juniors, and supposedly older and wiser, next year promises to be stu- pendous. ABOVE: Opponent atternpts to block a pass sent from Jay De Yonker to Leon Smith. RIGHT; Jay De Yonker tries to dribble past opponent with an assist from Bob Lobban. 242