The Cavalier daily :: Monday, December 18, 1972 :: University of Virginia Library

"Goddamnit," began
William & Mary basketball
coach Ed Ashnault, "I've got a
bunch of young kids here. Just
wait three years and we'll be
right up there with the best of
them,"

Mr. Ashnault's rather
vituperative statements were
delivered after Saturday night's
90-80 win by Virginia over his
Indians in U Hall, W&M was,
indeed, a young team and, with
three freshmen and a
sophomore in starting lineup,
and the Tribe gave the Cavs
everything they could have
wanted in the way of a close
game.

Making the difference for
Virginia, however, was the
stellar play of forwards Wally
Walker and Jim Hobgood.
Walker, a first-year man, led
the Wahoos in both scoring and
rebounds while Hobgood
pumped in 17 points while
playing exemplary defense.

On a night when the Cavs
shot only 47 per cent as a team
the marksmanship of Walker
and Hobgood was astounding.
Hobgood sank eight of 11
shots while Walker canned nine
of 13 attempts and ended up
with 20 points.

In the first half Virginia shot
a dismal 35 per cent and was
lucky to claim a 39-39 tie at
halftime. A 67 per cent second
half showing was more than
enough to offset another
impressive 20 minutes of
basketball by the Indians.

Gu Gerard and Barry
Parkhill also scored in double
figures with 14 points each.
Foul trouble limited Gerard's
playing time while a poor
shooting night (five of 17) kept
Parkhill's total below average.

Also listed in the Cavalier
scoring column were guard
Stevie Morris with seven, guard
Andy Boninti and forward Bob
McKeag with six, guard A1
Drummond with four and
center Lanny Stahurski with
two.

Leading the Indians was one
Matt Courage, a 17-year-old
beanpole of a freshman center
who had no qualms whatsoever
about either throwing up an
effective outside shot or
throwing his elbows around in
an illegal fashion Courage
drew his fifth foul with 11
minutes of playing time
remaining and his loss was
rather a death blow to W&M
hopes.

Hurting Joints

Courage's fine play at both
ends of the floor had keyed the
Tribe's first-half play, leading
W&M to leads as large as 28-20.
He ended the game with 21
points, 11 rebounds and two
sore unar-radial joints.

Freshman Mark Arizin
added 18 points to the Indian
cause and soph guard Tom
Pfingst chipped in 13 more.
The excellent defensive job
Pfingst turned in or Parkhill
was in no small measure
responsible for the rough night
endured by Barry.

Getting back to Mr.
Ashnault, he ended his news
conference by praising Walker
and Hobgood but mentioned
that "poor rebounding" by
Virginia kept his club in the
game.

This might seem a curious
assumption considering the
37-34 rebounding edge enjoyed
by the Cavs over the taller
Indians but Mr. Ashnault
explained that "We're not
really a good rebounding ball
club. We need to work on that
as well as on passing and
defense. I'm not disappointed
with the game. There are just
some things I can't ask this
bunch of kids to do."

If William & Mary has
problems on passing and
defense the Cavs apparently do
not. Both were at a premium
for Virginia with special
attention demanded by the
play of Hobgood, Drummond
and McKeag. Together, the
three combined for some fine
defensive work and ten of the
team's 15 assists.

Things To Come

Next action for the Cavaliers
will be an exhibition game
tomorrow night against a
touring Australian team
followed by a Christmas
tournament in St. Louis. More
about those things later.