The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current, May 04, 1978, Image 11

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Newspaper Page TextI In- |{i*<| .mil Itlack, Thursday. May I. BEAT TECH. 10-7 Lacrosse team wins league By FF.ltItY MclM VItF. Wells had an excellent i Same Sports editor according to Georgia c oach Kurt Knis dev. Wells was A second half surge by partially r esponsible for the Georgia's lacrosse team ended great third quarter the Dogs their season on a successful put togethei i when they s cored note when the Dogs beat lour goals and held Te< ih to Southeastern lacrosse League none foe Georgia Tech. 10-7 in Atlanta last Saturday Part of the reason for The win clinched the SELL Georgia's si access against Tech title for Georgia in k this, its was they managed to III) first season under the sanction clear of most penalties (inly of the National Collegiate one of Tec ■ s goals came when Athletic Association As a Georgia player was s fitting champs, the Dogs will receive out for an infraction The Dogs trophies from both the league scored twic e in situations when and the NCAA. they were i Li man up said the Dogs travelled to Tech hurting with Meeder slowed by .1 broken linger and with Moonev sitting out much ot the game because of an injury Meeder. the talented play maker Irom Baltimore. Md . finished the season as the leading scorer lor the team Anv iw>st season t»l.i\ lor tUe Dog" |>, floutittill in "pite ol their good season According to (’olivet, tin* lop 12 ranked teams are invited to the playofls. Georgia. Ix*ing from the South, not a hotbed of lacrosse, and being a new team in the* NCAA, has not established ilsell well enough to receive national ranking Senior defenseman Mike Collver ended a brilliant career against Tech >V«. ..—-j, e.. • ■? * 1‘hoto‘by SHARON (’DICKERING According to a team spokes man. the game against Tech started slowly, with Georgia falling behind 3-0 after the first quarter. The Dogs' defense stiffened in the second quarter though, and the offense was able to tie the game at 4 4 by halftime. Glenn Suppe was the leading offensive threat for the Dogs with three goals. Jere Wells. Doug Wright and Jody Gaddy balanced out the Georgia scoring attack with two goals apiece. Tom Sewell completed the scoring for the Bulldogs with a single tally The solid play of the defense was noted by team members as one of the big reasons Georgia was able to conceit Irate on offense against the Jackets. Defensemen Dennis Kelly, a sophomore, and Phil Port son. a freshman, were named as two of the games defensive standouts Four seniors also saw their last action tor Georgia De lense All-star defenseman Mike Collver. outstanding for ward Dan Meeder. Wells and Don Mooney closed out their three-year careers. Team spokesman Collver Daniels, Mercer honored NFL drafts 3 Dogs 't # 4- area B&B file photo Me Lee will look for holes in Buc line Georgia's first losing football season in l."» years may have been one of the factors keeping more members of the 1977 grid squad from being selected in the National Football League draft held Tuesday and Wednesday. Three players were selected from Georgia, however George Collins went in the 4th round Tuesday to the SI Lduis Cardinals An All-Ameri can. Collins will compete for the slot vacated by the trade of Cardinal All-Pro guard Conrad Debtor The Chicago Bears added another potentially great line backer to their defense when they picked Georgia's Ben Zambiasi in the loth round Zambiasi set a new career record for tackles while living one of the original Junkyard Dogs and figures to fit in with the new defense of the Bears' first year coaching staff All-time rushing leader lor Georgia, running hack Kevin McLee was picked hy Tampa Bay. Me Lee will join another of the Dogs' greats, Alan Leavitt, who handles the kicking chores for the Bucca neers. The backfield Me Lee joins includes former Southern California All-Americans, Ric- k\ Bell and Anthonv Davis. Guard Walter Daniels was given the top award by the (Georgia Coliseum Club at the banquet honoring the Bulldog basketball team. Daniels received the Joe Jordan Memorial Award Tues day night and was also given the leadership trophy. Center Lavon Mercer was cited for the best defensive performance while Mike Thorne, the only senior on the team, received the academic award Two veterans said to be in academic trouble. Lucius Fos ter and Curtis Jackson, were not on hand for the banquet 6T£V&A4N6’8 AT/itNS loMFUTC Sa&SANPWICMSWP BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND "WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS' LARGE STEVERINO FOR THE PRICE OF A SMALL ONE SHOW THIS AD WHEN ORDERING 5 POINTS EAST PLAZA w 353-SUBS 546-8004 OPEN 7 DAYS TIL 1:00 AM • WE DELIVER THIS SPECIAL NOT VALID FOR DELIVERIES AND DON'T FORGET OUR SALAD BAR FISH FRY ’N SALE YA’LL COME! Friday, May 5, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Saturday, May 6, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Come by and enjoy a piece of fresh fish and some hush puppies and a pepsi FREE! 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The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current, May 04, 1978, Image 11