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The Team isn’t Centered






                                                                                                                     Around a Single Player.







                                                                                                                     It Proved to be a Group

























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                                                                                                                     The loss of a key player in mid-season




                                                                                                                     proved  to  be  an  advantage  for  the




                                                                                                                     Cougars.  It  forced  them  to  work




                                                                                                                     harder  and  emphasized  the  definite



                                                                                                                      need  for  team  unity  as  well  as  co­




                                                                                                                      operation.  Coach  Wubbena  adds,




                                                                                                                      “Every player had to put forth  100%




                                                                                                                      and  concentrate  all  the  time  to  win.




                                                                                                                      That  was  good  for  them  —  made




                                                                                                                      them  better  players.”  Through  per-




                                                                                                                      severence, the Cougars overcame the




                                                                                                                      gap in their offence.



                                                                                                                              Pensacola Christian College put the




                                                                                                                      team to the test. At the final buzzer of




                                                                                                                      the first game  against the  Eagles,  the




                                                                                                                       score was tied 76-76.  Five minutes of




                                                                                                                       intense overtime resulted in a loss for




                                                                                                                       the  Cougars.  A  second  outing  was



                                                                                                                       even more disappointing. The Orange




                                                                                                                       Belt Conference Tournament was an­




                                                                                                                       other  story:  after  winning  a  tough




                                                                                                                       game against Trinity Baptist, the men




                                                                                                                       were determined to capture the tour­




                                                                                                                       nament  trophy.  The  Cougars  came



                                                                                                                        from  behind  to  beat  the  Eagles  and




                                                                                                                        won the championship.











                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Brian  Carr  drives  past



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a  Pensacola  player.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The  score  see-sawed


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        back  and  forth  in  each


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        team’s  favor.  Although


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        the  Cougars  lost  in


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        overtim e,  the  final


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        score  didn’t  reflect  the



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        battle  fought  by  both


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        teams.






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Nick Van deWalle man­



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ages to stay open in an


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        intense  game  against


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pensacola  as  Roger


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Duncan  jumps  for  the


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        point.
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