Lest anyone forget-the start of the Lutherans' 109-70 romp over the Wildcats Of Linfield as the Lutes took over sole pOssession of first place.
Journeying to the College of Idaho, the lutes had their five game win streak go by the boards as the Coyotes pinned a 68-64 defeat on the lutes. Getting back on the win cotumn, the lutes defeated the Whit man Missionaries twice. Continuing their five game road trip, the lutes trav eled to Forest Grove, to face the Pacific Badgers. Coast ing to an important 77-67 victory, tragedy struck in the final minutes as Mark Andersen, lute captain, was intentionally dumped and suffered a break of the right arm. led by Tom lorentzsen, who had his best night scoring 26 points, the lutes again defeated the Badgers and remained within percentage points of the league leaders. Ripping the visiting Linfield Wildcats 109-70, with AI Hedman scoring 39 points, the lutes grabbed the league lead, only to have the lewis and Clark Pioneers knock them out of the lead as they beat the Knights in Portland 91-80. The lutes earned the right to share the championship as the Pioneers also defeated lin field on the same weekend. Finishing the regular season, the home forces bombed the Seattle Pacific Falcons and the University of Puget Sound. Entering the post season competition, the lutes bowed to the highly rated Central Wildcats, who even tually went on to finish third nationally at Kansas City.
Tim Sherry fil!hts for control Of the ball during I!ame with the Vikings of Western Washington.