Schanne beats his man with help of sc reen by Claude English .
looked much like the first half as U. Mass. held a 42-24 edge. However fortitude and hustle basketball proved to be the Rams' assets as they rallied strongly and surged to within five points with only two minutes to go. It was all John Fultz for the rest of the game as he calmly sank one free throw with three seconds remaining to give Rhody a well-deserved 57-56 victory. The final game of the season against the University of Connecticut gave Rhody a 7-3 Yankee Conference record which was good enough for second place. The Rams played solid basketball against the Huskies, and ended an otherwise dismal season on a high note as they whipped U. Conn. 9272. The Rams' overall record for the season stood at a disappointing 10 wins and 15 losses. The Rams are losing three seniors this yearall are excellent backcourt men. They are Leon Mintschenko, Joe Zaranka, and Mike Schanne. These losses should hurt the Rams, but all does not look dim with strong backcourt men such as Eddie Molloy, Ron Ti shkevich (who came on to a strong finish alter getting his first starting role against New Hampshire) , and Phil Hickson, a 6'4" backcourt man coming up from the freshman ranks. Phil led the freshmen in scoring and rebounding and is one of the best prospects for the Rams in recent years. Coach Carmody will be assisted next year by Steve Vacendak, who for the past two years has been an outstanding ballp layer for the Pipers in the American Basketball Association, and who associated with Coach Carmody when he was at Duke University.
John Fultz tips to Hazard to set up play.
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