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_ (£ Page 16 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, February 1.3, 1980 By Rick Campbell Chronicle Sports Editor University of Waterloo Warrior basketball coach Laurier‘s Chris Heaver (42) follows his shot to the basket during second half action last Saâ€" turday. Warriors Doug Vance attempts to block the jumper. * 7 Foul shots carry UW over Hawks Don McCrae said Saturday night it felt nice to have the focus on his club for a chanâ€" ge. Stats. incredible, says WLU coach WLU Golden Hawk coach Don Smith wished only one individual had focussed a litâ€" tle more on Warriors during the second half â€" referee John Dingnan. eR Hitting on an astounding 18 free throws in a row in the last five minutes of the game, Warriors completed their â€" secondâ€"half overhaul of Hawks Aand went on to reâ€" cord a 90â€"78 win at WLU, their fourth in a row which drew them into a thirdâ€"place tie at 54. But while McCrae was chortling in relief about the other clubs finally noticing Warriors after their most dismal start in years, Smith could only shake his head at the astounding statistic which showed that 26 fouls were called in the second half â€" all against his club. *‘Was there anything out there tonight that would make it look like we were playing more physically than â€" they. (Warriors) were?" Smith sadly asked a reporter. Do you really beâ€" lieve they (Warriors) played so cleanly that they didn‘t commit a foul the enâ€" tire half?" What Smith was more disâ€" appointed about was that the disparity in foulâ€"shootâ€" ing more than made the difâ€" ference in a game where Hawks played by far their best game in recent time. Each team had 61 attempts from the field with WLU leading 33â€"31 in the converâ€" sion department. But in foul shooting, Waterloo was 28â€"35 while Hawks had less than half that amount at 12â€"19. Doug Vance and Clayt Ninham had 23 each for the winners while Seymour Hadwen had 17 and Brian Ray 16. ‘"‘Brian‘s had a chance to play a lot, players need that floor time,""‘ said McCrae about Ray‘s tremendous PLUS Two Free Egg Rolis RESTAURANT * M % ft CELEBRATES! PHONE NOW 886â€"3560 STH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL NOW FREE HOME DELIVERY 20% OFF PICK UP 61 KING ST. N.. WATERLOO 15% OFF EAT IN CBINA ElTCBEN {ORDERS OVER $8.00) OR TO contribution during Warâ€" riors hot streak. "He‘s been grabbing those key rebounds and can handle every situaâ€" tion on the floor." The game unfolded in much.the same manner as Hawks 82â€"71 upset win at Waterloo in the first game of the regular season . Waâ€" terloo jumped into an early lead but by the half Hawks utilized a fullâ€"court press to edge ahead 38â€"34. â€" ‘‘Here I was thinking I was playing it smart by sitâ€" ting some kids down near the end of the half to rest them, thinking ahead to the second half," said McCrae. **So what happens, Laurier jumps us with their press and sends us reeling." Signed and sealed Most of the excitement happened early in the seâ€" cond half as the clubs seeâ€" sawed back and forth in the scoring column. ‘But then the avalanche of fouls struck Hawks and Waterloo was more than happy to take advantage of the bonus situation in the late going to pull away to the 12â€"point vicâ€" Bob Fitzgerald had anâ€" other outstanding game for Hawks with 33 points while Leon Arendse sided with 24. Smith also praised the work of Paul Flack. "It was a good game for us in that it was the first game in quite a while that Arendse and Fitzgerald have both played well â€" but Waterioo Tiger basebail president and general manager Merle (Champ) Glassford (centre) looks on â€"with a beaming smile Thursday as the team‘s newest member, former Gueliph pitcher Kurt Felker (right) is welcomed to the club by field manager Alfie Payne. Tigers open their exhibition season May 11 against Toronto. | then look what happens when they do," said Smith. ‘‘The biggest thing I was ‘hoping for this year was more consistency, but take a look, we‘ve only got two guys (Larry Labaj, Chris Heaver) with more than one year‘s experience. But this year its tighter than ever around the league, I don‘t think there is anyone who can‘t be beaten on a given night." Hawks take their show to Guelgh tonight before reâ€" turning home Saturday against Western, who will provide the opposition for Warriors tonight also at the UW PAB. Game time is 8: 15