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Round two of the heavy weight tilt for the Yates Cup goes this Saturday at 3 p.m. at Univerâ€" sity Stadium. In the home team‘s corner is the Wilfrd Laumer ie Golden Hawks, comâ€" JÂ¥M . w ing off a 42â€"27 win f® over McMaster last [ Saturday night at, [R University Stadium. & In the challengers comer is the surprise contender from the University of Waterâ€" loo, who knocked off the No.lâ€"ranked team in the country, the Western Musâ€" tangs, 35â€"21 last Satâ€" urday in London. In their last meetâ€" *"M¢ Haw ing Nov. 3, the Hawks won a oneâ€"sided decision 36â€"15. But they‘ll be in tough to beat an experienced Warriors team twice in the same season, espeâ€" cially since this is the Warriors fourth consecutive visit to the Yates Cup finals. The winner is off to the Atlantic Bowl next week with a The Waterloo Warriors are looking inside for answers on how to win in their first season in five years without point guard Mano Watsa. And the keys to winning their second consecutive Naismith Classic ttle won‘t be found in some newâ€"age offence but in the tried and true method of getting the ball inside to big men Mike Zaverâ€" shnik and Dan Schipper. "We lost five key players from last year‘s team but the cupboard‘s not bare," said Warriors head coach Tom Kieswetter. "We have two returning twin towers." The bulk of the offensive responsibilâ€" ities have fallen on Zavershnik, who has responded by averaging double digâ€" its in points and rebounding for most of Hawks and Warriors set for rematch at Yates Cup Waterloo Warriors look to defend Naismith Classic title Chromicle Staff in . io s S < iez y E es \ A l Bob Vrbanac Chronicle Staff The Hawks wrapped up a Yates Cup berth against Mac. shot at the Vanier Cup Novemâ€" ber 27 And both teams promise that the knockout punch will come from their ground attacks instead of a quick strike through the air. Laurier demonstrated that ground chuck philosophy Saturâ€" day night with Justin Praamsma rushing for 245 yards on 33 carâ€" "Just as advertised we ran the ball first, passed the ball the odd time and made it a manageable approach for Adam (quarterback Adam Lane) on the offence," said Laurier head man Rick Zmich. "It was ball control, but we gave the preseason. That preseason included three tourâ€" naments were Zavershnik was an allâ€" star twice and an MVP once. "He‘s our leader on and off the court," said Kieswetter. "Hes stepped in for Mano and filled the leadership role for us." Kieswetter said that Zavershnik has the makings of an allâ€"Canadian season with his dedication to both sides of the ball. "Offensively he‘s averaging 21 points a game and averaging almost 10 rebounds a game, which is pretty impressive," said Kieswetter. "Defenâ€" sively he will lead the country in shot blocks. He‘s averaging over three blocks a game." ‘Dan Schipper, a 610" centre, is also growing into his game. He‘s a big man with hops who can rattle the rim and the mail to Jusun and had him deliver t." Zmich promises more of the same this week against the Warâ€" riors. Praamsma ran for 209 yards in their last meeting. "Our game plan is going to be a runâ€"oriented game plan to try to set up the pass, BME there‘s no two ways @@eAb@) about it," said Zmich. W§ 2 4) | The Wwarriors also A§BZT promise to be landâ€" c K §A lubbers next week, «oc especially after their h performance in Lonâ€" M don on Saturday. They ran for 345 i yards and four M touchdowns. Mike rinst MAC. Bradiey led the way with 217 yards on 25 camies. Warriors head coach Chns Inâ€" antafilou, in his second Yates Cup as the head honcho, said the Hawks will see heavy doses of Ryan Wilkinson, Eddie Kim and Bradley. "We can‘t let them (the Hawks) out of the gate like we did last time," said Tniantafilou. The Wartiors didâ€" n‘t complete a pass, but then again they didn‘t need to. change an opponent‘s shot. In the past the knock on Schipper has been his lack of aggressiveness. But an offâ€"season bodyâ€"building regime has him flexing his muscles. "They‘re as good a tandem of big men as you‘ll find in the country," said Kieswetter. "That tandem has to be the leading shotâ€"blocking tandem in the country. They were last year." _ The Wartiors biggest problem this year will be getting the ball to the big men with the graduation of Watsa. _ "We‘re not going to surprise a lot of teams with what are strengths are, so we‘re going to see a lot of presses," said Kieswetter. The key press breaker for the Warâ€" tiors will be Paul Larsen, heading into his sophomore season, _ "He‘s really blossomed with addiâ€" tional playing time," said Kieswetter. "He‘s proven that he can handle the load and can handle the ball. "He‘s very difficult to press because he‘s so strong with the basketball." Another strength of the team will be the return of Paul "Woody" Kwiatkowski to the small forward posiâ€" tion. Kwiatkowski is the team‘s best _ Other key returnees include Conrad Kreek, Shane Cooney, Marc Rigaux and John Quinlan. defensive stopper and at 65" will be instrumental in defending opponents‘ perimeter game. o _ This years Naismith features eight teams including three American teams from the NAIA The two Michigan schools, Aquinas College and University of Michigan at Dearborn, are particularly strong and figure to be favourites to reach the finals. Other contenders for the Naismith will be Brock, University of Windsor and Sheridan College. The 1999 Naismith also features a special tribute to the 197475 Warriors who won the CIAU championship 25 years ago. Laurier opens the tournaâ€" ment at noon Friday. 19