CLU LOOKS FOR FIRST WIN : KINGSMEN STAND GOOD CHANCE WITH TIGERS, COACH SAYS.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer After playing its worst game of the year in a 49-7 loss to Chapman on Oct. 12 - its fourth straight loss to start the season - the Cal Lutheran University football team decided this week that there was only one logical direction left: up. ``It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have been a good week for us,'' said Kingsmen tight end Ernie Ernie Noun (in Britain) a machine that randomly selects winning numbers of Premium Bonds [acronym of Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment] ERNIE n abbr (BRIT Foli. ``We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are 0-4, so there's no place else to go but 5-4.'' Quarterback Ryan Huisenga, who sat out last week's game against the Panthers but is expected back today against Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. , agreed. ``I think we've had our best week of practice since the season started,'' Huisenga said. ``Hopefully, we'll be able to carry that through and do a good job (today).'' It was an upbeat week of work for Cal Lutheran despite the embarrassing results against Chapman. By Thursday, coach Scott Squires seemed to have overcome the frustration and was eager to see how his club would perform against Occidental today. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Mount Clef Stadium. ``I'm not going to dwell on to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note s>. - Shak. See also: Dwell the record,'' Squires said. ``The important thing is how we step up as a team and how we respond to the challenges that are ahead of us.'' It helps that the Kingsmen are facing an Occidental team that seems similar to them in talent level. That's welcome news to Squires after playing the likes of powerhouses La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand , Azusa Pacific and Chapman the last three games. Or as Squires has come to term that stretch of Cal Lutheran's schedule: ``Murderer's row.'' The Tigers are also seeking their first win of the year after dropping their fourth straight game last week to La Verne, 31-10. Squires warns the Kingsmen not to be deceived by that score, though. Occidental was tied 10-10 with the Leopards going into the fourth quarter before self-destructing late. Still, Squires senses that for the first time in four weeks, the Kingsmen will be coming into a game on seemingly seem·ing adj. Apparent; ostensible. n. Outward appearance; semblance. seem  ing·ly adv. equal footing with their opponent. And as long as they can take care of the ball and avoid costly mistakes, he sees no reason why this can't be the week in which Cal Lutheran finally gets a win. ``I sure hope so,'' Squires said, ``I think physically, we definitely match up with Occidental. I don't think we have anything to prove, we just want to play up to the expectations that we have of ourselves as a team. Last week we didn't do that. Hopefully this week we can.'' The first step in that direction is establishing a consistent running game. Once again, the Kingsmen will be without running back Fredrik Nanhed, but Billy Busch has done a respectable job in his place and Squires hopes to get him off and running early. ``I'm happy with the way we've passed the ball, but we need to get a running game going,'' Squires said. Offensively, Occidental runs a triple-option attack and tries to disguise Disguise Dishonesty (See DECEIT.) Abigail enters nunnery as convert to retrieve money. [Br. Lit.: The Jew of Malta] Achilles disguised as a woman to avoid conscription. [Gk. its intentions and hopefully confuse con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. opposing defenses. ``We have to be mentally sharp and play responsibility defense,'' Squires said. |
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