Wvc Stars Out To Shine Brightly Tonight

Andrew Kondrick 
Nov. 18, 1994 
Andrew Kondrick, 85, Of Apple Ridge Manor, Sweet Valley, Formerly Of Black 
Walnut, Died Friday At The Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston.

By PAUL SOKOLOSKI; Times Leader Sports Writer
 Monday, November 21, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 11C 





All things considered, their inaugural season may have finished in a blaze
of glory if the Marywood men's basketball team only knew when to quit. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Last year, we got out of the blocks, our first year ever," Marywood coach
Ed Cosgrove said. "We won our first game and dropped the rest of them. We
should have stopped after the first one. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "We'd have gone out undefeated." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 All jokes aside, two losses in the Laurel Line Tournament this past weekend
guarantee the Pacers won't be unbeaten this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But they should be much-improved from the 1-19 team that ended the 1993-94
season on a 19-game downer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Super-quick freshman point guard Rico Morales joins a promising lineup that
should gain some respect in the Pennyslvania Athletic Conference during its
second year of men's basketball. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "There are three keys to the season," Cosgrove said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Pacers want to run controlled fast breaks, score off their set offense
and win the close games at the end. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We need to beat people by conditioning," Cosgrove said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In his first collegiate game, smooth 6-foot Morales showed signs of stardom
when he scored 13 points in the second half after being plagued with four
fouls in his first 20 minutes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Real quick, he'll find the open guy," Cosgrove said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Small-School New York All-Star who averaged 23 points, six assists and
eight rebounds as a high school senior, Morales will joins a lineup that is
developing a feel for the game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Junior Keith Van Louvender, a 6-3 forward, joins 6-foot senior Pat Shields
and 6-1 guard Mike Molinaro as veterans hoping to lead Marywood to
respectability. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Their job is to keep these guys focused on learning the game," Cosgrove
said. "These guys know what we're trying to build." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Molinaro averaged 19.3 points and Shields averaged 8.2 last season, so the
Pacers have some scoring punch from the outside. Van Louvender, 6-5 sophomore
Todd Eshelman and 6-3 sophomore Pat Kennedy will bolster Marywood's inside
game. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Of course, they'll all try to keep the program growing. The Pacers have six
sophomores and four freshmen on their roster, including 6-foot-2 forward Chris
Andes out of Bishop Hoban. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We've generated interest," Cosgrove said. "We hope to get more of the
local kids. They have a choice: Misericordia, King's, Wilkes, the U
(Scranton). And now us." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 And while that interest blossoms, Marywood wouldn't mind a few victories
along the way. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'm happy with the frustration level," Cosgrove said. "Last year, we took
our lumps. They're frustrated, because they know where to go on the court now.
They've come along to the poin

After One-win Season, Marywood Men Eye Respectability