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Wednesday, December 29, 1999
Changes in Islanders' starting unit keep coming against Rajin' Cajuns
By Mark Zuckerman
Caller-Times
LAFAYETTE, La. - Texas A&M-Coprus Christi's ever-changing starting lineup changed once again for Tuesday night's game at Louisiana-Lafayette. Freshman forward Dustin Shultz got the nod from coach Ronnie Arrow in place of junior Damian Kirkaldy.
Shultz had made one previous start, though he played alongside Kirkaldy on the Islanders' frontline. Kirkaldy, battling an illness, was benched for only the second time this year.
As has been his custom throughout the season, Arrow didn't wait long before making a substitution Tuesday. Kirkaldy was in for Shultz less than five minutes into the first half.
Arrow's starting five of Shultz, Michael Hicks, Aaron Eneas, Toby Thompson and Lee Denmon was A&M-Corpus Christi's seventh different lineup in 11 games this season. No group of five has started more than two games.
Ten different Islanders have started at least once this year, and only Hicks-the team's leading scorer-has started all 11 games.
WHO ARE THESE GUYS? If you've never heard of Louisiana-Lafayette, that's probably because the school has a new name.
Known for a century as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, the school officially changed its name to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on September in honor of its 100th anniversary.
Despite the inevitable confusion, the school's athletic teams still have one of the most distinctive nicknames in all of college sports: the Ragin' Cajuns.
UL-Lafayette wasn't the only state school to get a new identity this fall. At the same time, Northeast Louisiana's name was changed to the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
PATE SCORES: In the fourth game of his basketball career, center Pate Diene finally hit his first basket, and it came on his first shot attempt.
Inserted into the game six munutes into the first half, the 6-foot-11 Diene, who had previously made one free throw, scored on an easy layup attempt for the first basket of his life.
The Senegal native (and defensive specialist) had never appeared in an organized game of basketball prior to two weeks ago, when Diene made his debut at home against Montana State.
LONG ROAD: A&M-Corpus Christi wasted little time leaving Lafayette after the game. The Islanders' team bus departed from the Cajundome 30 minutes after the game was over and hit the road for the long drive back.
The team was expected to arrive back in Corpus Christi around 6 a.m. this morning.
Staff writer Mark Zuckerman can be reached at 886-3747 or by e-mail at zuckermanm@caller.com
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