BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL XXXI: Boat Club may have to forfeit
By KERRY SMITH
Senior Staff Writer
Due to what team member Matt LoVecchio called a "miscommunication," No. 12 Team Boat Club may be forced to forfeit its first-round tournament game.
According to Bookstore commissioner Brian Clemency, Team 469 and Team Boat Club were slated to play at Stepan courts at 4 p.m. Monday. Team 469 showed up for the game, while Team Boat Club did not because three members were at football practice.
In accordance with tournament rules, if a team does not show up for its scheduled time slot without making alternate arrangements with its opposition, it must forfeit its place in the tournament.
Clemency talked to both team captains Monday night and his assessment of the situation was that Team 469 was not immediately willing to reschedule the game.
But according to team member Jay Veraldi, Team 469 may reschedule if all its members can make arrangements for an alternate time.
"That is the ideal situation," Clemency said. " … I reiterated to [both teams] that although Team 469 had no responsibility to reschedule, it was my hope they would play. It's in the best interest of Bookstore to play."
If Team Boat Club is forced to forfeit, all players are still eligible to play for another team, said Clemency.
All Sports Stories for Tuesday, April 16, 2002
