▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁ 3 6 1 ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁k ills ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁with ▁ 3 3 7 . ▁Cant rell ▁was ▁a ▁first ▁team ▁All - American ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁State ▁and ▁was ▁en sh r ined ▁into ▁the ▁Az te c ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁Of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁team ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁ML V ▁championship , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Star l ites ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁The ▁Gold dig gers ▁were ▁the ▁host ▁city ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ML V ▁final s , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁teams ▁attend ance ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁the ▁team ▁rec ru ited ▁Stan ford ▁stars ▁Nancy ▁Ren o ▁and ▁W endi ▁R ush . ▁The ▁Gold dig gers ▁again ▁reached ▁the ▁ML V ▁final s , ▁again ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Star l ites , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁three ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Gold dig gers ▁got ▁back ▁set ter ▁Ter i ▁De Bus k , ▁who ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Bla ze ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁season , ▁Ter i ▁was ▁the ▁Gold dig gers ▁set ter ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁local ▁star ▁at ▁San ▁Jose ▁State . ▁When ▁the ▁league ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁mid - season ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9