MARCH 19 1987
Collegian
PAGE 10
An inconsistent season hampers the Lady hoopsters
by David Bruce
Collegian Staff Writer
"It was an inconsistent season,"
said Karin Sobotta, coach of the
Behrend Women's Basketball
team,"We began the season 1-8,
but we went 8-8 in the second half
of the season to finish 9-16."
Much of the inconsistent play
can be attributed to the
youthfulness of the team. Six
freshmen and two sophomores
were on this season's roster. "We
would play great during the first
half, but lousy the second
half,"said Coach Sobotta.
Still, there was improvement
over last season's 8-17 record. "We
ended up 9-16, an improvement.
We played a tough schedule, and I
expected a lot from this team,
maybe too much. But you have to
expect a lot, otherwise you do not
get enough accomplished," said
the coach.
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As for individual performances,
Coach Sobotta was especially
pleased with Sonya Sickles and
Michele Madison.
"Sonya came to the team in
January (from West Virginia) and
immediately became an impact
player. She is strong and plays ex
cellent defense. She knows how to
play the game," said Coach
Sobotta.
"Michelle was the second
leading rebounder on the team and
made many clutch baskets, she is
an excellent outside shooter."
As for the team, the coach said
that the best performances were
against Frostburg, Geneva and
Buffalo State.
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"The games against Frostburg
and Geneva were our most consis
tent games of the season, we played
well and defeated good, stron
teams."
"The game against Buffalo State
was the highlight of the season. We
played them at Buffalo, and they
were ranked fourth in the country.
At halftime we were losing by fif
teen points and I told my players to
decide whether they wanted to play
or not. In the second half, they
scratched their way into the lead
with 1:30 left in the game. After
trading baskets, we finally won
70-69, definitely the highlight of
the season," said Coach Sobotta.
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Overall Record: 9-16
Lady Cubs practice
by Michael Cifelli
Collegian Staff Writer
The women's softball team is
back in the swing. Coming off a
3-16-1 mark from a year ago, the
Diamondettes hope to turn things
around this year. Leading the girls'
spring campaign is first year coach
Anne Burbules. A Mercyhurst
graduate, coach Burbules has the
team conditioning 6-7 days a week.
Their workouts concentrate on the
basics: hitting in the cage, bunting,
and infielding, with a half-hour
devoted to pitchers. In the earlier
portion of the pre-season, the team
worked on flexibility and strength
training. "I want to keep them
working," says coach Burbules.
Inexperience will be a factor in
the Cubs season, with only two
letter-winners returning. Sue
Holmes and Lisa Butch will be
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Michele Madison shoots over a Daemen defender
Elmira
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81
51
56
Goucher
CMU
Mt. Union
St. John
Fisher 67
Thiel 77
Grove City 68
Allegheny 75
Brockport 69
U. Buffalo 39
Buff. State 69
Edinboro 58
Wooster 53
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Gannon 83
Mercyhurst 67
Grove City 62
Frostburg 76
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Daemen
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Pitt-Brad. 41
Frostburg Si
Geneva 71
Daemen 49
Pitt-Brad. 57
Mercyhurst 56
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Sue Holmes 12
Lisa Butch 17
M. Madison 19
Lisa Butch 17
Sue Holmes 16
Sue Holmes 12
Sue Holmes 14
Sue Holmes 18
Sue Holmes 22
Lisa Butch 12
Paula Skaggs 12
Paula Skaggs 20
M. Madison 13
Lisa Butch 20
Paula Skaggs 20
Paula Skaggs 10
M. Madison 10
Lisa Butch 20
Lisa Butch 14
Lisa Butch 13
Lisa Butch 17
Kim Erikson 10
Paula Skaggs 18
M. Madison 14
Paula Skaggs 22
Paula Skaggs 17
Lisa Butch 20
Paula Skaggs 15
counted on heavily to provide
leadership for the girls, who are all
freshmen.
Due to last year's record, coach
Burbules expects her squad to be
underestimated by many op
ponents. One of her goals is, "to
gain respect." The coach went on
to say she wants everyone to "play
like a team. I want to get everybody
to know each other's playing
style."
Coach Burbules thinks highly of
the talent she has to work with. She
listed a couple of the team's
strengths as being a solid -infield
and good defense.
An added feature to college soft
ball this year is a change in the
distance between the pitcher's
mound and home plate. Increasing
the distance from 40 feet to 43 feet,
Burbules sees this as a little more
excitement potential added to the
game. ,
Telephone.
sports
M. Madison
Sue Holmes
M. Madison
Kim Erikson
M. Madison
M. Madison
Sue Holmes
Lisa Butch
M. Madison
M. Madison
M. Madison
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12
14
Sue Holmes
Paula Skaggs
M. Madison
10
11
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Sue Holmes
Paula Skaggs
M. Madison
M. Madison
Sue Holmes
S. Sickles
S. Sickles
Paula Skaggs
Sue Holmes
S. Sickles
Paula Skaggs
M. Madison
Paula Skaggs
S. Sickles
"I think teams will try to steal
more, and it gives the batter a bet
ter chance to hit in what used to be
a pitching-dominated game. There
is an opportunity for more offense,
resulting in higher-scoring games."
As the spring weather makes its
first appearance, so will the Lady
Cubs. They'll take to the field for
the first time on April 1, against
Thiel College in their season
opener.
Women's
softball
schedule
April 1 Thiel College Home 3:00
4 Buffalo State Away 1:00
, 7 Clarion - University Home 2:00
' 9 Pitt-Bradford Away 2:00
11 St. Francis Home 2:00
14 Gannon University Away 2:00
16 Mercyhurst College Away
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21 Allegheny College Home 2:00
23 Geneva College Home 2:00
24'45 Ohio Northern Tourney
Away TBA
30 Westminster College Away
2:00
May 2 Grove City College Away
1:00
* All games will be
doubleheaders.
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