B—The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1980
ady Lions putting house in order for new season
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two
part series previewing the 1980-81
women's gymnastics team.
By SHARON FINK
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
Marshall Avener uses a lot of
metaphors when he talks. And one which
the assistant coach of the women's
gymnastics team has used likens the
development of the 1989-81 Lady Lions to
a house.
"We've spent more time on the
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Marcy Levine, All-American last year in floor exercise and all-around, will be
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foundation this year,'. he said. "So if you
looked at our house right now, you
probably wouldn't want to live in it. But
if we can get the house built in time, we
hope it'll be sturdy and won't fall down
by the end of the season."
Head coach Judi Avener, Marshall's
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framework," she said emphatically.
"But consequently we're in a skeleton
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delayed final preparations for the first
meet until the last minute.
"We took three months of the
preseason to work on fundamental skills
and to try to better all our leadups and
progressions and stuff like that. We've
been working on our tricks up until now
and leave our routine readiness to the
very end."
"Winter's closing in, and we have no
roof on yet," Marshall elaborated.
"I think it might cost us a little bit of
something," Judi concluded. "But I
think if we can put the house together,
it's gonna stand up."
But whether it will 'stand on the top
level of the winners' podium at the 1981
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics
for Women national championships in
April - in the person of the 10 gymnasts
that are the defending national
champion Lady Lions - is a question in
only the very backs of their minds as the
team prepares to open its season
Saturday at Clarion State College.
The one thing the Aveners and the
team are not doing is stressing trying to
repeat as national champions for the
second consecutive year. The team is
fairly young and inexperienced, with
three freshmen and two sophomores,
and it did lose three of the best
performers in Penn State women's
gymnastics history, including Ann Carr,
the most successful female gymnast
ever to compete for the Lady Lions, to
graduation.
"The team will have a whole new
look," Marshall said. "The new
personality of the team is definitely the
major factor this year. We have a one
third turnover in personnel.
"Because the seniors of last year
accounted for a large part of the scoring,
they left a big hole in the lineup that will
have to be filled. Whether it will be
freshmen, I don't know. We'll see."
But the credentials of the freshmen
are impressive and they're loaded with
talent. Also, the returning experience is
solid with two returning All-Americans
and three seniors, and the desire and
determination are there.
. But for right now the goal is
maintaining a healthy team and building
that solid foundation.
"We're strong," junior Marcy Levine
said. "We've lost weight, and we've
worked, really hard. We've stayed
healthy. We've had some problems with
weight and sickness, but most
important, we got strength."
And senior captain Pat Spisak said
compared to other years, this year's
team has developed at a. faster pace.
"Right now, compared to other years,
we're ahead of schedule," she said.
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"We're not perfect, but we've got a
really good idea of what we have to work
on."
The Aveners said the seven returning
women have all improvedfrom last year.
Leading the group is senior Lisa.
Ingebretsen, who, at last year's Eastern
AIAW championships, finished first on
the uneven bars and tied for first on
balance beam with Levine and has been
a finalist on bars in her previous three
national championship appearances. ,
Spisak and Debbie Alston are the other
seniors on the team, with Spisak
providing strength on beam and Alston
on beam and floor exercise. Juniors
Levine and Margie Foster are the
returning All-Americans, Foster in all
a round, bars and floor and Levine in all
around and floor.
Levine also won EAIAW
'championships in all-around and floor
exercise and tied on beam. Anne
McGeachy and Joanne Beltz are the
returning sophomores, and the talented
group of freshmen are Karen Polak,
Linda Tardiff and Heidi Anderson.
Last year, Polak won the
Pennsylvania state high school all
around championship, and both Tardiff
and Anderson have competed for six
U.S. teams in international competition.
Included among Tardiff's
competitions is the 1979 national team
vs. China meet, and Anderson competed
in the 1979 Pan-American games (in
which she won two medals), the 1979
Moscow News meet in Moscow and was
an alternate to the 1979 World Games
team.
Judi said this season's less
experienced lineup will mean that all
freshmen will see action early, even
though Anderson is coming off a wrist
fracture suffered last year and Tardiff is
coming off knee surgery that limited her
activity for a while.
"We're going to rely pretty heavily on
(them) this 'year," she said, "and we're
gonna try to get the freshmen involved
with a lot of heavy-duty competition
very early."
The Lady Lions will also be dealing
with some rule changes this year in
regards to scoring. Marshall said the
audience might expect some lower
scores this year beause the rule changes
stress more difficulty in routines.
Judi said, "(The rules) are
encouraging originality more than ever
before. And so we're trying to
incorporate movements into our
routines that are different from what
anybody else is doing. And that's really
exciting. If you stop by the gym, you can
see some really neat stuff."
In its preseason poll, the National
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Gymnastics ranked the Lady Lions
second in the country behind Utah, the
second place finisher at last year's
nationals. But Marshall said the team
didn't even care enough to tear up the
polls before it threw them on the floor -
that's how much attention • the Lady
Lions payed to them.
But that's just one more thing that will
make this season interesting and
challenging for the Lady Lions.
"We have a lot of unknowns and a very
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. . . MUrgie Foster, All-American last year in all-around, floor exercise and
bars, in an attempt to defend the Lady Lions' national championship.
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tough schedule," Marshall said. "It's the
type of year, if we play our cards very
right, if the girls really adopt a good.
professional attitude and if we get ever/
bit of our share of luck, we could get
through the season very well.
"O'n the other hand, it won't take much
for us to fall off that tightrope that we're
on. The last thing any team can
guarantee is victory, but I can guarantee
a heckuva good fight. They're a proud
bunch, and they love competing for Penn
State."
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•DePaul still No. 1 in cage poll
NEW YORK (AP) DePaul,
Kentucky, UCLA and Maryland retained
the top four spots in The Associated
Press college basketball poll yesterday
rlas defending national champion
Louisville still winless this season
disappeared from the Top 20.
DePaul, which rolled to easy victories
over .Gonzaga . and Santa Clara last
week, collected 32 of 58 first place votes
from a nationwide panel of sports
!writers and broadcasters. The Blue
Demons, 3-0, received 1,128 points in
edging preseason favorite Kentucky, 3-0,
by 24 points for the nation's top spot: The
Wildcats, who were outstanding last
week in defeating then No. 5 Indiana and
then No. 9 Ohio State, garnered 20 first
4place votes after the second week of
regular season action.
Last week, DePaul held a 38-15
advantage in first place votes and had
1,171 points to Kentucky's 1,085.
UCLA, an easy winner over St.
Mary's, Calif., last week, grabbed three
. first place votes and 1,002 points.
Maryland got one No. 1 vote and 967
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Gail Ramsay, four-time national
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Penn State Squash Clinic from 2 to 4 p.m.
today at White Building.
The clinic, held in Room 133, features
an hour of instruction,and will be
followed by three matches on the squash
*courts. It was coordinated by Dick
Pencek, assistant professor in physical
education.
Ramsay, a University graduate and
currently the sixth-ranked female
squash player in the world, will
demonstrate strategies involved in
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points in keeping the No. 4 position.
Oregon State and Virginia each moved
up a notch, taking over the fifth and sixth
positions in the poll, respectively. The
Beavers, 3-0, got one first place vote and
883 points, while the Cavaliers captured
one No. 1 nod and 847 points.
Indiana slipped to No. 7 with 769
points, while Ohio State, Notre Dame
and North Carolina rounded out the Top
10. The Buckeyes collected 621 points in
the balloting. The Irish, who were
ranked 13th last week, received 539
points 12 more than the Tar. Heels,
who also were ranked 10th last week, but
were surprised by Wake Forest in the
finals of the Big Four tournament last
weekend.
But the biggest surprise continued to
be the slumping Cardinals of Louisville,
who dropped to 0-3 and out of the Top
20 following its most recent losses to
Tulsa and Oklahoma State.
Louisiana State headed the Second 10
and was followed by Texas A&M, Wake
Forest, Missouri, Arizona State, lowa,
Arkansas, Michigan, Brigham Young
serving and returning serves.
State and regional competitors Dave
Miller and Jody Landis will also
demonstrate shot positioning, the 'volley
and half-volley.
Pencek said those attending will be
able to ask questions and make
comments ',during that portion of the
clinic.
"It's a good opportunity for people to
pick up some information on the sport
while, in Gail Ramsay, getting a chance
to see one of the best women in the world
compete," he said.
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Last week's second 10 Was Arkansas,
lowa, Notre Dame, Texas A&M,
Louisiana State, St. John's, N.Y.,
Missouri, Syracuse, Brigham Young,
and Georgetown, D.C.
Top twenty
The Top Twenty learns in The Associated Press
college basketball poll, with first-place votes in
parentheses, this season's records and total points.
P o i n tsb a s e don
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I. DePaul (32) 3-0 1,128
2. Kentucky (20) . 3-0 1,104
3. UCLA (3) 3-0 1,002
4. Maryland 111 4-0 967
5. Oregon State (1) 3-0 883
6. Virginia (1) 4-0 847
7. Indiana 2-1 769
R. Ohio State 2-1 621
9. Notre Dame 3-1 539
10. North Carolina 5-1 527
11. Louisiana State 3-1 459
12. Texas A&M 2-0 393
13. Wake Forest 4-0 370
14. Missouri 4-1 308
15. Arizona State 3-0 285
16. lowa 3-I 268
17. Arkansas - 3-2 203
18. Michigan 3-0 155
19. Brigham Young 2-1 'l5O
20. Syracuse 2-1 138
will play Miller, who Pencek called "one
of the best players on campus."
"I imagine a lot of people have heard
of Gail and what she's accomplished, but
I don't think many have actually seen
her play," Pencek said. "The clinic will
be one of the few chances for people to
see her play under conditions where
she's really going to have to work."
Aside from the Ramsay-Miller match,
Landis will go against Tom Sonni,
president of Penn State Squash Club,
and Bart Browning, faculty advisor of
the' squash club will play Rod Owen.
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Buffalo
New England
Baltimore
Miami
N.Y. Jets
Central
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9 5
8 6
5 9
Cleveland
Houston
STEELERS
Cincinnati
Oakland
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Seattle
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9 5 0 .643
7 7 0' .500
7 7 0 .500
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4 10
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St. Louis
N.Y. Giants
Washington
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7 7
6 8
5 8
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Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
Green Bay
Tampa Bay
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9 5
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Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Orleans
Sunday's Games
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Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 33
Buffalo 10, Los Angeles 7. OT
Minnesota 21, Tampa Bay 10
Cleveland 17, New York Jets 14
Washington 40, San Diego 17
Sl.Louis 24, Detroit 23
Chicago 61, Green Bay 7
Dallas 19, Oakland 13
Kansas City 31, Denver 14
San Francisco 38, New Orleans 35, OT
New York Giants 27, Seattle 21
Last night's Game
New England at Miami.
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18 7 5 .130 98 41
9 7 10 102 91 28
11 10 5 95 101 27
9 15 4 99 121 22
Smythe Division
17 6
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10 13
9 15
7 13
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Wales Conference
Norris Division
19 6
14 11
9 14
8 14
4 17
Adams Division
14 7
13 5
10 10
9 11
6 14
Sunday's Games
Boston 7, Washington 3
Buffalo 10, PENGUINS 1
FLYERS 4, Colorado 2
New York Rangers 5, Chicago 4
Toronto 4, Quebe 4, tie
Edmonton 6, Hartford 4
Detroit 1, Minnesota 1, tie
New York Islanders 5, Vancouver 3
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N.Y. Islanders
Washington
Calgary.
N.Y. Rangers
St. Louis
Vancouver
Colorado
Chicago
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Los Angeles
Montreal
Hartford
PENGUINS
Detroit
Buffalo
Minnesota
Yesterday's Game
Calgary at Los Angeles, (n)
Today's Games
Vancouver at Washington
Minnesota at St. Louis •
Buffalo at Colorado
NBA
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Atlantic Division
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Houston
Kansas City
Denver
Dallas
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6 111 96 32
4 92 111 24
5 118 134 23
5 92 105 19
7 80 131 9
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Golden State
Seattle
San Diego
Portland
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2 119 86 30
5 97 134 23
5 96 122 21
4 78 114 12
6 109 79 34
6 96 69 32
5 104 107 25
6 92 90 24
7 92 114 19
Entries for women's intramural
racquetball and squash tournaments
will be accepted today and tomorrow
from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and . on
Thursday until noon. Entries should be
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undergraduate and graduate students as
well as University personnel are eligible
to participate.
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Chicago
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3lidwest Division
Pacific Division
Sunday's Gaines
Washington 113, Boston 103
Phoenix 106, Golden State 88
Los Angeles 113, Utah 100
Portland 116, San Antonio 115
San Diego 98, New Jersey 95
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Today's Games
Milwaukee at Boston
Washington at New York
NEIN at Cleveland
San Diego at Atlanta
Los Angeles at Dallas
Phoenix at Chicago
San Antonio at Utah
Seattle at Portland
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