University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Spikers Win Eastern Regionals Front row: Sand Miller (Monager), Mory Duckworth, Barbara Yakely, Monica Mintz, Joyce Hinkleman, Debbie. Back row: Barbara Drum (Coach), Barbara Bunting, Nancy Carroll, Janet Borrick, Carol Brice, Jackie McCobe, Karen Remeikas, Cathy Stevenson, Bonnie Smith, Ann Lanphear (Asst. Cooch). The task facing Coach Barbara Drum was unenviable. Much of her senior-laden squad fronn 1 975 had graduated and the 1 976 crew was both small and inexperienced. But skillful plays led by Barb Yakely highlighted the year ' s games as the team battled into the national tour- nament for the second year in a row. The Terps finished the regular season with an inspired win on the road at Georgetown University, boosting the season ' s mark to 19 wins and 1 1 defeats. Georgetown kept close all through the match only to have Terps Barbara Bunting and Carol Brice dominate plays later in the game. This win set the stage for the Terps ' dominance in the Maryland State tournament. The biggest surprise for Coach Barbara Drum and her troops came at the Eastern Regionals in late November. They won. Few had expected the Terps to take their first regional title ever. But they did with magnificent teamwork. Coach Drum cited Carol Brice and Mary Duckworth for their outstanding leadership as the team battered Slippery Rock, Delaware, and Cort- land State twice to win the prize. Winning the Regionals was the highlight of the season however, as the spikers failed to make much noise at the National tournament in Austin, Texas. They could only manage one victory. Eastern Ken- tucky, against four defeats. 92 Join the Terrapin Club 454-51 41

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Basketball and all women ' s sports owe much to Title IX The track team was pleased to have with them freshman Paula Girven, an Olympic jumper and an athletic scholarship recipient. The volleyball team again, for the third consecutive year, traveled to the National tournament after winning the Regionals. And talent was dis- played by women in every single sport. In all, 41 women were awarded a total of 25 scholarships in this, the first year of such a program. This first year was only part of a three-year phasing-in period in which a total of 65 scholarships will be awarded. Next year, 21 grants will be given to deserving women, and 1 9 the following year. The breakdown of recipients in this initial year was as follows: seven each in field hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball, nine in track, six in basketball, and five among gymnastics, swimming and tennis. As far as the decisions on schol- arships recipients. Women ' s Ath- letic Director Chris Weller said she wanted to meet the needs of the people already on the teams and to award the grants to players who could enhance the team ' s perform- ance. And it seems that she suc- ceeded. — Sandy Goss 91

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Weigel ' s Netters Front row: Nancee Weigel (Coach), Julie Schuster, Diane Dunning, Debbie Moss, Cathy Porter, Beth Resnick, Amy Pumpian, Anita Venner, Lisa Gussack. Back row: Cindy Kramer, Borb Delevey (Asst. Cooch), Rory Ruppersberger, Greta Laughery, Abbi Greenfield, Cathy Nadell, Jesse Fennell, Suzanne Green. Cross Country Runners The freshman-laden women ' s netters squad finished with a credi- ble record of 20 wins and 15 losses, but were six and two in dual-meet play. The team ' s per- formance was erratic and they never finished higher than third in tournament contests. The team was led by returnees Abbi Greenfield and Anita Venner in addition to Suzanne Green, the team ' s sole scholarship performer. Coach Weigel put the Terps through extensive indoor workouts during the winter to prepare for a difficult spring schedule including perennial powers Princeton and the University of Virginia. r i: Front row: Ayne Furman, Susan King. Row 2: Andrea Scott, Cynthio Rock, Jerelyn Hanro- hon. Row 3; Patty Fogorty, Pot Sullivan, Linda Miller. Back row: Linda Balog (Coach), Sharon Stuart. Team photos courtesy Photographic Services 93