Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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ara cters ,ciation of Inter- . Sophomore Greg Marquart .thletlcs tNAlAt attempts to score two points for the Crusaders as iunior Keith Craft stays close by, ready to assist in halting Central Missouri. Photo by Howard Tripp. son wore on, it 3 apparent that ot have a power- :ording to Curtis, tination of things. wing to start four sophomores, as :k of any inside Curtis. We are be as good as a an be. If we play put forth a good 1't be too disap- 6' Howard Tripp Hardly a passive spectator, Dave Fillmore, sports informa- tion director, keeps in action as much as the basketball teams. Fillmore, in his fourth year as director, typed play- by-play reports for all the major sports. gnmumm :H.,;. 13:, r 3,5 : run Howard TriPP Men's Varsity Basketball 203 waKxWW

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Season creates impeccable characters T ffvar , f ' Howard Tripp In the first game against Quincy, Barry Smith, soph- omore, grabs a rebound while Shawn Kuhn, senior, and a Quincy Hawk react to the action. Smith was an important substitute for the Crusaders. 1 i 202 Men's Varsity Basketball The Crusaders then closed the 1980 portion of the season by losing to Missouri Western in St. Joseph, Missouri, 85-73. Mark LeBeau, senior, led all scorers with 29 points and 12 rebounds, but it was LeBeau's last game. At semester break, LeBeau and Scott Lewis, jun- ior, were declared scholastical- ly ineligible. Coupled with junior Gower Anderson's decision to quit the team, things looked bleak for Evan- . gel. The Crusaders opened their 1981 portion of the schedule by playing Harding University. Minus three players, plus the long Christmas break, resulted in a 76-57 loss. Next up was Missouri Wes- tern. The Crusaders, winless since Thanksgiving, were hungry for a win, and they got one as they jumped on the Griffons, 70-60. Kuhn was the sparkplug for Evangel as he led t , all scorers with 27 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. One of the new players starting was Greg Marquart, sophomore. His improved play added to Evangel's success over the Griffons. Marquart pulled down a game high 11 rebounds, plus added 19 points and six steals. The Crusaders then went on the road to face the district's number one team, Rockhurst. Evangel lost, 85-70, but not to be lost in the shuffle was Coach Andrae Curtis ponders his team's situation while manager Cary Van Kampen, senior, ' Keith Craft, junior, assistant coach Steve Jenkins, and Byron looney, sophomore, watch the game. McNaughton's career high 31 points. A personal record was again the story as Evangel lost to Quincy college, 68-55. Kuhn's 16 assists were the highlight of the game as he was on his way to becoming Evangel's all-time assist leader, with 411. The maroon and white suf- fered losses next to Southwest Baptist, 55-48, and the Univer- sity of Missouri at Kansas City, 46-43. The Crusaders' foes were some of the best in the country as witnessed by Marymount, ranked sixth; Rockhurst, ranked eighth; and Bethany Nazarene, ranked tenth-all in National Association of lnter- l collegiate Athletics lNAlAl Division II. As the season wore on, it soon became apparent that Evangel did not have a power- ful team. According to Curtis, it was a combination of things. llIt was our having to start four new, young sophomores, as well as a lack of any inside game, said Curtis. We are just trying to be as good as a team as we can be. If we play our best and put forth a good effort we can't be too disap- pointed 6 - lon Hippo Howard TriPP

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ill i thu.-'. E.- l.-s 44' -I-rF 2 04 Injuries feature Pre ventive measures, training keep players from jumping . to contusions ain - one of the worst realities of life e is an inevitable result of athle- tics. Injuries and injury preven- tion constitute an important part of any athletic program. The football, basketball, and volleyball programs cen- tered around a good training program - not only to shape quality players, but as a preventive measure to injuries. Football players were required to participate in extensive and intensive off- season training. Sandra Sorbo, head volleyball coach, empha- sized conditioning as part of the volleyball program. The women athletes experienced very few injuries. No significant injuries hap- pened in volleyball, and only two happened in basketball. Phyllis Thompson and Gwen Beans, sophomores, both missed games due to injuries. Miss Thompson sat out of seven games because of a broken finger which required Terry Dude In preparation for the game against William Woods, senior Sharon Whi- taker tapes senior Debbie Lawhorn's ankle. Miss Lawhorn injured both ankles while in high school. Senior Shawn Kuhn is aided by senior Cary VanKempen, team manager, and Coach Andrae Curtis. Sophomore Barry Smith and Assistant Coach Steve Jenkins stand ready to assist. surgery. Miss Beans saw little game action due to a knee injury, but practiced most of the season. The football team wasn't as lucky. More than 10 members from the first two teams were affected during part of the season. Others also were in- jured, and some never finished the season. , The effects of losing a player due to injury varied among the sports. ln football, the coaches turn the player over to the trainer and doctor in order to concentrate on a substitute. ln basketball and volleyball the effect is greater. The players must adjust to working with a substitute. Miss Sorbo explained that as far as agres- siveness and responsiveness were concerned, volleyball players must work harder to make the transition to playing beside someone unfamiliar. ln basketball, players may have to change positions and plays, but practice includes such changes. One of the busiest people in the gymnasium was Chris Wojahn, senior student trainer. Miss Wojahn worked 15 to 20 hours a week taping, wrapping, and treating the injured players. She also worked closely with the 3 coaches to set up treatment and rehabilitation programs for ' each player appearing in the training room. ' Not being able' to play affects the players much the same. Dale Frankum, junior and baseball player, called being injured a nuisance. Miss Beans said, llYou feel like you're letting somebody down, even if it is yourself. L Because of the availability of a trainer and doctor, the emphasis on well-conditioned athletes, and the determina- tion of the players, injuries are becoming less of a menace to sports participants. e Ho ward TIIPP