Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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- rs from onS ncludes such e busiest people asium was Chris enior student Wojahn worked rs a week taping, d treating the yers. She also sely with the .et up treatment tion programs for appearing in the g able to play layers much the Frankum, junior l player, called , a nuisance. Miss You feel like t somebody down, yourself. of the availability and doctor, the well-conditioned i the determina- Iayers, injuries are $5 of a menace to ipants. Howard TIIPP Student trainer Chris Wojahn, senior, wraps sophomore Gwen Beans' knee while Nancy Whitlow, junior, prepares for an ankle wrap prior to the William Woods game. The women's basketball team suffered an unusual amount of injuries during the season. Proper care is of utmost importance 'lo an injured player such as Stan Bumgarner, iunior. Phil LaPorta, trainer, aided by Don Cobb, senior, kept busy during many football games and practices.

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Nancy Whitlow, junior, with help from Debbie lawhorn, senior, grabs the ball between Southwest Missouri State players. Lawhorn was leading scorer t22t and rebounder Oi, but the Crusaders were defeated 68-71. row, the women's basket- ball team played well enough to be invited to the Missouri Association of Inter- s collegiate Athletics for -; Women's Division II state i . tournament. ' By virtue of their 3-3 record within their district, the Lady Crusaders qualified for the tournament, held February 26-28 at William Woods Col- lege in Fulton, Missouri. Wil- liam Woods was the defendin state champion, while Evange ranked with Southwest Mis- souri State and Lincoln Univer- sity as favorites to dethrone the Owls. The team compiled an 18-7 overall record under first year coach Lynn Bowen, a 1972 graduate of Evangel. Bowen was filling the shoes of his predecessor David Stair, who took a one-year sabbatical to pursue his doctorate. The season was highlighted . by some individual achieve- For the second year in a w Howard T'iPP ments of senior guards Tracy Zinn and Cindy Light. The backcourt duo has been at Evangel since their freshman year. Miss Zinn surpassed the 970 point record on February 3. She finished the season with a total of 1,074 points. In addition, the 5'6 guard established career marks in assists and steals. Her four-year total of 157 assists and 131 steals, and her single game records for assists U41 and steals U11, prove Miss Zinn as one of the most outstanding women's basketball players. a Miss Light, who once scored a record 44 points in a ame as a freshman, broke te 800 career point barrier. The 5'7 guard- amassed 830 points moving her into third place on the scoring list. The Crusaders began their season like a house afire, winning five games in a row. The previous year the women began with nine straight wins, Four-year starter Tracy Zinn, senior5 leads a fast break against Missouri Southern while Nancy Whitlow, jun- i'or, and Val Aldrich, freshman, quickly follow. Miss Zinn scored a season high 28 points in this game. Photo by Howard Tripp. Seniors' soaring statistics spotlight season by Breaking the barriers and fans had visions of another 16-5 season and a state cham- pionship. The bubble burst with an 83-60 loss to Missouri South- ern in Jo lin, and the team proceede to drop three of its next four games and finished the 1980 portion of its schedule with a 6-4 record. Highlighting the early season was the performance of junior forward Nanc Whitlow, whose 5'8 height belied her rebounding prowess. Miss Whitlow kept her per ame .r'ebound average aroun 12, and threw in a school record of 26 rebounds in an overtime win over Central Methodist. The team came back from semester break determined to earn a trip to the state tour- nament. Sophomore Phyllis Thompson rejoined the lineu after missing seven games with a broken finger, and the team reeled off nine straight wins to run its record to 15-4. b Howard Tripp Phyllis Thompson, sopho- more, fights for the ball with a Missouri Southern player as Debbie Lawhorn, senior, and Nancy Whitlow, iunior, stand ready to help. Front row: Debbie lawhorn, Cindy Light, Tracy Zinn, Shar- on Whitaker. Back row: Johnny Sheppard, manager, Joyce Barney, Carla Unruh, Jodi Blain, Phyllis Thompson, Vicki Foster, Val Aldrich, Gwen Beans, Nancy Whitlow, Donna Creekmore, Jewell Detlefsen, Coach lynn Bowen. Women '5 Basketball 207