Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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Freshman Shannon Credle seems to be giving Head Coach Keith Walker instructions during the Lady Bobcats' game with Louisburg. The Lees-McRae Lady Bobcats came from behind late in Angie Henderson poured in 23 points and grabbed 16 the second half to run away from the Lady Braves by 11 rebounds to lead an inspired offense and defense. points to take a final 58-47 decision and improve their It was the first win for LMC over a Chowan team since the record to 4-7 on the year. two schools began playing last year. 198586 LADY BOBCATS. Seated fl-rl: Pam Greene, Mary Patterson, Monica Shomaker, Angie Henderson, Miriam Sorrells, Ronda Crum, Kat Blackburn. Standing: Ernest Nonuood, Techniciang Cheline McEntire, Assistant Coachg Jackie Lowery, Lynne Woods, Shannon Credle, Caroline Louette, Nikki Baker, Head Coach Keith Walker, Rita Smith, Trainerg Lulu Moss, Manager. ' -ff s i fi if g g :xg 43 :XX hi sypy L 5 e ,gf ty . g Us N M t x r gli , Q EV VN M, Kvhy . My K E. K ,. , I L K :L we t i c s 1 , 'ni W x i f ff ' S gi S A V ,Q ix L L lk L N 4 f-4 - Qzrseg ft lf' fl -Z Q V ,M is X2 S ff' s r X Q ff 'fi t f' 4 i 1 ci ' L ' f i i , 4 if L . it ,..: t Vktlqbyy dl, g , Trai t..,,. If , -iori kkly K g 2- i Q 1x1 . 4 kk W Q if 1 A ' -1 li . l, 9 i S i ,, 7 ' . 4 lk ,,,..c.., ' . K ' X 1 -Qi 54 - A kkkk I S fish J . 7, -Ng... IM . K W----h M f W . 4,118 A ug . QV u gly, il 1 -4 , K. is 1 i . 1 , ,. . A U 1 sti i S ni 5 Q ,L i ' r 1 i L pvc 5 N . E , ,gm it i 1 Imax! xvyl In I 6.45237 an 6 x Q' K ll F 4.5, E gxi I 5 H ,li. L ,.: , f g g l ' g p2 '- bl rw S fl l 6 , E 3 Basketball, 85 '

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LADY BOBCATS IMPROVE UNDER COACH KEITH WALKER . . . The Lees-McRae Lady Bobcats lost their second close game in a row on their road trip to Raleigh and continued to be snake bit in a close contest. Louisburg came from be- hind to tie the score in regulation, 65-all, and take a narrow 73-72 win in overtime to drop Lees-McRae's record to 1-3. It was the opener for Louisburg College. The Lady Hurricanes trailed Lees-McRae at halftime, . . Head Coach Keith Walker knew after the semester that he had lost starting point guard Jackie Lowery to the battle of the books, but he was not ready for the misfortune that hit his squad this year. Sophomore Miriam Sorrells did not return to the team for personal reasons and sub-point guard Nikki Baker under- went knee surgery and was lost for the season. Starting forward sophomore Mary Patterson had to drop out of school due to illness. Walker's Lady Bobcats were down to seven players as they faced the crux of their conference schedule. 'We had very little depth to start with, Walker said. The girls had to play forty minutes with little rest. Teams started to wear us down with substitutions. The Lady Bobcats con- tinued to play hard and despite the adversity we beat Chowan and Brevard in the tourneyf' 84 Basketball 31-24, and could never catch up until Pam Joyner hit her only two points of the night with :02 seconds left to send the game into overtime. Joyner took a 25-foot desperation shot that stripped the nets and knotted the score at 65-all. Lees-McRae was led by Angie Henderson with 31 points, followed by Jackie Lowery's 213 Kat Blackburn chipped in ten. Jackie Lowery 1101 puts cz move on a Walters State opponent as Angie Henderson 1422 calls for the ball. The Lady Bobcats' comeback bid fell short, 79-70. Henderson drives for two while lbelowl Blackburn moves to the bucket.

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