McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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192 Volleyball ) THE 1987-88 VOLLEYBALL team included: bottom row: Cheramie Boynes, J Onken, Tammy Fredericks, margaret haydel, Michelle Richards, Moxie Sin Josephine Johnson, Caroline Shannon; top row: Cheryl Bourgeois (Head C Tammy Walker, Monte Bourque, Rene Tholen, Karen Owens, Giana Richards, S! Waits, Cindy Perron (Manager), and Sheryl Kline (Assistant Coach). :

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World oj 3... Ladies of the court “= he McNeese women’s basket- ball team, headed by Coach ‘» Mike Fountain and Assistant Coach Ann Rubique, consists of only juniors and seniors. The 11 mem ber squad has four starters returning from last season: Chandre Davis, Vanetta Jones, Angie Perry, and Kim Turner. Since the team lost most of its height from last season, strategy for the 1987 season was completely dif- ferent. The team changed to a point guard offense with a double post and a man-to-man full-court press de- fense. Coach Fountain believes the team’s weakness was only in its lack of height; however, this was coun- terbalanced by its strength of “speed, quickness and outside shooting,” en- abling the team to effectively play the “96 foot game.” The McNeese Cowgirls opened the season at the Louisiana Showcase, hosted by LSU. The squad played their first home game on December 21 and went on to maintain an 8-4 record on their home court for the season. The Lady Pokes eliminated Southwestern University on January 14, 108-72, and Pan American on Jan. 27, 113-52; these were the two highest-scoring games of the season. After losing the first three straight conference games, the team pulled back to an immediate 4-3 in con- ference play, moving them from last place to 2nd place in the middle of the season. The team completed the season with a 4-9 record in confer- ence play. Although this year’s team boasts little height, speed and outside shoot- ing are certainly its greater assets. The older, more experienced squad in- cludes three seniors and eight juniors. Team members include: Debbie Adway, forward; Bridgette Ceasar, post; Doreen Clophus, foreward; Chandra Davis, guard; Janine Guillory, forward; Karanda Jackson, forward; Eva Jones, post; Vanetta Jones, guard; Angie Perry, guard; Ann Stutes, guard; and Kim Tur- ner, post. Coach Spotlight cNeese Women’s Basketball head coach Mike Fountain, in only four years, has become the most successful women’s basketball coach in McNeese’s history. His team boasts the Southland Conference Cham- pionship (1985-86) and a 20-win season (1986-87). He was also the SLC Coach of the Year for the 1985-86 season. Mike Fountain coached at the high school level for 12 years, winning six district titles and two district Coach of the Year awards. Coach Fountain’s bas- ketball philosophy is summed up in one word: discipline. ‘| believe that to have any good pro- gram, you've got to have discipline, both in practice and in a game,” he comments. ‘‘You’ve got to discipline yourself to do the things necessary to win the ball game.” Assistant coach Ann Roubique, though spending her 4th season with the team, will be doing so for the first time in a full-time position. Roubique handles the Cowgirl defense as well as the guard play on the court. She is responsible for the off-season program, and is the di- rector of the McNeese Summer Bas- ketball camp. A native of Baton Rouge, Roubique originally came to McNeese to play ball; to this day, she still holds the school record for career assists. @ ) Women’s Basketball 191

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World of... Dedicated to motion edication is the key word for the lady volleyball team members; for this fall sport, training must begin the semester before. In the Spring of 1987, the McNeese volleyball team began weight training, conditioning and skill drills under third year coach Cheryl Bourgeois. Pre-season practice began in mid-August when the players returned to begin preparation for the September 8 opening at Rice. Of the 13 member squad, only six players returned from the previous sea- son. Among these members were MVP Moxie Sinclair, seniors Margaret Hayde- land and Karen Owens, and juniors Michelle Richards and Shelly Waits. This relatively young team faced a trying season; though not entirely suc- cessful, they gained much-needed expe- rience to carry over into next season. Coach Bourgeois felt she had ‘‘a very good defensive team’”’ but the players ‘‘had dif- ficulty in running the offense with any con- sistency.’ She attributed this problem to the fact that the members had not had enough playing time together and were simply inexperienced in collegiate play. Six players earned places on the McNeese honor roll, three of who were nominated for the National Collegiate Women’s Athletic Award. They included Margaret Haydel, a senior majoring in health and physical education, Karen Ow- ens, a senior majoring in health and phys- ical education with a minor in special ed- ucation, and Moxie Sinclair, a sophomore accounting major. MARGARET HAYDEL prepares to block a shot drilled across the net by her opponent. TAMMY WALKER exhibits top vol- leyball form as she prepares to re- turn a bounce from across the net. VOLLEYBALL COACH Chery! Bourgeois. ) Volleyball 193