Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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P, UP, and AWAY!!! It takes strong legs and a good 1e to hit one fast volleyball in motion. Morehead's ady Eagles evidently can hit pretty hard according to air great record. EAMWORK. One simple word such as teamwork ms up any successful athletic team. One unit work- 9 together can accomplish its dreams. DUEL EFFORT taps this ball to the other side hich enables the Lady Eagles to win yet another atch.

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Volleyball inning Team Effort Voileyball is a special sport because of its development of team-effort among the players and the coach. ' The tradition ' continued as the Lady Eagles volleyball team closed out the 1985 season with an impressive record of 27-14. It was a successful year with a runnetwup spot to Eastern Kentucky in conference play and the Ohio Valley tournament. Sprinkied throughout the season were various dual competitions against the University of Kentucky, Louisville, Ten- nesee Tech, along with many others. Coach McClellan accomplished many goals, one by having a winning team. It was a dramatic improvement ov last year's season, McClellan repli q Senior Mariann Spice along with Juni- Patty Gindiing and sophomore Kan- Berger were named to the all-conferen team while Spice and Gindling also receiv a honors for the all-toumament team. Around the campus, people who love t game of volleyball came to Weather Gymnasium for exciting entertainment. E thusiasm refiects on the Lady Eagles. According to Anne Bradley, sophomo from Cincinnati, hWhen you have peop backing you up, you feel better about yo play.

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Team Effort The team travelled to Myrtle Beach. South Carolina, for the Coastal Carolina In- vitational Tournament where they cap- tured the championship. They went undefeated beating Coastal Carolina, Er- skine College, University of Charleston, Concord College, and once again beating the University of Charleston in three straight games to win the tournament. Coaching women can be a challenge for many coaches. Moods need to be controlled. Success and failure can be determined by a playerst mood, said McClellan. Volleyball is a game of physical and emotional effects. The cliche no pain no gain holds true for senior Gina Witten who -. throughout the; season experienced knee i problems. - t L; Emotionally, Witten said,- Knowing it was my, laSt year caused me many good times and heartachesi? With an op- timistic- outlook for next season from the V. players and the coach, the Lady Eagles? tradition will continue. Byh LWENDY RUMFORD L t t THE LADY EAGLE volleyball team closed out the season with an impressive record of 27-14. Team- work, as shown by these players, is what makes win- ning possible.