Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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1 I i Cadoret Ml 7' ll I r W il K Z0 10 Renard mire! S aa The Lady Colonels applaud after hearing the announcement of their vlctory over UNO The women defeated UNO fave ttmes dunng the sea- son s.'k ,nf .gap . H ygxg1::,g.,..a3'53l , ,Q K f,,,,,z,Q. f ,MM- Af f ' , j' mm' ,zzz-'smut -.-nmnnwiff' r e,,,,,,,A-12, gn-uuunv ' ' arg, fb-gsulll nun-unify,-9-unuulil J, 4 al. , gg- , if if l .. Mk. gf Patty Buong makes a sprlfe, backed Northwestern spike at the Nicholls up by Mary Cavell to her nqht, At State Invitational Tournarnent, where K nqht, Beverly Foret tnee to block a the Lady Colonelstooktlrstolace Q llt-ylmll 'gf' 1 .-.6 www- ...f- l l l ' 4 l ' l 1 l l , 1 V l i r --1 . Q ' , l 1 A 5 l lx lk , ,R -- X x we l 4 ' as-.. N E Q W Aix ' lv A L NSU ll Ai ' in l ..v- t W A X MX .1 ,Q .,, h 1 y , .Q 'gvqt , v 'l r N t ' 'vit

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When announcements were made for tryouts this Septem- ber, several improvements had been undertaken. The club sport had been promoted to the intercollegiate level to represent Nicholls State against other colleges in the state. New uniforms were purchased and another intercollegiate team at Nicholls was preparing for its first year, With the return of seven women from the club team, the women's volleyball squad finished with a 20-10 overall record, the third highest won-loss record in Louisiana. Ms. Russell concentrated the team's effort in tournaments more than match play against individual colleges. Competition in this manner gave the Lady Colonels two first place finishes, one at Northeast La. and another at their own tournament in Thibodaux. The team also took second place at the LSU. tournament in Baton Rouge, finishing with 15 wins and 8 losses in six tournaments. Only seven individual matches were scheduled with Nic- holls winning over Tulane, Southwestern La. and twice over the University of New Orleans, The Lady Colonels lost a best two-out-of-three series to Southeastern La. and finished with a 5-2 match record. Captain Celie Fraiche, the only senior on the squad was named the most valuable player, A New Orleans native majoring in special education and speech therapy, she received a five-year pass to all future athletic events, Recognized as top spikers on the team were Linda Becnel and Patty Bubrig, Patrice Hidalgo and Tina Satterlee were also recognized as top servers on the 12-member team. Next year will see the expected return of ten members of the first year Nicholls team They are Julie Alleman, Linda Becnel, Patty Bubrig, Mary Cavell, Beverly Foret, Patrice Hidalgo, Rene Hunt, Helena l.aRoux, Tina Satterlee and Cel- este Tate, Highly spirited during the season, the first intercolle- giate volleyball team won two firsts and a second place finish in six tournaments volleyball 105

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Ragga!! syaafks women 3' afhfafiafr by Judy Cadoret The woman behind the initiation of women's sports at Nicholls is Marion Russell, director of women's athletics. A 22-year veteran in the field of Health and Physical Education, Ms. Russell brought about intercollegiate competition in basketball and tennis last year, with the Keeping statistics for the softball team, Marion Rus- sell confers with Tennis Coach Carolyn Self. Celie Fraiche l'bumps the ball with Linda Becnel ready to back her up. sum Gym. Cadoret addition of volleyball, formerly a club sport, this year. Softball, now a club sport, is next on the list for entering the intercollegiate ranks, with swimming a possibility for the future. Besides heading the Women's Athletic Department, Russell served as volleyball coach, coming up with a winning season of 20-10. Her tree substitution of players in games helped produce experienced players with the confidence to win. Ms. Russell has been an instructor at Northwestern State University, Louisiana Tech and the University of Southwestern Louisiana, in addition to her extended career at Nicholls. She currently serves as the Region IV Louisiana voting repre- sentative to the Association of Intercolle- giate Athletics for Women. ln the past she has also appeared in Who's Who in American Women, and was named as an Outstanding Educator in 1972. Joining Ms. Russell this year in the coaching of women's athletics are Caro- lyn Self, the tennis coach and a faculty member of Nichollsg Vera Chighizola, graduate-assistant coach of basketball, and Steve Wieschhaus, student basket- ball coach. ,vf ' 8 4 x ! inns Managers Ann Percle and Barbara Mary Cavell puts the ball over a Naquin prepare for the match Northwestern blocker at the Nic- against UNO at their Lakefront holls State Invitational Tourna- ment Marion Russell 107