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

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Linda Becnel spent much of her Makingalayup on the fast break is time on the floor, l-ler willingness Cheryl Huffman. The team relied to dive after balls helped to save on the fast break this year. many plays. ly 5-1.37 4 H ,LU . f .76 ' l,W,.'- ,fgfflrgl legit I if :claw 3 C' f V jj ' 5 f Q1 , .. F ,, ' is 44' M , f- f '1 1. 4 1, Q V, W Wffifff' 5 f by ' Z , ' I ,Ag'.j.j6f. V ' 5 qqwivffw ' ., .5 ' , 53 , 5, fag: Mwswfwe ,552 gf-t-ik' , 1f.fi Vp' ' ' ff-. 7, 2. Wy:-Min +? 3' ' .. , .ig!2,!-,ah fl: 1,11 9f.aga.g,fM1g , ' ,- -if i -L x Coaches Steve Wieschhaus and Vera Chighizola Cseatedj discuss strategy during halftime, Chighi- zola is a graduate-assistant coach and Wieschhaus is a student at Nicholls. 1 IO Womens Basketball Injuries were numerous this year. Connie Svvindler receives a blow to the face which shattered her glasses and gave her a small out above the eye. Mary Cavell attempts to help her.

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Penntngton Pennington Trying to pass the ball is Valyn i-ieathcock. a returner from last yearis team Linda Becnei breaks through the middle to get in better posi- tion to receive the ball Sophomore center Patty Bubrig attempts a jump shot against UNO as Linda Becnel stands ready to helps Both Bubrig and Becnel were leading scorers for the Lady Colonels. Connie Beshel blocks out an opponent in order to rebound the ball. This was BesheI's first year on the team average per game. Her ability to pass the ball off gave her 32 assists to other team members. The floor of the gym was a common spot for Linda, as her aggressive play earned her a fair share of falls and bruises. Freshman guard, Regina Cutrera scored 124 points for an 8,6 average per game during her first year on the team. Womens Basketball 109

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Pennington X ,,..1-1' W fr Y. .1 ,. .-,Z .1 Still working itlitlhgs out Bene Hunt quickly earned the respect of the fans and other players with her ability to move the ball in and spot someone in position to score. This skill usually meant being closely guarded, but this allowed other play- ers to bring the ball in. The junior guard led the team with.43 assists to her teammates. lt wasn't until the sixth game of the season that the Lady Colonels were able to pick up their first win of the season. But this victory signaled a Hunt, Becnel and Bubrig all try to get the ball back into Colonel possession. Basketball is often called a non-contact sport. Patty Bubrig gets this shot off against McNeese. Bubrig, at 5'1 O , was the tallest member of this year's team. change as the women won three of their next four games. Close losses to McNeese and the University of South- western Louisiana followed before the final win of the regular season, with a victory over Dillard University, to end with a 6-12 record. Besides the leaders in statistics, the remaining players performed well when called upon. A strong and sup- portive bench balanced out a team expecting the return of ten or more players next year. Members returning from the first- year team were juniors Bene Hunt and Linda Becnel, and sophomores, Patty Bubrig, Cheryl Huffman, Valyn Heath- cock and Connie Swindler. Newcomers to the team were soph- omores Connie Beshel and Trudy Grif- fin, and freshmen Regina Cutrera, Cindy Battaglia, Mary Cavell, Mary Ledet and Celeste Tate. Womens Basketball 111