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

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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

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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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C 9 cn E C C Q2 ci. Forward Richard Polk leads the charge to midcourt and the Nic- holls basket after taking down a rebound against Whitworth Col- lege. by Brent Madere A season to remember. That's how the stu- dents and fans will think of the 1975-76 Nic- holls basketball season. It was a year full of ond in the NCAA and seventh in the AP. The fans came to see the Colonels Big Three, center Shelby Hypolite and forwards Richard Polk and Larry Wilson. The three, as well as the other players, came through with 4 i l I I. 1 J -2 . 4 excitement, tension and hard work, but it paid clutch performances throughout the season as off as Coach Don Landry's team won the Gulf Hypolite was named the GSC's Most Valuable Sl South Conference championship and the Player. Polk made the conference's first team 1 NCAA South Central Regional championship and Wilson,the second team. Ll before losing out in the quarterfinals. All three also made the NCAA South Central Nicholls finished with a 22-4 record, the best Regional team when the Colonels defeated it in the university's history, while playing in front Missouri-Rolla and Grambling in Thibodaux to , I of house-packed crowds in Stopher Gym. Over win the title and advance to the NCAA quarter- f 53,000 people saw the Colonels play, setting finals. Hypolite, who averaged 19.9 points and ' new attendance figures. 10.7 rebounds a game, was an honorable QQ Q Q 41 The Big Red basketball team broke into mention selection on the Associated Press - the NCAA and Associated Press polls in Janu- Division ll All-American team. Wilson, a high 1 A W , - ary and remained in them for the rest of the school All-American at Central Lafourche, l- EPQQCDEPG1 JQQLP season. ln the final polls, Nicholls finished sec- proved he could play college ball as he led the 3- '11' ....-. -- I ,5.g.-Z . Y - Q YYY YYY :lx CB- fi' ' lb EF' 112 A Season to Remember