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

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51, , I UM 5 by Kevin Fambrough Television soap operas build an audi- ence by keeping them on the edges of their seats, until tomorrow. The volleyball team, coached by Marion Russell, enjoyed keeping their Stopher Gym audience on the edge of the bleachers from the first game of the season until the very end. Against the University of Southwest- ern Louisiana, the women easily won the first 15-point game, lost the next two, and had to win the remaining two games, taking the last game by a score of 15-13. As one of three women's intercollegi- ate sports on campus, the 1976-77 team compiled a 19-9 season record, along with attracting the interest of other stu- dents, some whose main Contact with volleyball had been in a physical edu- cation class. The outlook at the beginning of the season did not predict that the volley- ball team would come within the 20-10 won-loss record of the previous year. First, three former players opted to devote their full time to the basketball team, rather than play two sports. Five freshmen, some holding the first grant! scholarships offered to women at Nic- holls, comprised half the team. But a couple of third-year players helped to guide the team. Tina Satter- lee, named captain of the squad, helped keep the poise of the players, while Helena LeRoux proved to be deadly accurate in her spiking. Other members returning from the previous year were Iulie Aleman, Mary Cavell, and Celeste Tate. Ioining them were freshmen Liz Candilora, Robyn Koppens, Iune Laiche, Pam Randazza and Alice Ross. Although the tallest player was 5'11'rQ freshman Candilora, competi- Helena LeRoux spikes the ball for a point in a match against the University of New Orleans, while Pam Randazza stands ready to back her up. Tina Satterlee receives the serve with Celeste Tate backing her up. This match was one of several going on in Stopher Gym at the women's invitational tournament. tive volleyball is a sport where height isn't the only advantage. Stopping spikes means hitting the hard courts time after time, cushioned only by a pair of foam rubber knee pads. Offensive spiking depends on timing, coordination and power. Volleyball is also a defensive game, as the women proved against Dillard University, by allowing only three points to be scored against them in win- ning three consecutive games. The Colonels tried to defend their title in their own annual Big Red Tour- nament against seven other teams. 41' They finished 3-1 in their bracket after beating Southern University, McNeese State and the University of New Orleans and losing to Southeast- ern Louisiana. A victory over Northwestern in the playoffs matched them against the Ragin' Cajuns of USL again, where the results were turned around from the first game of the season, as the Nicholls squad lost the final game and first place in the tournament, by a score of 13-15. Volleyball B7