Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Krista Kirkland dribbles past her opponent during the NCAA game against Santa Clara. (Photo by Sharon Stelnman) The Lady Raiders proudly display their SWC Championship trophy, (Photo by Sam Magee) Designed by Amy Komatz Lady Raiders - 29

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SWC Champs Lady Raiders Have a Most Triumphant Journey Th Lhe games have been played. The season is over. The cheers have faded and the crowds have gone home. The stories have all been written and the stats have been quoted over and over. But the memories and the luster of a near perfect season for the Lady Raid- ers remain. And those moments re- main especially vivid for Marsha Sharp and her team. Sharp coached the team through some frightening moments and right into the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, where the Lady Raiders stumbled against Stanford, the future national champi- ons. The last game was tougher for some of the Lady Raiders than it was for those who would be returning to the squad for another season. I don ' t think it really hit me that this would be my last game until we had a timeout and 1 was walking back on to the court. 1 was about to cry, but then I thought, ' No. Not on national televi- sion, ' said Teresa McMillan, one of the squad ' s four graduating seniors. But there was the share of good times. Ltke beating the Raiders ' old enemy, the Texas Lady Longhoms. 1 have a lot of respect for (Texas coach) Jody Conradt. We ' ve modeled much of our program after Texas, but it ' s really hard when you ' re chasing one of the top teams in the country right in your own conference, Sharp said. 1 don ' t think we ever really thought about losing. The only thing Coach Sharp said was, If we ' re going to get beat, let ' s not get embarrassed, ' and I think that really helped, Krista Kirkland, a junior point guard, said. Another fond memory of the season was playing for the conference champi- onship in front of the first Lady Raider sellout crowd. Walking into the Coliseum for the conference championship game against A M and seeing that crowd. You know all those people are there for you, McMillan said. Will next year be as sweet? Count on it. by Jori Bratton Jennifer Buck cuts down the net after winning tl e game against Rice. (Photo by Sharon Steinman) 28 - Lady Raiders

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Rec All Nighter Activities lure students Jennifer Phillips works out on the stairmaster early in the night. (Photo by Sam Martinez) Tom Delucc hypnotises a student during his show. (Photo by Sharon Steinman) T, he Student Rec Center special izes in various team and individual sports including flag football, softball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, water polo, tennis, badminton, golf, archery, and trap and skeet shooting, just to name a few. Three professional supervisors or- ganize and plan the events, and seven graduate student assistants supervise the events. Perhaps the most audacious project is the Rec -All Nighter. an all-night event that brings together dozens of different activities like the Mr. and Miss Texas Tech bodybuilding contest, Casino Night, Lazer Tag, rappelling, and rac- quetball tournaments. The most popular part of the event is Tom Deluca, a hypnotist who casts his spell on several willing students, to the delight of a crowd of nearly 3.000 in the packed rec center. Deluca is such a crowd pleaser on college campuses across the nation, that he must be booked one year ahead of time. Completed in March of 1980, the rec center has a weight room, a jogging area, five basketball courts. voUeyball courts, a squash court. 12 racquetball courts and the Aquatic Center with an Olympic- size pool. The Outdoor Shop rents all types of camping equipment. Aerobics, and Stairmaster also are popular aspects of the rec as well. Joe MacLean. director of recreational sports, said, The rec tries to offer a variety of activities and programs so students will have a good choice of physical education to balance out their academic education. Man does not live in the library alone. by Sandy Stoemer 30 - Rec All-Nlghter