University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Intense concentration suf- fuses the face of Daena Kiner as she serves. Photo by BRICE SAMUEL Caylin Combs works the back court as she receives an ASU spik. and sets it up for a UA return. Photo by BRICE SAMUEL 70 VOLLEYBALL

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up in the air! The cheers use many stunts and lifts to help excite the crowd and cheer on the Wildcats. Photo by Greg Berg. 1 Fans CHEERLEADERS 69

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•• : ilfV •±K •If •• . t Outstanding Spike Cats Pass, set, kill is not as easy as it looks, but the 1989 Arizona Womens Volleyball team had those three skills perfected this year. They started the season ranked 10th in the nation, up from the postseason ranking of 16th last year Assistant coach Corey Morsishita attributed the improvement on, Our spring season we beat some of the best teams in the nation, including Texas who won the NCAA championship last year We also had an incredible recruiting class this year That recruiting class helped Arizona get its best start of the season in The team did lose three seniors due to graduation in 1988 but that factor did not keep them from playing to their potential. The coaches accredited the Spikecats success this year to the strength and preformance of key players. Junior outside hitters Caylin Combs and Terry Lauchner provided Arizo- na with the offensive attack. Sophomore middle blocker Kristi Colson and senior middle blocker Kelly Waage constituted the ROOF or the defense of the team. Rounding out the starters were senior defensive specialist Lindsay Hahn and senior All Northwest Region setter Mary Linton. The Spikecats will lose three starting seniors to graduation, but the team is not worried about next year due to the fact that strong, upcoming players will replace the graduating seniors. Two of the freshman recruits who have already seen much playing time are freshman middle blocker Trina Smith and freshman setter Heather McCormack, both have shown great potential for the up coming years. The 1989 Women ' s Volleyball team ' s goals are to see further action in post season play, hopefully acquir- ing a birth in the NCAA Final Four. With the potential and talent of this years squad, the possi- bility of grabbing a position in the Final Four can be attributed to more than just luck. • Brice Samuel OUTSTANDING SPIKE CATS 71