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Page Four THE BENNETT BANNER FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1978 NCAIAW audience waits patiently for the final game. Photo by Joyce A. Bass NCAIAW Division III Crown Goes to Winston-Salem State Coach Praises by Wendy Robin Woods and Jackie Williams Winston-Salem State won first place in the NCAIA Division III tournament held at Bennett Col lege’s Goode Gym, Feb. 23-25. Gardner-Webb came in second and Atlantic Christian came in third. In the first round action Gard ner-Webb defeated Elizabeth City for the first game of the tourna ment on Thursday morning, Feb. 23 and Atlantic Christian defeated Methodist College in the second game on Thursday. Winston-Salem State defeated Bennett College by a score of 99- 69 in the third game on Thurs day. Elwanda Blue led the Belles with 18 points, followed by Andre Dixon with 12 points. The Rams’ leading scorers were Wanda Robertson with 22 points and Laurice Jenkins with 20 points. Both teams played a good game with a large number of turnovers. St. Augustine defeated Guilford College in the final first round game Thursday. The final score of the game was 75-67. Ida Wolfe and Ruby Grant of the St. Augus tine team were both high scorers with 18 points each. Guilford Col lege’s high scorer was Nancy Smith with 20 points. An unusual technical foul was given to Guilford College. Mary Thompson gained the technical for her team for wearing earrings during the game. St. Augustine had a total of 16 turnovers while their defenders only carried 8 turnovers. At several points in the game St. Augustines’ top player Ida Wolfe displayed a temper over some calls made by the officials. Also a temper was displayed by Guilford’s Donna Rogers for the same reason. The game became very physical after the tipoff in which St. Au gustine had a lead in. Annie Joye scored the first two points of the game for St. Augustine. The first two points were quickly followed by the first foul against Guilford College. In Friday’s games Gardner- Webb defeated Atlantic Christian, putting Atlantic Christian in the consolation game on Saturday. Also on Friday Winston-Salem State defeated St. Augustine, plac ing St. Augustine in the Saturday consolation game. The consolation game played Saturday was St. Augustine vs. Atlantic Christian with Atlantic Christian defeating St. Augustine in an exciting double overtime game. The final score of the game was 91-89. The lead scorer of the Atlantic Christian College team was Cathy Wall with 32 points. St. Augustine had 3 top players score 14 points, Cynthia Allen, An nie Joye and Gwen Wilcher. At the first overtime, the two teams were tied with 69 each. In the second overtime the two teams were tied with 79 each. The lead scorer at halftime for Atlantic Christian was Bobbie Jo Bass and St. Augustine’s lead scorer at halftime was Cynthia Allen, each girl with 10 points each. St. Augustine had 21 turnovers where as their opponents Atlantic Christian only carried 11. All during the game it was the battle between the tall women, St. Augustine’s Ida Wolfe, 5’10” and Atlantic Christian’s Susie Davis, 6’0”. Susie Davis scored the first two points of the game even with the iron defense of Ida Wolfe. In the championship game be tween Gardner-Webb and Win ston-Salem State, Winston de feated Gardner-Webb with a final score of 91-82. Winston-Salem State’s lead scorer was Karla Kincade with 44 points and 23 rebounds. Gardner- Webb’s lead scorer was Green with 19 points. Again this game was one of the tournament’s physical games, especially with Winston-Salem’s Laurice Jenkins falling every few steps. Winston-Salem lead at halftime with a one point advantage, 43-42. Winston’s Karla Kincade scored 16 points by halftime and in the second half scored 28 points for her total of 44. Gardner-Webb’s Green had 13 points at halftime. The game started out with Gardner-Webb scoring the first 4 points. Belles Lose In by Joyce Bass With less than half the first game underway, it was obvious to all watching the NCAIAW Tour nament, that the young ladies on the basketball court were some of the best players in the district. Schools represented at the Dis trict III Tournament were Saint Augustine College, Guilford Col lege, Winston-Salem State Uni versity, Methodist College, Atlan tic Christian College, Gardner- Webb College, Elizabeth City State University and Bennett College. Each school had to draw its op ponent for the tournament and Bennett drew Winston-Salem State University. Their contest took place the first day of the tournament. By the end of the first half, it was evident that the Ramettes of WSSU had the edge and the power Looks to Future by Joyce Bass The NCAIAW Tournament and all of its glory and festivities is gone, but Coach Leon McDougle looks back at the games and the plays wijth optimism for the fu ture. “I thought the Bennett girls per formed well, considering that for the second year they have played the most powerful team in the tournament. They never once thought they could win, but the ideas of sportswomanship played a key role in their plays,” he said. The Belles played WSSU twice before the tournament game, and Coach McDougle said the Belle squad thought they had won their second game with WSSU. “In the second half of that game we played the best I’ve ever seen, but we still lost. The third en counter we had with them showed the psychological edge they had over us.” Thinking back to the tourna ment games, Coach McDougle said, “The semi-finals and final games were as good games as could be played on any level, any where, by either sex. Naturally, in a tournament your best teams wind up competing as you begin to move through the tournament.” The winner of the Division III Tournament was Winston-Salem State University. Coach McDougle said there were several outstand ing plays made by individuals on both the winning and losing teams. “One of the outstanding factors for any winning team is the over shadowing of individuals by the total team concept. Basketball be ing a team sport means all indi viduals in uniform have to make contributions to the success of their team,” he said. by Rochelle D. Moody At vesper services, Honor’s Convocation, and other oc casions where a formal chapel service is held, students and faculty will see Dr. Richard Anderson seated behind the organ. Dr. Anderson has been at Bennett since the fall of 1974. Dr. Anderson grew up out side of Rochester, New York and received his bachelors de gree from Capital College in Columbus, Ohio and his mas ters degree and DMA (Doc tor of Musical Arts) from the University of Michigan. Dr. Anderson feels that Bennett College is in a state of evaluation, meaning changes caused by the that had plagued the Bennett team in previous game encounters. When the buzzer sounded for the end of the first half, the Ram ettes had a 30 point lead over the BeUes. Assistant coaches, James Hunt ley and Ivy Tate discussed what plays they had noticed on the floor and how these plays had affected the performance of the Belle squad. “Basketball is like a science,” said Ivy, “but the girls don’t be lieve us when we say you have to think and breathe and live bas ketball.” James said that during scrim mage games the girls perform well, but when the “big ones from other schools come in, they lose that confidence and that’s a prob lem.” Both coaches said that several The Bennett Belles finished sixth out of twelve schools com peting for the division champion ship. “We were blown out of a couple of games by one or two points. While others have been critical of the team’s and coach’s perform ance, I am as proud of these girls as I can be, because they hung in there against untold adversity,” said McDougle. He said that the girls wanted to play in order to represent themselves and the college well. “You must keep in mind that for several games, including the A&T State games, we had only four healthy players. Persons like Alice “Crunch” Costin, Andre Dix on, Carolyn Hazel and Robin Arn old played in constant pain, but they gave their 100 per cent to the game.” McDougle expressed disappoint ment in the lack of support that the team received this year. “1 am somewhat disappointed with the support of the student body. It seems that the only games that they have any enthusiasm about are the ones against A&T State University. Certainly this year, more than any other, with seven players, we needed the sup port of the entire campus.” McDougle said that the team was very elated over the appear ance of President Miller and mem bers of his family at some of the team’s contests. “We recognize the support of the Miller family as genuine and this makes it evident that certain seg ments of the administration and myself and the team share a com mon concern,” he said. McDougle said that Ike Miller, Jr. had scrimmaged with the team prior to the tournament because A.I.D.P. and the Southern As sociation. “Many things have changed since I’ve been here,” he said; “Everyone seems to be con tinually trying to improve the learning situation for the stu dents.” “They also seem to be try ing to prepare the students for leaving Bennett,” added Dr. Anderson. He also feels there has been a change in the students dur ing his four years at Bennett. “I think it’s due to the gen eral trends in education and society,” said Dr. Anderson. “The campus seems more sedate,” he said, “and the stu dents seem to be more inter ested in studying.” of their previous games had been lost due to turn-overs and not get ting rebounds right away. Looking around at the audience, one could not help but notice that there were very few Bennett sup porters. This too has affected the morale of the team and the coaches. When the final buzzer sounded, the Winston-Salem State Univer sity girls had beaten the Belles 99-69. The “magnificent 7” as they have been called, had given the Division III Tournament their best shot and lost. Bennett Banner Staff Meeting March 21, 1978 6:30 p.m. Belles of lack of support from others in this effort. “Of course, some faculty and staff have followed the team since its inception in 1970. The basic charge for women’s athletics at Bennett came from Dr. Miller, and it has grown over the years,” he said. Prospects for the fall look good according to Coach McDougle. He said, “I have been told that Portia Dixon, Andre Dixon’s sister, and Valerie Callender along with several other young ladies have committed themselves to the athletic program. If they meet all other entrance requirements, they are expected to join the team in the fall. We are hopeful that Karen Evans will be able to re turn to campus and join us also.” Coach McDougle talks about team loyalty and pride. Photo by Tonya Martin In his spare time. Dr. An derson has some interesting hobbies. He likes to travel and read. He is also a gourmet cook and likes French cooking. Wearing a denim vest and pants, Dr. Anderson said he also likes to sew and had made the suit he was wear ing. “We hear a lot about wom en’s liberation, especially on a women’s campus,” said Dr. Anderson, “but I also believe in men’s liberation.” “The point is, that every one wants to feel free to do the things they do best with out being restricted to a par ticular life style,” he said. Dr. Anderson said that he also likes to do gardening, but cannot do as much of it as he would like to do. “These hobbies are some thing completely different to think about,” he said. “Sev/- ing and cooking are things I do very well.” “I’m good at working with my hands,” he added, “so why not do things I’m good at?” “After finishing school one has a chance to develop in other areas,” said Dr. Ander son. “You are able to develop personally.” “Life is more than a ca reer,” said Dr. Anderson; “There are so many things in life to enjoy and it should be enjoyed to the fullest.” Dr. Anderson also is the or ganist for a Moravian Church in Winston-Salem, North Car olina. He says that this is his first exposure to a Moravian Church but he considers this a hobby also and enjoys it very much. Dr. Anderson Keeps Music Flowing in Chapel Round I ol NCAIAW Tournament
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