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Tall team takes the court
By RICK HANNA
During the 1981-82 season,
the Lady Knights will be in a
new conference, the Dixie
Conference, which is NCAA
Division III. Last year in the
Southern Region II of the
AIAW, Division II, the
squad finished 9-6 with an
overall record of 12-8. Only
one player is lost from last
year’s team.
Catherine “Seal” Arm
strong, Teresa “Slick”
Robin, Virginia “McColl”
Williams, Renee Hales,
Kathy Daniels, and Eva Pitt
man are all experienced and
can expect to see a con
siderable amount of playing
time. In describing this year’s
unit the team’s new Coach
Betsy Graham said, “We are
a stronger team inside with
Renee, who is returning for
her second year after a one
year absence, Eva, “Seal,”
and “McColl”. The floor
leader will be “Slick,” who
has assumed that position for
the past three years.”
Another important factor
is the squad’s average height,
an impressive 5’8Vi”. Coach
Graham feels that “This
team should do very well, but
playing in a new conference
can be a big factor.” She ad
ded, “I hope the Christmas
layoff won’t hurt the team in
any fashion.” Last year’s
team was 4-4 against Dixie
Conference opponents.
Coacn Graham likes a con
trol tempo game with a
substantial amount of transi
tion. Another key element in
Coach Graham’s game plan
WINTER SPORTS
MEN’S BASKETBALL 1981-82
Date Opponent Time Location
Fri.rSat., Nov.20-21Tip-off Doubteheader • Emory & Henry Home
Methodist, Oglethorpe
Tues., Nov. 24 Pembroke State Univ’erslty Away
Sat., Nov. 28 Belmont Abbey College Away
Tucs., Dec. 1 Greerisboro College Home
Sat., Dec. 5 Coker College Away
Sat., Dec. 12 Emory & Henry College Away
Mon., Jan 4 Millsaps College Away
Tues., Jan. 5 William Ceirey College Away
Fri.-Sat., Jan. 8-9 Francis Marion College Tournament Away
Fri., Jan. 15 Virginia Wesleyevi College Home
Sat., Jan. 16 Christopher Newport College Home
Wed., Jan.20 Averett College Away
Sat., Jan 23 North Carolina Wesleyan College Away
Tues., Jan 26 UNC—Gre^sboro Home
Thurs., Jan 28 Methodist College Home
Sat., Jan 30 Greensboro College Away
Wed., Feb. 3 Averett College Home
Fri., Feb. 5 Chri&tophei Newport CoDege Away
Sat., Feb. 6 Virginia Wesleyan College Away
Tues., Feb. 9 Methodist College Away
Thurs., Feb. 11 Coker College Home
Wed., Feb. 17 UNC-Greensboro Away
Sat., Feb. 20 North Cardina Wesleyan College Home
Feb. 24, 26-27 DIAC Tournament TBA
Coach: Doug Riley Home Games: 7:30 p.ra
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 1981-82
Fri., Nov. 20 Methodist College - 7:00 Away
Tues., Nov. 24 Wingate College - 7:00 Away
Wed., Dec. 2 Greensboro College - 7:00 Home
Thurs., Dec. 3 Coital Carolina College • 7:00 Away
Tues., Dec 8 Coker College - 7:00 Home
Thurs., Dec. 10 Meredith College ■ 7:00 Home
Wed., Jan. 13 North Carolina Wesleyan College • 7:30 Away
Fri., Jan. 15 Virginia Wesleyan College • 5:45 Home
Sat., Jan. 16 Christopher Newport College • 5:45 Home
Wed., Jan. 20 Wingate College - 7:00 Home
Sat., Jan. 23 Pfeiffer College -5:30 Away
Wed., Jan. 27 UNC-Greensboro - 7:00 Home
Sat.. Jan. 30 Greensboro College - 5:30 Away
Wed,. Feb. 3 Meredith College • 7:00 Away
Fri., Feb. 5 Christopher Newport College - 5:45 Away
Sat., Feb. 6 Virginia Wesclyan College - 2:00 Away
Tues., Feb. 9 UNC-Greensboro -7:00 '' ^ ' Away
Thurs., Feb. 11 Davidson College - 7:00 Away
Mon., Feb. 15 North Carolina Wesleyan College-7 00 Awau
Wed., Feb. 17 Methodist College -7:00 Home
Thurs., Feb. 18 UNC-Chapel Hill, J.V. 7:00 Away
Feb. 23, 26-27 DIAC Tournament jgA
Coach: Betsy Graham
is to switch 'defenses fre
quently. More emphasis will
be put on man-to-man
defense this year.
There is not an excessive
amount of depth on the Lady
Knights bench, but Coach
Graham feels that there is
more than enough talent.
So, with a group of tall,
talented ladies, a new con
ference, a good coach, who is
in her first year, and some
help from Lady Luck, the
Lady Knights of St. Andrews
are lookng forward to a great
season.
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The grimacing expression on the face of St. Andrews freshman eager Pat Donovan
displays the over-all frustration of the St. Andrews basketball team as it competed
in wheelchairs against the Fayetteville Trotters, a professional wheelchair team. The
Trotters, who have had vast experience maneuvering on the hardwood, won handily 66-14.
York leaves team
Knights defend Dixie crowi
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By DWAYNE SNOWDEN
The St. Andrews Knights
strong performances in last
year’s Dixie Conference
tournament and the NCAA
Southern Regional Tourna
ment have fans and players
excited about the 1981-82
season. The squad finished
24-7, enjoying a narrow win
in the conference tournament
championship game with a
64-63 win over Christopher
Newport and played gallant
ly in the opening round of
the NCAA Southern
Regional before succumbing
to Southwestern of Ten
nessee by two points.
Before thinlcing about a
return engagement to the
NCAAs’, the Knights have
their conference crown to de
fend. Returning in the
backcourt is sensational
junior guard Will Petersen,
who was selected to the
DIAC All-Conference team
and finished third in the na
tion among Division III
scorers (26.4 ppg). James
“J.R.” Sutton, a 6’3”
sophomore received a lot of
playing time opposite
Petersen in the backcourt last
season and although he was
bothered by pre-season in
juries, he should return at
full strength for the season
opener. Should either of
these players get into foul
trouble Head Coach Doug
Riley has a talented array of
freshmen guards whom he
can depend on.
The frontcourt features
senior shot blocking artist,
6’6” center Jackie Amos (11
ppg and 12 rebounds per
game) and 6’3” senior for
ward Clayton “Akma”
White (15.4 ppg and 8 re
bounds per game); both se
cond team All Conference
selections. Missing is 6’7”
senior David York who left
the squad for personal
reasons. York’s experience
and 7.3 ppg and seven re
bounds per game will be
severely missed. Junior A1
Gibbs, a 6’3” forward, who
showed flashes of his poten
tial in the NCAA Southern
Regional will play a large
role in the Knight fortunes
this season. The only other
returners are both
sophomores, 6’6” center
William “T.C.” McCollum
and 6’3” forward Eric
“Smooth” Miller. Coach
Riley also recruited talented-
freshmen to bolster the
frontline corps.
If the Knights can avoid
key injuries and the freshmen
class, which composes half
the team, can produce im
mediately, this will be the
most memorable year in St.
Andrews basketball history
as St. Andrews begins its
quest to repeat as conference
champions. The Knights
open their season tonign
with the Tip-Of
doubleheader against Emory
and Henry College
Virginia. Game time is
p.m. at Harris Courts. If yo“
can’t make the game, WSA
will be providing
coverage (640 AM and
FM).