^nvember 29/1989
Page 11
Sports
Three Make All-Conference
Lorna Biagioli
Came on strong after early
season injury.
Steve Hollinger
Led the Knights to a winning
season.
Kristin Mosher
Provided leadership to a young
team.
Injuries Plague Lady Knights
Michael Roberts
A run of bad luck has pre
sented even more problems
for a very young and inex
perienced Lady Knights
Basketball Team. Stacy
gustafson, a 6ft. lin. fresh
man playing in only her
second game, suffered a
season-ending injury to her
knee. The knee required
surgery, and Gustafson is
now undergoing physical
therapy. Combine this inci
dent with an injury to starter
Lorna Biagioli, and height
on the backline becomes a
major problem.
Even before the injuries
sustained by Gustafson and
Biagioli, first year coach
^3ncy Swain commented
Wat rebounding needed to
wiprove if the team was to
be competitive.
Although the Lady
Knights have been competi
tive in most games so far,
they are winless in five
match-ups. Coach Swain
added that too many turn
overs, along with the lack of
rebounding, has plagued
the squad.
For the present, the Lady
Knights will have to depend
on the floor leadership of
Heidi Poole, the sharp-
shooting of freshman Deb
bie Jones, and the scoring
punch of junior transfer
Megan Kleinbauer. Swain
streesed the importance of
the presence of Poole by
saying, "She directs the traf
fic, controls the tempo,
keeps other players calmed
down, and serves as our
floor leader."
Jones will split time be
tween point guard, second
guard, and because of inju
ries, small forward. Jones
possesses ball handling and
shooting ability.
Kleinbauer has scored in
double figures in three of the
Lady Knights five games.
She scored 27 and 22 in the
last two contests, and has
excellence range from the
three point area.
Senior Kristin Mosher will
have to provide leadership
to add to an increased re
sponsibility in the scoring
and rebounding depart
ments. Playing forward,
Mosher may also be called
upon to put in a lot of play
ing time.
Coach Swain stated that
she will measure the team's
success this year by the abil
ity to learn and get better.
She said that at this point she
wants the team to continue
to give a hard effort, and to
improve playing as a unit.
Kristin Mosher shoots from inside the paint