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4 Page 8 The Pendulum October 11, 1979 Awesome Golden Girls exciting by Vicki Blankenship Head women’s baslcetball coach Mary Jackson is get ting ready for another exci ting year of play. Her team has been having official practice for two weeks. When asked about her outlook for the coming sea son, she replied, “Awesome. We’re so tough it even scares me. We have an excellent starting five plus very good backups. Every one has a good team- oriented mind. In fact, too good. We may pass the ball too much at times instead of taking a shot. On the boards we have plenty of height and power. I am setting up some scrinmiages now.” Assistant coach this year for the Golden Girls is Lynn Briggs. She was a letterman for the Elon team and captain her senior year. She is expected to help Coach Jackson a great deal. Returning for the team this year will be Lori Wil liamson, an all-conference guard. She is a 5’7 junior with fast ball handling and a good outside shot averaging 19 points per game last year. She will take the starting guard position. Another all-conference player plus all-state is soph omore Vanessa Corbett. iShe is a 6’ tall threat on the boards with a great shot averaging 22 points per game last year as a fresh man. She will be a starting forward. Stella Jeffries will be the starting center. This 6’1 sophomore saw lots of ac tion last year and her exper ience and strong reboun^ng will aid the team very much. Jeannia Hairston, soph omore, will be another star ting forward. Her 5’10 height helps her in the strong rebounding she is known for. She also has a good shot. The other starting guard will be a freshman by the name of Nuggie Dixon. She is 5’7 and can jump straight up and grab the rim. She has an excellent outside shot and is expected to aid in grabbing some of those re bounds. She has great speed. The number one substitute or sixth woman on the court will be the 5’11 freshman, Rhonda Cooper. A native of Graham, she attended Southern High School. She is an excellent backup point guard with good bsJl han dling and passing. Jade Nichols, a Maryland native, is a jumper with a good shot and is expected to help out a lot. Susie Poplin, a 6’ soph omore, went out last year and has improved 100 per cent. Lori Smith, from Mary land, is a S’11 freshman and has very good speed for her size. Janice Bremer, also a Maryland native, is a 5’9 freshman expected to help as a forward or guard. Maria Roupas is a guard from Richmond, Va., with good ball handling. With a team ranging in height from 6’3 to 5’4 and averagin S’ll in height, combined with great speed, shootting, and ball handling, what coach would not be excited? Fresh netters encourage team by Vicki Blankenship With the leadership of Coach Karen Carden, the women’s tennis team is sparking a 2-2 record. Beating Atlantic Christian and Western Carolina in some really good matches evened out the record. The two losses were from UNC- Greensboro and Mars Hill. “The players have im proved since last season,” said Coach Carden. “Most of them played during the summer and are more com petitive. We should have a better record than last year’s record of 6 and 10. The girls played well against Western Carolina. They were a little tired from the trip to Mars Hill so the play wasn’t as good.” Number one player this year is Karen Wall who moved up from the number fiv? position last year. Although she has not won any matches, she is playing well against her competition. Janet Fleming, Mary Beth Hughes and Lori Clark, hold the number two, three, and four positions on the team. They are playing well but are mainly working on being consistent. Kate Jewett is the number five player on the team, she is one of the most consistent players on the team with a 3-1 record. Julia Strange, the only freshman in the top six, is the number six player. She is a strong player and a tremendous asset to the team. Wendy Warren, a fresh man, has been playing dou bles along with Kate Jewett and they are 4-0 in the number three spot. Wendy is another asset to the team. Other members that £U"e working hard are Jennifer Ratchford, Beverly Malone, Lee Chears, Ingrid Neill, and Kelley Ayers. “We are playing a tough schedule and are plaing teams that we did not play last year, but we are confi dent that we can be compe titive. With a strong group of freshmen and only one senior on the team, the future looks bright,” says Coach Carden. Upcoming matches are: Oct. 12, Elon vs. Campbell —away; Oct. 15, Elon vs. Pembroke — away; Oct. 16, Elon vs. Wingate — home; Oct. 20, Elon vs. UNC- Wilmington — home. Ekm’s Vanessa Corbett goes up for a Williamson sets up for a possible rebound. shot Lou Photo contest set Amateur photographers are eligible to compete for up to $1,500 in photographic equipment, first prize in the 7th Annual Nikon/Nutshell Photo Contest for students and faculty. Prizes totaling $11,250 in value will be awarded in the contest now underway on college campuses. The contest is sponsored jointly by Nikon cameras and Nutshell magazine— a network of educational publications distributed an nually to more than one million college students. The contest is open to faculty as well as students. There is no contest theme, no restriction on the number of photos entered, and any type of still camera may be used in the contest. Last year’s winners repre sented more than 150 col lege, university and high school campuses. First place winners in each of the two categories (black and white and color) will receive $1,500 in Nikon equipment. Two runners-up will each win $1,000 in equip ment, and third place win ners receive $750 in equip ment. The same top prizes will be awarded in the faculty competition which is judged separately. Contest entry blanks are available at participating lo cal Nikon photo dealers or by writing Anne Littlefield, Nikon/Nutshell Photo Con test, 505 Market Street, Knoxville, Tenn. 37902. Keep Elon College clean as part of Keep North Carolina Beautiful Oct. 15-22 The Campus Shop Sweater sale now in progress. Wool crew neck $9.95 and up. Winning Way warm-up suits $30-$55. Gray and navy -seat pants $7.95 & up. “Danskin — Not just for dancing.” Discount movie tickets for Terrace $2.50. Elon students and staff 10% off on all merchandise with Elon IX). Go Fighting Christians! ALAMANCE SPORTING GOODS 226-9308 Mon.-Sat. 10-5:30 251 East Front St., Burlington L. -■ Hungry Bull Family Steak House now taking applica tions for: steak cooks, dish washers, waitresses, line ser vers. Company training program and benefits. Ap ply in person between 2 and 9 p.m. 2408 South Church St. Equal Opportunity em ployer. Student workers needed for dining halls Call Mrs. Connie Southerland Office: Harden Dining Hall
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