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Page 6 The Pendulum Thursday, Feb. 11, 1982 sports Corbett leads Golden Girls ( 19-3 ) to NAIA national prominence again Behind the consistently excellent play of senior Van essa Corbett, the Elon wonj- en’s basketball Golden Girls have fashioned a 19-3 record this season, securing for the second consecutive year a place in the NAIA top 20 rankings. In a 81-61 victory Monday night over Pfeiffer College, Corbett became the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s basketball at Elon. Her 19 points, slightly under her season average, gave her a total of 2255 points in her outstanding career at Elon. Prospects for the upcom ing Carolinas Conference tournament are bright for Head Coach Mary Jackson’s squad, the defending cham pions in the event. Two regular season games re- Upcoming games Elon Basketball Schedule Men Feb. 13 at Atlantic Christian Feb. 17 High Point College (Home) Feb. 20 at Guilford College Feb. 24-27 Carolinas Confe rence Tournament Women Feb. 13 Lenoir-Rhyne (Home) Feb. 15 at A&T State Feb. 18-20 Carolinas Con ference Tourney peb. 22-24 NAIA District 26 Tourney Mar. 1-2 NAIA Area Tour ney Mar. 11-13 NAIA Natio nal Tourney Coach Mnry Jackson main, with high-touted Le noir-Rhyne College and North Carolina A&T. Jackson has seen a great deal of improvement in the women’s basketball program at Elon since she became head coach in 1975. The former Old Dominion Uni versity coach took over for Kay Yow that year, inherit- iag a squad that lacked the talent to compete in the Carolinas Conference. After a succession of lack luster years, the Golden Girl hoopsters improved to 16-9 in 1979. That was the year Corbett, Jackson’s first ‘blue chip’ recruit, arrived at Elon. Last season saw Jack son’s team finish with a 29-4 overall mark and a number 13 ranking in the nation. The ultimate goal, Coach Jackson says, is to really reach the top of the wom en’s basketb^ world with a national championship. The Golden Girls must advance through the Carolinas Con ference tournament and the district and regional playoffs to reach the national cham pionships in Kansas City in early March. Vanessa Corbett has been only one key to the recent successes of Elon women’s basketball. Senior Jeannie Hairston is the team’s lead ing rebounder and has ave raged 12.5 points per game. “She is not as t^ented as Vanessa, but day in and day out she works hard and gives all,” says Jackson of her team leader. Junior Nuggie Dixon, who is only 5 feet, 7 inches tall but possesses great leaping ability, and freshman Donna Trollinger also draw high praise from Jackson. Dixon, who averages 13 points per game, can "be so awesome some nights that no one, or team, can stop her,” says Jackson. Trollinger, last year’s North Carolina women’s basketball player of the year, was lured to Elon away from many bigger schools. She has impressive rebounding, assist and scoting totals. Sophomore Renate Cost ner is the team leader in assists, and Jade Nicholas is averaging nine points and seven rebounds for the sea son. Their supporting roles have been instrumental in the Golden Girls’ success this season. Anderson names Gary Shepard assistant coach Gary E. Shepard was r^ cently named as an assistant j football coach at Elon by new head coach Wright An derson. Shepard previously served as defensive coordinator and linebacker coach at Austin Peay ^etm.) State Universi-i ty, preceded by a career as a high school football and baseball coach. In addition to his football duties, Shepard will serve as a physical education instruc tor and assistant track coach at Elon. “I’m pleased to be able to join Elon’s football pro gram,” Shepard told the Burlington Daily TlmeS' News. “It’s a great oppor tunity and challenge to join a national championship program.” Holdovers from last year’s coaching staff include Lin- wood, Ferguson, Macky Carden and Don Kelly. Christians’ hardwood misfortunes continue by Joel Maness The Fightin’ Christians shooting woes continued as an eight-game losing streak helped drop their overall record to 6-16. Their con ference mark is 3-7. After a win over Guilford College, the Christians dropped successive losses to Catawba (50-40), Pfeiffer (67-66), Lenoir-Rhyne (66- 56), High Point (12-10), Wingate (66-64), Gardner Webb (59-53), Catawba (65- 56) and Mars Hill (86-72). The Christians lost the first six games by a total of only 17 points. Had the Christians not given 110 percent effort several of those games would have been blowouts. Elon bounced back Satur day with a 73-70 win over Pembroke State, as the Christians withstood a fur ious second-half comeback. After seeing a second half, 19-point lead diminish to three at the final buzzer, w TAKING HIS TEAMMATE DOWN— Coach Mike Cox oversees a practice match, as Jay MacJay [top] puts a hold on teammate Steve Hester. Photo by Nader Hamidponr. Coach Bill Morningstar said, “We won tonight the same way we lost the last eight.” Mel Melton, Gary Shuf fler, Peter Dolan, and A1 Beck combined for 57 points to pace the Christians. Elon played tought Mon day night but lost to second place Pfeiffer, 70-60. Drew VanHorn and A1 Beck scored 12 points apiece to lead the Christians. Assistant Coach Danny Morrison told the Burlington Grapplers win by Bob Moser The Elon wrestling team defeated Barbara-Scotia, Davidson and Catawba last week in a dual tourna ment to run its string of victories to seven and ensure a winning record for the Fightin’ Christian grapplers for the first time in five years. The wrestlers, under the direction of coaches Macky Carden and Mike Cox, be gan the season with five consecutive setbacks, but have turned the tide with a series of outstanding perfor mances. Jiuuor Jay Lineberry, in the 126-pound weight class, is undefeat^ in his class. Freshman Jim Hennigan, in the 134-pound class, is hav ing an excellent season along with 177-pounder Steve Hes ter, a transfer who has lost Times-News, “We looic great for five minutes, and then seem to play very poorly for the same lengtli of time.” “Two of our conferen« losses were in overtime," Coach Morningstar pointe out, “and in two others we were beaten by one point." The Christians will taice on Lynchburg Monday in a game that was postpone(^ earlier because of snow. dual tourne only once. In a recent tournament at Washington and Lee Univer sity, Lineberry, HeimigM, and Hester were all indivi dual winners for the Fightin- Christians. The grapplers are second in the Carolinas Conference with a 3-1 record, losing only to Pembroke State. Elon’s last meet is this Wednesday at Davidson Col lege. The conference tour nament will be held at Catawba College on Feb. Hi | with the district toumamefltl three days later at Pfeifftf' College. I In addition to a go* showing in the conference! tournament, according toj Coach Cox, “We are hoping I for some good individu® performances in the distnct] tournament so that we w”! place some wrestlers in national tournament.”
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