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With 505 wins,
bowling is tops
on campus
By Quinton Graham
^oice Sports Editor
If you asked around campus whether or not
students knew we had a bowling team, the
answer would be no, surprisingly. Seeing that
bowling is a winter sport and their season is
rapidly approaching, students are encouraged
to feam about and support our Bronco bowl
ers.
Considered a buried treasure, bowling is
the highest winning athletic team at Fayette
ville State University with a 505-152 record.
In 10 years they’ve
have won nine con
ference champion
ships. The team has
also been nationally
ranked for the last
five years, being
ranked as high as
16th. The women’s
bowling team has
been undefeated for
the last three years,
and has put the most
players on the all
academic team several times.
This year’s bowling season starts this
week, and for the team it has been a long time
waiting. Last year the bowling team posted
an impressive 82-20 record, third best in
the nation. Returning for the Broncos is the
CIAA Player of the Year Akira “AK” Turner
and Coach of the Year Bobby Henderson.
“I believe my team is as strong as last year,
the only issue will be substitution and giv
ing my girls a break. Players are limited and
fatigue may be an issue,” Coach Henderson
said.
The team consists of Ms. Turner (senior),
Kelly Wakehauser (junior), Jamie Donnelly
(sophomore), D’andrea Bethea (freshmen),
and Daisey Wiseman (freshmen).
“I can honestly say I’m excited about the
upcoming season because the strength in our
team never decreased I expect the same like
every year, making it to the championship
game,” Ms. Turner said.
Coach Henderson says the team’s goals
this year are to win the division, go unde
feated, win the round up tournament, and
ultimately win the CIAA Championship. He
believes in his team 100 percent and knows
that they are capable of winning.
Winning should be no problem for the
bowling team, after all they have been unde
feated for the three years. This year doesn’t
seem to be about the wins, but about giving
credit where credit is due. This season looks
as though it will turn out to be a successful
one.
AKIRA “AK” TURNER
Future looks bright for men’s hoops
By Quinton Graliam
Voice Sports Editor
Last year’s basketball season
for the men was one of disap
pointment and short comings.
The team went 8-19 with an ear
ly exit in the CIAA tournament.
The dreary season was blamed
on many different reasons;
lack of an inside presence, new
coach, lack of player chemistry,
and the list continues.
With that said, it’s a new
basketball season in Broncol-
and and the expectations are
very high among the team and
coaches. With the addition of
nine newcomers, the future
looks promising. Also returning
are two of the top three leading
scorers on the team - Ariel Rob
inson and Jarmel Baxter.
Micheal Carpenter, the
league’s leading scorer was also
in the top two of every statisti
cal category on the team; unfor
tunately Carpenter will not be
joining the team due to academ
ic redshirt*. Carpenter chose to
redshirt so that he could play his
final y^ar as well as graduate on
time.
“Graduation is a key aspect
in our program, that’s what we
strive for,” said head coach
Alphonza Kee. “Carpenter is a
great part of our team but every
thing we do is a team effort. We
will need our seniors to step up
and lead. But most of all we’re
a family, in which if everyone
plays there part the team will be
successftil,”
Newcomers to the team in
clude Devin Thompson, a
6-foot-4 guard from Jack Britt
High School in Fayetteville,
Tyrell Tate, a 6-foot-5 small for
ward and Donzell Hill, a 6-foot-
7 forward, from Millbrook High
School in Raleigh. Sidney Ev
ans, Tim Plummer and John
Herrington will enter FSU from
powerftil junior college teams.
Also, Joseph Jones, Donte
Fields and DominQue Johnson
will be available to play after
redshirting last year. “We look
to improve at every position on
the court and improve our talent
level greatly,” said Coach Kee.
“As with all teams we have
high aspirations for the upcom
ing season. After last season the
older players know the adjust
ments that need to be made.
Each player is expected to push
themselves, and this infectious
behavior must be carried out by
each player on the team. This
season will be a challenge, when
and how we respond will be the
deciding factor. But with that
said, I am extremely confident
for the 2010-2011 seasons,” said
Sophomore Paul Lane.
It seems as though the Bron
cos have addressed their needs
for talent and experience. And
with a year under his belt Coach
Zee knows what it takes to com
pete within the division.
“We look to improve and
play fast,” he said. “We were
at the bottom of the league last
year, we expect to win at least
more than half of our games this
year. If we play disciplined and
as a team, we will be a threat to
everyone and... compete for a
CIAA championship.”
The team’s first game is
against Barbra-Scotia on No
vember 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Capel Arena.
Coach Zee hopes to see stu
dents at the game saying “that is
another essential part in having
a successftil season.”
After rocky offseason,
NBA gets underway
By Junious Smitli
Voice Staff Writer
The NBA season, after an
eventful offseason, finally got
underway on October 26. An
impending lockout for the 2010-
2011 season provided a lot of
moves, resignations and
trades. Here are four of the
biggest storylines.
The Miami Heat created
the biggest splash, winning
the “LeBron James sweep
stakes”. On July 8, James
stated that he would leave
the Cleveland Cavaliers
to join All-Stars Dwyane
Wade and Chris Bosh in
South Beach to create a
■ trio that many experts pre
dict to win more than the NBA
record of 72 games. That record
was set by the 1995-96 Chicago
Bulls, led by basketball superstars
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
and Dennis Rodman. With steady
role players like Mike Miller
(who will be out until Decem
ber with a thumb injury), Udonis
Haslem and Zydrunas Ilgauskas,
they may bring the brama.
The Boston Celtics have star
power of their own with the free-
agent acquisition of Shaquille
O’Neal. Teamed with other sea
soned stalwarts in Kevin Gamett,
Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, along
with the speedy 24-year old Ra-
jon Rondo, the Celtics will still
be a very formidable team for the
Eastern Conference. Despite their
age, they came within one game
of winning the NBA Finals last
season.
The Oklahoma City
Thunder’s only big move
was having Kevin Durant
commit to a 5-year, 86 mil
lion dollar extension. That,
along with the success of
Durant and point guard
Russell Westbrook in the
FIBA World Champion
ships have the Thunder as
the frontrunners to unseat
the Los Angeles Lakers in
the Western Conference.
Although this is one of the young
est teams in the NBA, the Thun
der have great chemistry, a factor
necessary for a great team.
The Lakers, despite being the
two-time defending champions,
flew under the radar over the sum
mer because of Miami’s “Three
Kings”. By signing Matt Barnes
and Steve Blake, the Lakers now
have the deepest bench in the
league. A three-peat is very pos
sible, especially with Kobe Bry
ant on the court and Phil Jackson
coaching on the sideline.
SPORTSCALENDAR
Basketball
WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
• FIRST HOME GAME!
FSU vs. Francis Marion:
Nov.12 at 5:30 p.m.:
Capel Arena
•FSU vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m.:
Hickory, NC (away)
MEN’S BASKETBALL
• FIRST HOME GAME!
FSU vs. Barber-Scotia:
Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.:
Capel Arena
FSU vs. St. Andrews
Nov. 15
7:30 p.m.: Capel Arena
Football
• *LAST HOME GAME*
FSU vs. Virginia Union
Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.: Luther
“Nick” Jerald’s Stadium,
FSU
Volleyball
CIAA Tournament
Hampton, VA
Nov. 4-6
Bowling
FSU vs. Livingstone,
WSSU, JCSU, Saint
Augustine
All day: Charlotte, NC
Nov. 5-6
Golf
FSU at Savannah State
All day: Savannah, GA
Nov. 8-9
NFL.
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football and other university
football programs? Though
it is unprecedented, this
could be one rule that may
make its way into the rule-
book for college football,
since the intent is to prevent
as many injuries as possible.
Recently a college student at
Rutgers University was par
alyzed from the neck down
because of the way he tack
led another player. Serious
injuries occur in football due
to the way players tackle.
The hope is that with these
recent events players will fo
cus more on the techniques
and form of the game in
stead of just the scoreboard.