The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, August 27, 2001 Page: 4 of 12
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4 Monday August 27 2001 Optimist
Volleyball team ranked second in LSC South
Courtney Mclnnls
Sports Writer
Entering the '01-'02 season the
volleyball team is ranked second In
the Lone Star Conference South
Division poll. To claim the top spot
the Wildcats will need to get past
division rival and No. 1 nationally
ranked West Texas A&M.
"The pre-season poll is just a
guess but I believe that it is a fairly
accurate guess" head coach Brek
Horn said. "West Texas is a strong
powerhouse and we are trying to get
to that point."
The Wildcats remain optimistic
after finishing last season with a dis-
appointing seventh place in the LSC
tournament. This tournament finish
prevented them from advancing to
the NCAA Division II Southwest
Region Tournament and thus ended
their season.
Last season the 'Cats finished with
a record of 29-6 after losing late in die
season'to Eastern New Mexico on the
home court and then to Cameron
during the LSC post-season tournament.
"This year is one of
our lcst chances to be
great because 1 1 play-
ers are returning we
have a strong senior
class and our fresh-
men have fit into the
groove really well"
Horn said. "It takes
time to build a powerhouse."
The 'Cats have been practicing
three hours in the morning and three
hours in the afternoon each day
since Aug 7. Horn intends to plan a
schedule with more breaks once the
season gets under way.
"I am waiting to see where we are
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Horn
"It takes time to build
a powerhouse."
Brek Horn head volleyball coach
at and where we need to go from
there" Horn said.
Among the returning lcttcrmen is
middle blocker and team co-captain
Lindsay DeHoff who has proven to
be consistent in the past. DeHoff has
played in 389 of the past 403 games
and all 107 matches. Last season she
led the team with 981 digs and a hit-
ting percentage of .300.
"I think we are ready to see what
we can do this season and to those of
us that are seniors it means a lot"
DeHoff said. "I focus on the team
and how I can help us be better so we
can beat teams that beat us last
year."
Also leading'thc team is outside
hitter Mistl Germany who racked up
a team best of 1080 kills last season
and setter Randi Kinzer who holds
school records for most assists in a
match and most assists in a season.
"Our setter on the team must be a
leader because without her leader-
ship we cannot be a success" Horn
said.
With 11 players returning and no
major injuries the 'Cats say they are
confident that this upcoming season
will be a success.
"One of our long term goals is to
make it to the regional tournament"
Horn said. "It would be the first time
for ACU volleyball and that would be
a really good deal."
The Wildcats will play their first
home game on September 4 against
Lubbock Christian University.
Say what?
Volleyball terms defined
Dig - when a player passes the
ball that has been attacked by
the opposition
Assist - a set or dig to a team-
mate who attacks the ball for a
kill
Block - when a ball is blocked
into the opponent's court lead-
ing directly to a point or sideout
Attack - any time a player
attempts to hit the ball aggres-
sively into the opponent's court
Kill when an attack is unre-
turned by the opposition (a
spike more or less)
Surviving the dog days
Recent
tragedy
raises
awareness
about heat
Joel Weckerly
Sports www
The time is 4:45 p.m. and
ACU summer football practice
is winding down.
The scorching late after-
noon sun beats down on the
players asthey wrap up prac-
tice by completing speed runs
back and forth across the
practice field. As many of
them huff and puff their way
to the other side an assistant
coach stands toward the mid-
dle of the field and showers
the weary players with a cool
mist from a water hose.
Now rewind about a
month. The scene is much the
same on July 31 except the
place is Mankato Minn. The
Minnesota Vikings are wrap-
ping up an afternoon summer
training camp session when
335-pound offensive lineman
Korey Stringer ollapses. Later
that evening he is pronounced
dead due to multiple organ
failure from a major heat
stroke.
Heat stroke is defined as
the point where the body
loses its ability to control its
core temperature and begins
to shut down. It is a more
severe case of 'heat exhaus-
tion which is the body's first
reaction to overheating in
which an individual experi-
ences weakness because of a
lack of energy from fluid and
salt loss. Because of Stringer's
death these terms have
become staples in heat safety
all across the country.
"His death was on every-
body's mind going into our
summer camp" said head
football coach Gary Gaines. "It
was certainly a tremendous
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2000 Individual Volleyball Statistics
Name GP Asst. Aces Kills Digs Blocks
Purvis 111 10 10 366 33
Germany 126 6 0 440 85 49
DcHolT 129 19 34 384 363 103
Oglesby 121 66 30 303 341 63
Hanlinc 57 11 6 136 107 24
York 118 11 4 191 102 90
Tcakcll 9 48 2 6 10 2
Allison 10 5 3 5 7 2-
Wilson 14 0 2 7 18 9
Kinzer 127 1629 35 52 315 29
Brenncman 114 13 12 35 262 15
Gnmcs 128 6 34 19 402 2
Team 131 1824 198 1981 2378 421
Doug Ginapp junior tight end from Arlington hydrates himself during one of the foot-
ball team's two-a-day practices last week.
tragedy."
Wildcat players echo
Gaines' feelings.
"It definitely made us more
aware that we need to hydrate
ourselves" said redshirt fresh-
man Regis Andrez. "We always
need to be prepared."
That preparation comes
with the help of the football
trainers and assistants who
are working hard to keep
water accessible for players.
"They have unlimited abili-
ty to get water during prac-
tice" said head athletics train-
er Rick Fox. "We have several
stations set up so they are able
to drink whenever and wher-
ever they want."
Fox said because of the
excessive heat in Texas the
trainers and coaches have
several precautions for heat
exhaustion anyway. Players
are weighed in and out before
and after practice because
large weight losses can be
attnbuted to fluid loss which
weakens the body. The players
have sports drinks available
in the locker room before and
after practices as well.
"They always make sure
we're hydrated" Andrez said.
"They have tents set up with
mist machines and Port-A-Cools
to carry water around
in. The offensive linemen
even have gallons of water set
aside for them in ice chests."
If players do show signs of
heat stress they are taken off
the field and into a cool area.
Fox said in a mild case he
would give the athlete water
to drink but in a serious case
the athlete would be taken to
a hospital and would receive
fluids intravenously.
Fortunately since practices
started Aug. 13 players have
shown no signs of heat
exhaustion. The average tem-
perature this montli has been
about 8 to 10 degrees cooler
than this time last year.
"It's a lot cooler this year"
Gaines said. "And that's anoth-
er reason why we haven't had
any problems. Last summer
was brutal."
Fox said that he wants to
make students aware of the
fact that heat exhaustion
doesn't only happen to foot-
ball players.
"It can be a deadly illness"
he said. "Even intramural
players and students jogging
around campus need to be
aware and monitor them-
selves." Either way no one can ever
be too careful when dealing
with severe heat Gaines said.
"We certainly want our
players to be tough and
strong" he said. "But we don't
want them to be dumb."
Wildcat 2001 Volleyball Season Schedule
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No 8 10 LSC Tost Season Tournament TBA
Km 15 17 NCAA Dulslon II Soulhucsl Regional TBA
Lone Star Conference South Division Home Matches
Sept 13
Sept 15
Sept 18
Sept 21
Sept 22
Sept 25
Sept 28
Sept 29
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Lone Star Conference Volleyball Rankings
SOUTH NORTH
Rank Team Rank Team
1 West Texas A&M ' 1 Cameron
2 Abilene Christian 2 Central Oklahoma
3 Eastern New 3 Texas A&M-
Mexico Commerce
4 Angelo State 4 Midwestern State
5 Texas A&rM- 5 Texas Woman's
Ktngsville 6 Southeastern
6 ' Tarleton State Oklahoma
Lambert predicts more
success this sports year
2001 SEARS DIRECTORS' CUP
NCAA Division II final standings
(264 institutions eligible)
1. University of California-Davis 703
2. University of North Dakota 539
3. California State University-Bakersfield 536
4. University of California-San Diego 524
5. Western St. University (Colo.) 500
6. Abilene Christian University 461.5
7. Central Missouri St. University 447.5
8. Indianapolis University 43B
9. Truman St. University (Mo.) . 422
10. Lewis University (111.) 396
11. Delta St. University (Miss.) 395
12. Adams St. University (Colo.) ' 394.5
13. Bloomsburg University (Pa.) 391
14t. North Dakota St. University 383
14t. Northern Colorado University 383
16. Ashland University (Ohio) 376
Most top 5 finishes
1. UC-Davis ' 6
2. Abilene Christian 4
3 Cal St.-Bakersfield 4
4. Florida Southern 3
5. North Dakota 2
6. North Dakota St. 2
Most top 10 finishes
1. UC-Davis
2. Abilene Christian
3. Cal St.-Bakersfield
4. Western St.
5. North Dakota
6. North Dakota St.
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In this week's Optimist.
Wednesday
volleyball tournament re-cap
volleyball rule changes
new track and field coaching staff
all-Amencan linebacker Ryan Boozer
Friday
complete football season preview
volleyball tournament re-cap
introduction of the Wildcat Sports Vent
Athletic director
expects
improvement on
2001 Sears Cup
results
Steve Holt
Sports Cdilor
Aaaaaah yes! Yet another
school year has arrived and
with it comes new hopes and
expectations for Wildcat ath-
letics. Most sports fans on
campus have their opinions
about the sports program but
In early June Sears NACDA
and USA Today gave their
opinions. ACU finished sixth
in the Sears Directors' Cup
which is an award given to (lie
top athletic department in
Division II. With 461.5 total
points the university jumped
from its 12th place standing
for the '99-'00 sphool year to
sixth place for the '00-'01
school year.
Each university earned
points based on the success of
each individual sport with
national champions earning
one hundred points for every
championship won. The
University of California-Davis
placed first earning 703 total
points.
A national runner-up finish
in men's cross country a
Lone-Star Conference cham-
pionship for the baseball
team tournament appear-
ances for the men's and
women's tennis teams and
conference championships in
men's and women's track and
field contributed to the uni-
versity's fifth top-ten finish.
Athletic Director Stan
Lambert said he has a great
feeling that this year the 'Cats
will once again be one of the
top athletic programs in
Division II.
"Frankly we were disap-
pointed when we got 12th in
the Sears Cup two years ago;
even sixth place doesn't meet
ACU. athletic standards"
Lambert said. "I feel strongly
that we have a good chance to
place first or second this com-
ing year."
While the Sears Directors'
Cup has only been awarded
for six years the university has
had the second most top-ten
and top-five finishes in
Division II. Only UC-Davis
has had more.
Favorable preseason pre
dictions in football and volley-
ball have primed the coaches
players and fans for a winning
fall in athletics. The football J
team has added several new)
key players and the volleyball
team is ranked second in the
Lone Star Conference's south
division.
Lambert said one of the
keys to athletic success in '01-
'02 is bringing in quality
recruits.
"We are all optimistic and
excited about the recruiting'
year that we have had In all '
our sports" Lambert said. "All I
in all we think the outlook is
very promising and we hope i
that will turn into some very '
positive results."
Despite the improvement!
in the university's Sears'
Directors' Cup ranking fromj
last year Lambert said hej
does not want to imply that
athletic success is all that Is j
Important.
"The Sears Cup is just an I
outside indication of how our '
athletics are doing." Lambert I
said. "We have always
focused on the internal indi-
cators: the athletes' academic
success and the way our stu-
dent athletes carry themselves .
on campus."
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